My father and grandfather were "waterwell" and "windmill" Men in the Panhandle of Texas for all of their lives.  My dad J.L. Pierce retired in the mid 1980's.

My grandpa LD Pierce (named after a preacher) learned waterwelling and windmilling from his cousin Ed Wilbanks. This is discussed at length in my genealogy book.   My Uncle Allen Pierce was a farmer in Hansford County. We knew all about  grandpa's other  brothers and sisters.  A big clan of the Pierces--descended from grandpa's Brother George Taylor Pierce lived in the Alice Texas area.  We also had many cousins in  the Hansford County and Spearman Texas area--the Wibanks, and the Comptons.
 Grandpa LD and Uncle Allen's  Father, LD Pierce Sr. (Peg Leg Pierce),  had migrated to the Hansford County with his sister Rhoda  Pierce who had married A.M. (Manney) Wilbanks. They left Johnson County TX in 1906.  They had  settled at the GoatNeck on the Brazos ranch in the early 1860's.   I did not learn this till much later.  The Pierce Wagon Train arrived in the area in the early 1840's. See more about this while reading my book or the Joel J Pierce Mystery.

My Great Uncle Allen had always talked about "some other Pierces" when I asked but he did not know much about them except that "Olla Del" was one of the daughters. He did talk a lot about Johnson County and GoatNeck where the Pierces originally had their ranch . The Pierce Cemetery is located there. Click Here for Map  & History of GoatNeck

PegLeg and Rhoda's Brother Clem Abercrombie Pierce (C.A. Pierce-C.A.P. Brand) 
owned a large ranch in the GoatNeck Area. He was a Civil War Veteran.  See Clem's page above, and also See GoatNeck 
Page for more info on C A Pierce. Added Photos  (to Clem Pierce Page) Pierce Cemetery GoatNeck on Brazos New Photos!of
 Clem Pierce (only one known) and photos of daughter's Jessie-Tombstone on July 8 1999. July 12 1999 received obituary of 
Clem Pierce with much new information, from Joan Marks of Salmon, Idaho. Click on link to Clem's page above.

PegLeg and Rhoda's Brother George Washington Pierce migrated to Eastland County, Cisco Tx which is very close to Johnson County and Goatneck. He also as a Civil War Veteran. I did not know it at the time but his great great great grandson Eddie Force had visited Uncle Allen Pierce in Sperman Tx, in 1980.

Also Click here for a short history of  Johnson County, and also take a look at the New Handbook of Texas Article about Johnson County or look at the web page  itself CLICK HERE
CLICK HERE Map of Johnson County Tx by Microsoft Expedia 
CLICK HERE Texas Panhandle History Links
CLICK HERE History of Mullock Way Station O'Laughlin Ranch, Hansford Co TX
                         The Way Station was located on the Dodge City-Tascosa Trail
Web links about Hansford County, Adobe Walls, Old Mobeetie, Panhandle of TX, Ft Elliot and Fort Gibson. These are  links to articles in the New Handbook of Texas History. There are many many links here! I am working on  a story ( done click here) by my Grandmother Julia Hibbs McManus  written this year about her grandfather Amos Hibbs. He was in charge of running a freight route from Dodge City KS to the TX Panhandle and from the TX Panhandle to Ft Elliot and Ft Davis. I also found another article about the same subject of Mullock Way Station by Julia's sister Ruth Hibbs Reardon. It is on the same page.

Lorenzo D⁴ Pierce (L.D.)³,(AndrewJackson², Reuben¹)

LD Pierce was born March 16, 1895 in Cleburne Tx Johnson County, and died June 16, 1971 in Spearman, Hansford Co., TX buried in Old Hansford Cemetery. He married Jimmie Francis Scott, daughter of John Scott and Sophy Woody. They had three children:

1. James Lorenzo (J L)⁵ Pierce, born April 10,Private in Spearman, Hansford Co., TX. He married Juanita Lois Faus 1952.

2. Bobby Jack Pierce, born May 08, Private   in Spearman, Hansford Co., TX. He married (1) Faye B Hardy. He married (2) Susan Patterson.

3. Peggy June Pierce, born November 01, Private  in Spearman, Hansford Co., TX. She married Robert Clark Ferguson May 20,1951

James Lorenzo (J L)⁵ Pierce (Lorenzo D (L.D.II)⁴, Lorenzo D (L.D.)³, Andrew Jackson², Reuben¹)

JL Pierce, my father,  was born April 10, Private  in Spearman, Hansford Co., TX. He married Juanita Lois Faus 1952. Her mother was a Luke, who married Hibbs. Click on the link above to see their pdf books.
She died in 1995 of Cancer.

Children of James Pierce and Juanita Faus are:

Lynn Diaz (L D III)⁶ Pierce, born February 26, Private in Spearman, Hansford Co., TX

Karon Francis Pierce, born July 05, Private in Spearman, Hansford Co., TX. She married Quinton Ulysses Hardy. She has children Shameka, a girl, and Derrick, a boy.

Jammie Pierce, born September 18, Private in Spearman, Hansford Co., TX

Tylan Pierce, born April 16 Private in Spearman Tx, Hansford County.

Rosa Joyce Pierce, Born Private, 1966 in Spearman, Tx.  She Married Ray Roberts, and has two children Jessie a girl, and Austin a boy.

UPDATE: MARCH 28 1999  Today I finally found some old documents I had stored and finally found more info about Ora Finley as below
UPDATE: JULY 1 1999  Today I call from Laura Rivar of Wichita Falls TX, who has determined that she is descended from Ora Finley's family. She is sending more information soon. Amazingly enough she called and repeated to me a story she got from her great uncle about how Peg Leg Pierce lost his leg---Correctly!!
They even had some additional embellishments.
 (see Peg Leg Page for story Link below)

Lorenzo D (L.D.) Pierce, (PegLeg) (Andrew Jackson², Reuben¹) was born January 26, 1856 in Cherokee Co., GA  and died March 3, 1923 in Spearman TX.   He married
 (1) Susannah Pluckett Lott on June 30, 1874 in Johnson County TX, daughter of A C Lott and ?? Lott. Susannah had sister whose daughter married Floyd  Wilbanks Hansford County.  (Susan Bowden Wilbanks) LD Pierce Peg Leg Sister Rhoda Married AM Mannie Wilbanks.

He married (2) Aqua Ora Finley after 1884, daughter of John Finley and Fannie Wright. Ora Finley was born February 10, 1867 in Johnson Co., TX, and died November 26, 1929 and was buried Nov 28 Hansford County Cemetery

History of these families and individuals are presented full length in my
Pierce Genealogy Book.

READ Onscreen Their Family Group or  (Print)

Sally⁴ Pierce, born 1898  died April 03, 1930 in Spearman TX.

George Taylor Pierce, born July 23, 1898 in Hennepin, Indian Territory, Oklahoma USA ; 16 Jul 1976 in Alice Jim Wells Texas 1900 Township 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory

Lorenzo D (L.D.II) Pierce, born March 16, 1895 in Cleburne TX Johnson County; died June 16, 1971 in Spearman, Hansford Co., TX buried in Old Hansford Cemetery.

Clem Pierce, born 1893 in Cleburne TX Johnson County; died 1957.He married Winnie Dacus.

Felix Diaz Pierce, died 1945 in WWII. He married (1) Della Faye Koontz. He married (2) Ruby Womack.

Visa Lou Pierce, born October 04, 1891 in Indian Territory OK (Hennepin) Per son Arland she died March 1985 in Luling TX. 1900 Township 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory

Allen Mansel Pierce, born February 12, 1901 in Cleburne, Johnson Co., TX; died May 09, 1987 in Spearman, Hansford Co., TX.

Susan (Susie) Pierce, born June 17, 1904 in Cleburne, Johnson Co., TX; died December 08, 1978 in Amarillo Potter Co., TX buried Memorial Park Amarillo TX.

1900 Township 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory  Hennepin is a small unincorporated community along State Highway 7 in extreme southern Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States, near the meeting of the Carter, Garvin, and Murray county lines. The Hennepin Post Office was opened February 16, 1885, by Henry C. Dent in the old Chickasaw Nation of Indian Territory. It was named for Father Louis Hennepin, a member of Lasalle's Louisiana Expedition. The Hennepin ZIP Code is 73444.  LD Pierce Pegleg Sister Nancy Pierce Conn was living Nearby in Marlow or Katy Oklahoma Area when the first 2 children were born.

Their Parents wereAndrew Jackson Pierce and

Nancy E Abercrombie. I knew they both were buried at the
Pierce Cemetery at the old Pierce Ranch at GoatNeck outside of Cleburne, Tx on the Brazos River.  But at this time I knew nothing about LD and Rhoda's other brothers and sisters and nothing else about the family, execpt the Wilbanks and Comptons who live in my hometown.

Capt. Andrew J Pierce's biography is in the above pdf link and the complete  history of his family and descendents is described in detail in my

 Electronic Pdf Pierce Book.

"Descendents of Capt Andrew J Pierce by LD Pierce"

My Cousin, Eddie Force had lived in GA and SC and had researched the family tree heavily for 13 years. He knew lots about the brothers and sisters of Andrew Jackson Pierce, and even that AJ Pierces father was deduced to Be
Reuben Pierce born 1768 Edgefield Dist SC (OLD 96 Dist).  But he knew little about AJ Pierces descendents except his own line--He was descended from George Washington Pierce born January 01, 1841 in Lumpkin Co., GA; died September 30, 1896 in Cisco, TX (Eastland County) at 55 years of age.  Eddie's Mother Bertha Force had a sister  (We did not know at the time that Bertha had been raised by my great-great grandfather LD Pierce Sr., after George W. Pierce's death.)
Olla Dell Pierce Jones!!  When I found Eddie I finally found the Olla Della My Great Uncle Allen had always talked of!  She was Eddie's Aunt Olla Dell! 
(We have since found out that Olla Dell was raised by  Clem A Pierce of Goatneck who was LD Sr.'s brother.)

Lester Jones 88,of Wichita Falls, TX, is the 2nd oldest living pierce descended from AJ Pierce and Nancy at this time.  His mother was Olla Dell Pierce Jones. 

(note the oldest living Pierce at this time is Valney "Chunk" Fisher of Fort Worth Tx Age 96, son of Sally Pierce Clark. She was my Grandfather LD Pierce's sister.)

Eddie Force had even been to my hometown of Spearman in the mid 1970's and talked to my Uncle Allen and maybe even my Grandfather, but for what ever reason he did not get much information, for we knew all about our line-from LD Pierce Sr, and the Rhoda Pierce line marrying into the Wilbanks, still living in Hansford County!

By combining all our info he and I were able to fill in much about the descendents of Andrew Jackson Pierce and Nancy E Abercrombie.
(see genealogy book for full information here)

Of late (May 9 1999) I have been in contact with more Conn Descendants, and am making a page for them. My Great Grandfather's sister Nancy Pierce married James Madison Conn. They migrated to the Duncan OK area. Marlow OK. See link below April 1999 Received info from Connie Hunt, AZ also from this line.

Print Their Family Group

History of these families and individuals are presented full length in my Pierce Genealogy Book.

John R. Pierce born 1838 in Lumpkin Co., GA; died 1863-1864 in R Road Montgomery. He married Nancy J Pierce.

George Washington Pierce, born January 01, 1841 in Lumpkin Co., GA; died September 30, 1896 in Cisco, TX (Eastland County) at 55 years of age. Buried Oakwood Cemetery. He married Nora I. Daniels before 1889 in Cisco TX Eastland Co

Clemeth Abercrombie Pierce, born  Dec 16, 1842 in Lumpkin Co., GA. 
Died April 5, 1907, Cleburne, TX. He married (2) Mollie L. Gordon. He married (1) Altha White.

Elizabeth Pierce, born 1844 in Lumpkin Co., GA. No other information available.

Andrew J Pierce, born August 07, 1847 in Lumpkin Co., GA; . No other info available.

Vicatiams M. Pierce, born 1851 in Lumpkin Co., GA. No Other Information found.

Nancy Emaline Pierce, born February 15, 1852 in Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., GA; buried In Caty Cemetery She married James Madison Conn.

Lorenzo D (L.D.) Pierce, born January 26, 1856 in Cherokee Co., GA or near Rome GA; died March 3, 1923 in Spearman, TX. He married (1)Susanna Lott Pluckett. He married (2) Aqua Ora Finley.

Fanny Pierce, born 1858 in Cherokee, Cherokee Co., GA. No other information available.

Rhoda Ann (Roddie) Pierce, born April 19, 1862 in Cherokee Co., GA (Rome??); died November 25, 1941 in Spearman,Hansford Co., TX. She married Allen Mansel (Mannie) Wilbanks May 24, 1877 in Johnson Co. TX at the Pierce Ranch Homeplace, Goat Neck on The Brazos, Johnson County Texas.

Unknown Pierce; have info that there were ten children, some others say eleven children. This is a speculative eleventh child.

Pierce buried in Hansford Cemetery Spearman Texas
 
Pierce Allen M. 12-Feb-1901 08-May-1987 12 22 - -
 Sgt U.S. Army WWII
Pierce Bobby Jack May 8, 1930 Death: Apr. 2, 2007 Veteran 1957 Korea?
Pierce Clem A. 00-Xxx-1893 00-Xxx-1957 15 22 - - -
Pierce Eva C. 31-Jan-1904 29-Aug-1997 12 73 - - -
Pierce Felix 16-Dec-1912 18-Jan-1945 12 73 - -
Tx Sgt. 18 Inf. 1st WWII
Pierce Jammie Dean Sept 18 1957 Oct 1 2001   27 - 122 -
Pierce Janelle 00-Xxx-1927 00-Xxx-1928 13 27 - - -
Pierce Jimmie Frances Scott 27-Jan-1905 08-Sep-1946 13 - - - -
Pierce Juanita (Faus) 15-Dec-1933 28-Jul-1995 - 41 - 122 -
Pierce  James L  JL  April 10 1925 Oct. 9, 2011
Pierce Lorenzo Dowell. L D. Sr. PegLeg or Peggy 00-Xxx-1857 00-Xxx-1923 12 41
Pierce Lorenzo Dowell Jr. LD 16-Mar-1895 16-Jun-1971 13 41 -
- (In alley between 32)
Pierce Orah 00-Xxx-1868 00-Xxx-1929 12 - - - -
Pierce Richard W. 12-Jul-1949 19-Dec-1969 - 108 - 50 -
son of Rosie Faus Piece Steele. (not blood related to our pierce thru pierce)
Pierce Winnie 27-Dec-1902 07-Jan-1993 15 35 - - - wife of Clem

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