ID 58239 (Group R)
1. Daniel Pearce was born about 1745-50 in New Jersey.  He is listed between 80 and 90 on the 1830 McMinn County Census.  His wife Nancy Pearce was born in Virginia.  They had eight boys and two girls.  His son David Pearce shows that his father (Daniel Pearce) was born in New Jersey  and mother in
Virginia on the 1880 McMinn County Census.

2. Lewis Pearce was born 1785 in Greene County Tennessee.  He married Sally Graham on July 9, 1807 in Greene County, TN.  They had 12 children.  His brother David Pearce was born August 10, 1783 in Berkley County, Virginia. So the family moved shortly after David's birth.

3. Daniel M Pearce was born abt 1817 in McMinn County, Tennessee.  He married  Kesiah Frazier and had two children.  Mary Pearce Stamper and John L Pearce.    Daniel M Pearce died on Sept 1, 1846 during the
Mexican-American War.

4. John L Pierce was born Aug 1837 in McMinn County, Tennessee and died Oct 13, 1913 in Polk County, TN.   He married Eliza Ann White on Sept 29, 1859 in  Polk County Tennessee.  They had 8 children.

5. Benjamin Alvin Pierce was born Dec 18, 1862 in Polk County, TN and died July 19, 1851 in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.  He married Mollie White on Dec 23, 1883.   They had five children.

6. John L Pierce was born March 13, 1886 in Dalton, Whitfield County Georgia and died Feb 1, 1966 in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.   He married Mary Neely and they had five children.

 

ID 102174 (Group R)
1. Daniel Pearce was born about 1745-50 in New Jersey. He is listed between 80 and 90 on the 1830 McMinn County Census. His wife Nancy Pearce was born in Virginia. They had eight boys and two girls. His son David Pearce shows that his father (Daniel Pearce) was born in New Jersey and mother in Virginia on
the 1880 McMinn County Census.

2. Daniel Pearce Jr was born 1791+ in Greene County, TN. He married Christina Baker, widow of William Baker, on 23 May 1816 in Greene County, TN. They had seven children.

3. Shepard R Pearce was born Sept 15, 1819 in Rhea County, TN and died June 7, 1863. He married Sarah England on Dec 19, 1851 in McMinn County, TN. Sarah was born Sept 25, 1829 and died Feb 2, 1907 in Bradley County, Tennessee.

4. Hamilton Horace Pierce was born Dec 27, 1862 and died April 20, 1939 in Bradley County, TN  He married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Witt on Nov 16, 1888 in Bradley County, Tennessee. They had five children.

5. Frank Allen Pierce was born Oct 31, 1901 in Bradley County, TN and died Nov 9, 1981 in Hamilton Cty, TN. Frank A Pierce married Alice Henry and they had 5 children.


ID 114826 (Group R)
1) Daniel Pearce was born about 1745-50 in New Jersey. He is listed between 80 and 90 on the 1830 McMinn County Census. His wife Nancy Pearce was born in Virginia.  They had eight boys and two girls. His son David Pearce shows that his father (Daniel Pearce) was born in New Jersey and mother in Virginia on the 1880 McMinn County Census.

2) Thomas Pearce was born about 1790+ in Greene County, TN. He married Elizabeth Wyatt who was born in Virginia about 1794. They had two sons and nine daughters. David Pearce was their oldest son.  Thomas Pearce died about 1868 and Elizabeth died in 1872 in McMinn County, TN.

3) David Pearce was born about 1830 in McMinn County, TN.  He married Sarah Jane Hutson in 1850 and the Mary Ensminger in 1865.  David Pearce had at least 10 children.  David Pearce died before 1900 in McMinn County, TN.

4) John F Pearce was the son of David Pearce. He was born April 12, 1857 and died Aug 9, 1916 in McMinn County, TN. He married Cornelia "Tennie" Sweeney on May 6, 1893. They had four children.

5) Gilbert Ray Pierce was born April 28, 1894 and died Feb 9, 1963 in McMinn County, TN.  He married Nell Cates on Jan 6, 1917.  They had a son that was born in 1928 and is still living in McMinn County, TN.


ID 119674 (Group R)
1) Daniel Pearce was born about 1745-50 in New Jersey. He is listed between 80 and 90 on  the 1830 McMinn County Census. His wife Nancy Pearce was born in Virginia.  They had  eight boys and two girls. His son David Pearce shows that his father (Daniel Pearce) was  born in New Jersey and mother in Virginia on the 1880 McMinn County Census.

2) Thomas Pearce was born about 1790+ in Greene County, TN. He married Elizabeth  Wyatt who was born in Virginia about 1794. They had two sons and nine daughters.  David Pearce was their oldest son.  Thomas Pearce died about 1868 and Elizabeth died  in 1872 in McMinn County, TN.

3) John L Pierce was born Jan 10, 1838 in McMinn County, TN and died April 29, 1904 in  Independence County, AR. He married Lucy Harrod on March 23, 1859 in McMinn  County, TN. They had 10 children.

4) Elijah Franklin Pierce was born in 1867 in McMinn County, TN and died June 24, 1908  in Independence County, AR. He married Della Gould on Nov 25, 1891. They had seven  children.

5)  Clarence Ruppert Pierce Sr was born Feb 13, 1893 in Cord, AR and died April 1,  1963 in Malvern Hospital, Grant County, AR. He married Thelma I Thompson on March  15, 1917 in Saline County, AR.  They had four children.

6) Clarence Ruppert Pierce Jr was born April 19, 1922 in AR and died August 15, 1997  in Asheville, Buncombe County, AR. He married Archie Rose Jones on August 30, 1947  in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County, MS.  They had three children.


ID 120733 (Group R)
1. Daniel Pearce was born about 1745-50 in New Jersey.  He is listed between 80 and 90 on the 1830 McMinn County Census.  His wife Nancy Pearce was born in Virginia.  They had eight boys and two girls.  His son David Pearce shows that his father (Daniel Pearce) was born in New Jersey  and mother in Virginia on the 1880 McMinn County Census.

2. Lewis Pearce was born 1785 in Greene County Tennessee.  He married Sally Graham on July 9, 1807 in Greene County, TN.  They had 12 children.  His brother David Pearce was born August 10, 1783 in Berkley County, Virginia. So the family moved shortly after David's birth.

3 James Pearce was born about 1825 and died about 1865 in Bradley County, TN.   He married Mary E Burch in 1853 in Bradley County, TN. She was the daughter of Richard and Mary Burch.  James and Mary Pearce and had 5 children. 1) Thomas Richard,  2) John Houston, 3) William Granville, 4) Bell M,  and 5) Mirandah Pierce.

4) Thomas Richard Pearce was born Feb 28, 1854 in Bradley County, TN and died Sept 30, 1940 in Travis County, TX.  Thomas jumped a wagon train to Texas after his father died.  He married Martha Ann Jones on Dec 24, 1877 in Travis County, TX. They had 8 children.

5) John William Pearce was born Dec 27, 1888 and died Aug 13, 1979 in Travis County, TX.  He married Myrtle Wood in 1913 in Travis County, TX.

 

ID 140401 (Group R)
1. Daniel Pearce was born about 1745-50 in New Jersey and his wife Nancy was
born in Virginia according to his son David's entry on the 1880 McMinn
County Census. He is listed between Age 80 and 90 years of age on the 1830
McMinn County Census.  They had eight boys and two girls.

2. David Pearce was born August 10, 1783 in Berkley County, VA and died Feb
25, 1885 in McMinn County, TN. He married Sarah Bartlett on March 23, 1808
in Blount County, TN. They had nine children.

3. James Bartlett Pearce was born Feb 25, 1813 in Blount County, TN and died
June 22, 1893 in Benton County, AR. He married Elizabeth L Gallion on June
30, 1845 in McMinn County, TN. Elizabeth L Pearce was born April 10, 1825
and died Nov 13, 1905 in Benton County, Arkansas. They had eight children.

4. David Martin Pearce was born Sept 24, 1854 in Athens, TN and died Jan 26,
1937 in Durham, CA. He was married twice and had 5 children. James Monroe
Pearce, Elizabeth Pearce, Thomas Henry Pearce, Dow Pearce and Cloyd Kenneth
Pearce.

5. Cloyd Kenneth Pearce was born April 8, 1899 in Victoria, Texas and died
Nov 14, 1989 in Butte County, CA. He married Agnes Drennan on June 27, 1927
in Durham, CA. They had two boys and a girl. All three children are still
living.


SOR7 (Group R)
1. Jacob A Pearce born about 1801 in Tennessee and died 1849 on the way to the 1849  Gold Rush at Sutters Creek, CA,  He married Isabella Lackey in McMinn County, TN and  they had about 15 children.

2. James R Pearce was born Feb 22, 1843 in Benton County, AL and died April 6, 1862  at "The Battle of Shiloh". James R Pearce was a Corporal in the 22nd Regiment,  Alabama Infantry, Comp "E". James R Pearce married Malissa Yarborough on April 4,  1860 in Calhoun County, AL. They had one son before he joined the Confederacy.

3. Jacob Robert Pierce was born April 1861 in Calhoun County, AL and died Oct 31,  1937 in Elba, Coffee County, Alabama. Jacob R Pierce married Mary Williams on June  28, 1881 in Coffee County, AL. They had the following children: 1) Lester L Pierce, 2)  Louis Fletcher Pierce, 3) Jacob Ewell Pierce and 4) Josephine P Pearce.

4. Louis Fletcher Pearce was born Feb 16, 1887 in Coffee County, AL and died Jan 16,  1952 in Coffee County, AL Louis F Pearce married Sarah Ida Taylor on Nov 22, 1906 in Coffee County, AL. They  had the following children: 1) Fletcher Coston Pearce, 2) Minnie Florence Pearce, 3)  James Jacob Pearce 4) Charles Lewis Pearce

5. James Jacob Pearce was born Dec 23, 1909 in Coffee County, AL and died July 2,  1983 in Winter Garden, FL. Jimmy J Pearce married Laura Alice Lee on June 5, 1936 in  Elba, Coffee County, AL. They had a boy and a girl.


ID 157147 (Group R)
1) Daniel Pearce was born about 1745-50 in New Jersey. He is listed between 80 and 90 years old on the 1830 McMinn County Census. His wife Nancy Pearce was born in Virginia. They had eight boys and two girls. His son David Pearce shows that his father (Daniel Pearce) was born in New Jersey and mother in Virginia on the 1880 McMinn County Census.

2) James Pearce was born about 1780 in Virginia and died Oct 1867 in McMinn County, TN.  He married  Margaret ??? and they had eleven children. James Pearce was a member of the East Tennessee Militia during the War of 1812.

3) James Hamilton Pearce was born Jan 12, 1825 and died Aug 2, 1895 in McMinn County, TN.  James Hamilton Pierce married Elizabeth Gallahon on July 23, 1865 in McMinn County TN. James and Elizabeth are buried in the Short Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.  They had seven children. James H. Pearce was a private in Company A of the 29th Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers. He enlisted at age 36, on the 26th day of July 1861 in Knoxville, TN. James was six feet tall dark complexion, dark eyes, black hair, and by profession a farmer.

4) George Lee Pierce was born June 7, 1882 and died Dec 17, 1945 in McMinn County, TN. George L. Pierce married Nancy E. Grant. They had nine children. George and Nannie are buried in the Short Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

5) Ben Raymond Pierce was born Sept 15, 1914 and died March 14, 1975 in McMinn County, TN.  Ben Pierce married Della Kincaid on August 11, 1952 in McMinn County, TN. They had three children. Ben and Della are buried in the Short Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.


ID 163077 (Group R)
1) Daniel Pearce was born about 1756 in New Jersey. He is listed between 80 and 90 on the 1830 McMinn County Census. His wife Nancy Pearce was born in Virginia. They had eight boys and two girls. His son David Pearce shows that his father(Daniel Pearce Sr) was born in New Jersey and mother in Virginia on the 1880 McMinn County Census.

2) Robert Pearce was born May 25, 1795 in Greene County, TN and died in 1879 in Platte County, MO. He was drafted as a private into the War of 1812 on Nov 8, 1814 and served in Capt Joseph Hales Company and Col Bayless Regiment of the East Tenn Militia. Robert Pearce was discharged on May 18, 1815 and served 192 days. Robert Pearce married Mary Campbell on Jan 6, 1818 in Campbell County, TN. They moved to Howard County, Missouri in 1819. They had nine children.

3) Weston Alexander Pierce was born Feb 19, 1826 in Clay County, MO and died March 14, 1908 in Platte County, MO. Weston Pierce married Francis M Baldwin on July 5, 1855 in Platte County, MO. They had 10 children.

4) Henry Edward Pierce was born July 18, 1876 in Platte County, MO and died Aug 2, 1966 in Platte County, MO. Henry E Pierce married Doxie Babcock on Dec 25, 1901 in Platte County, MO. Doxie Babcock Pierce was born Dec 13, 1877 and died Jan 2, 1967 in Waldron, Platte County, MO. They had four children.

ID 200465 (Group R)
1. Daniel Pearce was born about 1745-50 in New Jersey. He is listed between 80 and 90 on the 1830 McMinn County Census. His wife Nancy Pearce was born in Virginia. They had eight boys and two girls. His son David Pearce shows that his father (Daniel Pearce) was born in New Jersey and mother in Virginia on the 1880 McMinn County Census.

2. Lewis Pearce was born 1785 in Greene County Tennessee. He married Sally Graham in 1807 in Greene County, TN. They had 12 children. His brother David Pearce was born 1783 in Berkley County, Virginia. So the family moved shortly after David's birth.

3. James Pearce was born about 1825 and died about 1865 in Bradley County, TN. He married Mary E Burch in 1853 in Bradley County, TN. James and Mary Pearce and had 5 children.

4. John H Pearce was born 1855 and died 1994 in Bradley County, TN. He married Elizabeth Kile in 1872 in Bradley County, TN. They had 9 children.

5. William W Pierce was born 1877 and died in 1953 in Chattanooga, TN. He married Daisey Guinn in 1901 in Bradley County, TN. They had 6 children.

6. William Edward Pierce was born 1921 and died in 1990 in Chattanooga, TN. He married Maurene Bedford. They had 3 children.

ID 656068 (Group R)
1. Daniel Pearce was born about 1745-50 in New Jersey.  He is listed between 80 and 90 on the 1830 McMinn County Census.  His wife Nancy Pearce was born in Virginia.  They had eight boys and two girls.  His son David Pearce shows that his father (Daniel Pearce) was born in New Jersey  and mother in Virginia on the 1880 McMinn County Census.
 
2. Lewis Pearce was born 1785 in Greene County Tennessee.  He married Sally Graham on July 9th, 1807 in Greene County, TN.  They had 12 children.  His brother David Pearce was born August 10th, 1783 in Berkley County, Virginia. So the family moved shortly after David's birth.
 
3. Daniel M Pearce was born abt 1817 in McMinn County, Tennessee.  He married  Kesiah Frazier and had two children.  Mary Pearce Stamper and John L Pearce.    Daniel M Pearce died on September 1st, 1846 during the Mexican-American War.
 
4. John L Pierce was born August 1837 in McMinn County, Tennessee and died October 13th, 1913 in Polk County, TN.   He married Eliza Ann White on September 29th, 1859 in  Polk County Tennessee.  They had 8 children.
 
5. Benjamin Alvin Pierce was born Dec 18th, 1862 in Polk County, TN and died July 19th, 1851 in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.  He married Mollie White on December 23rd, 1883.   They had five children.
 
6. Thomas D Pierce was born June 10th, 1886 in Dalton, Whitfield County Georgia and died March 16th, 1950 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN. Thomas Pierce married Annie Gowan on November 18th, 1911 in Whitfield County, TN. They had 3 sons.

ID 975046 (Group R)
1) Daniel Pearce/Robbins was born about 1756 in New Jersey. He is listed between 80 and 90 on the 1830 McMinn County Census. His wife Nancy Pearce was born in Virginia. They had eight boys and two girls. His son David Pearce shows that his father(Daniel Pearce Sr) was born in New Jersey and mother in Virginia on the 1880 McMinn County Census.

2) Robert Pearce was born May 25, 1795 in Greene County, TN and died in 1879 in Platte County, MO. He was drafted as a private into the War of 1812 on Nov 8, 1814 and served in Capt Joseph Hales Company and Col Bayless Regiment of the East Tenn Militia. Robert Pearce was discharged on May 18, 1815 and served 192 days. Robert Pearce married Mary Campbell on Jan 6, 1818 in Campbell County, TN. They moved to Howard County, Missouri in 1819. They had nine children.

3) Weston Alexander Pierce was born Feb 19, 1826 in Clay County, MO and died March 14, 1908 in Platte County, MO. Weston Pierce married Francis M Baldwin on July 5, 1855 in Platte County, MO. They had 10 children.

4) Henry Edward Pierce, Sr. was born July 18, 1876 in Platte County, MO and died Aug 2, 1966 in Platte County, MO. Henry E Pierce, Sr. married Doxie Babcock on Dec 25, 1901 in Platte County, MO. Doxie Babcock Pierce was born Dec 13, 1877 and died Jan 2, 1967 in Waldron, Platte County, MO. They had four children.

5) Henry Edward Pierce, Jr. was born 2 May 1928 in Waldron, Platte Co., MO and died 5 April 1988 in St. Paul, MN. Henry Edward Pierce Jr. married Alice Jeanne Naylor who was born 21 Feb 1927 in Ottawa, KS.

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