William F. Pierce household - Madison Co., IN

The family of William Francis PIERCE appears in the 1900-1920 census of Madison Co., IN. William was my maternal 2nd-great grandfather, the son of Edmund G. and Catherine (GROENENDYKE) PIERCE.

In the 1900 census of Monroe Twp., William is 35 year old farmer, married for 8 years, who can read and write. He was born in Indiana, as well as both of his parents. Wife Clara is the mother of 5 children, 3 of whom were living, and she was aged 31 years. Children in the household included : John H., age 4; Muriel, age 3; and Edward, aged 3 months.

In the 1910 census of Lafayette Twp., William a 45 year old farmer, married for 1 year to his second wife. Wife Vida, aged 23, born in Kentucky, had been married for 1 year and was the mother of 1 child. Children in the household included : Herman, aged 14; Merle, aged 12; Lillian; aged 8; and Nehersta; aged 4 months.

In the 1920 census of Lafayette Twp., William was a 53 year old farmer, and wife Vida was aged 32 years old. Also living in the household was widowed son J. Herman, aged 24 who worked on the farm; Lillian, aged 17 who worked as a bookkeeper; Nehersta, aged 10; McClellan, aged 6; Cloyd, aged 4 7/12 years; and Charles aged 2 5/12 years.

William Francis PIERCE b. July 10, 1865 Frankton, Madison Co., IN., d. September 21, 1950 Alexandria, Madison Co., IN., m. January 14, 1892 Madison Co., IN to Clara PENNISTEN, daughter of John and Jane (ALDERMAN) PENNISTEN; m(2) March 4, 1909 Madison Co., IN to Vida MADDOX, daughter of Charles W. and Sarah (POWELL) MADDOX. Clara b. March 1869 Madison Co., IN., d. September 26, 1906 Madison Co., IN; Vida b. October 6, 1886 Owingsville, KY, d. November 19, 1968 Alexandria, Madison Co., IN.

Children of William Francis and Clara (PENNISTEN) PIERCE are as follows :
i. [______] PIERCE b. after 1892, d. before 1900 census
ii. [_______] PIERCE b. after 1892, d. before 1900 census
iii. John Herman PIERCE b. July 1895 Madison Co., IN., d. 1959; m. Charlotte Elva HENSLEY, m(2) Charlotte FERGUSON
iv. Edna Muriel PIERCE b. February 7, 1897 Madison Co., IN, d. March 3, 1968 Madison Co., IN., m. Virgil Lee WRIGHT
v. Edward E. PIERCE b. March 1900 Madison Co., IN., d. December 23, 1900 Madison Co., IN.
vi. Lillian PIERCE b. September 12, 1902 Madison Co., IN., d. 1921 Madison Co., IN.
vii. [______] PIERCE b. October 8, 1904 Madison Co., IN., d. before 1910 census

Children of William Francis and Vida (MADDOX) PIERCE are as follows :
i. Nehersta PIERCE b. January 4, 1910 Madison Co., IN., d. September 2, 1979 Los Angeles, CA., m. Howard Hyde ROBERTS
ii. William McClellan PIERCE b. March 17, 1913 Madison Co., IN., d. November 24, 1978 Anderson, Madison Co., IN, m. Geneva Ruth ALDRIDGE
iii. Cloyd J. PIERCE b. May 22, 1916 Madison Co., IN, d. 1962, m. Anna M. [______]
iv. Charles D. PIERCE b. July 2, 1918 Madison Co., IN, d. August 23, 1991 Alexandria, Madison Co., IN., m. Nancy L. STEPHENS
v. Robert F. PIERCE b. April 21, 1923 Madison Co., IN.
vi. Powell Edmund PIERCE b. March 16, 1925 Madison Co., IN
vii. James F. PIERCE b. 1931 Madison Co., IN.

Lyman Pierce household - Madison Co., IN

The Lyman PIERCE household appears in the 1910, 1920 & 1930 census of Lafayette Twp., Madison Co., IN. Lyman was my maternal 2nd-great granduncle, the son of Edmund G. and Catherine (GROENENDYKE) PIERCE.

In the 1910 census, Lyman is a 39 year-old farmer, married for 8 years, born in Indiana with both parents born in Indiana. His wife, Lavina, was 37 years old, the mother of 4 children, 3 of whom were living. She also was born in Indiana with both parents from the Hoosier state. The children listed with the family were Sarah K., age 5; Glen B., age 2; and Marie, 1 month old, all born in Indiana.

In the 1920 census, Lyman owned his home with a mortgage, and he was listed as a 48 year-old farmer. Wife Lavina was aged 47 years old born in Indiana. The children in the household were Sarah C., aged 15; Glen B., aged 12; and Margaret M., aged 9; and all had attended school within the year.

In the 1930 census, Lyman rented his home, owned a radio, and was a 59 year old farmer who was aged 30 at his 1st marriage. Wife Lavina was aged 58 years old and aged 28 at the time of her 1st marriage. The children included Glen, aged 22 and a laborer at a tile factory, Marie, aged 19 who was single with no occupation; and daughter Sarah Shinabarager, aged 25, a school teacher.

Lyman PIERCE b. March 1871 Madison Co., IN, d. December 4, 1938 Anderson, Madison Co., IN., m. December 26, 1901 Delaware Co., IN to Lavina SUNDERLAND. Lavina b. ca.1873 Indiana, d. after 1930 census.
Known children of Lyman and Lavina (SUNDERLAND) PIERCE are as follows :
i. _______ PIERCE b. & d. between 1901-1905
ii. Sarah Katherine PIERCE b. ca. 1905 Madison Co., IN, m. Glen SHINABARGER
iii. Glen Byron PIERCE b. June 15, 1907 Alexandria, Madison Co., IN., d. October 4, 1995 Alexandria, Madison Co., IN., m. Mildred FRAZIER
iv. Margaret Marie PIERCE b. March 1910 Madison Co., IN., d. 1934

Herman Pierce family - Madison Co., IN

The John Herman PIERCE family appears in the 1930 census of Lafayette Twp., Madison Co., IN. Herman was my great-granduncle, the son of William Francis and Clara (PENNISTEN) PIERCE.

Herman was 34 years old, owned a radio, and rented his home. He was a farmer, born in Indiana, with both parents born in Indiana. His wife, Charlotte, was aged 29, born in Indiana, with both parents born in Indiana. They had been married approximately 6 years. One son, Maurice J., aged 6 months, was also enumerated with them.