William Yancey Pearce

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First Generation
 
1.  William Yancey Pearce was born on 13 Nov 1845 in Alabama. He died on 19 Jun 1893 in Brown Co, Texas. He was buried in Elkins Cemetery, Brown CO, Texas.
 
Sheriff of Brown Co
 
W. V. PEARCE was elected on November 4, 1890, and served until November 8, 1892. Contributed by Patsy Johnson in Brownwood at ikesis2@juno.com
1850 - US census - Bibb Co, Alabama - E C River w/parents William and Lucinda
1860 -
1870 - US census - Bienville Parish, Louisiana
1880- US census - Hamilton Co, Texas
 
William married Mary Olive. Mary was born on 25 Apr 1853 in Louisiana. She died on 27 Nov
1926 in Brown Co, Texas. She was buried in Elkins Cemetery, Brown Co, Texas.
1900 US census - Brown Co, Texas - widow
1910 US census - Brown Co, Texas
William and Mary had the following children:
 +2F        i.              Florence Pearce was born on 24 Nov 1868. She died on 5 Aug 1943.
 3M        ii.             William Pearce was born about 1872 in Louisiana. William married Ellen Moseley
daughter of Daniel Hay Zachary Moseley “Captain” and Harriett E Smith on 25 Sep 1895 in Brown CO, Texas.
 4M        iii.            John Martin Pearce was born in 1873 in Texas. He died in 1934 in Brown Co, Texas. He
was buried in Elkins Cemetery, Brown CO, Texas. John married Emma Shannon on 4 Feb 1892 in Brown CO, Texas. Emma was born on 3 Feb 1874. She died on 8 Sep 1951 in Brown Co, Texas. She was buried in Elkins Cemetery, Brown CO, Texas.
 5M        iv.           Stephen Pearce was born in Sep 1876 in Texas.
 6M        v.            Doctor Pearce was born on 7 Feb 1878 in Texas.  He died on 20 Oct 1898 in Brown CO,
Texas. He was buried in Elkins Cemetery, Brown CO, Texas.
7M         vi.           Ace Pearce was born on 30 Apr 1881 in Texas. He died on 7 Jul 1930 in Brown CO, Texas.
He was buried in Elkins Cemetery, Brown CO, Texas.
 8F          vii.          Lelia Pearce was born in Aug 1886 in Texas. She died in 1966 in Brown CO, Texas.
She was buried in Elkins Cemetery, Brown CO, Texas.
 9F          viii.         Gertrude Pearce was born in Feb 1890 in Texas.
 10M      ix.           Charles Pearce was born on 22 Sep 1883 in Texas. He died on 12 Feb 1892 in Brown CO,
Texas. He was buried in Elkins Cemetery, Brown CO, Texas.
 
Second Generation
 
2.  Florence Pearce (William Yancey) was born on 24 Nov 1868 in Louisiana. She died on 5 Aug 1943 in Brown Co, Texas. She was buried in Greenleaf Cemetery, Brown Co, Texas. Florence married Frank Emison on 22 Apr 1894 in Brown Co, Texas. Frank was born on 10 Sep 1856 in Kentucky. He died on 3 Aug 1937 in Brown Co, Texas. He was buried in Greenleaf Cemetery, Brown CO, Texas.
Frank Emison was elected Sheriff of Brown Co 01/01/1905; re-elected 01/01/1907, they lived in Old Jail.
Frank and Florence had the following children:
 11M      i.              WaIter W Emison was born in May 1895 in Brown CO, Texas.
Walter married Anabel Cunningham on 22 Jun 1920 in Brown CO, Texas.
 12F        ii.             Mary Emison was born about 1902.
 13M      iii.            Frank Emison was born on 24 Aug 1907.