Pierce/Nelson of KY/IL/KS
Just returned from Breckinridge Co., KY where I have been researching my Pierce family.By reading this forum, I see that the Nelsons and Pierces moved from Hardinsburg, KY to McDonough Co., IL at the same time.Susanna, the daughter of John Pierce, Sr. (b.1751-1760 d. 1843) married Thomas Nelson in Breckinridge Co., KY.
My ancestor was Thomas Pierce, son of John Pierce, Jr., son of John Pierce, Sr., so Susanna Pierce Nelson was Thomas's aunt.Thomas's daughter, Emily Ann Pierce, married Eldridge Nelson.I have the obits for both Eldridge and Emily. Is anyone else still researching this family?
I am trying to find where in NC my Pierce family came from, so I thought that if the families moved from Kentucky to Illinois, there is also a chance they moved from North Carolina together, also.I would like to know if anyone knows where this branch of the Nelson family came from in N.C.
I have a picture of Emily Ann Pierce Nelson, who is my great-grandmother's sister.
Linda Bingham Gardner
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