Brief Life History of Arwell Lee
When Arwell Lee Pierce was born on 8 June 1882, in Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States, his father, Isaac Washington Pierce II, was 42 and his mother, Caroline Done, was 16. He married Mary Brentnall Done on 2 October 1907, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1950 and lived in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Union, Chester Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States in 1967. He died on 23 October 1967, in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States.
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- Arwell L Pierce, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: Arwell Lee Pierce - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth: 8 June 1882; Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States
- Arwell L. Pierce, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1884
Mining code reformed. Subsoil ownership given to landowners. Reelection of Díaz.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1906
Proclamation against Díaz issued by the liberals in St. Louis, Missouri.
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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