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Virgie Mae Pierce 1901–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1901

Birth Location: Franklin County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 11 November 1985

Death Location: Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States of America

Father: JOSEPH PIERCE

Mother: LUCINDA SMITH

Spouse(s): Marvin Rowell

Children(s): Johnnie Short, Marvin Rowell, Roy Rowell, Christine Harris, Florence Rowell, Dorothy Rowell

Virgie Mae Pierce was born in 1901 in Franklin County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Joseph Calvestus Pierce And Lucinda Jane Lucy Smith. Virgie Mae Pierce married Marvin Jackson Rowell, and had children including Christine Harris, Dorothy Fay Rowell, Florence Mahala Rowell, Johnnie Ruth Short, Marvin Jackson Jay Jr Rowell, Roy Allen Rowell. Virgie Mae Pierce passed away in 1985 in Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Virgie Mae Pierce was born in 1901 in Franklin County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Joseph Calvestus Pierce And Lucinda Jane Lucy Smith.
  • Virgie Mae Pierce married Marvin Jackson Rowell, and had children including Christine Harris, Dorothy Fay Rowell, Florence Mahala Rowell, Johnnie Ruth Short, Marvin Jackson Jay Jr Rowell, Roy Allen Rowell.
  • Virgie Mae Pierce passed away in 1985 in Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOSEPH PIERCE
1869–1953
Birth Location: Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
JP
LUCINDA SMITH
1866–1953
Birth Location: Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
LS

Spouses(s)

Marvin Rowell
1896–1943
Birth Location: Collinsville, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
MR

Children(s)

Johnnie Short
1926–2004
Birth Location: Cordell, Washita County, Oklahoma, United States of America
JS
Marvin Rowell
1920–2004
Birth Location: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, USA
MR
Roy Rowell
1924–1995
Birth Location: Sulphur Bluff, Hopkins County, Texas, USA
RR
Christine Harris
1922–2001
Birth Location: Sulphur Bluff, Hopkins, Texas, USA
CH
Florence Rowell
1917–2011
Birth Location: Sulphur Bluff, Hopkins County, Texas, USA
FR
Dorothy Rowell
1929–1988
Birth Location: Oklahoma
DR

Virgie Pierce's Ancestors

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Virgie Pierce
1901–1985
Birth Place: Franklin County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
JOSEPH CALVESTUS PIERCE
1869–1953
Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
LUCINDA (JANE "LUCY") SMITH
1866–1953
Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Virgie Pierce's Descendants

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Virgie (Mae) Pierce (2 April 1901–11 November 1985) m. Marvin (Jackson) Rowell (13 January 1896–12 January 1943)
  1. 1. Johnnie (Ruth) Short 1926–2004
    1. 1. Leroy (Jay) Schiller 1946–2008
  2. 2. Marvin (Jackson (Jay); Jr) Rowell 1920–2004
  3. 3. Roy (Allen) Rowell 1924–1995
  4. 4. Christine Harris 1922–2001
  5. 5. Florence (Mahala) Rowell 1917–2011
  6. 6. Dorothy (Fay) Rowell 1929–1988

Virgie Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1901
2 April 1901
Birth of Virgie Mae Pierce in Franklin County, Texas, United States of America
Franklin County, Texas, United States of America
1985
11 November 1985
Age 84
Death of Virgie Mae Pierce in Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States of America
Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1901
    Event Place: Franklin County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1985
    Event Place: Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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