© Copyright 2000 James David Pearce

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions

Washington DC
Jan. 15, 1898

Certificate No. 506209
Name: ISAAC PIERCE

Sir: . . . Please favor me by returning this circular . . . . with replies to questions enumerated below:

H. Clay Evans, Commissioner of Pensions

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FIRST: Are you married? If so, please state your wife's full name and her maiden name.

A: Yes. Annie Maria Pierce. Annie Maria Salter.

SECOND: When, where, and by whom were you married?

A: May 24th 1864. Beaufort, North Carolina. By James Ward.

THIRD: What record of marriage exists?

A: Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina.

FOURTH: Were you previously married? If so, please state the name of your former wife and the date and place of her death or divorce.

A: No.

FIFTH: Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their birth.

A: Yes.

Walter J. Pierce, born Nov 14 1866

Joseph J. Pierce, born Oct 7 1869

James F. Pierce, born Jan 13 1872

Isaac T. Pierce, born March 4 1875

Rosa F. Pierce, born June 23 1878

Arthur D. Pierce, born April 13 1881

Ernest M. Pierce, born June 9 1884

Signed: Isaac Pierce

Date of reply: May 4, 1898

 

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