Brief Life History of Vera Juanita
When Vera Juanita Pierce was born on 7 May 1893, in Colonia Díaz, Ascensión, Chihuahua, Mexico, her father, Isaac Washington Pierce II, was 53 and her mother, Caroline Done, was 27. She married Ami Lorenzo Anderson on 28 August 1912, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in United States for about 5 years and World for about 10 years. She died on 25 December 1972, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (39)
- Vera Pierce in entry for Clyde Lee Anderson, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- Vera Pierce Anderson in household of Ami Lorenzo Anderson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Vera Pierce in entry for Harold Lutz Lenroot and Vera Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1887–1983 Male
1893–1972 Female
Children (6)
1914–1963 Female
1918–1996 Female
1920–2010 Female
1924–2012 Male
1926–2015 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1839–1906 Male
1865–1916 Female
Siblings (14)
1882–1967 Male
1883–1884 Female
1883–1884 Female
1885–1950 Female
1889–1979 Female
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.
Age 1
1896 · The Yaqui Uprising
Age 3
1914
Age 21
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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