Individual Details
Rebecca Flynn Smith
(28 Sep 1832 - Abt 1880)
Rebecca Flinn b. 28 September 1832 d. - m.11 April 1854 James Pierce. Between 1880 and 1886 this family moved to Washington County, Arkansas.
The following censuses make little sense regarding children in the family. The census from 1870 appears to be a different family entirely.
1860 Census. Dist 2, Cumberland Co, KY, Hh 163
Jas. Pierce, 32, Farmer & Schoolmaster, b. KY
Rebecca, 28, Weaver, b. KY
Wm C. Pierce, 3
N. J. Pierce, 1, (female)
1870 Census. Kettle Creek, Cumberland, KY, Hh 150
James Pierce, 40, Farmer
Rebecca, 35
Elizabeth, 15
Biggerstaff, 13
John, 10 (John Mat? see Death Certificate below)
Nancy, 8 (Nancy Jane, b. 1859?)
Sarah, 4
Jane, 1
1880 Census. Kettle Creek, Cumberland, KY, Hh 106
James Pierce, 52
Rubecky, 48, wife
Mariam M., 15, dau
Margaret, 14, dau
Mary, 10, dau
Marthey L, 8, dau
Bertha L., 7, dau
Julia, 4, dau (Julia A. - see birth record)
Although Rebecca appears to be in Cumberland Co, KY in 1880 - by September of 1881, Pierce married M. J. Wallin in Washington Co, AR.
Cumberland Co, KY birth records:
1855, Apr 15. Sarah C. Pearce. Father, James Pearce. Mother, Rebecca Smith.
1875, Aug 15 J. A. Pierce (female) Father, James Pierce, Mother, R. Smith. Father b. Clinton Co, KY; mother b. Cumberland Co, KY
Tennessee Death Certificate #22502. John Mat Pierce of Byrdstown, Pickett Co, TN, died 21 Oct 1938 - no physician in attendance, no cause of death. Born 4 Aug 1862 in Cumberland Co, KY. He was married to Mandy Pierce and was a farmer. Parents listed as Jim Pierce and Becky Smith. Benton Pierce of Chanute, TN was the informant. Buried Smyrna Cemetery near Byrdstown on Oct 22nd.
Social Securty Claims. Julia Pierce Grube, born 14 Jun 1879, Clay Co KY. (both date and place conflict with birth record!) Father, James Pierce. Mother, Rebecca Smith.
Events
| Birth | 28 Sep 1832 | Cumberland County, Kentucky | |||
| Marriage | Dec 1855 | Livingston County, Kentucky - James Pierce | |||
| Death | Abt 1880 |
Families
| Spouse | James Pierce (1828 - ) |
| Child | Nancy Jane Pierce (1859 - 1948) |
| Child | John Matt Pierce (1862 - 1938) |
| Father | Rev Charles Wesley Smith (1810 - 1887) |
| Mother | Miriam Poindexter (1813 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Jane Smith (1834 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Mary Wells Smith (1835 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Sarah Radford Smith (1837 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Martha Miller "Patsy" Smith (1843 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Nancy Wright Smith (1847 - 1900) |