Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
1. | Pierce, Burlin was born on 3 Mar 1831 in Gibson County, Indiana (son of Pierce, C.); died on 23 Mar 1880 in Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Wells Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Berlin Pierce was born to Chauncey Pierce, presumably in Gibson County, Indiana, but possible in Worchester area of Massachusetts. He apprenticed as a blacksmith in Princeton during the 1850s. He then went to Visalia, California where he operated a blacksmith shop named "Birley and Pierce". (It is mentioned in a History of Tulare County). After the death of his brother John, Berlin came to Clay County and married his sister-in-law Julia. He helped her raise her children with John. Together they had two sons, Charles Marion (1868 1943) and Henry Burr (1870 1965). He lived at what is now 994 Bunchberry Road, Clay City, IL 62824. Family/Spouse: Lynn, Julia Ann. Julia was born on 28 Jul 1828 in Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana; died on 31 May 1915; was buried in Wells Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
|
2. | Pierce, C.
|
I strive to document all my sources . If you have something to add, please let me know.