John L. Pugsley
(1835-After 1880)
Sarah J.
(1842-After 1880)
Martha May Pugsley
(1871-1948)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Corker Pierce

Martha May Pugsley 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 1 September 1871, Toledo, IA 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): William Corker Pierce on 24 November 1892 in Toledo, IA 1 2 3
  • Died: 21 November 1948, Newberg, OR at age 77 1
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Otter Creek Township, Tama, IA on June 1880. 4

1880 US Census
Page 530D, Roll 0365
Otter Creek Township, Tama County, Iowa
Mattie Pugsley..Dau..8..IA..At School
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Toledo, IA on 1 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 147, Dwelling 20, Family 24
Toledo, Tama County, Iowa
House owned
Married 8 years
Martha Peirce..Wife..Sep 1871..28..IA..2/2
(Living with husband and 2 daughters.)
.

• She resided in Portland, OR in 1910.

Source: Peg Drummond
"The family moved to Portland in 1910."
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Oak Grove, OR on 12 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 51, Dwelling 48, Family 49, Roll 1492
Oak Grove, Clackamas County, Oregon Precinct 2
River Road; Farm owned, no mortgage
Willie C. Pierce..Head..50..IA..Barber
Mattie Pierce..Wife..48..IA
.


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Martha married William Corker Pierce, son of Henry Fletcher Pierce and Esther M. Corker, on 24 November 1892 in Toledo, IA.1 2 3 (William Corker Pierce was born on 28 January 1868 in Iowa,1 2 5 6 7 died on 12 May 1933 in Portland, OR 1 and was buried on 15 May 1933 in Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, OR 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Toledo, IA on 1 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 147, Family 24
Toledo, Tama County, Iowa
House owned
Married 8 years
William C. Peirce..Head..Jan 1868..32..IA..Barber
Martha Peirce..Wife..Sep 1871..28..IA..2/2
Mollie Peirce..Daughter..Aug 1894..5..IA
Mildred Peirce..Daughter..Oct 1895..4..IA
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Oak Grove, OR on 12 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 51, Family 49, Roll 1492
Oak Grove, Clackamas County, Oregon Precinct 2
River Road; Farm owned, no mortgage
Willie C. Pierce..Head..50..IA..Barber
Mattie Pierce..Wife..48..IA
.


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Sources


1 Norah Pratton (Letters received Nov 2005 about the descendants of Esther Corker.).

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 148, sheet 1B, dwelling 20, family 24, William Corker Pierce and Martha May Pugsley; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Oak Grove, Clackamas County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet 6A, dwelling 48, family 49, William Corker Pierce and Martha May Pugsley; index and images (accessed 23 Mar 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1492.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Otter Creek Township, Tama County, Iowa, p. 530D, John L. Pugsley and Sarh J. (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0365.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 20/21, dwelling 152, family 153, Luke Corker; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 380.

6 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 354, p. 171A, family 128, Luke Corker; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 331.

7 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).

8 Death Certificate.


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