I am seeking information on the family of G. W. (possibly George Washington) and Susan Pierce/Pearce who are found in the 1850 and 1860 census in Montgomery County, Tennessee. In 1870 Susan is in the household of her sons, William and Joe, both of whom are unmarried. I am trying to find out Susan's maiden name and information about her other children.

There is one "Watt" Pearce, age 64 yrs, who died 18 Apr 1866 Montgomery Co., TN, according to the Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, Apr 20, 1866. Does he fit the age of your G. W.? Susan Pearce is still living in the 1880 Census, Montgomery Co., TN, age 75, with William, 50; Joe, 34; and Sam 11 (sic), at p. 254. Then, there is this: Mrs. Susan Ann Pierce, born in Virginia on 7 Aug 1800. Age 90 yrs, died 22 Mar 1891, at the home of her grandson, Samuel Pierce, on the south side. Leaves five children. Interment at family burying ground.------Daily Tobacco Leaf Chronicle, 2 Apr 1891, p. 4. Montgomery County marriage records are not complete before 1838, so it is unlikely a marriage record for Susan would be here, since Joe was born about 1830. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary L. Brown" <marybrownrn@alltel.net> To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 2:49 PM Subject: [TNMONTGO-L] G. W. Pearce/Pierce > I am seeking information on the family of G. W. (possibly George Washington) and Susan Pierce/Pearce who are found in the 1850 and 1860 census in Montgomery County, Tennessee. In 1870 Susan is in the household of her sons, William and Joe, both of whom are unmarried. > I am trying to find out Susan's maiden name and information about her other children. >

Thanks so much for this information!! The Watt Pearce in the obit could be my Washington Pearce. The census records show him to be 52 in 1860, but we all know that the census is not always exactly right. The obit for Mrs. Susan Ann Pierce is the one that my mother-in-law had the clipping for, but we never knew the newspaper it came from. It had been in her bible for years. And it lists her birthyear as 1800 and the census records show her birthdate to be around 1805-1810. How could I go about getting a copy of these two newspaper obits?

The obit ABSTRACTS I use are from a limited out of print publication series. You would need to get copies from the original newspapers, which are on microfilm at the Clarksville library, or the Tenn state library at Nashville.