Brief Life History of Eldon Raymond
When Eldon Raymond Pierce was born on 20 January 1931, in Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Henry Leroy Pierce, was 35 and his mother, Roseybelle Lisonbee, was 32. He married Kay Jones in 1954, in United States. He lived in Spanish Fork Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1940 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950. He died on 21 August 2000, in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, United States.
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- Elden R Pierce, "United States Census, 1950"
- Elden R Pierce, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Elden Pierce, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
1933 · Sons of Utah Pioneers
Like the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, The National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers is an organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and studying the history of the Latter-day Saints Pioneers of Utah and the West. The organization is open to All good men of every age and circumstance who have an interest in the early Utah Pioneers. It is not necessary to have pioneer ancestry to join.
1950
United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.
Name Meaning
English, Welsh, and Irish: from the Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal name Piers, Peres, Peris, an Old French nominative of Pierre or Per, the French form of Peter . Pierce is especially frequent in northwestern Wales and Lancashire, while Pearce is the more common spelling in the rest of England. In Ireland Pierce and Pearse represent a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Piarais ‘son of Piaras’, a Gaelicized form of Piers.
Americanized form of some similar-sounding Jewish surname.
History: Franklin Pierce (1804–69), 14th president of the US, was born in Hillsborough, NH, on the New England frontier. His English ancestor Thomas Pierce emigrated to Charlestown, MA, in 1633/34.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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