Fierce, William Err

Birth Name Fierce, William Err 1a 2a 3a
Gramps ID I129502
Gender male
Age at Death 52 years, 4 months

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E201510] 1843-03-10 Strawtown, Hamilton Co., Indiana  
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Death [E201511] 1895-07-10 Van Wert, Decatur Co., Iowa  
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_FA1 [E201512] 1887 The hoe served as a Post Office. It was given the name “FIERCE”  
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Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Fierce, Ebenezer W. [I129225]1818-10-071892-07-14
Mother Criswell, Mary [I129247]1822-12-301891-08-02
         Fierce, William Err [I129502] 1843-03-10 1895-07-10
    Brother     Fierce, Fernando Wilson [I129518] 1846-01-02 1921-11-25
    Brother     Fierce, Robert Clark [I129520] about 1848 1849
    Sister     Fierce, Elizabeth [I129521] about 1850 WFT 1866-1944
    Sister     Fierce, Florence Estella [I129552] 1854-11-17 1936-04-03
    Brother     Fierce, Alexander B. [I129523] 1857-02-00 1921-12-05
    Sister     Fierce, Margaret J. [I129525] about 1860 WFT 1876-1954
    Sister     Fierce, Mary E. [I129527] about 1862 WFT 1878-1956
    Sister     Fierce, Laura Anise [I129529] about 1865 WFT 1880-1959

Families

    Family of Fierce, William Err and West, Anna [F40942]
Married Wife West, Anna [I129503] ( * 1850-09-29 + 1935-05-15 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E339463] 1867-10-20 Decatur Co., Iowa  
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  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Fierce, Charles F. [I129531]1868-07-171925-02-13
Fierce, Ebenezer W. [I129533]1870-01-261939-05-12
Fierce, William West [I129535]1872-01-221949-11-01
Fierce, Mertie M. [I129538]18741917
Fierce, John Edwin “Ed” [I129540]1876-07-151944-10-11
Fierce, Nellie E. [I129542]1879-09-161950-04-12
Fierce, Bertha E. [I129544]1882-02-081957-02-02
Fierce, Dora M. [I129546]1884-03-291903-08-15

Narrative

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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #1353, Date of Import: Nov 9, 1998]

An article from the Decatur County Newspaper:
Fierce: The William E. Fierce home, Section 34, near the Des Moines and Kansas City Railroad, was serving as a Post Office in 1887. It was given the name of "Fierce" for his father E. W. Fierce, an honored pioneer of the settlement. Anise Fierce, sisster of William E. was postmistress. The letters were deposited througoh a slot in the door. Since the trains did not stop the bags of mail were tossed off the train and the outgoing mail would be picked up by a fork or hook.
Note from Mrs. Russell Fierce: "By now (1995) the house has been demolished. Going through Russell's grandmother's (Anna Fierce) papers we found some letters with the Fierce, Iowa post office."

Pedigree

  1. Fierce, Ebenezer W. [I129225]
    1. Criswell, Mary [I129247]
      1. Fierce, William Err
        1. West, Anna [I129503]
          1. Fierce, Charles F. [I129531]
          2. Fierce, Ebenezer W. [I129533]
          3. Fierce, William West [I129535]
          4. Fierce, Mertie M. [I129538]
          5. Fierce, John Edwin “Ed” [I129540]
          6. Fierce, Nellie E. [I129542]
          7. Fierce, Bertha E. [I129544]
          8. Fierce, Dora M. [I129546]
      2. Fierce, Fernando Wilson [I129518]
      3. Fierce, Robert Clark [I129520]
      4. Fierce, Elizabeth [I129521]
      5. Fierce, Florence Estella [I129552]
      6. Fierce, Alexander B. [I129523]
      7. Fierce, Margaret J. [I129525]
      8. Fierce, Mary E. [I129527]
      9. Fierce, Laura Anise [I129529]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Brøderbund Software, Inc.: World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 [S97070]
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