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Lena G. Pearce

Female 1892 - 1990  (98 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lena G. Pearce was born 23 Jul 1892, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA (daughter of Calvin V. Pearce and Mollie Ann Davis); died 11 Dec 1990, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA; was buried , West Hill Cemetery - Sherman, Texas, USA.

    Lena married Matt Barnette Dowdell 29 Dec 1916, Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA. Matt was born 7 Nov 1887, Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas, USA; died 24 Sep 1966, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA; was buried 26 Sep 1966, West Hill Cemetery - Sherman, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Calvin V. Pearce was born 8 Apr 1867, Lebanon, Haywood County, Tennessee, USA; died 7 Dec 1952, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried 9 Dec 1952, Fairview Cemetery - Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA.

    Notes:

    Obituary:

    SHAWNEE, Dec. 8 - Services for Calvin B. Pearce, 85, a retired contractor, will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Gaskill funeral chapel. Rev. R. Scott Baird, pastor of the First Christian church, will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.

    Pearce, a resident of Shawnee since 1923, died late Sunday in his home here. He came here from Whitesboro, Texas. He was born in Lebanon, Tenn. Pearce and his wife would have celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary December 24.

    Pearce was a member of the First Christian church and was a former deacon of the church. He also was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge, which will conduct graveside services.

    Besides his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. M. B. Dowdell and Mrs. W. E. Colb, both of Sherman, Texas, and Mrs. Fred Baxter, Shawnee.

    (Published in The Daily Oklahoman on December 9, 1952)

    Calvin married Mollie Ann Davis 24 Dec 1889, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA. Mollie (daughter of James Collins Davis and Nancy Caroline Martin) was born 27 Oct 1872, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; died 5 Jan 1963, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA; was buried , Fairview Cemetery - Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mollie Ann Davis was born 27 Oct 1872, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA (daughter of James Collins Davis and Nancy Caroline Martin); died 5 Jan 1963, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA; was buried , Fairview Cemetery - Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA.
    Children:
    1. 1. Lena G. Pearce was born 23 Jul 1892, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; died 11 Dec 1990, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA; was buried , West Hill Cemetery - Sherman, Texas, USA.
    2. Irma Belle Pearce was born 12 Oct 1894, Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas, USA; died 13 Feb 1993, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA; was buried , West Hill Cemetery - Sherman, Texas, USA.
    3. Thelma M. Pearce was born Sep 1898, Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  James Collins Davis was born 20 Jul 1846, Greene County, Alabama, USA; died 28 Feb 1916, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried , Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA.

    James married Nancy Caroline Martin 14 Jan 1872, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Nancy (daughter of William Monroe Martin and Rhoda Ann Rippy) was born 15 Dec 1847, Mississippi, USA; died 7 Jan 1925, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried 8 Jan 1925, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Nancy Caroline Martin was born 15 Dec 1847, Mississippi, USA (daughter of William Monroe Martin and Rhoda Ann Rippy); died 7 Jan 1925, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried 8 Jan 1925, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA.
    Children:
    1. 3. Mollie Ann Davis was born 27 Oct 1872, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; died 5 Jan 1963, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA; was buried , Fairview Cemetery - Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA.
    2. Walter James Davis was born 13 May 1875, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; died 5 Apr 1966, Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, USA; was buried 6 Apr 1966, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA.
    3. Susie Belle Davis was born 4 Jun 1878, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; died 26 Jan 1938, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA; was buried 27 Jan 1938, Highland Cemetery - Okemah, Oklahoma, USA.
    4. Richard Hunter Davis, Sr. was born 18 Jun 1881, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; died 13 Nov 1950, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried 14 Nov 1950, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA.
    5. Stella Virginia Davis was born 26 May 1883, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; died 11 Jan 1968, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; was buried , Restland Memorial Park - Dallas, Texas, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  William Monroe Martin was born 1822, Tennessee, USA; died 21 Jul 1861, Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia, USA; was buried , Groveton Confederate Cemetery - Groveton, Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    William Monroe Martin (1822-1861) fought and died in the First Battle of Manassas, also known as the First Battle of Bull Run, during the American Civil War on July 21, 1861 in Prince William County, Virginia, USA.

    William — Rhoda Ann Rippy. Rhoda was born 14 Feb 1820, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA; died 7 May 1902, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried 8 May 1902, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 15.  Rhoda Ann Rippy was born 14 Feb 1820, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA; died 7 May 1902, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried 8 May 1902, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Obituary:

    Mrs. Rhoda Ann Martin, age 82 years, 2 months and 23 days, died yesterday at 7:30 a.m., in this city at the home of her son-in-law Mr. T.J. Caywood. Mrs. Martin had been a resident of Bryan ever since the town was established, coming here from Millican with the advent of the railroad. She came to Texas in 1848 with her husband, Mr. W.R. Martin, who was killed at the first battle at Manassas in the civil war. She leaves two sons and four daughters, namely, Mr. Polk Martin, of Kurten, Mr. Monroe Martin, of Batesville, Davilla county, Texas, Mrs. Stephen Greer, of Peach Creek, Brazos county, Mrs. J.C. Davis, Mrs. Jane Collard and Mrs. Bettie A. Caywood, all of this city. All of her children were raised in Brazos county and all married in the county except Mr. Polk Martin. Mrs. Martin was a life long christian, and the many friends of the family will read with sorrow of her death.

    The funeral will be this morning at 10 o'clock, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Caywood. Interment will be at the city cemetery in Bryan.

    (Published in The Bryan Eagle on May 8, 1902)

    Children:
    1. Mary Jane Martin was born 4 Jun 1840, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died 26 May 1932, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried 27 May 1932, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA.
    2. Sarah Ann Martin was born 18 Dec 1843, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died 16 Aug 1927, Peach Creek, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried 17 Aug 1927, Peach Creek Cemetery - College Station, Texas, USA.
    3. James Polk Martin was born 6 Feb 1845, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died 12 Feb 1924, Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, USA; was buried 13 Feb 1924, Ridge Park Cemetery - Hillsboro, Texas, USA.
    4. 7. Nancy Caroline Martin was born 15 Dec 1847, Mississippi, USA; died 7 Jan 1925, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried 8 Jan 1925, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA.
    5. William Monroe Martin, Jr. was born 14 Jul 1852, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; died 4 Jul 1936, Batesville, Zavala County, Texas, USA; was buried 4 Jul 1936, Edgewood-Woodlawn Cemetery - Batesville, Texas, USA.
    6. Bettie Ann Martin was born 8 Jun 1854, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; died 23 Jun 1936, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried 23 Jun 1936, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA.


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