G. L. Pierce
G. L. Pierce | |
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| Born | November 18, 1835 Tennessee |
| Died | October 2, 1882 (aged 46) |
| Occupations | Slave trader, stock trader |
| Spouse | Nancy Lyles |
| Children | 7 |
G. L. Pierce | |
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| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch | Confederate States Army |
| Service years | 1861 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 7th Tennessee Infantry |
| Conflicts | American Civil War |
Granville Lafayette Pierce (November 18, 1835 – October 2, 1882) was a slave trader and stock trader in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Pierce was born in Tennessee on November 18, 1835, to Isaac Pierce III and Mary Lyles. The Pierces traveled from Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to Sumner County, Tennessee, c. 1790.[2]
During the Civil War, Pierce fought with the 7th Tennessee Infantry, but was given sick furlough on September 9, 1861, and reported deserted on December 14.[3] He married Nancy, the daughter of slave trader Robert J. Lyles, in Sumner County, Tennessee on November 25, 1863.[4] He was the administrator of Lyles' estate.[5] Pierce's son-in-law was Samuel W. Meek, assistant treasurer for the New York Times.[6]
References
- ^ "Entry for Granville L. Pierce, 1860". United States Census, 1860. FamilySearch.
- ^ Genealogy of George Washington Peairs, his forebears and descendants, : from Pennsylvania to Tennessee on to Missouri by Helen Ruth Renner
- ^ The 7th Tennessee Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster by William Thomas Venner
- ^ "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQG-YQD : 16 March 2020), G. L. Pierce, 1863.
- ^ Court, Tennessee Supreme; Cooke, William Wilcox (February 3, 1883). "Tennessee Reports : Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Highest Courts of Law and Equity of the State of Tennessee". Soule, Thomas, and Winsor – via Google Books.
- ^ "In Memoriam". Record of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 39: 211. 1919.