Brief Life History of Dorcas Edna
When Dorcas Edna Pierce was born on 24 May 1908, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Jesse Paul Pierce, was 27 and her mother, Pearl May Perry, was 18. She married Claude Brooks on 22 August 1964, in Brown Land District, Texas, United States. She lived in Justice Precinct 5, Brown, Texas, United States for about 30 years and Brown, Texas, United States in 1950. She died on 29 January 2001, at the age of 92, and was buried in Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States.
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- Darack S Pierce in household of Jay D Pierce, "United States Census, 1930"
- Dorcas Edna Pierce, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Dorcas Pierce, "Find A Grave Index"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1931 · The Parthenon is Built
In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
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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