Pierpont Family in Indianapolis, 1920

Polk's 1920 City Directory, Indianapolis, Indiana

Continuing my research into the PIERPONT family in Indianapolis, the 1920's Polk's Directory at Archive.org listed the following PIERPONTs [h=house, b=boarder].  I have been hoping to find out more about the early years of Harry Pierpont.

Pierpont Clarence M mach h1150 Spruce

Pierpont Cora F clk CCC&StLRy r1150 S Spruce

Pierpont Edw L lab h1722 W Minnesota

Pierpont Esther A (wid Jno T) h1742 W Morris

Pierpont Ezra uphlr h1537 Draper

Pierpont Frank H mach r1742 W Morris

Pierpont Gilbert engr h2113 W Morris

Pierpont Wm E elect r967 King av

Pierpont Wm R fnshr h2812 Schofield av

The unidentified Clarence and Cora Pierpont remain at the same address they lived in the 1919 directory.  Their relationship to the other Pierponts hasn't been established.

The Edward L. Pierpont is believed to be the son of John T. and Hester Pierpont, and younger brother of Harry's father, Joseph Gilbert.


The Esther A. Pierpont is the same as Hester Pierpont, Harry's grandmother, and widow of John T. Pierpont.  In 1919 directory, John T. was alive at the same address.


The Ezra Pierpont is believed to be another son of John T. and Hester Pierpont, and brother of Joseph Gilbert, Harry's father.


The Frank H. Pierpont is another son of John T. and Hester Pierpont, the younger brother of Harry's father.  In the 1919 directory, he was listed as being in the U.S. Army.


The Gilbert Pierpont listed as an engineer is Harry's father, Joseph Gilbert Pierpont.  There is a gap between his appearance in 1920 Indianapolis, but not in the city after 1912, the last city directory that listed him.


The remaining Pierponts, William E. and William R., remain unidentified, though they appear in the 1919 directory at the same address.

On This Day : March 4

1636 - Anton SCHWARTZ married Anna WACKENHUT in Egenhausen, Wurttemberg.  Anton was the son of Hans SCHWARTZ and Catherina ________.  Anna was the daughter of Hans WACKENHUT and ________.  They were my 10x great-grandparents.


1707 - John GRUBB died in New Castle County, Delaware.  John was the son of John GRUBB and Helen VIVIAN.  John was my 9x great-grandfather.


1762 - Polly Mary BROWN born in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.  Polly was the daughter of Alexander BROWN and Elizabeth WRIGHT.


1777 - Samuel FETTERS born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  Samuel was the son of Johann Michael FETTER and Maria Catharina SCHMIED.


1781 - Oliver MAXSON born.  Oliver was the son of Jesse MAXSON and Elizabeth CLARKE.


1781 - Josiah WHITE born.  Josiah was the son of John WHITE and Rebecca HAINES.


1790 - Joshua MAXSON married Thankful STILLMAN.  Joshua was the son of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1802 - Ephraim JACOBS born in Fleming County, Kentucky.  Ephraim was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1804 - Joshua HIGGINS died in Kingston, Somerset County, New Jersey.  Joshua was the son of Jediah H. HIGGINS and Hannah STOUT.


1810 - William PIERCE born.  William was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Persis BARROWS.


1818 - John Calvin SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  John was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Elizabeth SWAFFORD.


1824 - Hannah STANLEY died in Ohio.  Hannah was the daughter of John MILLS and Sarah BEALS.


1827 - Harriet N. MOULTON born in Rutland County, Vermont.  Harriet was the daughter of Selah MOULTON and Lydia FINEL.


1828 - Caroline W. PEPPER born.  Caroline was the daughter of William PEPPER and Eliza PIERCE.


1864 - Andrew Frank HALEY born in Ashland County, Ohio.  Andrew was the son of George Washington HALEY and Mary Jane SHERRICK.


1879 - Willis A.L. METZNER died in Jay County, Indiana.  Willis was the son of John Adam METZNER and Clara MOULTON.


1888 - Mary A. METZNER married Harvey A. HUEY in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of John METZNER and Catherine YOUNG.


1889 - Margaret Melissa CUMMINGS born in Tennessee.  Margaret was the daughter of St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS and Melinda Ellen PACE.


1904 - Ann Eliza CHEW born.  Ann was the daughter of William Tatem CHEW and Lucretta VAN DEXTER.


1909 - William Francis PIERCE married Vida MADDOX in Madison County, Indiana.  William was my 2x great-grandfather.


1930 - Louis Napoleon METZNER died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.  Louis was the son of William METZNER and Barbara POWELL.


1967 - Anna Magdalena WILDT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Anna was the daughter of Frederick Henry DAMM and Wilhelmina SCHNEIDER.  Anna was Corinne's 2x great-grandmother.

Surname Saturday : Schneider

The SCHNEIDER surname is in Corinne's maternal line.  The origins of the surname are Germanic.


Stories and history : 


Ahnentafel # 59 : Wilhelmina Schneider (1855-     ).  Wilhelmina was born January 1855 in Indiana, according to the census.  She married Frederick Henry Damm (1853-1925) circa 1879.  Frederick was born August 1853 in Indiana.  They had 7 children.  Frederick died March 28, 1925 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  I do not yet have a date of death for Wilhelmina.