Name: w_w_pearce -- Pearce-Jacobus, Avery-Vanpelt, Bennington-Higgins, & Rogers-Montgomery Tree (also Crafton)

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Person Info

Name: Herman Avery Pearce
Sex: M
Birth: 9 Feb 1855 in Indiana (in a wagon)
Death: 21 Sep 1935 in Connersville, IN
Burial: Connersville, IN.
Person Id: I1
Tree Id: 238927

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Parents

Father:

William Mitchell Pearce: Birth: 21 Jun 1827 in St. Omer, Adams Twp, Decatur County, IN. Death: 17 May 1864 in St. Omer, Adams Twp, Decatur County, IN

Mother:

Charlotte Ann Avery: Birth: 6 Jun 1829 in Near Waldron, Shelby County, IN. Death: 10 Apr 1900 in Shelby County, IN

Family
Marriage:

Married: Anna Hess on 17 Sep 1882 at Rushville, Rush Co., IN.
Anna Hess: Birth: 1 Nov 1862 in Jennings Co., IN. Death: 30 Dec 1890 in Locust Grove, Adams Twp., Decatur Co., IN

Children:

Daniel Wilson Pearce: Birth: 8 Nov 1879 in St. Omer, Decatur Co., IN. Death: 7 or 9 March 1948 in Kent, OH
Orla Estil Pearce: Birth: 31 Jan 1885 in Decatur Co., IN.. Death: 29 Jan 1909 in Connersville, Fayette Co., IN
Edna Pearce: Birth: 21 Feb 1887. Death: 1 Dec 1890 in Decatur Co., IN.
Fannie Pearce: Birth: 26 Feb 1888 in Decatur Co., IN.. Death: 12 Mar 1888 in Decatur Co., IN.

Family
Marriage:

Married: Florilla Mae Bennington on 18 Jan 1893 at Greensburg, Decatur County, IN.
Florilla Mae Bennington: Birth: 26 Apr 1869 in Hendricks/Boone, or Decatur Co., IN. Death: 13 Jan 1930 in Connersville, IN

Children:

William Mitchell Pearce: Birth: 26 Dec 1893 in Decatur County, IN. Death: 9 May 1969 in Connersville, IN
Eva Gladys Pearce: Birth: 19 Jun 1896 in Shelby County, IN*. Death: 3 Mar 1972 in Everton, IN
Mary Frances Pearce: Birth: 17 Mar 1898 in "Old Hoban Place" Shelby County, IN (likely). Death: 14 Dec 1973 in Phoenix, AZ
Herman Cecil Pearce: Birth: 17 Apr 1901 in "Old Hoban Place" Shelby County, IN (likely). Death: 29 Jun 1965 in Connersville, IN
Carol (Carrie) Gertrude Pearce: Birth: 25 Aug 1904 in Bunker HIll, Fayette County, IN. Death: 25 Feb 1993 in Indianapolis, IN
Carl Chester Pearce: Birth: 6 Mar 1906 in Bunker HIll, Fayette County, IN. Death: 4 Jun 1959 in Spokane, WA
Sharon Helen (Sarah) Pearce: Birth: 22 Feb 1908 in Bunker HIll, Fayette County, IN. Death: 29 Sep 1993 in Anderson, IN

Notes

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Note: Surnames in the Pearce/Hess family: Bailey, Cowing, Jones, Jacob and Feldbush. Surnames in the Pearce/Bennington family: Jarvis, West, Lake, Goble, Taylor, Cloud, (Lloyd)-Hopper, Gilliland, Miller, Wright, McKinney, Williams, Burros, Cochran, Harrison, Crawford, Bishop, Kersey, Roberts, Seiler, Moore.
Herman reportedly engaged in a lot of horse racining in St. Omer area when young. Resisted first marriage but chose second marriage and settled down then. However, family farm had been lost by that time,.
Was respected by peers in political thinking.
Tended to put all but oldest son out to work for others; so only one had good education. Did not spare the road. Resented by children. Wife long-suffering. Daughter acknowledged he loved them; however was hard on children and farm animals.
Wondered why his children did not seem to care for the books of his extended relative, Charles Major (Avery family). His daughter, Carol, when asked if something good could be said of him, stated: "He could plow a straighter furrow than the other farmers around."
Tall; dark haired and wore goatee at time of first wife's death. Later had a shock of white hair and handsome. Died following series of strokes.

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