G. Delos Pierce

Regions: Otsego and Jefferson Co., NY; Walworth Co., WI

From History of Walworth County Wisconsin by Albert Clayton Beckwith, Vol. II, publ. 1912, Page 1333-1334 G. DELOS PIERCE. Success has come to G. Delos PIERCE because he has worked for it along legitimate lines and has not permitted the sordid things of earth to take the place of his better and higher nature. He has death honestly with his fellow men and has therefore won their respect and confidence Mr. PIERCE was born in Otsego county, New York, March 21, 1850. He is the son of Delos PIERCE, Sr. and Theodosia (COLLINS) PIERCE. The latter, born in Otsego county, New York, was the daughter of Hezekiah and Hannah (NOBLE) COLLINS. When Delos PIERCE was about eighteen years old the family moved to Paris, New York, then came to Walworth county, Wisconsin. He grew up on the home farm. The family located in the east side of Walworth township where they bought a farm, on which the parents lived until old age, then moved to Fontana and spent their last days there with their daughter. They had nine children, of whom Delos was the oldest; Libby was married to Fred TAYLOR, and lives in Florida; Adell married Ellis SUTHERLAND and lives at Nashua, Iowa; Rowland and Rollin, twins, are both deceased; Clarence is also deceased; Nettie married Albert COOK and lives at Nashua, Iowa; Hannah is the wife of Milton BLACKFORD and lives in Delavan; John lives in the northern part of Walworth township. The father of these children died the last Wednesday in November 1906, his wife having preceded him to the grave in the spring of 1905. Delos PIERCE lived on the home farm until he was married, in October 1881, to Adelia WILSON, daughter of John G. and Charlotte (MAXON) WILSON, a sketch of which family appears on another page of this work. Mrs. PIERCE was born in Boone county, Illinois, and her parents came from Jefferson county, New York. John G. WILSON was of Dutch ancestry and came from Pennsylvania to New York. Charlotte MAXON was the daughter of Asa and Julia MAXON, early settlers here, a record of whose lives is given in the sketch of N. Dwight MAXON. Mrs. PIERCE's mother died when she was an infant and she was then taken by her mother's parents here and grew up in their home. After his marriage Delos PIERCE began farming for himself on a farm just south of his father's place and there he has lived most of his life since. In the spring of 1910 he gave up farming and moved into Walworth where he bought a nice home on the east side of the village. He is a member of the Masonic order and the Modern Woodmen. One daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. PIERCE, Hazel, who died when four years old. Submitted by Carol

See Also: Austin Maxon