Brief Life History of Henry Louis
When Henry Louis Pierce was born on 24 September 1891, in Arkansas, United States, his father, William Charles Pierce, was 25 and his mother, Ida May Fisher, was 19. He married Pearlie Pearl Hester on 2 February 1913, in Lee Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Crawford, Arkansas, United States in 1920 and Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States in 1935. He died on 21 December 1961, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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- Henry Pierce in household of Chas Pierce, "United States Census, 1910"
- Henry Pierce, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Louis Henry Pierce, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · Electricity Comes to Mesa
A hydroelectric power plant was built on the Crosscut Canal which provided power for the first electric streetlights in Mesa. The power was then sold to bring electricity to businesses in the area.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
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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