James Shiloh Pierce and wife Laura Irene Pierce nee DeFee married 30 Dec 1879,
Hunt County, Texas.....
James was born 1858 in Lamar County, TX....He died 15 Nov 1930....Buried in
Breckenridge Cemetery, Breckenridge, TX.
Laura Irene Pierce nee DeFee, born 1860, Pike County, Alabama....Died 19 Jul
1930...Buried with husband....They are in Section Q, Lot 11, spaces 4 & 5,
Breckenridge Cemetery, Breckenridge, TX.
James parents were Leander Pearce and Lydia A. Orme...Both born in Rhea Co, Tenn...
Leander born abt. 1820 and Lydia abt. 1835...They were marrried 27 Sep 1858 in
Lamar Co, TX....Ref..Lib of Congress file.....Lydia died not long after James
was born as Leander had several wives......
James also changed the spelling of his name to Pierce somewhere along the
line...Nothing new here...Found many that did this...Including my own name....
Laura's parents were Green Pinkham Defee and Margaret Anna Defee nee Carr.
They moved from Pike County, Alabama abt. 1879....Settled in Hunt County,
TX...Both buried in Kingston Cemetery, Hunt County, TX.
James Shiloh and Laura had the following children...Ed G., Minnie L, Maggie L,
Anne M, Jimmie O......Ed G. Pierce and wife Nell are buried with James and
Laura...They are in spaces 6 & 7....
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