This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BGB.2ACI/448.2 Message Board Post: I have a copy of the 1881 History of Jackson Co., MI and many of the PIERCE / PEASE families are mentioned. Have you checked this out yet? There is a bio on N.B. GRAHAM who married Mary Pierce, daughter of James Pierce, who was born near Rochester, NY in 1830. It didn't say who her mother was. I think you can find the e-mail address for the library on the USGenWeb, also the court house information. I think the whole building is closed right (library) now because if any of that stuff gets air born, it can be bad for people. That's why it cost so much to have it taken care of. Our librians are very helpful.