Blankthere were several pierces living in clarion county, pennsylvania and living in close proximity to each other. this would suggest that that were perhaps related. all were reportedly born in pennsylvania unless otherwise indicated. in the 1850 census: peter age 65 b. ~ 1785 (in the 1840 census, peter was 40-50 years old) new york isabella age 46 b. ~ 1804 samuel 20 b. ~ 1830 mary ann cooper 60 b. ~ 1834 elizabeth 14 b. ~ 1836 john r. 12 b. ~ 1838 i. v. (initials only) 10 male b. ~ 1840 (could be j.v.) isabella 7 b. ~ 1843 catharine 5 b. ~ 1845 1850 pa census page 11, clarion county, clarion township 1850 joseph 61 b. ~ 1789 pennsylvania jane 60 b. ~ 1790 rachael 44 b. ~ 1806 james 27 b.~ 1823 martha 22 b. ~ 1828 sarah 3 b. ~ 1847 (james and martha and sarah might be a family and perhaps james is son of joseph) 1850 pa clarion county clarion township page 21b 1840 census (heads of family only) jacob age 20-30 b. 1810-1820 john age 30-40 b. 1800-1810 joseph age 40-50 b. 1790-1800 and all three families were right next to each other in clarion county probably this 1840 joseph is the 1850 joseph 1840 pennsylvania armstrong county, clarion township, page 84 peter pierce, 1 male 0-5, 3 males 5-10, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 30-40 john pierce male 20 to 30 (him), 2 females under 5, 1 female 20-30 joseph pierce 2 males 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 2 females under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 20-30. 1 female 40-50. 1830 pa armstrong county, clarion township, page 227 (heads of family only) peter pierce, 1 male 0-5, 3 males 5-10, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 30-40 john pierce male 20 to 30 (him), 2 females under 5, 1 female 20-30 joseph pierce 2 males 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 2 females under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 20-30. 1 female 40-50. 1830 census pa, clarion county, in 1850, george wetter age 45 b. ~1805 in bavaria age 35 in the 1850 census lived with sarah age 38 b. ~1812 (daughter of joseph, probably) 25 in the 1850 census jane e. age 8 b. ~1842 mary 5 b. ~1845 sarah e. 3 b. ~1847 barbara 4 months b. 1849-1850 pa clarion county clarion township page 21b 1860 pennsylvania, clarion county, mill creek township, page 6 on ancestry, census page 336 1860 edward pierce 44 b. ~1816 elisabeth 41 b. ~ 1819 jane 22 b. ~1838 harvey 17 b. ~1843 isaak 13 b. ~1847 james 11 b.~1849 elisabeth 9 b.~1851 1850 pa clarion county, clarion township, page 15 1850 johnston c. 24 b.~1826 mary jane 22 b. ~ 1828 willard 11 months b. 1849 1850 pa census page 10b, clarion county, clarion township joseph 36 b. ~ 1814 sarah 27 b. ~1823 amanda 13 b.~1837 benjamin 10 b.~1840 r. (initial) 8 b. ~1842 e. e. (initials) 4 b.~1846 mary 1 b. 1849 1850 pa census page 16, clarion county, clarion township 1850 census c. w. johnson age 17 b. ~1833 (no state designation) living with william frampton age 47 and mary age 43 1850 pa census page 17, clarion county, clarion township 1850 census david 28 b. ~ 1822 lovina 24 b.~1826 james 5 b.~1845 harvey j. 3 b.~1847 mary e. b. ~1849 1850 pa clarion county, elk township, page 240 peter b. ~1785 reported in the 1850 census could have been a brother of joseph b. 1789 does anyone recognize these families? suzanne hamlet shatto