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William W. PIERCE
b. 6 Aug 1828 in Plainfield,
Sullivan Co., NH, the son of Job
and Rebecca (ALEXANDER) PIERCE
m. about 1825
d. 30 Jul 1914 in Bison,
Rush Co., KS; bur. in Lacrosse Cemetery, Rush Co., KS
Sarah Lucretia STILES
b. 30 Nov 1834 in Logan
Co., OH, the daughter of Abram
and Sarah (MARTIN) STILES
d. 11 Feb 1927 in Bison,
Rush Co., KS; bur. in Lacrosse Cemetery, Rush Co., KS
William's mother passed away when he was about four, and the family was dispersed among relatives. He took up the shoemaker trade. Upon reaching young adulthood, he moved west to Bureau Co., IL. He farmed in the Wyanet area.
Lucretia and her family moved west to Bureau Co., IL when she was young, settling in Walnut.
After their marriage, William and Lucretia resided in Bureau Co.. They raised four boys and a girl, plus another girl who died in childhood. After their children were grown, William and Lucretia moved to Bison, KS to farm, where they resided until their deaths.
Children of William and Lucretia Pierce:
Family
portrait, circa 1885
1885 biography
of William Pierce
Five-Generation Pedigree
Chart
Offspring | This Family | Parents | Grandparents | Great-grandparents |
Luther Pierce | William Pierce | Job Pierce | Job Pierce | |
Amy Phillips | ||||
Rebecca Alexander | William Alexander | Philip Alexander | ||
Olive Morgin | ||||
Esther --?-- | ||||
Lucretia Stiles | Abram Stiles | Asahel Stiles | Asahel Stiles | |
Sarah Dutton | ||||
Urana Johnson | ||||
Sarah Martin | ||||
Genealogy of Stephen R.
Moore - Family Page of William Pierce and Lucretia Stiles
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