G2G: I need the date of death & burial place for Lorenzo Dow Pearce-5323

Question

Lorenzo Dow Pearce was born March 28, 1909, in Tennessee. He enlisted in the Confederate Army on October 17, 1861, in Camden, Arkansas. Rank=Corporal, 15th Regiment Company B Infantry. He was captured Feb. 16, 1862, at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, sent to MP Camp Butler, Illinois. On Sept. 23, 1862, sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi where he died. His widow Nancy Beavers Pearce filed a claim on December  23, 1862. I have done a biography on paper but need this information to complete it & transfer to his profile. Thank you

Answer 1

I saw your post and I thought I could help. However the information I have may or may not be right but its the only information I found that came close to what you have. I searched Find a Grave.com and at first with the info you had I could never bring him up, so I thought I was wrong in the information but then I decided to not use dates and just used his name and United States of America and I got all Of Lorenzo Dow Pearce's that died in the USA.  The only one that came close was this one. I also checked Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois and every state in between  and finally I found this:  Lorenzo Pearce b. 1808 Died 1851 age 42-43  North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island - Find a Grave Memorial # 97027385.   This North Burial Ground is a big Cemetery and they do accommodate genealogy requests. If you would like to call the office Monday - Friday 8 am to 4 pm it is

401-680-5318.  

Nancy L Beavers b. 5 Nov 1811 - Scurry Co, Tennessee - died 25 Aug. 1888 Ouachita, Ark   Burial :  Rising Star Cemetery, Eastland Co. Texas Find a grave memorial # 48886414-   Her parents John Feree Beavers b. 1785 - 1860 age 74-75 Ouachita Co. Ark  Find a grave memorial 149148911 - Location of Body is unknown. Born in Sevier Co, Tenn.  Married to Jane Barron b. 25 Oct 1789 Georgia - Death - unknown - location of body unknown  - Find a grave # 157225100 Henderson , Rusk County, Texas.

Brother Alfred Dixon Pearce b. 1820 Tennessee D. July 1892  age 71-72 Scott County, Ark. Burial Kirk Cemetery, Scott Co Ark. Find a grave memorial # 59211699    married to Elizabeth Caroline Beavers Pearce b. Aug. 1818 Tennessee - Died 1905 - age 86-87 Scott Co, Ark . Burial - Kirk Cemetery, Scott Co. Ark  Find a grave memorial 59197743 -  there is a picture of her on her page.  They had 8 children.  Nancy Lourinda Pearce/ Meeks 1842 - 1940;  George Washington Pearce - 1844-1930; Lorenzo Dow Pearce 1846-1929;  John Taylor Pearce 1848 - 1895;  Elizabeth Rebecca Jane Pearce Barrett b. 1852 - 1908;   James Bud Pearce  1854  - 1899;  May Caroline Pearce Delaughter;  Alfred Jefferson Pearce 1861 - 1950.  

Lorenzo Dow and Nancy L Beavers Pearce had 4 children:

Rebecca Pierce b. 1840;  James William Pierce b. 1840;  John Benjamin Pearce b. 1836;   Fredonia A Pearce b. 1842 Tennessee ?  married Gideon R "Ted" Craig b. 1830

If you need anything else, please let me know I will be glad to help. Nancy

I also found out that Lorenzo's Parents could be John Pearce b. 1781 and Frances Nichols. Not sure but I found that on Genealogy.com

Comments

No Nancy that isn't him. He died during the Civil War. Thank you for taking the time to look it up. The family information you found is correct & again Thank, You,

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I know that you said that he died in the civil war, but there is no one buried with those dates that is named Lorenzo Dow Pearce. I even put the name in as Pierce,  maybe it is spelled differently, I don't know.  But I am going to my genealogy center today and I will look into Vicksburg Mississippi and see what I can find on Lorenzo.  Let's hope that he is buried there, But if I cannot find him then what?  I am sure that If I can't find him, maybe my director can.  Thanks, Nancy. I will also try to find his parents.

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Sometimes he went by L D Pearce. Thank You

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I did look under L.D. Pearce and found this:  L. D. Pearce - Find a grave memorial # 98021584

Pvt. Ludlow D. Pearce - 47109744  Look at both of these and tell me what you think. I know they are probably not his, But I did try.  But You would know more of the family then I would.  

I went to my genealogy center today and found this  in Vicksburg, Mississippi..  Vicksburg had a book from the Fisher Funeral Home Records,  1860 - 1865.  And at the back of this book that listed Unknow Confederate soldiers, and other people who are unknown., You said that he was sent to Vicksburg, Ms after leaving Illinois, and then he died and his widow filed a claim I believe,  Well you will have to see these papers in order to know if this is indeed one that could be him.  Since he doesn't come up with his name, Then one of these gentleman could be him. So if you would like these papers then let me know thru email.

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I really want to thank you for all the effort you have put into this search for me, Nancy.