Person:Harriet Peterson (2)

Provo Daily Herald Newspaper September 24, 1958 HARRIET PIERCE Aged Wellington Woman Dies at Daughter's Home

WELLINGTON----Mrs. Harriet Ann Pierce, 85, died Tuesday morning of causes incident to age at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ammon Throckmorton, 253 S. 8th W., Payson. She was born Aug. 16, 1873, at Howard, Ia., to John Hector and Mercietta C. Hazelton Peterson. She married Martin Riley Pierce at Fremont, Utah, June 26, 1889. The marriage was later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple. Mr. Pierce died 23 years ago. Mrs. Pierce helped colonize in nine different counties. She was an active member of the LDS Church. She was a talented musician and served as chorister for numerous church organizations. Surviving are three sons; Ernest Pierce, Henderson, Nev.; Leonard Pierce of Las Vegas, Nev.; Claude Pierce of Price; seven daughters; Mrs. Etta Bacon and Mrs. Dora Powell, both of Salt Lake City; Mrs. Syrilda Munson of San Bernardino, Calif; Mrs. Tressie Johnson of Castle Gate, Vena Wells of Wellington, Mrs. Ada Newburt of Provo, and Mrs. Throckmorton; 61 grandchildren, 116 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren; two brothers, Emery Peterson of Salt Lake City and Bert Hector of Moab. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Wellington First LDS Ward chapel. Friends may call at the Rigby Mortuary in Payson Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and at place of services from 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Wellington Cemetery.

1.   Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925.

   Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Name: Harriet Peterson Birth: abt 1873
   Residence: 1915 - Lee, Iowa

2.   1900 United States Federal Census about Harriet Pierce.

   1900 United States Federal Census about Harriet Pierce
   Name: Harriet Pierce ViewOriginalRecord
   Home in 1900: Huntington, Emery, Utah
   Age: 25
   Birth Date: Aug 1874
   Birthplace: Iowa
   Race: White
   Gender: Female
   Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
   Father's Birthplace: Sweden
   Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
   Mother: number of living children: 1
   Mother: How many children: 5
   Spouse's Name: Martin Pierce
   Marriage year: 1889
   Marital Status: Married
   Years married: 11
   Household Members: Name Age
   Martin Pierce 29
   Harriet Pierce 25
   Emma Pierce 10
   Ernest Pierce 8
   Leonard Pierce 6
   Syrilda Pierce 4
   Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Huntington, Emery, Utah; Roll: T623_1683; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 197.
   Source Information:
   Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

3.   1910 United States Federal Census about Ada E Pierce.

   1910 United States Federal Census about Ada E Pierce
   Age in 1910: 11/12 [0]
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910 [1910]
   Relation to Head of House: Daughter
   Father's name: Martin R Pierce
   Mother's name: Hariet A Pierce
   Home in 1910: Giles, Wayne, Utah
   Race: White
   Gender: Female
   Neighbors:
   Household Members: Name Age
   Martin R Pierce 40
   Hariet A Pierce 36
   Ernest R Pierce 17
   George L Pierce 16
   Syrilda Pierce 13
   Tressie A Pierce 9
   Vena M Pierce 7
   Dora A Pierce > 4
   Vernon W Pierce 2
   Ada E Pierce 11/12 [0]
   Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Giles, Wayne, Utah; Roll: T624_1610; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0213; Image: 804; FHL Number: 1375623.
   Source Information:
   Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

4.   1920 United States Federal Census about Elda Pierce.

   1920 United States Federal Census about Elda Pierce
   Name: Elda Pierce [Ella Pierce]
   Home in 1920: Caineville, Wayne, Utah
   Age: 5
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1915
   Birthplace: Utah
   Relation to Head of House: Daughter
   Father's name: M Riley Pierce
   Father's Birth Place: Utah
   Mother's name: Harriett A Pierce
   Mother's Birth Place: Iowa
   Marital Status: Single
   Race: White
   Sex: Female
   Able to read: No
   Able to Write: No
   Household Members: Name Age
   M Riley Pierce 50
   Harriett A Pierce 46
   Vena Pierce 17
   Dora Pierce 14
   Vernon Pierce 12
   Ada Pierce 10
   Claude Pierce 8
   Elda Pierce 5
   Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Caineville, Wayne, Utah; Roll: T625_1867; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 1042.
   Source Information:
   Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

5.   Death certificates Utah Death Certificate 23 Sep 1958.

   Department of Health. Office of Vital Records and Statistics Death certificates
   Utah Death Certificate 23 Sep 1958
   Injured from being pushed down by a small boy in front of Church. Suffered, One month, complication of fracture. Cause of death, Pneumonia two weeks. Dr. Thomas M. Hall. Died in daughter's home, Elda LaVerne Pierce Throckmorton.

6.   Harriet Ann Peterson Pierce.

   Harriet Ann Peterson: She had true pitch and was an outstanding seamstress. She loved to dance.
   She had true pitch and was an outstanding seamstress. She loved to dance.
   When Harriet was 5 years old her family moved to Indian Lake, Minnesota. It was there, six years later that two latter-day missionaries, Elders William Bowns and Loren Christensen, found the Peterson family. As Harriet told the story: ..."Father hired the two elders to help him with his crops but told them he wanted none of their talk of religion. The elders readily agreed. However, curiosity soon got the best of father and every once in a while he would ask a question which they would answer as briefly as possible and go on with their work. It wasn't long until he was anxious to study the Gospel. By the time the elders went on their way he was thoroughly converted, as was mother. On the 14th of June 1885 they were baptized by elder Pomeroy. Before these elders came mother say elder Pomeroy in a dream. When he called at our home she said she knew him, that it seemed she had always known him. This was a great testimony to us that he was a true messenger and that he was representing the true Christ. Mother died nearly a year after they were baptized leaving father with seven children, and one infant son.
   In June 1887, we left our home and all kindred in Minnesota. Relatives and friends had turned against us for joining the Mormons. I will never forget the Methodist Minister who spent so much time trying to get father not to listen to those terrible men. When father told him he was coming to Utah he stayed with him nearly all night pleading with him not to take his girls as something terrible would happen to them...we would be forced to marry Brigham Young or some other leader of the Church. We arrived at our new home in Fremont, Wayne County, Utah near the 24th of July. In December 1889, Mother and we children were sealed to father in the Manti temple by Daniel H. Wells. Always before this I would dream of Mother, she would always be sick or dying but after her work was done I could always see her as she was when she was with us. This was a great testimony to me that she was pleased and more happy."
   In spite of the horrible fate the minister had predicted for her, Grandma led a happy, useful life. Being the eldest, she mothered her siblings. She loved fun, even a bit of mischief. She tells of one time when she and a girlfriend became angry with their school teacher so while he was away for lunch they crammed all the coal they could get into the old potbellied stove used to heat the school house. The teacher returned to find the room very warm indeed. He lined the other students up outside then insisted that Harriet and her friend have the privilege of digging the blazing lumps of coal out of the stove with a fire shovel and carrying them outside.
   I suppose she would have been considered a rebel by some of her more dignified, or possibly envious, neighbors. In a day when it was considered vulgar for a girl to ride a horse other than side saddle. She donned a pair of her brothers trousers and with some of her more adventerous girl friends enjoyed a bit of racing around the hills near her home. These excursions were taken after dark to avoid offending the tender sensibilities of their critics.

7.   Find A Grave Memorial Harriett Ann Peterson Pierce.

   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70439813
   Birth: Aug. 16, 1873 Howard County, Iowa, USA
   Death: Sep. 23, 1958 Payson,Utah County,Utah, USA
   Parents:
   John Hector Peterson (1850 - 1930)
   Mercietta Clementine Haselton Peterson (1852 - 1886)
   Spouses:
   Martin Riley Pierce (1869 - 1935)
   Burial:
   Wellington City Cemetery, Wellington, Carbon County, Utah, USA
   Find A Grave Memorial# 70439813