Doddridge County Roots

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Jesse Franklin PIERCE

Jesse Franklin PIERCE

Male 1924 - 1995  (70 years)

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  • Name Jesse Franklin PIERCE 
    Born 7 May 1924  Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1940, 1950  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation minister & Equitable Gas  [1
    Occupation 1950  [4
    oiler for natuarl gas company 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    Died 5 Jan 1995  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He was a retired crew leader with 43 years of service for the Equitable Gas Company, retiring from the West Union Compressing Station. He also pastored several independent non-denominational churches in West Virginia, primarily in the Doddridge County area, where he was the current pastor of the Ruley Chapel Church at the time of his death. Name listed in SSDI as Jesse F. Pierce, but identified in obituary as Rev. J. Franklin Pierce. [2]
    Person ID I8354  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2022 

    Father Baxter McClellan PIERCE,   b. 21 Aug 1891, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1964, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Gracie Maude BRITTON,   b. 29 Aug 1894, Otterslide, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1965, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F3155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ella Louise CARDER,   b. 23 Jan 1923, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 2011, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 7 Nov 1942  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
    +1. Joe Edward PIERCE,   b. 1 Sep 1943, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 2005  (Age 61 years)
     2. Living
    +3. Living
    Family ID F2980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2088] 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    4. [S295] 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    5. [S1659] Death record of father.

    6. [S643] Obituary of father.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.