ID 23577 (Group E)
1. JAMES1 PEARCE, SR. was born March 24, 1747/48 in Berkley County VA, and died April 01, 1833 in Sevier County TN. He married MARGARET DUNGAN 1771 in Fredrick County MD, daughter of JEREMIAH DUNGAN and MARY HENDRIX. She was born February 04, 1755 in Berkley Co, VA, and died February 20, 1837 in Washington Co, TN.
More About JAMES PEARCE and MARGARET DUNGAN: Marriage: 1771, Fredrick County MD
Children of JAMES PEARCE and MARGARET DUNGAN are:
i. GEORGE2 PEARCE, b. March 10, 1772, Washington Co, NC; d. May 22, 1842, Sangamon Co, IL.
ii. ELIZABETH PIERCE, b. June 17, 1774, Washington Co, NC; d. Abt. 1850, Cherokee Co., TX.
iii. JOHN PIERCE, b. May 15, 1776, Washington Co, TN; d. February 24, 1818, Sevier County TN.
iv. MARY PIERCE, b. April 20, 1778, Washington Co, NC; d. Aft. 1832, Jackson Co., MO.
v. SARAH PIERCE, b. August 30, 1780, Greene County TN; d. Aft. 1852.
vi. REBECCA PIERCE, b. March 02, 1783, Greene County TN; d. Abt. 1847, Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL.
vii. MARGARET PIERCE, b. April 18, 1785, Greene County TN.
viii. SOLOMON PIERCE, b. February 14, 1787, Greene County TN; d. November 1836, Sangamon Co, IL.
ix. JAMES PEARCE, JR., b. May 14, 1789, Greene County TN; d. October 06, 1863, Rhea Co., TN or 1867?.
x. ORPAH PIERCE, b. September 20, 1791, Greene County TN; m. ADLESS GOBSON.
xi. JEREMIAH PIERCE, b. December 26, 1793, Greene County TN; d. 1861, Dyer County TN.
xii. THOMAS PIERCE, b. March 02, 1796, Greene County TN.
xiii. CHARLOTTE PIERCE, b. April 10, 1800, Greene County TN; d. April 25, 1882, Elk Fork, Pettis Co., MO.

2. JEREMIAH2 PIERCE (JAMES1 PEARCE, SR.) was born December 26, 1793 in Greene County TN, and died 1861 in Dyer County TN. He married SALLY PARKER November 19, 1813 in Davidson County TN, daughter of CHARLES PARKER and MARY WHITNEL. She was born Abt. 1797 in Davidson County, TN, and died Bet. 1845 - 1850 in Dyer County TN.

More About JEREMIAH PIERCE and SALLY PARKER: Marriage: November 19, 1813, Davidson County TN
Children of JEREMIAH PIERCE and SALLY PARKER are:
i. ALBERT G.3 PIERCE, b. September 25, 1815, Rutherford County TN; d. September 30, 1883, Dyer County TN.
ii. SARAH E. PIERCE, b. July 09, 1820, Davidson, TN; d. January 15, 1895, Dyer County TN; m. B. F. (N.?) PORTER; b. September 07, 1816; d. October 10, 1869, Dyer County TN.
iii. MARY ANN PIERCE, b. Abt. 1821, Davidson, TN.
iv. THOMAS JEFFERSON PIERCE, b. Abt. 1826, Dyer County TN.
v. GEORGE WASHINGTON PIERCE, b. Abt. 1827, Dyer County TN; d. September 06, 1899, Dyer County TN.
vi. DAVID PARKER PIERCE, b. Abt. 1828, Dyer County TN; m. SARAH M. ??; b. Abt. 1830, TN.
vii. JEREMIAH PIERCE, JR., b. Abt. 1832, Dyer County TN.

3. ALBERT G.3 PIERCE (JEREMIAH2, JAMES1 PEARCE, SR.) was born September 25, 1815 in Rutherford County TN, and died September 30, 1883 in Dyer County TN. He married (1) ADELAIDA DELIA MCCULLOCH December 17, 1840 in Dyer County TN, daughter of ALEXANDER MCCULLOCH and FRANCIS LENOIR. She was born March 25, 1825 in Lawrence County, AL, and died August 20, 1861 in Dyer County TN.
He married (2) JANE HAWKS. She was born Abt. 1833, and died October 1883 in Dyer County TN.
Children of ALBERT PIERCE and ADELAIDA MCCULLOCH are:
i. ALEXANDER MCCULLOCH4 PIERCE, b. Abt. 1842, Dyer County TN; d. Abt. 1860, Possibly the Civil War.
ii. ALBERT JEREMIAH PIERCE, b. May 1845, Dyersburg, Dyer Co., TN; d. December 08, 1930, Payne Springs, Henderson Co., TX.
iii. THOMAS JEFFERSON PIERCE, b. August 22, 1846, Dyer County TN; d. November 02, 1910.
iv. HENRY PIERCE, b. Abt. 1848, Dyer County TN; m. (1) MARTHA MARSHALL; m.
(2) NANCY ANN ENOCH, September 15, 1869, Dyer County TN.
More About HENRY PIERCE and NANCY ENOCH: Marriage: September 15, 1869, Dyer County TN
v. SARAH PIERCE, b. November 1850.
vi. MARY JANE PIERCE, b. Abt. 1852, Dyer County TN.
vii. GEORGE W. PIERCE, JR, b. Abt. 1854, Dyer County TN.
viii. BENJAMIN F. PIERCE, b. September 22, 1858, Dyer County TN; d. March 20, 1890.
ix. SAMUEL JACKSON PIERCE, b. October 26, 1859, Dyer County TN; d. July 07, 1924, Greenville, MS.

Children of ALBERT PIERCE and JANE HAWKS are:
x. NOAH HAWKS4 PIERCE, b. Abt. 1867.
xi. RUBEN PIERCE, b. Abt. 1870.
xii. LYDIA PIERCE, b. Abt. 1872.

4. BENJAMIN F.4 PIERCE (ALBERT G.3, JEREMIAH2, JAMES1 PEARCE, SR.) was born September 22, 1858 in Dyer County TN, and died March 20, 1890. He married ALICE SMITH September 01, 1880 in Dyer County TN, daughter of GEORGE SMITH and MARY HAWKS. She was born July 14, 1857 in Dyer County TN, and died May 19, 1919.
More About BENJAMIN PIERCE and ALICE SMITH: Marriage: September 01, 1880, Dyer County TN
Children of BENJAMIN PIERCE and ALICE SMITH are:
i. SAM5 PIERCE.
ii. ALBERT GLENN PIERCE, b. July 12, 1883, Dyer County, TN; d. October 13, 1943, Dyer County, TN.
iii. MARSHAL S. PIERCE, b. April 1887.

5. ALBERT GLENN5 PIERCE (BENJAMIN F.4, ALBERT G.3, JEREMIAH2, JAMES1 PEARCE, SR.) was born July 12, 1883 in Dyer County, TN, and died October 13, 1943 in Dyer County, TN. He married MARY MOSS APPLE, daughter of FRANKLIN APPLE and HELEN CLIMER. She was born August 27, 1890 in TN, and died October 1977 in Dyersburg, TN.
Children of ALBERT PIERCE and MARY APPLE are:
i. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN6 PIERCE, b. September 11, 1908, Dyresburg, TN; d. October 24, 1955, McLaren General Hospital, Flint, MI.
ii. THOMAS JEFFERSON PIERCE, b. February 11, 1915, Dyer County TN; d. May 1978, Dyer County TN.

6. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN6 PIERCE (ALBERT GLENN5, BENJAMIN F.4, ALBERT G.3, JEREMIAH2, JAMES1 PEARCE, SR.) was born September 11, 1908 in Dyresburg, TN, and died October 24, 1955 in McLaren General Hospital, Flint, MI. He married ANNE VIRGINIA GIBES September 11, 1929 in Flint Michigan, daughter of HENRY GIBES and MARY GOLDSMITH. She was born September 11, 1905 in Petoskey, MI, and died June 09, 1983 in Flint, MI.
More About BENJAMIN PIERCE and ANNE GIBES: Marriage: September 11, 1929, Flint Michigan
Child of BENJAMIN PIERCE and ANNE GIBES is:
i. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN7 PIERCE, JR., b. August 26, 1930, Flint, MI; d. January 27, 1982, Novi, MI


ID 26514 (Group E)
1. Thomas1 Pierce He married Celia ?.

Child of Thomas Pierce and Celia ? is:

i. John2 Pierce, born 1794 in North Carolina; died March 07, 1854 in Trimble (Obion Co.), Tennessee.

2.  John2 Pierce (Thomas1) (Source: 1794-1978 Record of the John Pierce Family, by Jewel Pierce McNair.) was born 1794 in North Carolina, and died March 07, 1854 in Trimble (Obion Co.), Tennessee. He married Augusta Davis August 07, 1817 in Davidson County, Tennessee (Source: IGI-LDS, 20, 839.). She was born 1795 in Virginia (Source: 1850 Us Census for Tennessee, Duer
County 743-447.), and died Aft. 1862 in Caruthersville, Missouri.

Notes for John Pierce:

He came to Dyersburg, Tennessee by flatboat in 1826 with six of their eleven children. The last five were born near Trimble, Tennessee in a place called Davenport, east of what is now known as Trimble, Tennessee. (Source Jewell Pierce McNair Book)

Children of John Pierce and Augusta Davis are:

i. William Franklin "Buck" Pierce.

ii. Thomas Jefferson Pierce, born May 10, 1818; died 1854.

iii. Susan Augusta Pierce, born April 15, 1819; died 1895.

iv. Johnathan Pierce, born June 15, 1820.

Notes for Johnathan Pierce:

Have no information on his except his date of birth.

v. Felix3 Nias Pierce, born August 22, 1821 in North Carolina; died  June 26, 1900 in Obion County, Tennesse.

vi. Jackson Pierce, born March 27, 1823 in Arkansas.

vii. Jesse Pierce, born March 17, 1826; died 1886.

viii. Eliza Ann Pierce, born October 07, 1828; died January 06, 1906.

Notes for Eliza Ann Pierce:

Her nickanme was Liza Ann. She never married. She lived with Susan Pierce Finch until Susan's death, then lived  with the Sam Finch family.

ix. Jackonias Howard Pierce, born 1836; died 1903.

x. Timothy Pierce (Source: 1794-1978 Record of the John Pierce Family, by Jewel Pierce  McNair.), born 1837.

xi. Jerry Myrl Pierce, born February 22, 1841; died January 04, 1912.


3.  Felix Nias3 Pierce (John2, Thomas1) was born August 22, 1821 in North Carolina, and died June 26, 1900 in Obion County, Tennesse. He married (1) Casander Duncan February 21, 1860 in Obion, Tennessee, daughter of Facdong Duncan and Celia ?. She was born March 20, 1833 in ?, and died May 26, 1874 in ?. He married (2) Frances Tennessee Burton May 02, 1877 in Obion, Tennessee.

Notes for Felix Nias Pierce:

John Pierce Family Book shows that he and Casandra only had 5 children: Celia Augusta, John Allen, Lou Amon, Jesse, and Albert (died infant).

Felix Nias Pierce had a step-son, Logan Burton, son of Frances Tennessee Burton, by a previous marriage.

Children of Felix Pierce and Casander Duncan are:

i. Celia Augusta Pierce, born September 07, 1861 in Reelfoot Lake (Obion Co.), Tennessee; died March 28, 1946 in Amarillo (Potter Co.), Texas.

ii. John Allen Pierce (Source: 1794-1978 Record of the John Pierce Family, by Jewel Pierce McNair.), born April 17,  1864; died August 12, 1919. He married Ada Boyd (Source: 1794-1978 Record of the John Pierce Family, by Jewel Pierce McNair.).

iii. Lou Ammon4 Pierce, born December 31, 1866 in Troy (Obion Co.), Tennessee; died September 06, 1951 in Canyon (Randall Co.), Texas.

iv. Albert Pierce, born September 18, 1871; died Infant.

v. Jessie Pierce, born September 18, 1871; died January 01, 1944 in Amarillo (Potter Co.), Texas.

Notes for Jessie Pierce:

Arrived to the Texas Panhandle in 1901.

He took two sections of land out of the eleven sections owned by Lou Ammon Pierce.

He never married, and his major residence was the Herring Hotel in Amarillo, after he sold his ranch and cows in 1929 depression and drought.

4.  Lou Ammon4 Pierce (Felix Nias3, John2, Thomas1) was born December 31, 1866 in Troy (Obion Co.), Tennessee, and died September 06, 1951 in Canyon (Randall Co.), Texas. He married Mary Fannie Miles October 21, 1900 in Liberty Community near Mason Hall (Obion Co.), Tenn, daughter of William Miles and Melissa Carr. She was born July 14, 1878 in Obion County, Tennessee, and died November 20, 1965 in Canyon (Randall Co.), Texas.

Children of Lou Pierce and Mary Miles are:

i. Minnie Pearl Pierce, born September 11, 1901 in Canyon (Randall Co.), Texas; died September 21, 1975 in Glendale (Maricopa Co.), Arizona.

ii. Lexie Ammon Pierce, born July 03, 1903 in Canyon (Randall Co.), Texas; died May 16, 1983 in Canyon (Randall Co.),  Texas.

iii. Felix Arthur Pierce, born December 06, 1905 in Canyon (Randall Co.), Texas; died October 07, 1989 in Payson (Gila Co.), Arizona.

iv. Infant Daughter Pierce, born May 08, 1908 in Canyon (Randall Co.), Texas; died May 08, 1908 in Canyon (Randall Co.), Texas.

More About Infant Daughter Pierce:

Buried at Llano Cemetery in Amarillo, Texas

v. Judge William Pierce, born May 17, 1910 in Canyon (Randall Co.), Texas; died February 07, 1991 in Amarillo (Potter Co.), Texas.

5.  Judge William5 Pierce (Lou Ammon4, Felix Nias3, John2, Thomas1) was born May 17, 1910 in Canyon (Randall Co.), Texas, and died February 07, 1991 in Amarillo (Potter Co.), Texas. He married Juanita Hawkins 1935 in Earth, Texas. She was born December 15, 1914 in Fredrick (Tillman Co.), Oklahoma, and died October 21, 1989 in Amarillo (Potter Co.), Texas.

More About Judge William Pierce: Buried at Llano Cemetery in Amarillo, Texas

More About Juanita Hawkins: Buried at Llano Cemetery in Amarillo, Texas

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