William A. Pearce and Jessie Ash

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Husband William A. Pearce ^{1 2}

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           Born: 18 Jan 1865 - Harmony, Jackson Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
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         Father: John Pearce (1831-      ) 2
         Mother: Amelia Douglas (1835-Aft 1918) 2

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       Marriage: 31 May 1887 4

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Wife Jessie Ash ^{1 4}

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         Father: Joseph Ash (1832-      ) 5 6 7
         Mother: Susan E. White (      -      ) 1 7

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Children

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1 M Harry A. Pearce ⁴

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2 M Joseph J. Pearce ⁴

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3 M Vernon B. Pearce ⁴

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4 M Wilbur D. Pearce ⁴

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5 F Blanche L. Pearce ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - William A. Pearce

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He passed the early years of his life in his native town of Harmony, Butler County, Pennsylvania. There he received the early portion of his education at the local schools and at the Harmony Collegiate Institute, and after his graduation from the latter institution, he came to Pittsburgh and took a course in Duff's Commercial College there. His business life began with a position as bookkeeper in the Harmony Woolen Mills, of which his father was then one of the owners. He was rapidly promoted to more responsible positions and proved himself to be possessed of unusual business talent and ability. In the year 1885 the Harmony Mills were removed to the town of Greenville, Pennsylvania, and four years later Mr. Pearce was chosen manager and secured a one-fourth interest in the concern. In 1904 the company's plant at Greenville was destroyed by fire, and Mr. Pearce came to Latrobe to take charge of the mills at that point. He became one of the principal stockholders and a director of the concern.
Mr. Pearce was very active in the general affairs of Latrobe and occupied a conspicuous position in the community. He was a staunch Republican in politics, but never sought public office. He was a prominent Free Mason and belonged to all the local bodies connected with that order up to and including the Greenville Commandery, No. 67, Knights Templar, and was a past officer in Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery. Both he and his family were members of the Lutheran church of Latrobe, and he was active in the work of the church.
He was a devoted advocate of all kinds of outdoor sports and himself an athlete.

1 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 983.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 310.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 311.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 312.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 235.

6 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 982.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1102.