John K. Pierce

1891 - 1915  (24 years)

• Name	John K. Pierce  [1, 2]
  Birth	23 Mar 1891	Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	D74A3824335F4E37A9CEF67B606754BD544D
  Death	2 Aug 1915	Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 5]
  	Cause: Struck by train - accidental
  Burial	4 Aug 1915	Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I11720	broderick
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Miles Pierce,   b. 7 Apr 1842, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada d. 20 Aug 1929, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Nora Kelley,   b. 1855, Ireland d. 16 Jun 1891, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	1890  [6]
  Family ID	F3797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 12th, 1900, (Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Massachusetts, Middlesex, Waltham Ward 02, District 0975, sht 10A, img 19, ln 25 (Reliability: 3). Name John Pierce Age 9 Birth Date Mar 1891 Birthplace Massachusetts, USA Home in 1900 Waltham Ward 2, Middlesex, Massachusetts Ward of City 2 Street Gormans Lane House Number 1 Sheet Number 10 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 112 Family Number 197 Race White Gender Male Relation to Head of House Son Marital Status Single Father's Name Miles Pierce Father's Birthplace Canada English Mother's Birthplace Ireland Attended School 10 Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Miles Pierce Head Annie Pierce 16 Daughter Mary Pierce 15 Daughter John Pierce 9 Son Jennie Roach 24 Niece [S15] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 13th, 1910, (Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Massachusetts, Middlesex, Waltham Ward 2, District 1041, sht 22A, img 42, ln 32 (Reliability: 3). Name John Pierce Age in 1910 19 Birth Date 1891 [1891] Birthplace Massachusetts Home in 1910 Waltham Ward 2, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Sheet Number 22a Street School Street Race White Gender Male Relation to Head of House Son Marital Status Single Father's Birthplace Canada [Canada English] Mother's Birthplace Canada [Canada English] Native Tongue English Occupation Teamster Industry Milk Route Employer, Employee or Other Wage Earner Able to read Y Able to Write Y Enumeration District Number 1041 Out of Work N Number of Weeks Out of Work 0 Enumerated Year 1910 Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Miles Pierce 61 Head Mary Pierce 25 Daughter John Pierce 19 Son Frances Pierce 15 Daughter [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 262238162 (Reliability: 3). John K. Pierce Birth 23 Mar 1891 Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Death 2 Aug 1915 (aged 24) Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Burial Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Memorial ID 262238162 Family Members Parents Myles Pierce 1852– 1929 Nora Kelly Pierce 1855– 1891 Half Siblings Annie Louise Pierce Peters 1882– 1908 Mary Jane Pierce Sutton 1885– 1940 [S379] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915, accessed 21 Jul 2025), _up through 1910, 1891, Waltham, img 1176. (Reliability: 3). Name John Pierce Gender Male Birth Date 23 Mar 1891 Birth Place Waltham, Massachusetts, USA Father Miles Pierce Mother Rosanna McKane [sic - actually, the grandmother of the infant] [S103] Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915 (database online), (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1463156), 1915, Waltham, No. 413, reg. # 278, img 280 (Reliability: 3). John K. Pierce Place: R.R. Track, Waltham, MA Male, Single Occ.: Teamster Aged 24 years, 4 mo, 10 days Died 2 Aug 1915 Buried 4 Aug 1915, Calvary, Waltham Struck by railway train / accidental Born: Waltham Father: Myles - born Canada Mother: Nora Kelley - born Ireland signed by Mary Pierce [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 16433244 (Reliability: 3). Nora Kelly Pierce Birth 1855 Death 16 Jun 1891 (aged 35– 36) Burial Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Memorial ID 16433244 Gravesite Details Name on headstone is spelled Pearce incorrectly. Family Members Spouse Myles Pierce 1852– 1929 (m. 1890) Children John K. Pierce 1891– 1915