This concurs with what I had on Phebe Sickels' husband. In 1850 he is living in Allamuchy with Samuel and Sarah. Appears to be their son. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "BestGeneaology" <bestgeneaology@hotmail.com> To: <njsussex@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [NJSUSSEX] Forcite Powder Explosion and widow > William Henry Pierce - b. 12/8/1843 Sussex County,NJ - d. 3/8/1893 Roxbury > Twp,NJ > On his death certificate it says he died from pneumonia. > It lists his parents as Samuel and Sarah Pierce. It does not give his > mother's maiden name. > I haven't found anything more on his parents or siblings yet. > > His widow, Phebe collected his Civil War pension in 1893. > The date isn't clear but it looks like Mar 20 or 29, 1893. > > I had found this tidbit of info but haven't been able to connect it to > anything. > I was wondering if there may have been a name change. > > 1860 Census Johnsonburg, Warren Co., NJ > William H Pierce 16 farm laborer > Living with John Pierson 71 Farmer > Mary Pierson wife 66 > John W 27 Farmer > Mary A 32 housekeeper > The John Pierson family was living in Frelinghuysen, Warren, NJ in 1850. > > > Pat Best > Researching the following surnames: Aaroe, Apgar, Best, Bonham, Brooks, > Damen, Donohue/Donahue, Deremer/Deriemer, Dunham, Eakeley/Ackley, Eike/ > Eyke/ Ike, Fuller, Haffenden, Haggerty, Hendershot, Hooey, Kitzeler, > Lippington, Lothrop, McNally/Nally, Mitchell, Oberhuber, Parlan, Pierce, > Pruden, Roche/Roach, Sickles/Sickels, Smith, South, Suart, Thompson, > Thielen/Thelen, Tiger/Tyger, Woolever, Woertman/Workman > > > -----Original Message----- > From: njsussex-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njsussex-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of karen wreden > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 12:57 PM > To: njsussex@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NJSUSSEX] Forcite Powder Explosion and widow > > Pat Best wrote she had a copy of William Henry Pierce Death Cert, 1893, > perhaps she could tell us what he died from. > The American Forcite Powder became Atlas Powder Corp, I tried to find some > articles as to when they had explosions. Then there were the Powder works > at Picatinny Arsenal in Jefferson Twp. and Hercules Powder in Kenvil. > That > area of Sussex Cty had many mine disasters also. i.e. Mine Hill in Morris > Cty. I saw a small book in the Library about the mines in Byram Twp. > > Karen, NJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: pascalfl > To: njsussex@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 12:03 PM > Subject: Re: [NJSUSSEX] Forcite Powder Explosion and widow > > > I was hoping the obit would identify him as the one that died in the > explosion but it didn't and it still wouldn't fit. The explosion article > appear in April 1892 - and this William Henry Pierce left "a wife and > child". The William Henry Pierce, hus/o Phebe Sickles would have left a > wife and 10 children. Reasonsable conclusion would be they are not the > same > William Henry Pierce. I think it's a coincidence that William (b ca > 1844) > died with a date so close to the explosion ( 1 year 1 month), and I agree > that it's likely the Stanhope Union Cemetery information is a typo. > > The 'List' has been incredible lately. What fun!!!! > > Nancy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "karen wreden" <kmwgen@earthlink.net> > To: <njsussex@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 11:40 AM > Subject: Re: [NJSUSSEX] Forcite Powder Explosion and widow > > > > Nancy, > > I am very confused. > > the obit in the March 16, 1893 NJ Herald is PIERCE -March 8th, in > > Stanhope, William H. Pierce, age 49 years. > > He is the husband of Phebe Ann Sickles. > > The above agrees with Pat Best info. > > > > Then I found an entry in the Stanhope Union Cem transcript (today) that > > lists "Pierce, William H. d. Mar 8, 1899 age 49 yrs 3 mons. G.A.R in > Plot > > N". This is the Pierce family plot. I think the Transcript is in > error. > > > > Then there is the Apr 1892 article of the death of Wm. Henry Pierce. > > Is the 1892 date correct? > > Then the July 1892 article Mrs. Mary Pierce, widow = ice cream > > saloon. > > Article of Oct 1893 Mrs. Matilda Pierce, Lambert Riker - her > husband > > > blown up in Forcite explosion. > > The above two articles do not give the husbands first names. > > > > Was there more than one PIERCE that died in that explosion? > > > > Karen, NJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: pascalfl > > To: njsussex@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:15 AM > > Subject: Re: [NJSUSSEX] Forcite Powder Explosion and widow > > > > > > Would you post that obit. I am confused. The article lists his wife > as > > Matilda and tentatively identifies her as Matilda Riker. Matilda > Riker > > was > > born circa 1871. William Henry Pierce, born 1844, husband of Phebe > > Sickles, has children with her up to 1890 so I can't figure out how he > > would > > have been married to Matilda. There are a couple of other William > > Pierces > > living Morris Co. in 1880 that are closer to Matilda's age who are > > possibly > > her husband. I do see that Phebe is a widow by 1900, but I had > William's > > death date as 1899. This could be my mistake. > > > > Nancy > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "karen wreden" <kmwgen@earthlink.net> > > To: <cathode@earthlink.net>; <njsussex@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 7:49 PM > > Subject: Re: [NJSUSSEX] Forcite Powder Explosion and widow > > > > > > >I have an obit for William Henry Pierce, age 49 yrs; dod March 8, > > 1893 - > > >from New Jersey Herald March 16, 1893. > > > He is the one married to Phebe Ann Sickles and is buried Stanhope > > Union > > > Cem. > > > > > > Karen, NJ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Catherine DiPietro > > > To: njsussex@rootsweb.com > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 1:49 PM > > > Subject: Re: [NJSUSSEX] Forcite Powder Explosion and widow > > > > > > > > > Greetings > > > > > > I posted the original Forcite Powder article.... > > > > > > Weds. 20 Apr 1892 - Fatal Explosion - Six Men Blown To Atoms. > > > On Monday at the American Forcite Powder works at Lake > > > Hopatcong. Those killed were: Godfrey WALLER, a swede; > > > David CARLIEN, boss mixer, of Landing who leaves a wife > > > and three children; Wm. Henry PIERCE, of Stanhope leaving a > > > wife and child; John B. SMITH, supervisor of Succasunna leaving > > > a wife and child; August JOHNSON aged about 35 of Landing > > > with a wife and four children; and James BATH, of England who > > > was single and aged about 25 years. > > > > > > Earlier in yesterday's posting, it describes the widow of > > > the Forcite Explosion - i.e. William Henry PIERCE as > > > Mrs. Mary PIERCE when opening the ice cream > > > saloon. With little doubt, Mr. Riker is her father than > > > her father-in-law. > > > > > > Happy Ancestor Hunting, > > > Cathy > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > > From: pascalfl <pascalfl@comcast.net> > > > > To: <njsussex@rootsweb.com> > > > > Date: 3/21/2007 9:20:03 AM > > > > Subject: Re: [NJSUSSEX] Stanhope Eagle tidbits 1892-93 > > > > > > > > I also believe the one about Mrs. Matilda Pierce is incorrect. > > Lambert > > > > Riker is living in Chester in 1880 and has a dau, Matilda. He > was > > > likely > > > > her father, not her father-in-law. > > > > > > > > Someone previously ran the article about the Forcite Powder > > explosion > > > which > > > > listed the men killed in that accident. Perhaps they would be > > willing > > > to > > > run > > > > it again. > > > > > > > > Nancy Pascal > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <jan@raub-and-more.com> > > > > To: <cathode@earthlink.net>; <njsussex@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:51 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [NJSUSSEX] Stanhope Eagle tidbits 1892-93 > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cathy, > > > > > > > > > > Thank you so much for sharing these! There's nothing of > > genealogical > > > > > interest to me in them, but I'm shaking my head in amazement at > > the > > > > > items! > > > > > > > > > > Jan > > > > > http://www.RAUB-and-more.com > > > > > > > > > >> -------- Original Message -------- > > > > >> Subject: [NJSUSSEX] Stanhope Eagle tidbits 1892-93 > > > > >> From: "Catherine DiPietro" <cathode@earthlink.net> > > > > >> Date: Tue, March 20, 2007 4:45 pm > > > > >> To: njsussex@rootsweb.com > > > > >> > > > > >> Stanhope Eagle newspaper published weekly on Wednesday > > > > >> in Stanhope, New Jersey > > > > >> > > > > >> Weds. 21 Jul 1892 - Mrs. Mary PIERCE, widow of the Forcite > > > > >> Powder explosion, is to open an ice cream saloon soon. > > > > >> > > > > >> Weds. 21 Dec 1892 - Gabriel L. DUNNING, father-in-law > > > > >> of Judge Samuel T. SMITH of Waterloo, died at the home of > > > > >> his daughter in Hamburg on Weds. last aged 88 years. > > > > >> > > > > >> Weds. 4 Jan 1893 - Harry VALENTINE of Succasunna and > > > > >> Miss Edith C. PRUDEN of Mount Freedom were married at > > > > >> the home of the bride's parents on Saturday of a week ago. > > > > >> > > > > >> The remains of 157 bodies have been removed from the old > > > > >> First Presbyterian Church yard in Morristown to make room > > > > >> for the new church. Three will be transported to Evergreen > > > > >> while the remainder will be reburied in the same graveyard. > > > > >> The oldest tombstone says 1720. > > > > >> > > > > >> Miss Mertie DECKER of Deckertown was visiting with > > > > >> her uncle Ira B. VANSYCKLE. > > > > >> > > > > >> Weds. 11 Jan 1893 - John S. McMASTERS of Jersey City, > > > > >> formerly of Dover, wil be the new Governor's private > > > > >> secretary under the new administration. > > > > >> > > > > >> Weds. 18 Jan 1893 - Susan, wife of Silas H. HOPKINS, > > > > >> died near Ionia on Friday. She was the mother of Mrs. Amos > > > > >> CHAMBERLAIN and was in her 76th year. Last year > > > > >> the couple had marked their 50th wedding anniversary. > > > > >> > > > > >> Weds. 19 Apr 1893 - Andrew BEST died Monday of last > > > > >> week, lived in the Parker Building with two unmarried > > > > >> daughters, aged 79 years. He was the father of 11 children. > > > > >> There are seven chlidren, 31 grandchildren and 28 great- > > > > >> grandchildren surviving. > > > > >> > > > > >> Miss Lizzie SICKLES, of Port Morris, returned home from > > > > >> Phillipsburg where she had been spending several months. > > > > >> > > > > >> Weds. 10 May 1893 - Mrs. James W. SMITH fell down > > > > >> cellar stairs and sustained many injuries including a broken > arm. > > > > >> > > > > >> Daniel SICKLES, of Paterson, has returned home to his > > > > >> parents on Saturday. He had given up his position three > > > > >> months ago and, due to ill health, he hasn't worked since. > > > > >> > > > > >> George SICKLES, who lives in Sparta township between > > > > >> Amity and Sparta, was killed today after falling off a manure > > > > >> truck. He is uncle to Lemuel SICKLES in H. A. TIMBRELLs > > > > >> store. > > > > >> > > > > >> Weds. 9 Aug 1893 - Mrs. Rachel SMITH, oldest living citizen > > > > >> of Blairstown, died on July 31st aged 96 years, 8 months and > > > > >> 19 days. Her father, George F. SNOVER Sr. lived to the age > > > > >> of 70 years, her mother lived to 93 years. Her three brothers > > > > >> and eight sisters also lived to be very old. > > > > >> > > > > >> Weds. 6 Sep 1893 - Port Morris - Two married men of this > > > > >> place, an engineer and a conductor, started out a few evenings > > > > >> ago with the intent of having a good time. The wife of one of > > > > >> these gentlemen concluded that something was not right, > removed > > > > >> her shoes to start out to watch them. She had gone but a > short > > > > >> distance when she heard voices and creeping nearer, saw her > > > > >> dear hubby and his chum hugging and kissing two ladies whose > > > > >> character could stand considerable whitewash. She stepped > > > > >> out and confronted them. A stormy scene followed which > > > > >> aroused the neighbors who had previously been abed and here > > > > >> and there could be seen a head popping from the windows to > > > > >> see what had caused all the trouble. We trust the lesson > learned > > > > >> by these two men will be of profit to them especially the one > who > > > > >> has been heard to criticise the actions of others. > > > > >> > > > > >> Weds. 4 Oct 1893 - Mrs. Matilda PIERCE, who had been riding > > > > >> the merry-go-round these two or three days past, was > complaining > > > > >> of a violent headache. She reached home at her > father-in-law's > > > > >> Lambert RIKER's where she took a small portion of laudanum > > > > >> and took a rest. She awoke having very heavy breathing such > that > > > > >> her corset was cut off and Dr. NELDEN was called. She died > some > > > > >> 20 minutes after his arrival. Several friends were heard to > have > > > made > > > > >> comments not favorable to the operation of the merry-go-round. > > Mrs. > > > > >> PIERCEs husband was blown up in the Forcite Powder explosion. > > > > >> She leaves a bright little daughter behind. > > > > >> > > > > >> Hope this helps someone, > > > > >> Cathy > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> ------------------------------- > > > > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > >> NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > > > the > > > > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > > NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > > the > > > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >