ID 140537 (Group KK)
1.     Reuben PIERCE, b. cir 1768 in South Carolina, d. aft 1850. He married Lavicy. Reuben is first identified on the 1809 tax digest of Jackson County, GA. Hall County, GA was created from Jackson County in 1818 and Reuben is found on the 1820 census of Hall County, GA, but he probably had not moved.
On the 1830 and 1840 census, Reuben is living in Hall County, GA, but had moved to the northern part of the county. On the 1850 census, Reuben is living in Lumpkin County, GA. He and Vicy are also found in the Hightower Baptist Church Minutes in 1850. This is the last record found for him. He had four sons:

A.     Sampson PIERCE, b. 1804 in South Carolina, d. 18 Nov 1886 in (Hall) GA, buried  in Wahoo Church Cem., (Lumpkin) GA. He married Rachel BARNES, b. 1814 in North Carolina, d. 28 Sep 1886 in (Hall) GA, buried in Wahoo Church Cem., (Lumpkin) GA.

B.    Wilson PIERCE, b. 1811 in Georgia, d. aft 1892. He married 27 Oct 1835 in (Hall) GA, Nancy BARTON, b. cir 1816 in Georgia, (daughter of Henry BARTON and Mary (Polly) THOMASON) d. aft 1880, buried in Wahoo Church Cem., (Lumpkin) GA.

C.    Andrew Jackson PIERCE, b. 16 Jul 1815 in (Hall) Georgia, d. 20 May 1892 in (Johnson) TX. He married 2 Jul 1837 in (Lumpkin) GA, Nancy ABERCROMBIE, b. 28 Apr 1820 in Georgia (daughter of John Abercrombie and Fannie Cavender), d. 28 Apr 1878 in (Johnson) TX.

D.   George W. PIERCE, b. 1810-1820, d. after 1840. He married before 1840, Mary EVANS, b. 1810-1820, (daughter of Roberts EVANS and Mahala GRAINGER).


2.     Wilson PIERCE, b. 1811 in Georgia, d. aft 1892. He married 27 Oct 1835 in (Hall) GA, Nancy BARTON, b. cir 1816 in Georgia, (daughter of Henry BARTON and Mary (Polly) THOMASON) d. aft 1880, buried in Wahoo Church Cem., (Lumpkin) GA.


3.     James Henry PIERCE, b. 11 Apr 1847 in (Hall) GA, d. 3 Mar 1903 in Muskogee (Muskogee) OK, buried in Anderson Bottoms Cemetery, Ft. Gibson, OK. He married 27 Jul 1865 in Georgia, Hulda Louisa ROBERTS, b. 8 Dec 1846 in (Union) GA, (daughter of Miles M. ROBERTS and Sarah JONES) d. 28 Oct 1918 in Checotah (McIntosh) OK, buried in Anderson Bottoms Cemetery, Ft. Gibson, OK.


4.      Perry LeRoy (Roy) PIERCE, b. 29 Mar 1887 in Lincoln (Lincoln) KS, d. 1 Apr 1966 in Palmdale (Los Angeles) CA, buried in Woodlawn Cem., Santa Monica, CA. He married 5 Apr 1906 in Checotah, Indian Territory, Lannie Mae BLAIR, b. 19 May 1889 in Fayetteville (Washington) AR, (daughter of George W. BLAIR and Amanda J. COLLINS) d. 9 Dec 1960 in West Los Angeles (Los Angeles) CA, buried in Woodlawn Cem., Santa Monica, CA.

 

ID 198402 (Group KK)
1. Reuben PIERCE, b. cir 1768 in South Carolina, d. aft 1850.  He married
Lavicy.  Reuben is first identified on the 1809 tax digest of Jackson County,
GA.  Hall County, GA was created from Jackson County in 1818 and Reuben is
found on the 1820 census of Hall County, GA, but he probably had not moved.  On the 1830 and 1840 census, Reuben is living in Hall County, GA, but had moved to the northern part of the county.  On the 1850 census, Reuben is living in Lumpkin County, GA.  He and Vicy are also found in the Hightower Baptist Church Minutes in 1850.  This is the last record found for him.

2. Andrew Jackson (Jack) Pierce was born July 16, 1815 in Hall Co., GA, and
died May 20, 1892 in Cleburne Johnson Co., TX. He married Nancy Emaline
Abercrombie July 02, 1837 in Lumpkin, GA Cherokee GA, daughter of John
Abercrombie and Fannie Cavender. She was born April 28 1820, in GA, and died April 28, 1878, in  Cleburne Johnson County TX.  Both AJ & Nancy Pierce are buried in the Pierce Cemetery at Goatneck, Joshnson County TX.

Their Children:
John R. Pierce born 1838 in Lumpkin Co., GA; died 1863-1864 in R Road
Montgomery. He married Nancy J Wimpey. Chuck and Brenda Pierce of the Pierce email list and the Pierce resource website are descended from this line.

George Washington Pierce, born January 01, 1841 in Lumpkin Co., GA; died
September 30, 1896 in Cisco, TX (Eastland County) at 55 years of age. Buried
Oakwood Cemetery. He married Nora I. Daniels before 1889 in Cisco, Eastland Co. TX. Eddie Force is descendant of Bertha Pierce Force. (raised by LD Pegleg Pierce)  Lester Jones and his brothers and sisters are descended from Olla Dell Pierce Jones. There are 2 descendants of Matty Pierce Hamblen of Arizona.

Clemeth Abercrombie Pierce, born  Dec 16, 1842 in Lumpkin Co., GA.  Died
April 5, 1907, Cleburne, TX Johnson County . He married (2) Mollie L. Gordon. He married (1) Altha White. Clem named the area of the Brazos near Cleburne Tx Goat Neck.  This is where they now hold the goatneck 100 bicycle race every year.

Elizabeth Jane Pierce born 1844 in Lumpkin Co., GA.  She married David Lumpkin Putman in Cherokee County, Georgia on December 15, 1859.  He was born December 16, 1834. They had five children. He died January 1, 1873 from wounds received during the War. The 1880 census of Cherokee County finds Gerry David Price who married Lumpkin's widow, Jane Pierce Putman, and has four of her children with her in that household.


Andrew J Pierce, born August 07, 1847 in Lumpkin Co., GA; . No other info
available.

Vicatiams M. Pierce, born 1851 in Lumpkin Co., GA. No Other Information
found.

Nancy Emaline Pierce, born February 15, 1852 in Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., GA; buried In Caty Cemetery OK. This is the Marlow Lindsey Oklahoma area.  She married James Madison Conn.

Lorenzo Dow (L.D.) Pierce born Jan 26, 1856 in Cherokee Co., GA (See #3 below)

Fanny Pierce, born 1858 in Cherokee, Cherokee Co., GA. married
James K. Polk Taylor, 13 Sep 1873, died unknown. Autosomal Group 2 has Fanny in their line. http://piercedna.com/pedigrees/autosomal-groups/163-group-a2

Rhoda Ann (Roddie) Pierce, born April 19, 1862 in Cherokee Co., GA ; died
November 25, 1941 in Spearman, Hansford Co., TX. She married Allen Mansel
(Mannie) Wilbanks May 24, 1877 in Johnson Co. TX at the Pierce Ranch Homeplace, Goat Neck on The Brazos, Johnson County Texas.

3. Lorenzo Dow (L.D.) Pierce, born January 26, 1856 in Cherokee Co., GA or near Rome GA; died March 3, 1923 in Spearman, Hansford County, TX. He married (1) Susanna Lott Pluckett. He married (2) Aqua Ora Finley. He was commonly called Peg Leg Pierce.

4. Lorenzo Dow (L.D.)  Pierce was born March 16, 1895 in Cleburne Johnson County, TX and died June 16, 1971 in Spearman, Hansford Co., TX buried in Old Hansford Cemetery. He married Jimmie Francis Scott, daughter of John Scott and Sophy Woody.  This is the grandfather of the author/editor of the Pierce website www.ldpierce.com.

 

ID 231587 (Group KK)
1. Reuben Pierce b. cir. 1768 SC
2. George Washington Pierce b. 1810-1820 GA
3. Reuben H. Pierce b. 1835 GA
4. John Newton Pierce b. 1859 AR
5. Newton Jasper Pierce b. 1882 AR

 

 

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