James A. Pearce and Margaret I. Cunningham

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Husband James A. Pearce ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 16 Jul 1847 - New Alexandria, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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         Father: John C. Pearce (1822-      ) 1 2 4
         Mother: Sarah A. King (      -      ) 2 4

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       Marriage: 9 Oct 1866 5

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   Other Spouse: Hannah M. Holmes (      -      ) 5 6 - 1 Feb 1883 5

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Wife Margaret I. Cunningham ^{1 4 5}

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         Father: James Cunningham (      -      ) 4
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Children

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1 M Charles K. Pearce ^{4 5}

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           Born: 26 Jan 1868 5
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2 M Earnest C. Pearce ^{4 5}

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           Born: 13 Dec 1869 5
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3 F E. Madge Pearce ^{4 5}

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           Born: 27 Jun 1872 5
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4 M Stewart Pearce ⁴

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M William Pearce ⁴

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6 M Ray Pearce ⁴

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7 M John R. Pearce ^{4 5 7}

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           Born: 24 Feb 1876 - Livermore, Westmoreland Co, PA 4 5
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         Spouse: Maud Lewis (      -      ) 4 7
           Marr: 17 Sep 1901 4

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General Notes: Husband - James A. Pearce

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He was reared and educated at Livermore, Pennsylvania, until the age of fourteen. On September 10, 1861, he enlisted in Co. G, seventy-sixth Pa. Zouaves, served six months and was discharged on account of sickness. On June 19, 1863, he enlisted in Co. D, second reg., Pa. Vols., was discharged January 2, 1864, and four years later [sic] entered the United States Signal Corps in which he served until August 22, 1865; was in the battles of New Market, Woodstock, Piedmont, Lexington, Stanton, Salem, Berryville, Ohio, Cedar creek, Fisher's Hill and Winchester. After the war he was commissioned by Gov. Hartranft as second lieutenant of Co. D, Livermore Rangers of the National Guards and served as such for several years. From 1865 to 1872 he was engaged huckstering. In the latter year he embarked in the drug business at Livermore.
In politics Mr. Pearce was an uncompromising republican and a strong worker in that party. He served twice as postmaster at Livermore. His first term was from March 10, 1870, to April 1, 1872, and the second term from December 17, 1873, to September 20, 1885. He was elected justice of the peace 1890.

He was reared and educated in Livermore, Pennsylvania, where he was in the drug business for about twenty years. He then removed to Avenmore, where he established himself in the same business, and was also postmaster of the town. His political affiliations were Re-publican, and he and his family are members of the Methodist church.

He had seven children with his first wife, three were deceased before 1890.

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General Notes: Wife - Margaret I. Cunningham

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from near Livermore, Westmoreland Co, PA

1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 392.

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 499.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 103, 536.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 103.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 500.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 536.

7 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 297.