Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue History & Genealogy Culver, Marshall, Indiana

Charles Howard Pierce  



Martin Luther Peirce Birth: Jun. 26, 1806 New Hampshire Death: Dec. 29, 1889 Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana buried Spring Vale Cemetery Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana son of Martin Luther Peirce and Harriet B. Brown

married 7 Jan 1850 Emma L. Comstock Peirce of Hartford, Connecticut Birth: Mar. 4, 1821 Death: Jun. 8, 1911 buried Spring Vale Cemetery Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana daughter of Christopher Raymond Comstock Harriette Fuller

They had: 1 Charles Howard Peirce Birth: 22 Apr 1857 Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Death: 22 Dec 1932 Inglewood, Los Angeles, California buried Spring Vale Cemetery Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

married 9 Dec 1879 Tippecanoe County, Indiana Harriet "Hattie" Mercy Brown Birth 11 MAR 1850 Rochester, New York Death 24 Nov 1938 Los Angeles, California buried Spring Vale Cemetery Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana daughter of her Leroy Warren Brown and Mary Remington

    Culver Citzen 28 Dec. 1932

    C. H. Pierce, Pioneer Cottage, Passes On

    Here Over 40 years

    Was the First Male Student At Prudue Univeristy; Was Well Known Hero

    Word has been received of the death of Charles H. Pierce, 75 years of age which occured Thursday morning, December 22 in Los Angles, Calif., after a long illness. Mr. Pierce was one of the olderst summer residents of Lake Maxinkuckee, having a cottage on the East Side for over forty years.

    Charles Howard Pierce was born in Lafayette, Indiana April 22, 1857 he was the son of Martin L. and Emma L. Pierce. He attended Prudue University where he was the first amle student enrolled. Mr. Peirce married Harriet Brown of Layfayette on Decmber 9, 1880, and they had one son Martin L., who died suddently at the age of twnety-eight.

    Mr. and Mrs. Peirce resided in Lafayette until about fifteen years ago when they moved to Toledo, Ohio, and then to Los Angles. In December 1920, they celebrated their golden weddin anniversary in California with many of their old Lafayette friends present.

    Mr and Mrs Pierce many friends will grieve over his passing and his sermons and friendly presence will be greatly missed.

    Funeral services were held in Los Angles on Saturday, December 24.

    He is survived by his widow who resides at 532 South Hobart Boulvard, Los Angles California.


Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993 
Name:	Charles Howard Peirce
Gender:	Male
Marriage Date:	9 Dec 1879
Marriage Place:	Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Spouse:	Hattie Mercy Brown
FHL Film Number:	872055
Reference ID:	p130

Year: 1880; Census Place: La Fayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; 
Roll: 314; Page: 340A; Enumeration District: 033
Name:	Charles H. Peirce
Age:	23
Birth Date:	Abt 1857
Birthplace:	Indiana
Home in 1880:	La Fayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Street:	Brown St
House Number:	109
Dwelling Number:	300
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Son
Marital status:	Married
Father's name:	Martin L. Peirce
Father's Birthplace:	New Hampshire
Mother's name:	Emma Peirce
Mother's Birthplace:	Connecticut
Occupation:	Printing
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	
Name	Age
Martin L. Peirce	74
Emma Peirce	58
Charles H. Peirce	23
Myra J. Gulvin	22

Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana; 
Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1240405
Name:	Chas Pierce
Age:	43
Birth Date:	Apr 1857
Birthplace:	Indiana
Home in 1900:	Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana
Ward of City:	4
Street:	North St
House Number:	730
Sheet Number:	3
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation:	52
Family Number:	57
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Head
Marital status:	Married
Spouse's name:	Hattie Pierce
Marriage Year:	1880
Father's Birthplace:	Massachusetts
Mother's name:	Emma L Pierce
Mother's Birthplace:	Connecticut
Occupation:	Banker
Can Read:	Yes
Can Write:	Yes
Can Speak English:	Yes
House Owned or Rented:	O
Home Free or Mortgaged:	F
Farm or House:	H
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	
Name	Age
Chas Pierce	43
Hattie Pierce	42
Martin L Pierce	17
Emma L Pierce	79
Gussie Wegner	18

Year: 1910; Census Place: Lafayette Ward 4, Tippecanoe, Indiana;
Roll: T624_382; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1374395
Name:	Charles H Peirce
Age in 1910:	52
Birth Year:	abt 1858
Birthplace:	Indiana
Home in 1910:	Lafayette Ward 4, Tippecanoe, Indiana
Street:	North Street
House Number:	730
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Head
Marital status:	Married
Spouse's name:	Harriet B Peirce
Father's Birthplace:	Vermont
Mother's name:	Emma L Peirce
Mother's Birthplace:	Vermont
Native Tongue:	English
Occupation:	Coal Merchant
Employer, Employee or Other:	Employer
Home Owned or Rented:	Own
Home Free or Mortgaged:	Free
Farm or House:	House
Able to Read:	Yes
Able to Write:	Yes
Years Married:	30
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	
Name	Age
Charles H Peirce	52
Harriet B Peirce	50
Martin L Peirce	26
Emma L Peirce	79
Augusta Wegner	26
 
Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; 
Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0188; FHL microfilm: 2339875
Name:	Charles H Pierce
Birth Year:	abt 1858
Gender:	Male
Race:	White
Birthplace:	Indiana
Marital status:	Married
Relation to Head of House:	Head
Home in 1930:	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Map of Home:	View Map
Street address:	The Hobart Apartment - S Hobart
Block:	292
institution:	The Hobart Apartments
House Number:	532
Dwelling Number:	207
Family Number:	285
Home Owned or Rented:	Rented
Home Value:	83
Radio Set:	No
Lives on Farm:	No
Age at first Marriage:	22
Attended School:	No
Able to Read and Write:	Yes
Father's Birthplace:	New Hampshire
Mother's Birthplace:	Connecticut
Able to Speak English:	Yes
Household Members:	
Name	Age
Charles H Pierce	72
Harriet B Pierce	71
California, Death Index, 1905-1939

View California, Death Index, 1905-1939 
Name:	Charles H Peirce
Birth Year:	abt 1857
Death Date:	22 Dec 1932
Age at Death:	75
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California, USA

California, Death Index, 1905-1939 
Name:	Harriett S Peirce
Birth Year:	abt 1856
Death Date:	24 Nov 1938
Age at Death:	82
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California, USA


2 Fannie Elizabeth Peirce BIRTH OCT 1851 Indiana Death 23 Dec 1926 Los Angeles, California BURIAL Spring Vale Cemetery, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, married 21 Jul 1874 Tippecanoe, Indiana Frederic W. (Fred) Ward Brith 6 Oct 1848 Melborne-England Death 14 Jul 1945 Rural Route 3, Fulton, Indiana BURIAL Spring Vale Cemetery Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, son of Thomas Ward They had:
    Peirce C. Ward Birth 3 Nov. 1885 Lafayette, Indiana married Edith Aishton


Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993 
Name:	Fannie Elizabeth Peirce
Gender:	Female
Marriage Date:	21 Jul 1874
Marriage Place:	Tippecanoe, Indiana
Spouse:	Frederick W. Ward
FHL Film Number:	872054
Reference ID:	437

Year: 1880; Census Place: La Fayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; 
Roll: 314; Page: 338A; Enumeration District: 033
Name:	Frederic W. Ward
Age:	31
Birth Date:	Abt 1849
Birthplace:	England
Home in 1880:	La Fayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Street:	North St
House Number:	114
Dwelling Number:	269
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Self (Head)
Marital status:	Married
Spouse's name:	Elizabeth P. Ward
Father's Birthplace:	England
Mother's Birthplace:	England
Occupation:	Dry Goods Store
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	
Name	Age
Frederic W. Ward	31
Elizabeth P. Ward	28


Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana; 
Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1240405
Name:	Frederic WardFrederick Ward] 
Age:	51
Birth Date:	Oct 1848
Birthplace:	England
Home in 1900:	Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana
Ward of City:	4
Street:	North St
House Number:	728
Sheet Number:	3
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation:	53
Family Number:	58
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Immigration Year:	1855
Relation to Head of House:	Head
Marital status:	Married
Spouse's name:	Elizabeth P Ward
Marriage Year:	1875
Father's Birthplace:	England
Mother's Birthplace:	England
Years in US:	7
Naturalization:	Na
Occupation:	Dealer in Lumber
Can Read:	Yes
Can Write:	Yes
Can Speak English:	Yes
House Owned or Rented:	O
Home Free or Mortgaged:	F
Farm or House:	H
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	
Name	Age
Frederic Ward	51
Elizabeth P Ward	48
Peirce C Ward	14
Peirce H Noyes	92
Dora F Fink	23

Year: 1910; Census Place: Lafayette Ward 4, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: T624_382; 
Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1374395
Name:	Frederick W Ward
Age in 1910:	61
Birth Year:	abt 1849
Birthplace:	England
Home in 1910:	Lafayette Ward 4, Tippecanoe, Indiana
Street:	North Street
House Number:	728
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Immigration Year:	1867
Relation to Head of House:	Head
Marital status:	Married
Spouse's name:	Elizabeth E Ward
Father's Birthplace:	England
Mother's Birthplace:	England
Native Tongue:	English
Occupation:	Lumber Dealer
Employer, Employee or Other:	Employer
Home Owned or Rented:	Own
Home Free or Mortgaged:	Free
Farm or House:	House
Naturalization Status:	Naturalized
Able to Read:	Yes
Able to Write:	Yes
Years Married:	35
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	
Name	Age
Frederick W Ward	61
Elizabeth E Ward	52
Peirce C Ward	24
Katherine Schnider	49

Year: 1920; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 64, Los Angeles, California; 
Roll: T625_108; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 230
Name:	Frederic W Ward [Frederick W Ward] 
Age:	71
Birth Year:	abt 1849
Birthplace:	England
Home in 1920:	Los Angeles Assembly District 64, Los Angeles, California
Street:	Sixth Street
Residence Date:	1920
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Immigration Year:	1855
Relation to Head of House:	Boarder
Marital status:	Married
Father's Birthplace:	England
Mother's Birthplace:	England
Native Tongue:	English
Able to Speak English:	Yes
Occupation:	Prop
Industry:	Lumber
Employment Field:	Own Account
Naturalization Status:	Naturalized
Able to Read:	Yes
Able to Write:	Yes
Neighbors:	View others on page
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Frederic W Ward	71
Elizabeth P Ward	68
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Frederic William Ward 
Name:	Frederic William Ward
Gender:	Male
Race:	White
Age:	96
Marital status:	Married
Birth Date:	6 Oct 1848
Birth Place:	Melborne-England
Death Date:	14 Jul 1945
Death Place:	Rural Route 3, Fulton, Indiana, USA
Father:	Thomas Ward
Mother:	Ward
Spouse:	Fanny Cramer Ward