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William Thomas Pierce 1859 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 July 1859

Birth Location: New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 21 December 1926

Death Location: Collinsville, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Nathan Pierce

Mother: Catharine Pierce

Spouse(s): Letha Pierce, Lottie Pierce

Children(s): Clara PIERCE, William Pierce, Olly Pierce, Artie Pierce, Onis Pierce, Clara PIERCE, Irene Pierce, Ida Pierce, Rilla Dunn, Noble Pierce, Eva Meyer, Ebbie Pierce, Ora Pierce, Ora Pierce, Charles Pierce

William Thomas Pierce was born in 1859 in New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Nathan H Pierce and Catharine E Pierce. In 1860, William Thomas Pierce resided in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, William Thomas Pierce resided in District 6, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennesse. William Thomas Pierce married Letha Emilie Pierce, Lottie Pierce, and had children including Clara Lee PIERCE, William Pierce, Olly Pierce, Artie Pierce, Onis Pierce, Clara Lee PIERCE, Irene Pierce, Ida M Pierce, Rilla Dunn, Noble Pierce, Eva Meyer, Ebbie Pierce, Ora Pierce, Ora Pierce, Charles Pierce. William Thomas Pierce passed away in 1926 in Collinsville, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Pierce was born in 1859 in New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Nathan H Pierce and Catharine E Pierce.
  • In 1860, William Thomas Pierce resided in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, William Thomas Pierce resided in District 6, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennesse.
  • William Thomas Pierce married Letha Emilie Pierce, Lottie Pierce, and had children including Clara Lee PIERCE, William Pierce, Olly Pierce, Artie Pierce, Onis Pierce, Clara Lee PIERCE, Irene Pierce, Ida M Pierce, Rilla Dunn, Noble Pierce, Eva Meyer, Ebbie Pierce, Ora Pierce, Ora Pierce, Charles Pierce.
  • William Thomas Pierce passed away in 1926 in Collinsville, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Pierce
1821 – 1900
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Catharine Pierce
1833 – 1889
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Letha Pierce
1869 – 1951
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America
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Lottie Pierce
1869 – 1951
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Clara PIERCE
1894 – 1975
Birth Location: Jamestown, Independence, Arkansas, USA
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William Pierce
1885 – 1885
Birth Location: Jamestown, Independence, Arkansas, United States
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Olly Pierce
1887 – 1969
Birth Location: Jamestown, Independence, Arkansas, USA
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Artie Pierce
1889 – 1963
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
AP
Onis Pierce
1892 – 1963
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
OP
Clara PIERCE
1894 – 1975
Birth Location: Jamestown, Independence, Arkansas, USA
CP
Irene Pierce
1897 – 1898
Birth Location: Jamestown, Independence, Arkansas, USA
IP
Ida Pierce
1899 – 1987
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
IP
Rilla Dunn
1901 – 1962
Birth Location: Salado, Independence, Arkansas, USA
RD
Noble Pierce
1904 – 1970
Birth Location: Arkansas
NP
Eva Meyer
1906 – 1969
Birth Location: Jamestown, Independence, Arkansas, USA
EM
Ebbie Pierce
1907 –
Birth Location: Arkansas
EP
Ora Pierce
1909 – 1983
Birth Location: Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States
OP
Ora Pierce
1909 – 1983
Birth Location: Comanche, Comanche, Texas, USA
OP
Charles Pierce
1912 – 1994
Birth Location: Texas
CP

William Pierce's Ancestors

Self
William Pierce
1859 – 1926
Birth Place: New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Nathan H Pierce
1821 – 1900
Tennessee
Catharine (E) Pierce
1833 – 1889
Tennessee
Grandparents
George Pierce
1792 – 1850
Lost Creek, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
John CARR
1806 – 1885
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Emmert
1811 – 1880
Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pierce's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Pierce (11 July 1859 – 21 December 1926) m. Letha (Emilie) Pierce (29 January 1869 – 25 October 1951) m. Lottie Pierce (Jan 1869 – 25 Oct 1951)
  1. 1. Clara (Lee) PIERCE (20 Oct 1894 – 22 Aug 1975) m. Bert (Edgar) Pate (16 June 1889 – 13 February 1955)
    1. 1. Almalee Morris (3 September 1914 – 14 April 1993) m. John (D) Morris (3 Jun 1910 – 11 February 1996)
      1. 1. Billie (Jan) Morris (abt 1938 – 17 October 2018) m. Geneva (Ann) Hewlett
        1. 1. Darryl (Wayne) Morris
        2. 2. David (Alan) Morris
        3. 3. Ginger (Rene Morris) Rogers
      2. 2. Clara (P) Morris (3 Feb 1942 – )
      3. 3. Paulette Cleveland
      4. 4. Bj Morris
    2. 2. R (W) Pate (21 May 1917 – 4 January 1994) m. Mary (Katheryne "Kitty") Phillips (13 Jan 1921 – 13 Nov 2014) m. Katherine Pate (abt 1921 – 13 Nov 2014)
      1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Hayden-Irving (abt 1940 – ) m. W. (Lee) Hayden (1939 – ) m. Henry (S) Irving (abt 1941 – )
        1. 1. Marilee (Diane) Hayden (15 Jun 1959 – )
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Pate (abt 1940 – ) m. Waldo (L) Hayden (1939 – ) m. Henry (S) Irving (abt 1941 – )
    3. 3. L (B) Pate (abt 1925 – 1986) m. Ruth Pate (2 Mar 1925 – 11 Jun 2006)
      1. 1. Elaine Pate (abt 1947 – ) m. Rudolph (Jesse) Salazar (1944 – ) m. Douglas (Frank) McWhirt (abt 1943 – Abt 1989)
        1. 1. Mark (Scott) McWhirt (31 Dec 1967 – Apr 2025) m. Melissa (Faye) McWhirt (1 Aug 1970 – )
        2. 2. Bradley (Robert) McWhirt (8 Apr 1970 – )
      2. 2. James (Edgar) Pate (23 Apr 1952 – ) m. Theresa (A) Vardell (abt 1952 – )
        1. 1. Jamie (Ann) Pate (5 Jul 1976 – )
      3. 3. Carol Pate (02181944 – August 11 2017) m. Helen (T) Mayhon (1947 – )
        1. 1. Carole (D) Schmitt (Jun 1967 – ) m. Richard Schmitt (25 Feb 1970 – )
  2. 2. William Pierce (7 Dec 1885 – 7 Dec 1885)
  3. 3. Olly Pierce (7 May 1887 – 15 Feb 1969) m. CALVIN (STREETMAN) PATE (16 Apr 1886 – 17 October 1944)
    1. 1. Emilie (B.) Cunningham (1 Sep 1914 – 16 Oct 2006) m. Roy (Adrian) Cunningham (26 July 1905 – 21 Nov 1996)
      1. 1. La (Fern) Cunningham (23 Nov 1951 – )
      2. 2. Don Runions
      3. 3. Sissy Runions
      4. 4. Lafern Landtroop
      5. 5. Ken Landtroop
    2. 2. Emilie Cunningham (abt 1915 – )
  4. 4. Artie Pierce (Aug 1889 – 13 Apr 1963) m. Finis (E) Wallis (abt 1884 – 31 May 1945)
    1. 1. Robert Wallis (abt 1914 – 24 Mar 1997)
  5. 5. Onis Pierce (Jul 1892 – 17 Apr 1963) m. Leona Flangan (abt 1900 – 25 October 1986)
    1. 1. Pierce (8 Jul 1918 – 8 Jul 1918)
    2. 2. Margurite Pierce (06 Mar 1921 – 20 March 1999) m. Thomas (Alvin) BODINE (9 Apr 1916 – 22 Dec 2011)
      1. 1. Debra Bodine (abt 1888 – )
      2. 2. Tomasine Bodine (abt 1947 – )
  6. 6. Irene Pierce (4 Jul 1897 – 14 Jun 1898)
  7. 7. Ida (M) Pierce (May 1899 – 16 Mar 1987) m. Will Reaves (abt 1892 – 8 Nov 1973)
    1. 1. Baby Reaves (5 October 1917 – 6 October 1917)
    2. 2. William (Benjamin) Reaves (20 December 1922 – 28 February 2017)
  8. 8. Rilla Dunn (25 September 1901 – 30 May 1962)
  9. 9. Noble Pierce (abt 1904 – 11 Feb 1970)
  10. 10. Eva Meyer (5 Oct 1906 – 2 Oct 1969)
  11. 11. Ebbie Pierce (abt 1907 – )
  12. 12. Ora Pierce (23 Mar 1909 – 13 Jan 1983)
  13. 13. Ora Pierce (23 March 1909 – 13 January 1983)
  14. 14. Charles Pierce (abt 1912 – 12 Dec 1994)

William Pierce's Timeline

7 Records

1859
11 July 1859
Birth of William Thomas Pierce in New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 1
William Thomas Pierce resided here in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 11
William Thomas Pierce resided here in District 6, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
District 6, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 21
William Thomas Pierce resided here in Monroe, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
Monroe, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 41
William Thomas Pierce resided here in Salado, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Salado, Independence, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 61
William Thomas Pierce resided here in Gunter, Grayson, Texas, USA
Gunter, Grayson, Texas, USA
1926
21 December 1926
Age 67
Death of William Thomas Pierce in Collinsville, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
Collinsville, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 July 1859
    Event Place: New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 6, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Monroe, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Salado, Independence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gunter, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 December 1926
    Event Place: Collinsville, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Collinsville, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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