Descendants of Andrew Frank Pierce

Generation No. 1

1. ANDREW FRANK PIERCE ¹ was born in LeRaysville, Pennsylvania, and died Bef 1914. He married LOVINA SWACKHAMMER October 17, 1888 in Rushville, Susquehanna Co., Pa, daughter of DAVID SWACKHAMMER and NANCY SEELEY.

Notes for ANDREW FRANK PIERCE

•  also referred  to as Frank Andrew Pierce

• September 17,1896, divorced Lovina Bradford County Pa.

Notes for LOVINA SWACKHAMMER:

• Also spelt Lavina

• in a newspaper clipping reference marriage to Andrew states Lavina (sic) "of Rushville" Pa.

• from marriage licence:  occupation housekeeper

• residence Sayre Pa.

• May 16, 1918:   Ref to as Mrs. F.O. Vaughn

Children of FRANK PIERCE and LOVINA SWACKHAMMER are:

       i.  OTTO A. PIERCE, b. 1884; d. 1935

Notes for OTTO A. PIERCE:

•  had quite a family lived in NY State "I think around Nichols"

      ii. BESSIE S. PIERCE, b. 1890; d. 1918; m. BILL SIMMONS

Notes for BESSIE S. PIERCE:

• lived in Sayre

• took poison and died quite young

2.. iii.  RAYMOND CHARLES PIERCE, b. December 13, 1891, Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania; d. December 19, 1918, Sayre, Pennsylvania.

3. NINA PIERCE

Generation No.2

2. RAYMOND CHARLES ² PIERCE ( ANDREW FRANK¹) was born December 13, 1891 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennysylvannia, and died December 19, 1918 in Sayre, Pennsylvania. He married (1) GRACE LEONA TOWNER January 17, 1914 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennysylvannia, daughter of ERNEST TOWNER and LORETTA BABER. He married (2) HELEN E. BLACKBURN October 17, 1917 in Elmira, New York, daughter of ARTHUR BLACKBURN and ISABELLE BENNETT.

Notes for RAYMOND CHARLES PIERCE:

• January 17, 1914 from marriage licence:  occupation: trainman LVRR

• residence shown as 119 Hoover St. Sayre, Pa

• December 19, 1918 birthplace shown as Potterville Pa on death certicate

• January 17, 1914 from application for marriage licence birth place shows Towanda Pa

• buried at Tioga Point Dec. 21,1918

• June 28, 1918, Called to go to Camp Lee, VA

• December 01, 1918, sick with influenza, taken to Peoples Hospital

• cause of death: influena with Pneumonia as contributory

Notes for GRACE LEONA TOWNER:

• occupation: professional singer

• Remains taken to Binghamton for interment

Children of RAYMOND PIERCE and HELEN BLACKBURN are:

4. i. FLOYD EUGENE PIERCE, b. May 13, 1918, Sayre, Pennsylvannia; d. December 22, 1991, Apopka, Florida.

5. ii. RAYMOND GEORGE PIERCE, b. June 1919.

3. NINA PIERCE ² (ANDREW FRANK¹). She married UNKNOWN SMITH

More About NINA PIERCE:

• 1970, Lived in Rome, Pa.

Children of NINA PIERCE and UNKNOWN SMITH are:

       i.  RUTH³ SMITH

More About RUTH SMITH:

• widowed by 1970: Nina lives with her

       ii. ISABEL SMITH

More About ISABEL SMITH:

• married and lives in Wisconsin

Generation No.3

4. FLOYD EUGENE ³ PIERCE (RAYMOND CHARLES ², ANDREW FRANK¹) was born May 13, 1918 in Sayre, Pennsylvannia, and died December 22,1991 in Apopka, Florida. He married ALICE MARIE HARPER May 21, 1938 in LeRaysville, Pennsylvannia, daughter of ROBERT HARPER and ALICE HENSON.

More About FLOYD EUGENE PIERCE:

• born in Sayre Pa.

• nurse in attendance at birth: Aunt Bessie Simmons

• October 25, 1943, Enlisted in US Navy Binghamton NY

• March 25, 1946, Place of Seperation: PSC Lido Beach LI NY

• Assigned to USS Ahrens (DE575)

• 1938-1943, Occupation: Silk Weaver

• U.S. Navy World War II, Pacific Theater

• Machinist by Trade

• Buried in National Cemetary, Bushnell, Fla

5.  Raymond George ³ PIERCE (RAYMOND CHARLES ², ANDREW FRANK ¹) was born June 1919.  He married GLADYS CLARK.