Wallace Garfield Peirce
1922 - 1989 (66 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Wallace Garfield Peirce was born on 23 Sep 1922 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas (son of Wallace Garfield Peirce and Mable Estelle Wiggans); died on 11 Mar 1989; was buried on 15 Mar 1989 in Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1068902/wallace-g-peirce
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2. Wallace Garfield Peirce was born on 5 Nov 1881 in Meigs, Muskingum County, Ohio (son of William H. Peirce and Martha A. Vanburen); died in 1955; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Occupation: railroad brakeman, steam engine locomotive engineer
- Census: 1910, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1920, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1925, Lakin Township, Barton County, Kansas
- Census: 1930, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
Notes:
Wallace's surname and the surnames of his children appear in records as Peirce. His father William's name appears in records as Pierce.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99020666/wallace-garfield-peirceWallace married Mable Estelle Wiggans on 20 Apr 1905 in Bourbon County, Kansas. Mable (daughter of Benjamin Valentine Wiggans and Ada Cedora Sivey) was born in Dec 1887 in Kansas; died in 1975; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mable Estelle Wiggans was born in Dec 1887 in Kansas (daughter of Benjamin Valentine Wiggans and Ada Cedora Sivey); died in 1975; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99020574/mable-e-peirceChildren:
- Bert Peirce was born on 28 Feb 1908 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 7 Feb 2000 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio.
- 1. Wallace Garfield Peirce was born on 23 Sep 1922 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 11 Mar 1989; was buried on 15 Mar 1989 in Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Margaret Helen Louise Peirce was born on 9 Feb 1926 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 17 Sep 1978 in Missouri; was buried on 20 Sep 1978 in Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
Generation: 3
4. William H. Peirce was born in Jul 1850 in Ohio; died on 28 Aug 1924; was buried in Centerville Cemetery, Devon, Bourbon County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Mill Creek, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1905, Mill Creek, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1910, Mill Creek, Bourbon County, Kansas
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73593804/william-h_-peirceWilliam married Martha A. Vanburen in 1882. Martha was born on 7 Jan 1853 in Rensselaer County, New York; died on 12 Jan 1906 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Centerville Cemetery, Devon, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Martha A. Vanburen was born on 7 Jan 1853 in Rensselaer County, New York; died on 12 Jan 1906 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Centerville Cemetery, Devon, Bourbon County, Kansas. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73593272/martha-a_-peirceChildren:
- 2. Wallace Garfield Peirce was born on 5 Nov 1881 in Meigs, Muskingum County, Ohio; died in 1955; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
6. Benjamin Valentine Wiggans was born on 1 Jan 1852 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 22 Jun 1923 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1910, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1920, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
Notes:
LKH Note:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34523924/benjamin-valentine-wiggansBenjamin married Ada Cedora Sivey on 12 Apr 1885 in Bourbon County, Kansas. Ada (daughter of Absalom Grant Sivey and Mary Elizabeth Gritton) was born on 11 Jul 1869 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Jan 1947 in Scott County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Ada Cedora Sivey was born on 11 Jul 1869 in Vermilion County, Illinois (daughter of Absalom Grant Sivey and Mary Elizabeth Gritton); died on 18 Jan 1947 in Scott County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34485999/ada-cedora-wiggansNotes:
Married:
Name: Ben V Wiggins
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1855
Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1885
Marriage Place: Bourbon, Kansas, USA
Spouse: Ada C Sircy
Film Number: 001434891
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Name: Ada C Sircy
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1867
Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1885
Marriage Place: Bourbon, Kansas, USA
Spouse: Ben V Wiggins
Film Number: 001434891Children:
- Maude Leona Wiggans was born on 13 Feb 1886 in Kansas; died in Feb 1971; was buried in Hilltop Cemetery, Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County, Colorado.
- 3. Mable Estelle Wiggans was born in Dec 1887 in Kansas; died in 1975; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Mary E. Wiggans was born on 5 Sep 1890 in Kansas; died on 29 Jun 1926 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Charles Albert Wiggans was born on 21 Feb 1893 in Kansas; died on 21 Sep 1935; was buried in Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Jesse Herbert Wiggans was born on 9 Jan 1897 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 1 Sep 1966 in Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried on 6 Sep 1966 in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
- Lulu Ruby, Wiggans was born in Feb 1900 in Kansas; died in 1947 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Dollie Viola Gertrude Wiggans was born on 8 Jun 1902 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 11 Jan 1996 in Missouri; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- William Benjamin Wiggans was born on 28 Jul 1904 in Kansas; died on 12 Apr 1992; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Thelma May Wiggans was born on 7 Jul 1908 in Kansas; died on 5 Feb 1975; was buried on 7 Feb 1975 in Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
Generation: 4
14. 
Absalom Grant Sivey was born on 22 Oct 1817 in Pickaway County, Ohio (son of Mathias Sivey and Barbara Strayer); died on 16 Jan 1892 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Occupation: blacksmith
- Census: 1850, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1870, Roscoe, Saint Clair County, Missouri
- Census: 1875, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1880, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
Notes:
Died.
Sivey. - This morning at 11 o'clock at his home on North National avenue, Mr. A. Sivey, aged 72 years, after a continued illness. He will be buried to-morrow.
Fort Scott Daily Tribune and Fort Scott Daily Monitor. Fort Scott, Kansas. Saturday, 16 January 1892.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34211652/absolom-grant-siveyAbsalom married Mary Elizabeth Gritton on 10 Sep 1843 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Mary (daughter of Milo B. Gritton and Mary Sims) was born in Mar 1828 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 12 Mar 1902 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. 
Mary Elizabeth Gritton was born in Mar 1828 in Mercer County, Kentucky (daughter of Milo B. Gritton and Mary Sims); died on 12 Mar 1902 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Census: 1895, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
Notes:
Death of an Old Resident.
Mrs. Mary Sivey died at her home 527 north National avenue yesterday morning. Mrs. Sivey was 76 years of age and has lived here for years. The funeral will be held at the residence this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The services will be conducted by Rev. C.L. Milton of the Christian church.
The Fort Scott Republican, Fort Scott, Kansas. Thursday, 13 March 1902.
$1,600 Is Missing.
Mary Sivey Had That Amount Before She Died.
Sewed Up In Mattress.
Was There Thirteen Days Before She Passed Away – Heirs are Investigating the Case.
There is something of a mystery surrounding the disappearance of $1,633 from the estate of the late Mrs. Mary Sivey, the aged woman who died at her home on the north side on the 12th day of last month.
It is claimed that the money was taken from the mattress upon which she died sometimes shortly before she died or directly thereafter. At any rate the money was there several days previous to her death and it is claimed that afterwards it suddenly disappeared. The original amount was $1,783, so the story goes, and when it was looked for after her death there was but $150 left. The case is being investigated and there may be some arrests or civil proceedings instituted by the administrator when one is appointed.
It was not generally known that Mrs. Sivey was possessed of much of the world’s good, but J.R. Sivey, one of the heirs to the estate, who is up from Pittsburg investigating the matter gives out the statement that his mother had a large amount of money. According to his story she had $1,783 secreted in the mattress of her bed and that it was sewed up securely so that it would have been impossible for any common burglar to have stolen it. He is authority for the statement that the money was there thirteen days before his aged mother died and that afterwards it suddenly disappeared. That was the last he and other member of the family saw of the roll of greenbacks, the money all being in bills of small denominations, the largest said to be $20. He also says that he and three of his brothers, C.M., R.C. and Scott Sivey saw the money in the mattress when they realized that their mother could not live, and that it was replaced in the same position that it was when found. On the same day of the funeral he says, they went to look after the personal effects and the money and discovered to their surprise that all by $150 of the money had been taken. He says he has his suspicions but in the absence of any proof he cannot make any direct charges. The pocket book in which the money was secreted was found in the loft of the house where she died.
The deceased had nine children and all of them will come in for a share of the estate when it is divided they were up in Judge Cheney’s office last evening preparing the proofs of claims and making ready to apply for the appointment of an administrator of the small estate, and the matter of the missing money will be investigated.
Fort Scott Daily Tribune and Fort Scott Daily Monitor, Fort Scott, Kansas. Tuesday, 1 April 1902, page 4.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34211676/mary-elizabeth-siveyNotes:
Married:
Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852. Page 68. Matthias Sivey signed permission for Absalom Sivey. Miles E. Gritton, father, and Susan Sanders and William Gritton signed permission for Mary E. Gritton.
LKH Note: Very high probability that Miles E. Gritton has been transcribed incorrectly in this book. Very high probability that it should be Milo B. Gritton.
LKH Note: Susan (Gritton) Sanders and William Gritton would have been siblings of Milo B. Gritton. All three were children of Jesse Gritton and Sarah (Bromfield) Gritton..Children:
- William H. Sivey was born on 7 Oct 1846 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 9 Feb 1897 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Godfrey, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Nancy Jane Sivey was born on 14 Feb 1846 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 11 May 1918 in Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Mary A. Sivey was born about 1848 in Illinois.
- Hannah May Sivey was born in 1850 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 23 Apr 1923 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Lemuel Sivey was born in Oct 1855 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 5 May 1912 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- James Sivey was born about 1856 in Illinois.
- John R. Sivey was born about 1858 in Illinois.
- Charles M. Sivey was born in Nov 1859 in Illinois; died in 1944 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Joseph M. Sivey was born in 1863 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 3 Nov 1917 in Godfrey, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Absolom Rosenscrans C. Sivey was born in Dec 1863 in Illinois; died in 1928 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Laura Ellen Sivey was born on 24 Jul 1864 in Illinois; died on 8 Mar 1937 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri; was buried on 9 Mar 1931 in Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
- 7. Ada Cedora Sivey was born on 11 Jul 1869 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Jan 1947 in Scott County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.