Joshua Pearce1

b. 5 June 1795, d. 30 December 1879
Joshua Pearce|b. 5 Jun 1795\nd. 30 Dec 1879|p2681.htm|William Pearce|b. c 1754\nd. 6 Nov 1813|p2668.htm|Sarah Bray|d. 6 Jun 1801|p2669.htm|Joshua Pearce|b. c 1735\nd. 17 Apr 1810|p2700.htm|Hannah Green||p2701.htm|||||||

Granduncle of George Poindexter Munson Sr.
2nd great-granduncle of Laura Jane Munson.
Family Background:
Munson and Allied Families
     Joshua Pearce was born on 5 June 1795 in Screven County, Georgia.1,2 He was the son of William Pearce and Sarah Bray.1 He married Esther Tanner.3 He died on 30 December 1879 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, at age 84.1,2
     
Additional Data
Joshua Pearce appeared on the 1820 U.S. Census in Bayou Beouf, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. In his household were one male 16-26; five engaged in agriculture; three male slaves under 14; one male slave 14-26; one male slave 26-45; one female slave under 14; one female slave 14-26.4 Click to view image

Citations

  1. [S20] Thurmond A. Williamson, The Munsons of Texas, an American Saga, First Edition manuscript (Dallas: n.pub., 1987), 84.
  2. [S420] Louise Ingersoll, Lanier (Washington: Goetz Printing Co., 1965), 115.
  3. [S400] Mordello Stephen Munson Family Papers, 1825-1978, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas, Austin, 84.
  4. [S411] Joshua Pearce household, 1820 U.S. Census, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, page 131; National Archives micropublication M33, roll 31.