Virginia "Jennie" Mahala Pierce

Brief Life History of Virginia "Jennie" Mahala

When Virginia "Jennie" Mahala Pierce was born on 18 December 1848, in Gallia, Ohio, United States, her father, William W. Pierce Sr., was 37 and her mother, Martha Marguerite Martindale, was 30. She married George Washington Williams on 9 September 1874, in Warren, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Springfield Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Morgan Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States in 1860. She died on 14 May 1909, in Squaw Creek Township, Warren, Iowa, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Shaver Cemetery, Cool, Warren, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Williams
1851–1921
Virginia "Jennie" Mahala Pierce
1848–1909
Marriage: 9 September 1874
William Alvin Williams
1875–1954
James Malvin Williams
1875–1961
Martha E. Williams
1877–1950
Edith Williams
1879–1904
Georgia Williams
1879–
Cora Viola Williams
1881–1915
Mary M. Williams
1883–1916
Peter C. Williams
1884–1888
Miss Williams
1885–
Mabel Melinda Williams
1886–1982
George Washington Williams
1887–1974
Jacob Williams
1889–1967
Ruth Virginia Williams
1892–1971

Sources (28)

  • Mahala Pierce in household of William Pierce, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Virginia M. Pierce, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Virginia Mahala Pierce Williams, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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