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Esta Waitman PIERCE

Esta Waitman PIERCE

Male 1880 - 1948  (67 years)

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  • Name Esta Waitman PIERCE  [1] 
    Born 20 Oct 1880  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • 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.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    farm laborer 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    laborer in glass factory 
    Census 1920, 1930, 1940  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation teamster  [6] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 19 May 1948  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Buried Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I19556  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2018 

    Father George W. PIERCE,   b. 1 Jan 1848, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1922, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Susanna ADAMS,   b. 20 Nov 1852, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1921, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Family ID F6489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Irena Catherine REED,   b. Oct 1878, Horn Creek, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1918  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married 29 Mar 1901  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 2 1920 at McClain Heights:
      Esta Pierce, 42, widowed, laborer at glass factory; son Glenn, 17, teamster; dau Zella, 16; dau Magge, 14; dau Letha, 11; dau Rachel, 6; sister-in-law Rebecca Deans (sic), 32, married (corrected from something else); nephew Robert Deans, 6.
      (NOTE: The age of Esta's sister-in-law, Rebecca Reed Dean, who, as the widow of Elijah Lipscomb, married Thomas Dean (aka Deem) in 1911, was understated by several years. It should have been listed as 39.)

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 7 1930:
      Esta Pierce, 49, teamster (own team); wife Lucinda, 39; dau Racheal, 17; step-dau Pearl Hileman, 14; step-dau Maysel Hileman, 12; dau Maybelle Pierce, 3.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Esta's sister-in-law Rebecca and her son:
      Head of household Robert Deems, 16, laborer at odd jobs; mother Rebecca Deems, 38, single.
    Children 
     1. Glenn Marion PIERCE,   b. 20 May 1902, Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1981  (Age 78 years)
    +2. Zella Beatrice PIERCE,   b. 25 Jun 1904, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1978, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +3. Lula Madge PIERCE,   b. 25 Jun 1906, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1964, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    +4. Leatha Edna PIERCE,   b. 17 May 1909,   d. 29 Jun 1927, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
    +5. Rachel Susanna PIERCE,   b. 27 May 1913, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1992, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     6. Mary PIERCE,   b. 1916,   d. 1917  (Age 1 years)
     7. Martha PIERCE,   b. 1916,   d. 1917  (Age 1 years)
    Family ID F7966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lucinda RICHMOND,   b. 2 Jun 1891, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1949, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)  [9] 
    Married 3 May 1924  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Children 
     1. Hazel Grace PIERCE,   b. 25 Oct 1925, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1925, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +2. Maybelle PIERCE,   b. 11 Apr 1927, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 2020, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    +3. Nancy Lee PIERCE,   b. 5 Apr 1931, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1985  (Age 53 years)
    Family ID F7957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 11, p. 310.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S2109] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    5. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    7. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    8. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as Estey W. Pierce, 21, of Doddridge Co; and Reney Reed, 22, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Mar 29 1901.

    9. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 11, p. 310.
      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."

    11. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).