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James Irwin Pierce 1837 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1837

Birth Location: Mobile, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 1 Jul 1923

Death Location: Semmes, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Father: John Pierce

Mother: Rachel Stringfellow

Spouse(s): Polly Rester

Children(s): Rachel Pierce

James Irwin Pierce was born in 1837 in Mobile, Alabama, United States, the child of John Washington Pierce and Rachel Stringfellow. James Irwin Pierce married Polly Ann Dees Rester, and had children including Rachel Anna "Annie" Pierce. James Irwin Pierce passed away in 1923 in Semmes, Mobile, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • James Irwin Pierce was born in 1837 in Mobile, Alabama, United States, the child of John Washington Pierce and Rachel Stringfellow.
  • James Irwin Pierce married Polly Ann Dees Rester, and had children including Rachel Anna "Annie" Pierce.
  • James Irwin Pierce passed away in 1923 in Semmes, Mobile, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Pierce's Ancestors

Self
James Pierce
1837 – 1923
Birth Place: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Parents
John Washington Pierce
1808 – 1860
Georgia, United States
Rachel Stringfellow
1812 – 1860
Flat, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Jeremiah (Hampton Monroe) Pierce
1783 – 1870
Bertie County, North Carolina
Nancy McClain
1795 – 1855
Georgia, USA
James (Madison) Stringfellow
1794 – 1865
Virginia
Elizabeth (Isabel) Turnbull
1792 – 1827
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Pierce
1749 – 1836
Sofia Hunter
1750 – 1839
Rev McLain
1771 – 1855
Elizabeth Duff
1773 – 1862
Robert Stringfellow
1736 – 1815
Catherine Stigler
1740 – 1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander McLAIN
1758 – 1831
Shadrach Duff
1746 – 1781
Deborah Duff
1750 – 1781

James Pierce's Descendants

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James (Irwin) Pierce (4 May 1837 – 1 Jul 1923) m. Polly (Ann Dees) Rester (26 Mar 1844 – 8 Nov 1916)
  1. 1. Rachel (Anna "Annie") Pierce (11 Feb 1861 – 4 Aug 1928) m. Jeremiah ("Jerry" Hampton) Pierce (15 Feb 1847 – 10 Jan 1926)
    1. 1. Julia (Irene) Pierce (14 Apr 1881 – 4 Aug 1968)
    2. 2. Martha (Indiana) Pierce (8 Jan 1886 – 12 Jul 1969) m. Henry (James) Pierce (7 Nov 1881 – 5 Dec 1966)
      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)
        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 – )
        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)
    3. 3. Althenia (Elmira "Thenia") Pierce (24 Mar 1890 – 25 Oct 1986)

James Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1837
4 May 1837
Birth of James Irwin Pierce in Mobile, Alabama, United States
Mobile, Alabama, United States
1923
1 Jul 1923
Age 86
Death of James Irwin Pierce in Semmes, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Semmes, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1837
    Event Place: Mobile, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1923
    Event Place: Semmes, Mobile, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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