Griffith Pierce, born, 9 June 1740, Surry Co, Virginia.
Died 1 Oct 1807, Chilicothe, Ross Co, Ohio.
Mar: Alice Butcher, born 1738 in VA. Died, 1818, Ross Co, Ohio

Son: Samuel Pierce, b. 5 June 1767, Loudoun Co, VA. Died, 16 Oct 1815, Ross Co,Ohio
Mar: 16 Sept 1792, to Delilah Taylor, in VA. b. 12 Sept 1770, VA. Died 22 Nov 1806, Ross Co, Ohio


Son: Thomas A. Pierce, b. 24 Aug 1800, Loudoun Co, VA. D. 5 Nov 1868, Randolph Co, Indiana. Bur. White River Cemetery. (brother of Burkett Pierce)
Mar: Lydia Ward, 29 Sept 1825, Rand. Co, IN, b. 28 June 1803, Ross Co, Ohio. Died, 11 Nov 1880, Marshall Co, Iowa. Bur. Bivens Grove Cem.

Parents: Thomas Ward & Mary Margery Piggott (changed to Pickett) Ward.
Sister of Elizabeth Ward who married Burkett Pierce, brother of Thomas Pierce, and sister of Joab Ward, who, I was told, Ward township was named for.

Children: John Milton Pierce, William Orlando, Samuel Amander, Delilah Jane (Almonrode), Anthony Rittenour, Joab Ward, Mariah Louise (Pickett), Sarah Emiline (Haworth), Thomas Ozro, Cordelia Ellen (Coats and Cole).

Son: Thomas Ozro Pierce, b. 14 Nov 1843/44. (have seen both years - not sure), b. Randolph Co, IN. Died, 7 Jan 1917, Pasedena, Los Angeles Co, CA. Burial in Altadena, CA.
Joined Union Army at 17 yrs. and was in several battles, incl. Murphreesboro, TN.
Mar. 2 Nov 1864 to Sarah Welch, b. 22 Sept 1846, in Union City, Randolph Co, IN, dau. of William Welch and Elizabeth (Whitesell) Welch.
Sarah died, 12 Dec, 1934 at 88 years, in L.A. Co, CA.

They moved to MO for some years, then went on to California, in 1908 where all the other children were, except my grandmother Effie.
Thomas was a builder/contractor in Altadena, CA.

Children: Oren Ora Pierce, William Jacob, Delilah Jane (Burson), Effie Elizabeth (Davis), Thomas Ozro, Jr., Anthony Richard, & Lydia Edith, who died at 15 months.

Effie E. Pierce, dau of Thomas Ozro & Sarah Pierce, b. 18 Feb 1872, Randolph Co, IN. Died, 13 July, 1957, Barton Co, Missouri.
Mar. 11 Nov 1895, to Thomas Henry Davis, b. 7 July, 1875, son of George W. Davis and Louisa (Maynard) Davis, Chariton Co, MO. Died, 7 Jan 1954, Barton Co, MO.

Children: Thomas Glenn Davis, b. 13 Aug 1897, d. 6 Dec 1971, Tony Ozro, b. 4 Oct 1899, d. 1977. Alvin William, b. 3 July 1905, d. 4 Dec, 1983. James Blaine, b. 23 Feb, 1909, D. 27 Sept, 1990. Norman, b. 8 Nov, 1913. D. 10 May 1914.

My parents were: Thomas Glenn and Esther L. Coles, b. 21 June, 1900.
Married, 12 Sept, 1920 in Barton Co, MO, dau. of Edwin H. Coles and Rose Eva Fast Coles.
My mother died 28 Oct, 1975. I was born in 1931.