ID 875567 (Group OO)
1. Benjamin Pearce b. abt. 1720, Woodbridge, NJ d. abt. 1783?, NJ. m. abt. 1745, Somerset County, NJ? Anna Willis b. abt. 1727, d. ?, dau. Joseph Willis? And Patience Thompson. Children: Hannah, Anna, Mary, Benjamin, Elizabeth J and Willis. Some uncertainties.

2. Willis Pearce b. abt. 1765, Sussex County, NJ d. abt. 1829, Decatur County, IN. m. Jan 8, 1791, Sussex county, NJ Mary Shepard? b. abt. 1773, NJ or NY, d. aft. 1820, Hamilton County, OH, dau. Abraham Shepard and Temperance Cory. Children: William W, James S, Colville S, Clarinda, Jonathan S, Eli K, +? Some uncertainties.

3. Elijah K Pearce b. Nov 13, 1815, Ontario County, NY d. ?. m. abt. 1847, LA Bedelia ‘Bridget’ Murray, b. abt. 1830, Ireland, d. ?, dau. Martin and Peggy Murray. Children: Walter S, William, Alfred W, John E, Mathew J, Eli C, Sarah J, Clarinda and Amanda E.

4. Walter S Pierce b. abt. 1850, New Orleans, LA. d. Jun 3, 1928, Cleveland, OH. m1. on Nov 5, 1871, Kenton County, KY Louisa Oliver, b. abt. 1849, Kentucky, d. Jun 1898, Covington, KY, dau. John P Oliver and Eliza Morgan. Child: Silas. m2. ? m3. Fanny S Thayer, b. abt. 1875, Indiana, d. ?, dau. Davis Thayer and Martha Dunn. No children.

5. Silas Lewis Pierce b. Mar 1871 Kenton County, KY. d. 1956. m1. on Jan 7, 1890, Hamilton, OH Minnie Hamlin, b. 1873 Kenton County, KY d. Dec 26, 1897 Milldale, KY, dau. Harmon Hamlin and Mary A. Moore. Children: Clarence, Clifford and Alice. m2. on Nov 6, 1899, Newport, KY Effie M Loffer, b. Oct 1869, Bellefontaine, OH d. 1945, New York, dau. Jacob Loffer and Samantha Rea. Children: Joseph.

6. Joseph Emmett Pierce b. June 5, 1914 Detroit, MI. d. Jan 28, 2005 New York City, NY. m. on Jun 25, 1955, New York City, NY Helen Marie Fitzpatrick, b. Jul 13, 1918 Johnson City, NY d. July 23, 2001 Seattle, WA, dau. Daniel J. Fitzpatrick and Ellen Ingeborg Silverstrim Olsen. Children: 1 boy.

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