Eliza Carolina Pearce

15 May 1811–13 May 1860 (Age 48)
Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States

The Life Summary of Eliza Carolina

When Eliza Carolina Pearce was born on 15 May 1811, in Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States, her father, Stephen Samuel Pearce, was 27 and her mother, Sallie Goodwin Bray, was 21. She married Charles Duvall Brashear Sr. on 5 February 1829, in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Avoyelles Church, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States in 1850. She died on 13 May 1860, in Dayton, Liberty, Texas, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Kenefick, Liberty, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Duvall Brashear Sr.
1800–1870
Eliza Carolina Pearce
1811–1860
Marriage: 5 February 1829
Sarah Amelia Brashear
1830–1886
Stephen Belt Brashear
1832–1925
William Ralph Brashear
1836–1870
Melvina Rebecca Brashear
1838–1924
Charles Duvall Brashear Jr.
1840–
Lucy Brashear
1842–1909
Basil Crow Brashear
1843–1924
Sophia Eliza Brashear
1845–
Mary Maxim Brashear
1848–1933
Henry Alfred Brashear
1850–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 February 1829Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1812
    Age 1
    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
    1812
    Age 1
    Louisiana is the 18th state.
    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 14
    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh, English, and Irish: variant of Pierce .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Pierce
    Peers
    Parrott
    Parlett

    Sources (2)

    • Eliasa Brashear in household of Chs D Brashear, "United States Census, 1850" - [7 September 1850]
    • Eliza Caroline Pearce Brashear, "Find A Grave Index"

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