© Copyright 2000 James David Pearce
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC
Jan. 15, 1898Certificate No. 506209
Name: ISAAC PIERCESir: . . . 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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