Husband: Hughy James "Jim" Pierce
Also known as: James Pierce 1,2,3,4
Born: May-29-1856 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1,5
Died: Dec-13-1938 near Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6,7,8
Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 9,1
Resided: at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1870, 1880, 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1893 in Preston Co, WV 10
Father: Jesse H. Pierce ( - 1870)
Mother: Christena Wilson (1824 - )
Other spouse 1
Wife: Amanda Minerva Wilson 2
Married: Dec- 7-1893 in Preston Co, WV 11
Born: Apr- 8-1867 in Preston Co, WV 1,12,13
Died: Aug-15-1956 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12,8
Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12
Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1893 in Preston Co, WV 10
Father: William Wilson
Mother: Elizabeth Turner
F Child 1: Bessie P. Pierce Born: Sep-10-1895 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 14,1 Died: Mar- 7-1990 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Notes
M Child 2: Oatis Romeo Pierce Also known as: Odus Pierce 16 Born: Apr-18-1897 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Resided: 1938 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 16
M Child 3: Charles Sherman Pierce Born: Sep- 3-1899 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 18,19 Died: Jun- -1977 19 Resided: in Eastpoint, Franklin Co, FL 19 Resided: 1938, 55, 56 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 16,20,21
F Child 4: Sadie Alma Pierce Born: May-17-1906 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 22,19 (see note 1) Died: May- 9-1994 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1,19 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 20,23,21,1,19 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: cook, Ritchie County schools 1 Husband: Ernest P. Cornell b. ca 1905 d. 1975 Married: Jul- 3-1928 in Doddridge Co, WV 24
M Child 5: James Vitus Pierce Also known as: Vitus Pierce 25,16 Born: May-27-1909 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 26,27 Died: Jun-20-1996 in Wood Co, WV 1,27 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 28 Resided: in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 23,1 Census: 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: enlisted 10/21/1942 Pfc, medic, US Army Air Corps, World War II 28,29 Wife: Hallie Calare Shinn b. Sep-19-1911 d. Sep-14-1993 Married: Sep-18-1970 2
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Obituary of wife. (3) Obituary of son. (4) Obituary of brother. (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 2, p. 252. (6) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Hughly [sic] James Pierce, d. Dec 13 1938 at Oxford, age 82y 8m 14d, son of J. H. Pierce & Christena [sic] Wilson, burial at South Fork East Cem. Informant identified as Hettie Pierce, Oxford. It is noted that his obituary states that he "died at his home near Oxford, Ritchie County.", DR Bk 5, p. 133. (7) Obituary - At home. (8) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 133. (10) Preston County Marriage Records, Kingwood, WV. (11) Preston County Marriage Records, Kingwood, WV, Identified as H. J. Pierce, 37, b. in (blank), res. Preston Co; and Amanda M. Wilson, 26, b. in (blank), res. Preston Co. Married Dec 7 1893 "at the brides parents.", MR p. 351. (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 134-B. (13) Birth record of daughter. (14) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as ____ Pearce [sic], b. Sep 10 1895 in Summers, dau of H. J. Pearce [sic], age 28, b. Doddridge, and A. M. Wilson, age 28, b. Preston Co, this being the mother's first child. BR Bk 2, p. 268. (15) Obituary, Identified as Bessie Pauline Pierce, age 94, b. at Holbrook, dau of Rev. A.J. & Amanda Wilson Robison. (16) Obituary of father. (17) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Oatis Romeo Pierce, b. Apr 18 1897 in Summers, son of James Pierce & Marthy [sic] Wilson, this being the mother's second child. BR Bk 3, p. 159. (18) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 3, p. 162. (19) Social Security Death Index. (20) Obituary of half-sister. (21) Obituary of mother. (22) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 133. (23) Obituary of half-brother. (24) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (25) Immediate family. (26) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR BK 4, P. 134. (27) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (28) Cemetery marker. (29) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. Event Notes Note (1) Obituary gives birth date as May 27 1906 in Oxford, but birth record states May 17 1906 at Summers, and SSDI also says May 17 1906.