Brief Life History of Noble Andrew
When Noble Andrew Pierce was born on 18 March 1892, in Fayetteville, Indian Creek Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States, his father, David Nathaniel Pierce, was 30 and his mother, Malinda Florence Hackler, was 25. He lived in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 12 August 1944, at the age of 52.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Noble A Pierce in household of David Pierce, "United States Census, 1900"
- Noble A Pierce, "Indiana Births and Christenings, 1773-1933"
- Noble Pierce in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Parents and Siblings
1861–1941 Male
1866–1936 Female
Siblings (4)
1886–1961 Female
1890–1953 Male
1892–1944 Male
1895–1991 Female
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 4
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 6
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 14
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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