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Obidiah Wayne PIERCE

Obidiah Wayne PIERCE

Male 1885 - 1981  (96 years)

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  • Name Obidiah Wayne PIERCE 
    Born 14 May 1885  Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1913  [3] 
    teacher 
    Residence 1913  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1920  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Residence 1938  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 20 Jul 1981  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Notes 
    • "He was a former Doddridge County school teacher and store keeper, and was formerly employed by Dave Corra, junk dealer in Pennsboro. He was also a farmer and nurseryman." [2]
    Person ID I5160  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2013 

    Father Hughy James "Jim" PIERCE,   b. 29 May 1856, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1938, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Nancy Maria GASTON,   b. 22 Jul 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Family ID F596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hallie C. GARNER,   b. 13 Mar 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1987  (Age 95 years)  [8] 
    Married 13 Apr 1913  Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Dolliver Wendell PIERCE,   b. CA 1918, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1798  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 141.

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S1579] Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Herald, 4/17/1913.

    4. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    5. [S643] Obituary of father.

    6. [S1700] Obituary - Nursing home.
      Identified in obituary as "O. Wayne Pierce, ... a son of the late James and Amariah Gaston Pierce." He was predeceased by two brothers, three sisters, and two grandsons.

    7. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995), p. 555.
      Name on headstone: O. Wayne Pierce.

    8. [S110] Obituary of husband.

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