Hi, I have learned from my gg-grandfather's Civil War Pension File that his third wife was born in Mt Vernon, Knox Co, Ohio. If there is anyone who is interested in Maria E. Pierson who was born on 14 Jan 1843 in Mt Vernon, please contact me for more information. Marie married first to Amos Rhoads or Rhoades in 1860 and they had five children - lived first in Logan Co, Ohio before moving to Jackson Co, Kansas about 1863. >From the Ancestral File and from Ancestry.com Maria's parents are said to be Abraham Pierson & Hannah Pierce - I have no documentation at this time but I hope to after I contact the submitters. Denise Crawford