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Note: , when their son, Daniel, was born in 1879. Daniel evidently named after Daniel Wilson Avery, Herman's maternal uncle. Evidently, an agreement was made that Daniel would be educated in exchange for dropping suit against Herman. Daniel was only son who was allowed to further education to any extent. Herman eventually married Anna and had three more children until her untimely death. Seems to have been a difficult marriage. At the same time Col. Pearce, Herman's grandfather who raised him upon death of his own father, had expired in 1880 and the home farm, Locust Grove, was being lost during this period. It appears Herman worked it anyway until after 1893, when he relocated to his stepfather's farm, the "Old Hoban Place," in Shelby Co., until he moved to Fayette Co. He may have farmed in Rush Co., for a time, with the Hess family, when he first married Anna; this has not been clarified.
They were members of the United Brethren Church, which Anna joined shortly before her demise. Her family was from Germany; members migrated on to California.
Was found dead in well shortly after spouse left farm in wagon to go to town. Her infant daughter had died one month before, the victim of scalding, having pulled a coffee urn over on herself.
Note: Was going to file breach of marriage suit against Herman Pearce when Herman left Decatur Co.
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