ELEAZER Jacob PIERCE
A prominent citizen and farmer, was born in Orange county, April 27, 1848, and was reared upon a farm, receiving in boyhood only a rudimentary education. His father was George H. Pierce. Eleazer remained with his parents until twenty-seven, but began accumulating property of his own.
At the age of fifteen, and being a large strong boy, he enlisted in Company A, Seventeenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry (mounted) and served honorably and with great credit for a boy for two years and was discharged in August, 1865, as Sergeant, due to the close of the war. His important engagements were Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Flat Rock, New Hope Church, two days' fight near Selma, AL, and elsewhere. Upon his return he went to school for a time.
April 27, 1875, he married Mary Josephine Mathers.
He was a member of Decker Post, G.A.R., and was a leading Republican, being a member of the Republican County Central Committee. He was one of the prominent and progressive men of the county. (Northwest Township).
Excerpted from www.InGenWeb.org/InOrange – Prominent Historical Men of Orange County
Eleazer also served as Sheriff of Orange County and was a Foster-Father to Albert Wesley Heckler. Added by Chiquita (Heckler) Baker.
A prominent citizen and farmer, was born in Orange county, April 27, 1848, and was reared upon a farm, receiving in boyhood only a rudimentary education. His father was George H. Pierce. Eleazer remained with his parents until twenty-seven, but began accumulating property of his own.
At the age of fifteen, and being a large strong boy, he enlisted in Company A, Seventeenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry (mounted) and served honorably and with great credit for a boy for two years and was discharged in August, 1865, as Sergeant, due to the close of the war. His important engagements were Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Flat Rock, New Hope Church, two days' fight near Selma, AL, and elsewhere. Upon his return he went to school for a time.
April 27, 1875, he married Mary Josephine Mathers.
He was a member of Decker Post, G.A.R., and was a leading Republican, being a member of the Republican County Central Committee. He was one of the prominent and progressive men of the county. (Northwest Township).
Excerpted from www.InGenWeb.org/InOrange – Prominent Historical Men of Orange County
Eleazer also served as Sheriff of Orange County and was a Foster-Father to Albert Wesley Heckler. Added by Chiquita (Heckler) Baker.
ELEAZER Jacob PIERCE
A prominent citizen and farmer, was born in Orange county, April 27, 1848, and was reared upon a farm, receiving in boyhood only a rudimentary education. His father was George H. Pierce. Eleazer remained with his parents until twenty-seven, but began accumulating property of his own.
At the age of fifteen, and being a large strong boy, he enlisted in Company A, Seventeenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry (mounted) and served honorably and with great credit for a boy for two years and was discharged in August, 1865, as Sergeant, due to the close of the war. His important engagements were Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Flat Rock, New Hope Church, two days' fight near Selma, AL, and elsewhere. Upon his return he went to school for a time.
April 27, 1875, he married Mary Josephine Mathers.
He was a member of Decker Post, G.A.R., and was a leading Republican, being a member of the Republican County Central Committee. He was one of the prominent and progressive men of the county. (Northwest Township).
Excerpted from www.InGenWeb.org/InOrange – Prominent Historical Men of Orange County
Eleazer also served as Sheriff of Orange County and was a Foster-Father to Albert Wesley Heckler. Added by Chiquita (Heckler) Baker.
A prominent citizen and farmer, was born in Orange county, April 27, 1848, and was reared upon a farm, receiving in boyhood only a rudimentary education. His father was George H. Pierce. Eleazer remained with his parents until twenty-seven, but began accumulating property of his own.
At the age of fifteen, and being a large strong boy, he enlisted in Company A, Seventeenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry (mounted) and served honorably and with great credit for a boy for two years and was discharged in August, 1865, as Sergeant, due to the close of the war. His important engagements were Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Flat Rock, New Hope Church, two days' fight near Selma, AL, and elsewhere. Upon his return he went to school for a time.
April 27, 1875, he married Mary Josephine Mathers.
He was a member of Decker Post, G.A.R., and was a leading Republican, being a member of the Republican County Central Committee. He was one of the prominent and progressive men of the county. (Northwest Township).
Excerpted from www.InGenWeb.org/InOrange – Prominent Historical Men of Orange County
Eleazer also served as Sheriff of Orange County and was a Foster-Father to Albert Wesley Heckler. Added by Chiquita (Heckler) Baker.
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