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Ellen Jane Gray Pierce 1893–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1893

Birth Location: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 23 Dec 1978

Death Location: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Father: John Gray

Mother: Alta Gray

Spouse(s): Raymond Pierce

Children(s): Irma Hyland, Bernice Pierce, Raymond Pierce, Ralph Peirce, Joyce Hobel, Mildred Sassaman

The story of Ellen Jane Gray Pierce / began in 1893 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Ellen Jane Gray Pierce resided in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Ellen Jane Gray Pierce resided in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA. Ellen Jane Gray Pierce married Raymond Alvin Ray Pierce, and had children including Bernice Gertrude Pierce, Irma Mae Pierce Hyland, Joyce Jacqueline Pierce Hobel, Mildred Edna Pierce Sassaman, Ralph Morris Peirce, Raymond Charles Pierce. Ellen Jane Gray Pierce / passed away in 1978 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ellen Jane Gray Pierce // began in 1893 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Ellen Jane Gray Pierce // resided in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Ellen Jane Gray Pierce // resided in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.
  • Ellen Jane Gray Pierce // married Raymond Alvin Ray Pierce, and had children including Bernice Gertrude Pierce, Irma Mae Pierce Hyland, Joyce Jacqueline Pierce Hobel, Mildred Edna Pierce Sassaman, Ralph Morris Peirce, Raymond Charles Pierce.
  • Ellen Jane Gray Pierce // passed away in 1978 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gray
1862–1946
Birth Location: Venice, Cayuga, New York, USA
JG
Alta Gray
1861–1895
Birth Location: Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
AG

Spouses(s)

Raymond Pierce
1890–1954
Birth Location: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
RP

Children(s)

Irma Hyland
1917–2007
Birth Location: Harrison, IL, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
IH
Bernice Pierce
1918–1924
Birth Location: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
BP
Raymond Pierce
1915–1993
Birth Location: Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
RP
Ralph Peirce
1931–2022
Birth Location: Winnebago, Illinois, USA
RP
Joyce Hobel
1934–2022
Birth Location: Winnebago, Illinois, USA
JH
Mildred Sassaman
1913–2011
Birth Location: Harrison, Jackson, Illinois, USA
MS

Ellen Pierce's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Pierce
1893–1978
Birth Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Henry Gray
1862–1946
Venice, Cayuga, New York, USA
Alta (M. Knight) Gray
1861–1895
Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Pvt. (Peter) Knight
1789–1865
Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Ann (Hall Winslow King) Knight
1816–1897
North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1749–1834
Keziah Knight
1759–1821
James Winslow
1774–1863
Elizabeth Winslow
1776–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses I
1710–1788
Hannah Knight
1718–1788
John Morrell
1734–1816
Sarah Morrell
1741–1793
Samuel Winslow
1739–1833
Ruth Winslow
1744–1825
Joseph Leighton
1733–1803
Mercy Leighton
1738–1792

Ellen Pierce's Descendants

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Ellen (Jane Gray) Pierce (3 Jun 1893–23 Dec 1978) m. Raymond (Alvin “Ray”) Pierce (8 Jul 1890–2 Feb 1954)
  1. 1. Irma (Mae Pierce) Hyland 1917–2007 m. Arthur (Edward Irving Hyland) Sr. 1915–2002
    1. 1. Thomas (Ray) Hyland 1938–2013
  2. 2. Bernice (Gertrude) Pierce 1918–1924
  3. 3. Raymond (Charles) Pierce 1915–1993 m. Mary (Louise Sage) Pierce 1919–1974
    1. 1. Christiane (Mary Pierce) Lyons 1951–2007 m. Ronald (M) Lyons 1947–1971
  4. 4. Ralph (Morris) Peirce 1931–2022 m. Virginia (Pauline Bergeron) Pierce 1931–
  5. 5. Joyce (Jacqueline Pierce) Hobel 1934–2022
  6. 6. Mildred (Edna Pierce) Sassaman 1913–2011 m. Lawrence (Lockard) Sassaman 1910–1984

Ellen Pierce's Timeline

7 Records

1893
3 Jun 1893
Birth of Ellen Jane Gray Pierce // in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 27
Ellen Jane Gray Pierce // resided here in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Ellen Jane Gray Pierce // resided here in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Ellen Jane Gray Pierce // resided here in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 47
Ellen Jane Gray Pierce // resided here in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 57
Ellen Jane Gray Pierce // resided here in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1978
23 Dec 1978
Age 85
Death of Ellen Jane Gray Pierce // in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1893
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00914; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 101-66
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: T625_416; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 169
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2340307
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: 1043; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 110-135

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: T625_416; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 169

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2340307

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00914; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 101-66

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00914; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 101-66

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: 1043; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 110-135

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1978
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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