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Henry James Pierce 1881 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Nov 1881

Birth Location: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 5 Dec 1966

Death Location: Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Father: Silas Pierce

Mother: Mary Poole

Spouse(s): Martha Pierce

Children(s): Mary Pierce, Preston Pierce, Vester Pierce, Annie Pierce, Thomas Pierce, Lillian Pierce, Isadore Pierce

Henry James Pierce was born in 1881 in Jackson County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Silas Warren Pierce and Mary Pauline Poole. In 1900, Henry James Pierce resided in Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. In 1910, Henry James Pierce resided in Pierce, Mobile, Alabama. Henry James Pierce married Martha Indiana Pierce, and had children including Mary Malinda Pierce, Preston Eugene Pierce, Vester Newburne Pierce, Annie Irene Pierce, Thomas Leslie Pierce, Lillian Louise Pierce, Isadore Prince Pierce. Henry James Pierce passed away in 1966 in Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Henry James Pierce was born in 1881 in Jackson County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Silas Warren Pierce and Mary Pauline Poole.
  • In 1900, Henry James Pierce resided in Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1910, Henry James Pierce resided in Pierce, Mobile, Alabama.
  • Henry James Pierce married Martha Indiana Pierce, and had children including Mary Malinda Pierce, Preston Eugene Pierce, Vester Newburne Pierce, Annie Irene Pierce, Thomas Leslie Pierce, Lillian Louise Pierce, Isadore Prince Pierce.
  • Henry James Pierce passed away in 1966 in Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silas Pierce
1849 – 1916
Birth Location: Mobile County, Alabama, USA
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Mary Poole
1851 – 1923
Birth Location: Orange Grove, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Pierce
1886 – 1969
Birth Location: Wilmer, Mobile, Alabama, United States
MP

Children(s)

Mary Pierce
1905 – 1997
Birth Location: Wilmer, Mobile, Alabama, United States
MP
Preston Pierce
1908 – 2003
Birth Location: Wilmer, Mobile, Alabama, United States
PP
Vester Pierce
1911 – 2002
Birth Location: Wilmer, Mobile, Alabama, United States
VP
Annie Pierce
1915 – 1965
Birth Location: Orange Grove, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
AP
Thomas Pierce
1919 – 1920
Birth Location: Moss Point, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
TP
Lillian Pierce
1922 – 2009
Birth Location: Jackson County, MS
LP
Isadore Pierce
1925 – 2007
Birth Location: Tanner Williams, Mobile, AL
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Henry Pierce's Ancestors

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Henry Pierce
1881 – 1966
Birth Place: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Silas Warren Pierce
1849 – 1916
Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Pauline) Poole
1851 – 1923
Orange Grove, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
George (Washington (Twin)) Pierce
1815 – 1870
Morgan, Calhoun County, Georgia, USA
Tonsele Stringfellow
1815 – 1866
Alabama, United States
John ("Davis") Pool
1805 – 1901
Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann Polly) Clark
1823 – 1890
Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Pierce
1783 – 1870
Nancy McClain
1795 – 1855
James Stringfellow
1775 – 1847
Elizabeth Turnbull
1792 – 1827
Alexander Clark
1779 – 1858
Mary Heslin
1783 – 1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Pierce
1755 – 1832
Ann Wooten
1768 – 1853
Rev McLain
1771 – 1855
Elizabeth Duff
1773 – 1862
Robert Stringfellow
1736 – 1815
Catherine Stigler
1740 – 1828
William Turnbull
Elisabeth
John Grey
1751 – 1800
Martha Bartlett
1760 – 1841

Henry Pierce's Descendants

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Henry (James) Pierce (7 Nov 1881 – 5 Dec 1966) m. Martha (Indiana) Pierce (8 Jan 1886 – 12 Jul 1969)
  1. 1. Mary (Malinda) Pierce (18 Dec 1905 – 12 Jan 1997) m. Pearley (Ray) Jones (18 Apr 1902 – 9 Jun 1971)
    1. 1. Emery (Ray) Jones (12 August 1921 – 10 June 1980)
    2. 2. Claude (O'Neal) Jones (18 December 1923 – 22 Nov 2009)
    3. 3. Elmer (Eugene) Jones (2 Aug 1927 – 16 Aug 2005)
    4. 4. Frances (Marie) Jones (29 Mar 1932 – 18 Sep 2000) m. George (C) Aston (19 February 1928 – 15 January 2021)
      1. 1. Shirley (E Andre) Golden (1955 – 13 January 2014)
    5. 5. James (W) Jones (28 Aug 1936 – 1 Aug 2022)
    6. 6. Kenneth Jones (1939 – )
    7. 7. Shirley (Marie Annette) Jones (25 Dec 1940 – ) m. Woodrow (Wilson) Pettis (26 Jul 1940 – )
      1. 1. John (Lee) Pettis (14 Nov 1964 – ) m. Felicia (Ann) McDonald (26 Nov 1965 – )
        1. 1. Stephen (L) Pettis (28 Sep 1984 – )
      2. 2. Dana (Marie) Pettis (16 Aug 1968 – 26 Oct 2023) m. Mark Freeman (1968 – )
    8. 8. Robert (L "Bobby") Jones (08 May 1943 – 16 Jul 2019)
  2. 2. Preston (Eugene) Pierce (8 Apr 1908 – 21 Jul 2003)
  3. 3. Vester (Newburne) Pierce (28 Jan 1911 – 22 Nov 2002)
  4. 4. Annie (Irene) Pierce (27 DEC 1915 – 10 Jan 1965)
  5. 5. Thomas (Leslie) Pierce (22 Nov 1919 – 23 Dec 1920)
  6. 6. Lillian (Louise) Pierce (2 Aug 1922 – 01 Jan 2009)
  7. 7. Isadore (Prince) Pierce (01 Mar 1925 – 21 Jul 2007)

Henry Pierce's Timeline

8 Records

1881
7 Nov 1881
Birth of Henry James Pierce in Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 19
Henry James Pierce resided here in Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 29
Henry James Pierce resided here in Pierce, Mobile, Alabama
Pierce, Mobile, Alabama
1920
1920
Age 39
Henry James Pierce resided here in Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
1930
1930
Age 49
Henry James Pierce resided here in Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 59
Henry James Pierce resided here in Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
1950
1950
Age 69
Henry James Pierce resided here in Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
1966
5 Dec 1966
Age 85
Death of Henry James Pierce in Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2032; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 30-10.
    [2] WWI Civilian Draft Registrations
    [3] Social Security Death Index, Number: 426-18-2012; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: T625_879; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 62; Image: .
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: 1150; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 728.0.
    [6] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Jackson County, Mississippi; Roll: 1682927; Draft Board: 0.
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Southeast, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: T623_812; Page: 40A; Enumeration District: 40.
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pierce, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Herald; Publication Date: 5 Dec 1966; Publication Place: Biloxi, Mississippi, USA; ,0.20280474,0.6131681,0.40458286&xid=3355
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jackson, Mississippi
    [12] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Southeast, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: T623_812; Page: 40A; Enumeration District: 40.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pierce, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pierce, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: T625_879; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 62; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: 1150; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 728.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Jackson, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2032; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 30-10.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jackson, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jackson Co.
    Record Source: WWI Civilian Draft Registrations

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orange Grove, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Jackson County, Mississippi; Roll: 1682927; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Route 1 Pascagoula
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Herald; Publication Date: 5 Dec 1966; Publication Place: Biloxi, Mississippi, USA; ,0.20280474,0.6131681,0.40458286&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1966
    Event Place: Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 426-18-2012; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Herald; Publication Date: 5 Dec 1966; Publication Place: Biloxi, Mississippi, USA; ,0.20280474,0.6131681,0.40458286&xid=3355
    [4] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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