You've asked for Pierce's in "A" states. My ggrandfather died in Alma AR; wife Millie was born in AR; there's some evidence that they lived in AR at times, so here's my Pierce line. CYRUS PIERCE, b abt 1812 in PA is my most wanted Pierce. CYRUS Pierce b abt 1812 d between 12-06-1878 - 04-18-1879 Kosciusko Co. IN m. Martha, b about 1815 in PA Listed in June, 1850 Census; Kos.. Co. IN PIERCE Cyrus 38M Carpenter 650 PA PIERCE Martha 35F PA PIERCE Sarah 2F IN PIERCE Cyrus 1/12M IN Will probated Kos. Co. IN 04-18-1879; owned property Section 15, Township 31, North and range 4 east (Book 3, p 171) Listed in 1860 Census; Kos. Co. Franklin TWP2671860 IN Sarah Pierce m Durhen or Durhan? CYRUS F. Pierce b 05-1850, Kos. Co. IN; d 03-07-1907, Alma, Crawford Co. AR m Millie Jane Weese, d of Isaac Weese & Pricsilla, b 11-10-1860, Crawford Co. AR; d 05-27-1948, Kansas City MO Children of Cyrus F. & Millie Jane Weese Pierce: JOSEPH JACKSON Pierce b 05-30-1886 St. Joe, Buchanan Co MO d 01-07-1946, Kankakee, IL; (my grandfather) m Amy Eleanor Garrison, d Andrew Garrison & Laura Cowie Marie Pierce b 07-23-1887, d Ft. Smith, AR; m West Minnie Blanche Pierce b 02-17-1888 or 1889 (b Saturday, 10:00 a.m.) Martha Ann Pierce b 05-03-1891 (Saturday, 6:00 p.m.); d 04-14-1919, m Samuel Thomas Dickens Weese, 12-24-1914 Sarah Pierce b 05-20-1893 (Friday, 9:00 p.m.) Margie Lucinda Pierce b 09-03-1894 (Wednesday 8:00 p.m.) Kansas City MO, d 12-22-1971 Kansas City, MO; m Edward Charles Porter Elias Pierce 11-25-1897 (Thursday, 2:00 p.m.) Isabelle Elizabeth Pierce b 09-03-1901 (Tuesday, 4:00 p.m.) Sedalia, Pettis Co. MO; d 12-22-1971, Kansas City, MO Helen Diana Pierce b 06-21-1904 (Sunday, 10:00 a.m.) Mary Gall, Leawood, KS.