Sion Benjamin J Pierce (1804 - 1865)

Born 1804 in Carter, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Heatherly) Pierce — married 25 Jul 1827 in Carter, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 1865 at about age 61 in Overton, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Sion Benjamin Jones Pierce was born 1804 in Carter, Tennessee. He was the sixth child of Hardy Pierce (1770) and Susan Cross (about 1772). He had two brothers (Richard Pierce (1799), John Morton Pierce (04 Mar 1807)) and six sisters (Susan Mary Pierce (22 Sep 1795), Nancy Pierce (1797), Rebecca Pierce (18 May 1801), Mary Polly Pierce (02 Feb 1802), Hanerette "Hannah" Pierce (1806), Sarah Sally Pierce (21 Oct 1809)).

When he was 46 years old, his father Hardy Pierce died (11 Feb 1851). When he was 55 years old, his mother Susan Cross died (1859).

On 25 Jul 1827, he married Elizabeth Heatherly (1806) in Carter, Tennessee.^[1] He was 23 years old when he married Elizabeth Heatherly, who was 21 years old at that time. He had ten children with Elizabeth Heatherly: Columbus William Pierce (03 Jan 1828), Arthur M Pierce (06 Apr 1833), Robert P. Pierce (1833), Ewing Heatherly Pierce (1834), Alvin Pierce (1837), Samuel Anderson Pierce (10 Jun 1842), Mary Evelyn Pierce (1842), William Pierce (1846), S Lorina Pierce (18 Nov 1847), James Pierce (1850).

In 1860, he moved to 12th District, Overton, Tennessee. In 1865, he died in Overton, Tennessee when he was 61 years old.^[2] He was buried in Bloomington, Pickett, Tennessee. His wife Elizabeth Heatherly died on 1855, 10 years before him.

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD3K-H4Q : 11 February 2018), Sion J. Pierce and Elizabeth Heatherly, 25 Jul 1827; citing Carter,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 847,608.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #150684183: Sion Benjamin Pierce (1804–1865), Cross-Pierce Cemetery, Bloomington, Pickett County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Ronald W. Garrett (contributor 47593947) .

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPM-8YP : 17 August 2017), Scon Pearce, Carter, Tennessee, United States; citing 35, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 175; FHL microfilm 24,533.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YQ-J4F : 12 December 2017), Sion Peirce, 1860.

See Also:

• Source: S-1484353901 Title: North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Note: APID: 1,8909::0 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=32016369&pid=359

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Pierce-2160 created through the import of Ramsey_Swift_Swygert_Starr Tre.ged on Sep 27, 2012 by Cynthia Ramsey. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Cynthia and others.