DEATH: Mississippi State Board of Health for James Pierce. Male, White, Single. Died June 25, 1921 in Union Church, Jefferson, Mississippi. Date of Birth, March 15, 1855. Age 66 years, 3 months 10 days. Occupation, Farmer. Birthplace, Miss. Father, Mitchell Pierce, born in Georgia. Maiden name of mother Malinda Short born in Mississippi. Informant was Wm. Short. Burial in Pleasant Hill Graveyard, Copiah, Mississippi.

CENSUS:1860 United States Federal Census Record
Name: James Pierce
Age in 1860: 5
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1860: Not Stated, Copiah, Mississippi
Gender: Male
Value of real estate:
Household Members: Name Age
J M Pierce 48
Malinda Pierce 45
Melinda Pierce 18
Wm R Pierce 16
Delilah Pierce 14
Martha Pierce 12
James Pierce 5 **

CENSUS: 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Jas. D Pearce
Birth Year: abt 1854
Age in 1870: 16
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1870: Township 8, Jefferson, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate:
Post Office: Union Church
Household Members: Name Age
J M Pearce 59
Melinda Pearce 56
Martha A Pearce 22
Jas. D Pearce 16 **

CENSUS: 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: James D. Pierce - he is living with his step brother Lot Smith
Home in 1880: Beat 3, Copiah, Mississippi
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Mississippi
Father's birthplace: Georgia
Mother's birthplace: Mississippi
Neighbors:
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Jim Pierce - living one house down from his nephew, Henry Pierce; also single.
Home in 1900: Furguson, Copiah, Mississippi [Copiah, Mississippi]
Age: 42
Birth Date: Apr 1858
Birthplace: Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Farmer
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Jim Pierce 42 **

CENSUS: 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: James Pierce
Age in 1910: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1910: Beat 5, Lincoln, Mississippi
Neighbors:
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Head
Mother's Birth Place: United States Of America
Father's Birth Place: Georgia
Household Members: Name Age
James Pierce 55 **

CENSUS: 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: James Pierce
Home in 1920: Natchez Ward 3, Adams, Mississippi
Age: 65
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Mississippi
Relation to Head of House: Roomer
Father's Birth Place: Mississippi
Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi
Marital Status: Single - servant in private family
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: No
Able to Write: No