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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

1837 marked the beginning of James Irwin Pierce's life in Mobile, Alabama, United States, to parents John Washington Pierce and Rachel Stringfellow. Eventually, James Irwin Pierce married Polly Ann Dees Rester, and they welcomed Rachel Anna "Annie" Pierce. James Irwin Pierce passed in 1923 at Semmes, Mobile, Alabama, United States.

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Parents

John Pierce
1808 – 1860
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Rachel Stringfellow
1812 – 1860
Birth Location: Flat, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Polly Rester
1844 – 1916
Birth Location: Semmes, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Rachel Pierce
1861 – 1928
Birth Location: Pierce Level, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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Sources

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

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