Looking for any info on william russell pierce b. 1841 d. 1897 1880 census says he was born in Miss. and his father was from Ga. and mother from S.C. He is in dunklin co mo in 1880 and is married to Mary(molly )willaford. she was b . abt 1861 in ark and died in 1925 and is in cude cemetery dunklin co mo. and her parents were from tenn. if i have the right william he was previously married and had 3 children who died early children of william and mary were annie b. bef 1880 benjamin franklin b. 1880 may bell b. 1882 d. 1889 martin luther b. 1883 d. 1939 adam b. abt 1884 old coldwater cemetery in dunklin co mo has a william russell and his first 3 children auther---jessee---and ida buried with him. dunklin co mo is in the mo. bootheel and was a part of ark in the early 1800`s. mpierce62282@hometel.com