Henry Fletcher Pierce (1826-1892)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Esther M. Corker William Corker Pierce+ Henry Fletcher Pierce 2 Born: 16 June 1826, Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States 2 Marriage (1): Esther M. Corker on 28 April 1867 in Wayne, Ohio, United States 1 Died: 5 March 1892, Washington, District of Columbia, United States at age 65 2   Noted events in his life were: 1. Obituary: Springdale Index, March 1892, Springdale, Cedar, Iowa, United States. 2 Died at the family home in Washington, D.C. Henry F. Pierce, aged 66 years . The deceased will be remembered by many of the INDEX readers, first as a farmer in the Pedee neighborhood, and afterward as a clothing merchant in this place, and very many will be saddened by the news of his death. He leaves a wife and two children, the eldest about 14 years old, to feel the sad misfortune of his loss. He was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania June 16, 1826. (Source: Springdale Index, Springdale, Cedar County, Iowa, Mar 1892) --------------------------------- Henry married Esther M. Corker, daughter of Luke Corker and Catharine Anna Lightfoot, on 28 April 1867 in Wayne, Ohio, United States.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Esther M. Corker was born on 13 April 1845 in Wayne, Ohio, United States,1 3 4 5 died on 18 July 1920 in Oak Grove, Clackamas, Oregon, United States 1 and was buried on 20 July 1920 in Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States 1 6.)   Noted events in their marriage were: 1. Divorce, Bef 1880.

1 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 07 March 2019), memorial page for Esther M Corker Pierce (19 Apr 1845\endash 18 Jul 1920), Find A Grave Memorial no. 8758255, citing Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA

2 "Obituary for Henry F. Pierce," (Springdale, Iowa) Springdale Index, Mar 1892.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 140, dwelling 947, family 966, Luke Corker and Catharine Anna Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 18 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 354, p. 171A, family 128, Luke Corker; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 24 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 331.

5 1885 Iowa State Census, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 372, dwelling 11, family 11, Luke Corker; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 7 Mar 2019).

6 Death Certificate, Oregon State Board of Health, Reg. 239, Clackamas County Reg. 45.