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  • Birth  25 Jul 1820  , , Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 19, 20, 21] 
    Gender  Male 
    Census  1850  , Linn, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Franklin Pearce, head, age 29, farmer, b. MD (abt 1821) 
    Census  1852  Fayette Twp., Linn, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Franklin Pearce, 1 male, 4 females 
    Move  1 Nov 1852  Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [22, 23, 24] 
    Land  12 Jul 1853  , Clackamas, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [25] 
    settled Donation Land Claim 
    Census  1860  , Clackamas, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Franklin Pierce, head, age 39, farmer. b. MD (abt 1821) 
    • Clackamas Co., Youngs Prcnt. OR
    Census  1870  , Clackamas, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Franklin Pierce, head, age 50, farmer, b. MD (abt 1820) 
    • Clackamas Co., Youngs Prcnt. OR
    Also Known As   Benjamin Franklin Pierce 
    Residence  1874  East Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [26] 
    teamster, resides w s Eleventh, Stephen's Add. 
    Died  29 Nov 1877  Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [27, 28, 29, 30] 
    • East Portland, OR
    Obituary - Pierce, Franklin (Pearce)    		 Obituary - Pierce, Franklin (Pearce)
    01 Dec 1877, The Morning Oregonian, Portland, OR
    Buried  Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [31, 32] 
    Pierce (Pearce), Franklin (1820-1877) Headstone    		 Pierce (Pearce), Franklin (1820-1877) Headstone
    Status: Located. Franklin Pierce
    Born
    July 25, 1820
    Died
    Nov. 29, 1877
    Person ID  I200  Pearce
    Last Modified  07 Sep 2009 
     
    Father  Edward Pearce,   b. 5 Apr 1785, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1861, , Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Sarah Lawrence,   b. 4 Nov 1793, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1863 
    Family ID  F105  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Matilda Hollenbeck,   b. 2 Aug 1825, , Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1903, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  13 Jun 1841  , Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40] 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Eliza Pierce,   b. Abt Feb 1843, , , Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary Elizabeth Pierce,   b. Abt Nov 1845, , Benton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 16 Feb 1928
     3. Eliza C Pierce,   b. Abt 1849-1850, , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1904
     4. Martha J Pierce,   b. 22 Oct 1854, , , Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Maria J Pierce,   b. 22 Oct 1854, , , Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1906, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Infant Pierce,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Margaret Hannah Pierce,   b. Abt Dec 1857, , , Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1915, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified  22 May 2009 
    Family ID  F131  Group Sheet
     
  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Jun 1841 - , Clark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Franklin Pearce, 1 male, 4 females - 1852 - Fayette Twp., Linn, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMove - 1 Nov 1852 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - settled Donation Land Claim - 12 Jul 1853 - , Clackamas, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Franklin Pierce, head, age 39, farmer. b. MD (abt 1821) - 1860 - , Clackamas, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Franklin Pierce, head, age 50, farmer, b. MD (abt 1820) - 1870 - , Clackamas, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - teamster, resides w s Eleventh, Stephen's Add. - 1874 - East Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Nov 1877 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Franklin Pierce (Pearce) and Matilda Hollenbeck of Oregon.    		Franklin Pierce (Pearce) and Matilda Hollenbeck of Oregon.
    Franklin is the son of Edward Pearce and Sarah Lawrence of Clark County, Illinois.
     
    Documents
    Pioneer Index Card - Pierce, Benjamin Franklin (Pearce)    		Pioneer Index Card - Pierce, Benjamin Franklin (Pearce)
    as compiled by the Oregon Pioneer Association, an organization that existed from 1874 through the 1920s. The card file is stored at the Oregon Historical Society, Portland OR.
    Marriage License - Pierce, Maria J. to William H Livermore    		Marriage License - Pierce, Maria J. to William H Livermore
    12 Nov 1871, Clackamas County, OR (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 601kb)
    Death Certificate - Pierce, Maria J Livermore    		Death Certificate - Pierce, Maria J Livermore
    Dated 3 Jan 1906, Portland, Multonomah Co., OR
    (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 436kb)
    Land - Pearce, Franklin, Oregon Land Claim # 1756 - Franklin Pierce - claim settled 1853    		Land - Pearce, Franklin, Oregon Land Claim # 1756 - Franklin Pierce - claim settled 1853
    page 72 from Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Vol.1,
    Genealogical Forum of Portland OR, 1957 (abstracted from applications).
    Also includes Foreward and key to abbreviations.
    (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 4.15MB)
    Family Bible - Cromwell Pearce and Sarah Stuck, Clark Co., Illinois    		Family Bible - Cromwell Pearce and Sarah Stuck, Clark Co., Illinois
    Images made from original family bible, circa 1872, that turned up on eBay. The first owner appears to have been Cromwell Pearce of Anderson Township, Clark County, Illinois. There were 6 pages of handwritten entries in the bible, as well as some photographs and newspaper clips. (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 1.87MB)
     
    Histories
    Biography - Snuffin, Benjamin F.    		Biography - Snuffin, Benjamin F.
    from: Portland Oregon - Its History and Builders, OR, 1911, Vol.3, pp 124-125
    (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 3.44MB)
    Family History - Pearce Family History, Clark County, IL    		Family History - Pearce Family History, Clark County, IL
    Undated manuscript from the Clark County Genealogical Library, Marshall IL.
    This manuscript claims that the Pearce family descended from a soldier killed in the Revolutionary War, repeating an old family legend that originated from a genealogy scam in the 1930s.
    (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 7.3MB)
    Family History - Pearce, Marshall, Clark County, Illinois, 1978    		Family History - Pearce, Marshall, Clark County, Illinois, 1978
    an excerpt from: History of Marshall Illinois and Eastern Clark County with Genealogical Sketches, (1978, compiled by The Clark County Democrat), pp. 176-177 (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 686kb)
    This article claims that the Pearce family descended from a soldier killed in the Revolutionary War, repeating an old family legend that originated from a genealogy scam in the 1930s.
     
    Articles
    Article - Pearce Family - The Pearce Family of Clark County, IL    		Article - Pearce Family - The Pearce Family of Clark County, IL
    Article - Pearce, Franklin - The Franklin Pierce and Matilda Hollenbeck Family of Oregon    		Article - Pearce, Franklin - The Franklin Pierce and Matilda Hollenbeck Family of Oregon
     
    Census Images
    Census - US - 1850 - Pearce, Franklin and Matilda, Linn County, Iowa    		Census - US - 1850 - Pearce, Franklin and Matilda, Linn County, Iowa
    Census Place: Linn, Iowa; Roll: M432_186; Page: 57; Image: 572.
    (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 795kb)
    Census - US - 1860 - Pierce, Franklin and Palmateer families, Youngs Prcnt., Clackamas Co., OR    		Census - US - 1860 - Pierce, Franklin and Palmateer families, Youngs Prcnt., Clackamas Co., OR
    Census Place: Youngs, Clackamas, Oregon; Roll: M653_1055; Page: 90; Image: 183.
    (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 706kb)
    Census - US - 1870 - Pierce, Franklin and Oren Price families, Youngs Prcnt., Clackamas County, OR    		Census - US - 1870 - Pierce, Franklin and Oren Price families, Youngs Prcnt., Clackamas County, OR
    Note: Daughter Maria J. Pierce is found living with a different family in 1870.
    Census Place: Youngs Precinct, Clackamas, Oregon; Roll: M593_1285; Page: 178; Image: 357. (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 729kb)
     
    Albums
    Pierce Hollenbeck Photo Album    		Pierce Hollenbeck Photo Album (9)
    Family of Franklin Pearce / Pierce and Matilda Hollenbeck of Oregon.
     
     
  • Notes 
    • Excerpt from Clark County, Illinois Marriages 1819-1845:
      " 201. June 12- 1841- license issued to Franklin Pearce and Matilda Hollenbeck - consent of their parents. (NOTE Pearces came from Maryland. Hollenbecks from New York) - NOTE I have some of the genealogy - Ray Burkybile - Marshall, Illinois) M. 13th by James Byron Anderson J.P. "
      Note: Ray Burkybile was the grandson of Joseph and Hannah Pearce Garwood.

      Private email: As a direct descendant of Benjamin and Matilda Hollenbeck Pierce Tuttle(John) I was always told his name was Benjamin Franklin Pierce.

      Private email: There is a "Pierce" street in Estacada, Oregon named for Franklin Pierce.
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Local History - History of Marshall Illinois and Eastern Clark County with Genealogical Sketches, (1978, compiled by The Clark County Democrat), p. 176.
      Frank Pearce

    2. [S158] Obituary - Pearce, Pierce, Franklin, (The Morning Oregonian, 1 Dec 1877).
      Franklin Pierce

    3. [S161] Pioneer Index Card - Pierce, Benjamin Franklin, (compiled by the Oregon Pioneer Association).
      Benjamin Franklin Pearce

    4. [S162] Land - Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Supplement to Volume 1, Vol. V, Gurley, Lottie L., (not provided).
      1756 Pierce (Piearce), Benjamin Franklin

    5. [S14] Manuscript - Pearce Family History, Martha Staub Pearce, (Microfilm of original records at the Clark County Genealogical Society in Marshall, Illinois. Undated.), FHL US/CAN Film [ 1306072 Item 3 ]., pp. 2,6.
      Frank, Franklin Pearce

    6. [S163] Local History - Portland Oregon - Its History and Builders, Joseph Gaston, (S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911), V3, p. 124.
      Franklin Pierce

    7. [S165] Manuscript - Hollenbeck Family in America, The, compiled by Lawrence Hollenbeck, 1892, (West Union, Illinois 1973), p. 15.
      Franklin Pearce

    8. [S164] City Directory - Portland Oregon, 1874.
      Pierce Frank, teamster, res w s Eleventh, Stephens’ Add., East Portland

    9. [S166] Death Certificate - Pierce, Maria J Livermore, 1906.
      Father: F. J. Pierce, b. Maryland

    10. [S157] Land - Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Genealogical Forum of Portland OR, (1957 (abstracted from applications)).
      Vol.1 p 72, claim #1756, Pierce, Franklin, Clackamas Co.

    11. [S51] Census - 1850 US Federal Census; Rep. A.
      Linn, Iowa; Roll: M432_186; Page: 57; Image: 572.

    12. [S52] Census - 1860 US Federal Census.
      Youngs, Clackamas, Oregon; Roll: M653_1055; Page: 90; Image: 183.

    13. [S167] Census, State - Iowa 1852, (Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT).
      Franklin Pearce, Census Date: 1852, Residence County: Linn, Residence State: Iowa, Locality: Fayette, Line: 12, Roll: IA_119

    14. [S53] Census - 1870 US Federal Census.
      Youngs Precinct, Clackamas, Oregon; Roll: M593_1285; Page: 178; Image: 357.

    15. [S168] Correspondence - Pierce Hollenbeck families, Berniece in OR, emails and images, 13 Sep 2008.
      There is a "Pierce" street in Estacada, Oregon named for Franklin Pierce.

    16. [S169] Obituary - Hollenbeck, Matilda (Pierce, Pearce), (undated newpaper clip, c. Oct 1903; 1897-1903 scrapbook kept by Minnie Palmateer Ely).
      Benjamin Franklin Pierce

    17. [S170] Photo Collection - Pierce / Palmateer Scrapbook and Photos.
      photograph of Franklin and Matilda (Hollenbeck) Pierce

    18. [S157] Land - Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Genealogical Forum of Portland OR, (1957 (abstracted from applications)), Vol.1 p 72, claim #1756.
      b. 1820 MD

    19. [S14] Manuscript - Pearce Family History, Martha Staub Pearce, (Microfilm of original records at the Clark County Genealogical Society in Marshall, Illinois. Undated.), FHL US/CAN Film [ 1306072 Item 3 ]., pp. 2,6.
      25 Jul 1820

    20. [S158] Obituary - Pearce, Pierce, Franklin, (The Morning Oregonian, 1 Dec 1877).
      died 29 Nov 1877, at age 57 years, 4 mos., 4 days works out to 25 Jul 1820

    21. [S652] Pearce - Stuck family bible, Marshall, Illinois, Polyglot Family Bible .Privately held by KG Pearce, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2009., (New York and San Francisco: C. F. Vent, 1872), handwritten pages., 18 Mar 2009.
      Franklin Pearce was born July 29th 1820.
      Died November 29th A. D. 1877. Age 57 y 4m. (calculates to 29 Jul 1820)

    22. [S163] Local History - Portland Oregon - Its History and Builders, Joseph Gaston, (S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911), V3, p. 124.
      1 Nov 1852

    23. [S157] Land - Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Genealogical Forum of Portland OR, (1957 (abstracted from applications)), Vol.1 p 72, claim #1756.
      1 Nov 1852

    24. [S161] Pioneer Index Card - Pierce, Benjamin Franklin, (compiled by the Oregon Pioneer Association).
      1852, from Iowa

    25. [S157] Land - Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Genealogical Forum of Portland OR, (1957 (abstracted from applications)), Vol.1 p 72, claim #1756.
      SC 12 Jul 1853

    26. [S164] City Directory - Portland Oregon, 1874.

    27. [S158] Obituary - Pearce, Pierce, Franklin, (The Morning Oregonian, 1 Dec 1877).
      29 Nov 1877, East Portland OR

    28. [S161] Pioneer Index Card - Pierce, Benjamin Franklin, (compiled by the Oregon Pioneer Association).
      1877

    29. [S162] Land - Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Supplement to Volume 1, Vol. V, Gurley, Lottie L., (not provided).
      1756 Pierce (Piearce), Benjamin Franklin, d 1877

    30. [S652] Pearce - Stuck family bible, Marshall, Illinois, Polyglot Family Bible .Privately held by KG Pearce, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2009., (New York and San Francisco: C. F. Vent, 1872), handwritten pages., 18 Mar 2009.
      Franklin Pearce was born July 29th 1820.
      Died November 29th A. D. 1877. Age 57 y 4m.

    31. [S692] "Historic Pioneer Cemeteries," database, Oregon Metro , Metro, (http://www.oregonmetro.gov), Pierce, Frank.
      Death or burial date* 1/1/1877, Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, Grave number 1S, Lot 22, Section 9M.
      Lot next to Matilda Pierce Tuttle.

    32. [S718] Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery (Portland, Multnomah, Oregon). Grave markers, digital images., Franklin Pierce; digital image, emailed direct from Richard Engstrom, 14 Jul 2007..
      Text of headstone: Franklin Pierce; Born July 25, 1820; Died Nov. 29, 1877

    33. [S274] Marriage Index - Clark Co., IL, Marriages 1819-1845, Ray Burkybile, (Manuscript, 28 Sep 1955), p. 25.
      201. June 12- 1841- license issued to Franklin Pearce and Matilda Hollenbeck - consent of their parents.

    34. [S157] Land - Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Genealogical Forum of Portland OR, (1957 (abstracted from applications)), Vol.1 p 72, claim #1756.
      m. Matilda 1842, Ill.

    35. [S161] Pioneer Index Card - Pierce, Benjamin Franklin, (compiled by the Oregon Pioneer Association).
      13 Jun 1841

    36. [S162] Land - Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Supplement to Volume 1, Vol. V, Gurley, Lottie L., (not provided).
      1756 Pierce (Piearce), Benjamin Franklin m 6-13-1841, Ill., Matilda Hollenbeck

    37. [S14] Manuscript - Pearce Family History, Martha Staub Pearce, (Microfilm of original records at the Clark County Genealogical Society in Marshall, Illinois. Undated.), FHL US/CAN Film [ 1306072 Item 3 ]., p. 6.
      13 Jun 1841

    38. [S165] Manuscript - Hollenbeck Family in America, The, compiled by Lawrence Hollenbeck, 1892, (West Union, Illinois 1973), p. 15.
      June 13, 1841 in Clark County, Illinois

    39. [S275] Marriage Index - Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860, (Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2).
      Franklin Pearce, Spouse: Matilda Hollenbeck, Date: 13 Jun 1841, County: Clark, State: Illinois Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Microfilm: 1306059

    40. [S169] Obituary - Hollenbeck, Matilda (Pierce, Pearce), (undated newpaper clip, c. Oct 1903; 1897-1903 scrapbook kept by Minnie Palmateer Ely).
      13 Jun 1841

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