William Pierce (Pearce) moved to the Tomahawk area after 1850 from Wayne COunty (possible now Lewis or Perry, lines have moved).. as best I have the information he was married to Elizabeth Grinder, probabaly sister to Sam Grinder of "Grinder's Ferry" on the Buffalo.. over the next decade he had 4 children that I know of from the Census. There was William Robert, my gg-grandfather. There was John Wesley, who is the patriarch of many of my california cousins, and who eventually died in Cameron, Leflore Co., OK. There was James David, who has disappeared from sight, and Tabitha, who undoubtably married and disappeared. William served in the "Late Unpleasantness" on the Union side, being in Co. M of the 3rd Arkansas with many other Searcyites. He had been a member of the Peace Society, but was able to avoid the big roundup and the chain gang. When the war ended, he returned home, but obviously didnt stay long. He disappears from the Tomahawk Pierce family, and appears marr! ied to the widow Stacey Sikes Cotton down in Red River township, near Murillo, where he raises three more daughters, Edna, Nancy, and Sarah. He died there in Aug 1902 and was buried in Trace Ridge cemetery. I am looking for the other Tomahawk Pierce families to try and see if there are connections. I am seeking Cottons who might be able to pass on any tales of William. I am looking for any traces of James or Tabitha, and their eventual disposition. I have a web site at http://www.texsteve.com/gen where I chronicle these and other Searcy/Stone/Van Buren/Marion families.