hmtl5 Dewey Cyrus Pierce b. 16 Jul 1899 Rowan County, Kentucky d. 27 Sep 1957 Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio: Hedges Genealogy
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Dewey Cyrus Pierce

Male 1899 - 1957  (58 years)

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  • Name Dewey Cyrus Pierce 
    Birth 16 Jul 1899  Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer and carpenter  [3] 
    Census 1930  Jackson, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Concord Township, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 27 Sep 1957  Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Burial Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Person ID I1462  Hedges
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2024 

    Family Lillie Jane Ward,   b. 2 Aug 1903, Three Lick, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1985, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage Jan 1920  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Alma Christine Pierce,   b. 25 Oct 1921, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 2005, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     2. Velvia Maxine Pierce,   b. 29 Jan 1924, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 2008 (Age 84 years)
    +3. William Edward Pierce,   b. 14 Jan 1926, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 2010, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     4. Dewey Pierce,   b. 23 Feb 1928, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1981, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     5. Dairus E. Pierce,   b. 15 Sep 1932, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1951, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
    +6. Joseph Hugh Pierce,   b. 24 Nov 1940, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1988, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     7. Phyllis Jane Pierce,   b. 15 Sep 1943, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 2014, Milford, Hamilton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Jul 1899 - Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Jackson, Highland County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Concord Township, Highland County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Sep 1957 - Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Dewey Pierce
      Services for Dewey Pierce, 58, farmer and carpenter for the Mowrystown community, were held Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at the Charles Roberts funeral home in Mowrystown, with burial following in Sugartree Ridge cemetery.
      He suffered a fatal heart attack Friday while working on a farm near Sugartree Ridge.
      He is survived by his widow, Lillie; four daughters, Mrs. Alice Harvey and Mrs. Velvia Griffith of Dayton, Mrs. Marie Donohoo of Vandalia and Phyllis, at home, and three sons; William and Dewey, of Urbana, and Joseph, at home.
      The Press Gazette, Hillsboro, Ohio. Tuesday, 1 October 1957.
      [5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S14] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S26] US World War I draft registration.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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