Husband: Esta Waitman Pierce 1
Born: Oct-20-1880 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,2,3 (see note 1)
Died: May-19-1948 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3
Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: teamster 5
Occupation: 1920 laborer in glass factory 6
Occupation: 1910 farm laborer 7
Father: George W. Pierce (1848 - 1922)
Mother: Susanna Adams (1852 - 1921)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Lucinda Richmond
Also known as: Lucindy Richomond
Married: May- 3-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9
Born: Jun- 2-1891 in Wetzel Co, WV 1,2,5,10 (see note 2)
Died: Feb-12-1949 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11,1
Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11
Cause of death: diabetic coma 11
Resided: in Doddridge Co, WV 11
Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Isaac J. Richmond
Mother: Nancy Ann Shipley
Other spouse 1
F Child 1: Hazel Grace Pierce Born: Oct-25-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Died: Oct-31-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 2: Maybelle Pierce Also known as: Mae Belle Pierce 14 Born: Apr-11-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Resided: 1948 - 2008 in Salem, WV 16,17,18,19,20 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Floyd Swiger, Jr. b. Nov-13-1925 d. Apr-17-2008 Also known as: Junior Swiger 21 Married: Aug-18-1945 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 3: Nancy Lee Pierce Born: Apr- 5-1931 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22,23 Died: Mar- 4-1985 24,20 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Phillip Sheridan Nicholson b. Aug-15-1932 d. Feb-18-1994 Married: Jan-18-1953 in Salem, WV 23
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 11, p. 310. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (5) Birth record of daughter. (6) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (7) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as Esta Pierce, age 42, b. Ritchie Co. Bride identified as Mrs. Lucinda Hileman, age 32, b. Wetzel Co. Ceremony held May 3 1924 "at Bride's Home in South West Dist.", MR Bk 11, p. 310. (9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (10) Death record of son. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 163. (13) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101, Identified as Hazel Pierce, dau of Esty Pierce & Miss Richmond. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Mabel Pierce, b. Apr 11 1927, dau of Estie Pierce (age 46, b. Summers in Doddridge Co, occupation laborer) & Lucinda Richmond (age 36, b. Wetzel Co), this being the mother's third child, of which one still living. BR Bk 4, p. 165. (16) Obituary of father. (17) Obituary of mother. (18) Obituary of half-brother. (19) Obituary of half-sister. (20) Obituary of husband. (21) Obituary of wife's half-sister. (22) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, There are entries for this birth. BR 4-236 identifies child as Nancy Lee Pierce, b. Apr 5 1931 in West Union, dau of Estie Pierce (b. Ritchie Co, occupation teamster) & Lucinda Richmond (b. Wetzel Co), this being the mother's third child. A later delayed entry identifies child as Nancy Lee Pierce, b. Apr 5 1931 in West Union, dau of Esta Pierce (age 49, b. Ritchie Co, occupation teamster) & Lucinda Hileman [sic] (age 38, b. Wetzel Co), this being the mother's third child. The delayed entry was filed on Apr 5 1948 by Lucinda Pierce, the child's mother, who was previously married to Isaac Lynch Hileman. Although this was her third child with Esta Pierce, Lucinda has at least five children with her first husband. BR Bk 4, p. 236, and BR Bk Del-1, p. 134-B. (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 16, p. 459. (24) Social Security Death Index. Event Notes Note (1) While Esta Pierce's marriage record and obituary give his birthplace as Ritchie Co, the birth records of two of his children give it as Summers, Doddridge Co. Note (2) "Hileman Genealogy" reports birth date as Jun 2 1892, and date on headstone is 1892. But death record states Jun 2 1891, as does her obituary.