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From: "Gene Kathryn Johnson" <>
Subject: Re: [MOBARRY-L] Re: Thomas J. PIERCE
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:33:45 -0600
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Betty,
Do you know the name of Otis's father? James M. Pierce had a son Perry
Pierce who moved to Arizona. Seems like I remember he had a son named
Otis--not sure.
Gene Johnson
----- Original Message -----
From: "macbetty" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [MOBARRY-L] Re: Thomas J. PIERCE


> I don't know if this will be one of those post that is flapping in the
> wind or whether it just might help you ----- I know a man that was named
> Otis Pierce . He came to California with my parents in the mid
> thirties from Barry County area. ----- He settled around Centerville (
> Sanger) California , in the central or San Joaquin Valley. -- I do
> believe his wife was named Annabelle and I know one of his children
was
> called Sonny and one daughter was called Carrie. I can tell you
the
> man was certainly a legend around the area --His funeral was one of
> the largest ever recorded in that area. -- If you find you have a
> connection to him please let me know if you are interested in hearing
> more about him. As far as I can tell so far he was not directly
> related to my Stiles nor Flanagans or Phillips , but he and his family
> was always with them .
> Betty Flanagan McBee
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gene Kathryn Johnson" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 11:04 PM
> Subject: [MOBARRY-L] Re: Thomas J. PIERCE
>
>
> | My g-g-g-grandfather Thomas J. PIERCE had five children, including my
> | g-g-grandfather James M. PIERCE. I've never been able to connect with
> | anyone researching the other four. At least three reached adulthood
> because
> | they married, and yet I can't find a trace of any descendants of these
> three
> | even though most of this family apparently lived in Barry County for
> nearly
> | 30 years.
> | I'd really like to correspond with anyone researching Rachel PIERCE,
> | Tranquilla Catherine PIERCE, John A. PIERCE, Mary F. PIERCE or James M.
> | PIERCE of Barry County, MO. Or if any other name in my message rings a
> | bell, I'll be glad to discuss any connection.
> | The COMBS neighbor below, oddly enough, is kin on my husband's side.
> | Sincerely,
> | Gene Kathryn Johnson
> |
> | 1822-25 Thomas J. PIERCE born in KY
> |
> | 1849 KY: Thomas J. PIERCE's son James M. PIERCE born KY. In 1868 St.
Clair
> | County, MO, James married Catherine RYAN, daughter of John RYAN of
VA>IN.
> | Catherine lived with relatives--Raleigh LEWELLEN family of Indiana>St.
> Clair
> | Co., MO--from age 3 until her marriage.
> |
> | 1855 KY: Thomas J. PIERCE's daughter Rachel PIERCE born KY. She married
> | Marion E. ALLRED in Barry County, MO. Thomas J. PIERCE lived just four
> | households away from Gamblin ALLRED in 1870.
> |
> | 1859 MO: Apparently Thomas J. PIERCE's first wife died, probably in KY.
He
> | married 2nd Louisa LEE (born AR) in Barry County, MO, 8 Sept. 1859.
> |
> | 1861 AR: Thomas J. PIERCE's son John A. PIERCE born AR. On 16 July 1882,
> | John A. took out a marriage license to wed Mary E. Campbell, dau of Mrs.
> E.
> | Campbell. Either they didn't marry or Mary died because John A. PIERCE
in
> | 1888 declared himself single. Later he married Mrs. Nancy NEIGHBORS in
> | Independence County, AR.
> |
> | 1864 MO: Thomas J. PIERCE's daughter Tranquilla Catherine PIERCE born
MO.
> | (Seems like the family spent a little time in AR and then moved back to
> MO.)
> | On 20 Jan. 1881, Catherine married John G. MORROW, son of Mary H. MORROW
> | (widow in 1880) Barry County, MO. The MORROWs were from TN.
> |
> | 1866 MO: Thomas J. PIERCE's daughter Mary F. PIERCE born MO. I cannot
find
> a
> | marriage record for her.
> |
> | 1870 Census Barry Co., MO
> | T. J. PIERCE 48 KY
> | Louisa 35 AR
> | John A. AR
> | Catherine 6 MO
> | Mary F. 4 MO
> | Rachel 15 KY
> | James M. 21 KY
> | Catherine 24 IN (nee RYAN)
> | Alice 1 MO (my great-grandmother)
> |
> | 1871-1874 Thomas J. PIERCE's son James M. PIERCE moved with wife
Catherine
> | RYAN and daughter Alice Nora PIERCE to Independence County, AR.
> |
> | 1872 MO: Thomas J. PIERCE's daughter Louisa M. PIERCE born MO. At age 16
> | Louisa M. married Calvin HEAD 5 Aug. 1888, Butterfield, MO.
> |
> | 1880 Census Barry County, MO
> | Thomas J. PIERCE 55 KY KY SC
> | Louisa wife AR TN TN
> | John A. son 18 AR KY AR
> | Mary dau 13 MO KY AR
> | Louisa dau 8 MO KY AR
> |
> | 1888 MO: On Sept. 30, 1888, two months after he signed consent papers
for
> | daughter Louisa M. to marry, Thomas J. PIERCE born KY died in Barry
> County,
> | MO. From Oct. 1888 to Jan. 1889 there was a sudden flurry of land sales
as
> | the heirs sold off their undivided one-eighth interest each in the
> property
> | of the deceased Thomas J. PIERCE. In nearly every case the buyer was W.
L.
> | COMBS, possibly T. J.'s neighbor in 1880 Wesley L. COMBS. On 28 Aug.
1889
> | Thomas J. PIERCE's widow Louisa (LEE) PIERCE married Jacob Tomlinson in
> | Barry County.
> |
> | 1890 MO: March 20, 1890, John G. MORROW filed suit against the estate of
> | Thos. J. PIERCE for $46.25.
> |
> | In the early 1900s Thomas J. PIERCE's son James M. PIERCE and wife
> Catherine
> | moved from AR to Hood County, TX. Their daughter Alice Nora PIERCE
married
> | Franklin Price COLE in Independence County, AR, 1884, and they move
> | permanently to Fannin County, TX. Thomas J. PIERCE and wife Catherine
> "Kate"
> | RYAN (both blind when they died in the 1920s) finally moved to Avoca,
TX,
> to
> | live with their daughter Linnie Belle (PIERCE)WEEKS, wife of Benjamin F.
> | WEEKS.
> |
> |
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: "Donna Cooper" <>
> | To: <>
> | Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 10:22 PM
> | Subject: Re: [MOBARRY-L] Quite Site
> |
> |
> | > It's okay Linda, we all knew what you meant. Donna
> | >
> | > -------Original Message-------
> | >
> | > From:
> | > Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 8:21:35 PM
> | > To:
> | > Subject: Re: [MOBARRY-L] Quite Site
> | >
> | > My apologies to Mr. Dykstra and the entire site, sometimes my fingers
> type
> | > faster than my brain operates. (Or was that suppose to be "brian" -
just
> | > kidding)
> | > ----- Original Message -----
> | > From: Wayne Dykstra
> | > To:
> | > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 8:09 PM
> | > Subject: Re: [MOBARRY-L] Quite Site
> | >
> | >
> | > I believe the correct way to spell the underlined word in your
> message
> | > is "quiet." not quite. Quite is a much different word.
> | >
> | > Roy & Linda Garrett wrote:
> | >
> | > >The list seems to be awfully quite, thought I should check and
make
> | sure
> | > I still am on the list.
> | > >
> | > >Linda
> | > >
> | > >
> | > >
> | > >
> | > >
> | >
> | > .
> | >
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