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Obituary:
From Story County Watchman December 9, 1887
DIED.--On Saturday at the residence of D. B. Padelford, after a lingering illness, Mrs. Hannah Pierce aged 77 years the 13th of this month. She is the mother of Mrs. D. B. Padelford with whom she has made her home for a number of years. She was born in Watertown, N. Y. to which place the remains were taken for interment. She was married to Mr. Pierce 50 years ago with whom she lived 30 years. She has been a member of the Universalist church for about forty years and died in the full hope of a home the realms where there shall be no more parting of friends. The funeral services were conducted at the residence of Mr. Padelford by Rev. Groat who gave an excellent sermon on the subjects usual to such occasions.
(On the same page):
THANKS--Mr. John Pierce and sister, Mrs. D. B. Padelford, and other relations, desire herein to express their heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindly help and sympathy during the recent illness and death of their aged mother Mrs. Hannah Pierce.
Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=horr&GSiman=1&GScid=64049&GRid=106976805&
[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Assuming that Orrin Pierce was Hannah's second marriage and the Lyon children were from a first marriage.
1850 Jefferson County NY 275 Watertown, Federal Population Schedule NY
Transcribed as PURCE. Same page as Peter and Nancy Horr.
Pierce Orrin 47 m Printer NY
Pierce Hannah 40 f NY
Lyon Orrin 16 m Farmer NY
Lyon Urmi 14 f OH
Lyon Emma A. 11 f Can
Lyon Angeline 8 f Can
Lyon John H. 6 m Can
Horr Joanna 76 f MA
[I am assuming Orrin Pierce was Hannah's second marriage.]
1860 Census: Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York
Hannah Pearce, age 50, bp NY, Tailoress
John Pearce, age 16, bp CAN
Lavina Shepard, age 9, bp CAN
John Copeley, age 36, bp NY
Emma Copely, age 21, bp CAN
Hannah Copeley, age 1, bp NY
Oren Pearce, age 57, Printer, bp NY
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