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Portrait And Biographical Album Of Mecosta County, Mich. Containing
Portraits And Biographical Sketches of Prominent And Representative
Citizens of the County together with Portraits And Biographies of All The
Presidents Of The United States  And Governors of the State.  Also
Containing A Complete History of The County, From Its Earliest Settlement
To the Present Time.  Chicago, Chapman Bros. 1883

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PIERCE, Isaac W.
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Isaac W. Pierce, member of the Council of Mecosta village, was born in
Naples, Ontario Co., N. Y., Jan. 2, 1833, and is a son of Jeris and Rachel
(Watkins) Pierce.  His father was a farmer and carpenter, and came to
Michigan about the year 1835 and settled in Leonidas, St. Joseph Co.  He
entered a claim of 160 acres of timbered land, and was a pioneer of that
community.  He made a small clearing, built his log house and labored until
he cleared about 120 acres.  His children were small and at first could be
of but little assistance; but as time passed on, their interest in the
improvement of the homestead grew with their years, and they lent no
inconsiderable aid to the development of the place.

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When 19 years old Mr. Pierce turned his face westward to the golden promise
of the Pacific coast.  He made his first essay in placer mining in the
American River, and operated similarly on the Middle Fork of the Feather
River, in Butler Co., Cal.  He finally engaged in stock business, going at
last to Long Valley, Nev., where he was associated with Abner Stimpson,
William Prosser and John Ferris, and engaged in rearing and shipping stock
two and one-half years; they then sold out, and returned to California
except Mr. Prosser.  Shortly afterwards Mr. Pierce went to Idaho City and
engaged actively in mining for nine and a half years, with fair success.
In the fall of 1866 he returned to Leonidas, resumed his trade, and there
has operated as a builder.  In March, 1881, he came to Mecosta village.  In
the spring of 1883 he was elected Treasurer, and member of the Village
Council.  He owns his own residence and three lots on Franklin street, in
the southwest part of town; also 40 acres of farming land in Martiny Tp.,
located one mile north of the village of Mecosta.

Mr. Pierce was married in Leonidas, Jan. 3, 1867, to Carrie, daughter of
Henry and Louisa Porter, born at Naples, Ontario Co., N. Y., Sept. 5, 1839.
They have one child—Frank J.-- born in Leonidas, Oct. 30, 1867


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