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Descendants of William Allen Pierce


Generation No. 1

1.  WILLIAM ALLEN3 PIERCE  (LITTLE BERRY2, SAMUEL BERRY1) was born August 22, 1832 in Humpreys Co,  TN, and died April 12, 1909 in Benton  Co TN.  He married SOPHIA ARGET BUTLER January 15, 1857 in Carroll Co TN, daughter of ELI BUTLER and SUSAN MESSER.  She was born October 28, 1839 in TN, and died June 13, 1929 in Benton Co, TN.
 
Children of WILLIAM PIERCE and SOPHIA BUTLER are:
2. i. MATILDA SUSAN4 PIERCE, b. April 27, 1858, Benton Co, TN; d. Camden, Benton Co TN.
3. ii. LITTLEBERRY PIERCE, b. May 12, 1860, Benton Co, TN; d. March 17, 1944, Benton Co, TN.
4. iii. CORDELLA JANE PIERCE, b. July 27, 1862, Benton Co, TN; d. July 28, 1950, Camden, Benton Co TN.
5. iv. ROSANNA ADELINE PIERCE, b. May 26, 1865, Camden, Benton Co TN; d. July 23, 1945, Camden, Benton Co TN.
6. v. ELI H PIERCE, b. October 29, 1867, Benton Co, TN.
 vi. MARTHA (MATTIE) FILDA PIERCE, b. August 02, 1870, Benton  Co TN; d. December 17, 1942, Benton  Co TN; m. (1) THOMAS HATLEY, December 29, 1897, Benton Co, TN; b. December 1844, TN; m. (2) DANIEL JACKSON KEE, November 21, 1917, Benton Co TN; b. December 17, 1873, Benton Co, TN; d. February 1950, Benton  Co TN.
7. vii. ROBERT LEVIE PIERCE, b. August 19, 1873, Benton Co, TN; d. 1956, Benton  Co TN.
 viii. HARRIETT ANNE PIERCE, b. August 19, 1876, Benton Co, TN.
8. ix. LAURA ARIGETT PIERCE, b. November 03, 1879, Benton Co, TN; d. July 06, 1960.
9. x. ALLEN B PIERCE, b. July 08, 1886, Benton  Co TN.


Generation No. 2

2.  MATILDA SUSAN4 PIERCE (WILLIAM ALLEN3, LITTLE BERRY2, SAMUEL BERRY1) was born April 27, 1858 in Benton Co, TN, and died in Camden, Benton Co TN.  She married THOMAS JEFFERSON CATES December 29, 1880 in Benton Co TN.  He was born 1857, and died 1935 in Camden, Benton Co TN.
 
Children of MATILDA PIERCE and THOMAS CATES are:
 i. JUSTINA T5 CATES, b. 1883.
 ii. CORA A CATES, b. 1885.
 iii. LOU H CATES, b. 1888.
 iv. WILLIAM J CATES, b. 1890.
 v. JOHN G CATES, b. January 26, 1892, Camden, Benton Co TN; d. November 03, 1918, Camden, Benton Co TN.
 vi. ETHEL CATES, b. 1896.
 vii. LITTLE DEWEY CATES, b. September 29, 1898, Camden, Benton Co TN; d. December 19, 1898, Camden, Benton Co TN.

3.  LITTLEBERRY4 PIERCE (WILLIAM ALLEN3, LITTLE BERRY2, SAMUEL BERRY1) was born May 12, 1860 in Benton Co, TN, and died March 17, 1944 in Benton Co, TN.  He married RACHEL CATHERINE KEE February 27, 1884 in Benton Co, TN, daughter of HOLLOWAY KEE and SARAH HALE.  She was born June 25, 1864, and died July 12, 1945 in Benton Co, TN.
 
Children of LITTLEBERRY PIERCE and RACHEL KEE are:
 i. PEMELIE5 PIERCE, b. 1890.
 ii. ERNEST T PIERCE, b. 1894, Benton  Co TN; d. 1972, Benton  Co TN; m. LEVA COLE; b. 1887; d. 1962, Benton  Co TN..
 iii. ALAFORE PIERCE, b. 1898.
 iv. LESKIE PIERCE, b. February 28, 1899, Benton  Co TN; d. December 04, 1981, Benton  Co TN; m. CONNIE UNKNOWN; b. July 09, 1901; d. March 06, 1994, Benton  Co TN..
 v. CLEMMY PIERCE, b. April 11, 1904, Benton  Co TN; d. February 03, 1912, Benton  Co TN.

4.  CORDELLA JANE4 PIERCE (WILLIAM ALLEN3, LITTLE BERRY2, SAMUEL BERRY1) was born July 27, 1862 in Benton Co, TN, and died July 28, 1950 in Camden, Benton Co TN.  She married JAMES H COLE February 19, 1885 in Benton Co TN.  He was born September 04, 1863, and died October 30, 1946 in Camden, Benton Co TN.
 
Children of CORDELLA PIERCE and JAMES COLE are:
 i. BABY GIRL5 COLE, b. November 20, 1883, Camden, Benton Co TN; d. November 20, 1883, Camden, Benton Co TN.
 ii. ROBERT JONES COLE, b. November 02, 1886, Benton  Co TN; d. October 18, 1936, Benton  Co TN; m. DOLPHA ROWLAND; b. March 10, 1890; d. January 02, 1978, Benton  Co TN..
 iii. CAMELIA COLE, b. November 20, 1889, Camden, Benton Co TN; d. May 17, 1890, Camden, Benton Co TN.
 iv. BERTHA COLE, b. July 02, 1891, Camden, Benton Co TN; d. August 16, 1892, Camden, Benton Co TN.
 v. DISEY FIDEE COLE, b. 1893, Benton Co, TN; d. 1978, Benton  Co TN; m. BEN EARP, June 17, 1917; b. February 23, 1894; d. June 13, 1963, Benton  Co TN..
 vi. VISEY ANN COLE, b. August 08, 1895, Benton  Co TN; d. December 15, 1966, Benton  Co TN; m. LEWIS ALLEN; b. 1899, Benton  Co TN; d. August 30, 1970, Benton  Co TN.
 vii. LEAH VESTER COLE, b. July 16, 1897, Benton Co, TN; d. September 15, 1986, Benton Co, TN; m. WILLIAM ISAAC ALLEN, December 25, 1918; b. May 24, 1897, Benton  Co TN; d. 1953, Benton Co, TN.
 viii. PAIRESETTIE COLE, b. 1900, Benton  Co TN; d. 1968; m. JAMES FRANKLIN ALLEN; b. October 1895, Benton  Co TN.

5.  ROSANNA ADELINE4 PIERCE (WILLIAM ALLEN3, LITTLE BERRY2, SAMUEL BERRY1) was born May 26, 1865 in Camden, Benton Co TN, and died July 23, 1945 in Camden, Benton Co TN.  She married THOMAS FRILEY KEE January 25, 1881 in Benton Co, TN, son of HOLLOWAY KEE and SARAH HALE.  He was born November 08, 1851 in Benton Co, TN, and died May 18, 1931 in Benton Co, TN.
 
Children of ROSANNA PIERCE and THOMAS KEE are:
 i. EVA ANN5 KEE, b. November 02, 1882, Camden, Benton Co TN; d. March 31, 1970, Camden, Benton Co TN; m. WILLIAM JASPER ROSSON, March 04, 1903, Camden, Benton Co TN; b. July 21, 1878, Parsons, Decatur Co TN; d. November 17, 1939, Camden, Benton Co TN.
 ii. DOSSIE THOMAS KEE, b. December 14, 1884, Benton  Co TN; d. August 21, 1945, Benton Co, TN; m. JULIA ANN MELTON, August 14, 1910, Benton Co, TN; b. September 11, 1889; d. June 28, 1971, Benton Co, TN..
 iii. GREENBERRY KEE, b. January 07, 1890, Benton Co, TN; d. November 29, 1966; m. CLARA MAY CAGLE.
 iv. SOPHIA A KEE, b. November 24, 1891, Benton Co, TN; d. August 01, 1968, Benton Co, TN; m. THOMAS W POWERS; b. February 11, 1886; d. September 15, 1957, Benton Co, TN..
 v. LEAVIE ANN KEE, b. May 1895, Benton Co, TN; d. 1968, Camden, Benton Co TN; m. WILLIAM JENNINGS HERNDON; b. 1897; d. 1985, Benton  Co TN..
 vi. WILLIAM ALLEN KEE, b. August 26, 1898, Benton Co, TN; d. March 13, 1976, Camden, Benton Co TN; m. THALIA VONIA DEATON, December 24, 1919; b. September 01, 1902, TX; d. December 08, 1979, Benton  Co TN.
 vii. LONA KEE, b. July 08, 1901, Benton Co, TN; d. November 07, 1992, Decatur Co TN; m. JAMES ALBERT ROSSON, April 04, 1925, Benton Co, TN; b. August 15, 1894, Decatur Co TN; d. January 1971, Decatur Co TN.

6.  ELI H4 PIERCE (WILLIAM ALLEN3, LITTLE BERRY2, SAMUEL BERRY1) was born October 29, 1867 in Benton Co, TN.
 
Child of ELI H PIERCE is:
 i. WANDA5 PIERCE.

7.  ROBERT LEVIE4 PIERCE (WILLIAM ALLEN3, LITTLE BERRY2, SAMUEL BERRY1) was born August 19, 1873 in Benton Co, TN, and died 1956 in Benton  Co TN.  He married VIRGINIA R UNKNOWN.  She was born March 1873, and died 1942 in Benton  Co TN.
 
Child of ROBERT PIERCE and VIRGINIA UNKNOWN is:
 i. CLAUDE5 PIERCE, b. May 1898, Benton  Co TN.

8.  LAURA ARIGETT4 PIERCE (WILLIAM ALLEN3, LITTLE BERRY2, SAMUEL BERRY1) was born November 03, 1879 in Benton Co, TN, and died July 06, 1960.  She married JAMES R JONES.  He was born 1878.
 
Children of LAURA PIERCE and JAMES JONES are:
 i. DAVID5 JONES, b. 1904.
 ii. CARLOS JONES, b. 1908.
 iii. WILLIE JONES, b. 1909.

9.  ALLEN B4 PIERCE (WILLIAM ALLEN3, LITTLE BERRY2, SAMUEL BERRY1) was born July 08, 1886 in Benton  Co TN.  He married DORA V UNKNOWN 1907.  She was born 1884.
 
Child of ALLEN PIERCE and DORA UNKNOWN is:
 i. FLORENCE L5 PIERCE, b. 1908, Benton  Co TN.