Pierce, Jonathan Edwards, 1839-1915

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Jonathan Edwards Pierce was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island, on December 6, 1839, the son of Jonathan D. and Hannah (Head) Pierce. He moved to Texas in 1860 and became a ranch worker in Indianola until joining the Confederate army, where he served from 1861 to 1865. He later joined brother Abel Head (Shanghai) Pierce in founding Rancho Grande in Matagorda County, Texas, and then the town of Blessing. He married Nannie Deborah Lacey, daughter of William Demetris Lacey, on May 2, 1868, and fathered four children with her. After Nannie's death, Pierce remarried twice and fathered two additional children. He died on March 29, 1915, and is buried near Hawley, Texas, in the Demings Bridge Cemetery.

From the guide to the Jonathan Edwards Pierce Collection, 68-150., 1824-1958, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Jonathan Edwards Pierce was born in Little Compton, R.I., on Dec. 6, 1839, the son of Jonathan D. and Hannah (Head) Pierce. He moved to Texas in 1860 and became a ranch worker in Indianola until joining the Confederate army, where he served from 1861 to 1865. He later joined brother Abel Head (Shanghai) Pierce in founding Rancho Grande in Matagorda County, Tex., and then the town of Blessing. He married Nannie Deborah Lacey, daughter of William Demetris Lacey, on May 2, 1868, and fathered four children with her. After Nannie's death, Pierce remarried twice and fathered two additional children. He died on Mar. 29, 1915, and is buried near Hawley, Tex., in the Demings Bridge Cemetery.

From the description of Jonathan Edwards Pierce collection, 1824-1958 (bulk, 1896-1944). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122546641

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referencedIn Abel Head, Shanghai, Pierce Papers, 1870-1905 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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Blessing, Texas
Matagorda County, Texas
Palacios, Texas
Demings Bridge, Texas
Collegeport, Texas
Sergent, Texas
Bay City, Texas
Victoria, Texas
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Rancho Grande (Matagorda County)
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Birth 1839

Death 1915

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