James Henry Pierce

(Contributed by Vicki (Gower) Cragen.)

James Henry Pierce was born December 4, 1874, at Big Spring, Stone County, Arkansas, the son of James Payton Pierce and Lucinda Thompson.

James married Ada Tubbs on September 14, 1897.

He married Hannah Elizabeth Gower on June 26, 1900, in Stone County. Hannah Gower was the daughter of Jackson Gower and Mary Anderson.

James died May 19, 1957, at Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas.

Children of James Pierce and Hannah Gower

1. Aggie Louise Pierce, b. Apr 3, 1901, Sylamore, Stone Co, AR; d. Sept 22, 1948, Onia, Stone Co, AR; m. Andrew Jackson Moore on July 27, 1919, Stone Co.

2. Magie Pierce, b. Oct 3, 1904, Sylamore, Stone Co, AR; d. May 7, 1908, Sylamore

3. Artha V. Pierce, b. Feb 3, 1906; d. Apr 11, 1948; m. Arthur Clyde Sutterfield on Feb 19, 1928, Stone Co, AR

4. Cecil C. Pierce

5. Infant Pierce, b. Feb 4, 1911; d. Feb 13, 1911