Arwell Lee Pierce

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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Family Time Line

Arwell Lee Pierce
1882–1967
Mary Brentnall Done
1885–1967
Marriage: 2 October 1907
Arwell Lee Pierce
1908–1911
Joseph Brentnall Pierce
1909–1910
Merlin Done Pierce
1912–1962
Ireta May Pierce
1914–2000
Arthur Clyde Pierce Sr
1916–2002
Wendell Lothair Pierce Dr
1918–2002
Arwella Caroline Pierce
1921–2004
Mary Elizabeth Pierce
1926–2015

Sources (71)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

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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"My Life Story" by Ada Diantha Pierce Cardon and Louise Beth Dean Hansen

Ada Diantha Pierce Cardon July 16, 1889 to May 21, 1979 Hanksville, Wayne, Utah - Murray, Salt Lake City, Utah My Life Story By Ada Diantha Pierce Cardon Louise Beth Dean Hansen I was born in a …

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