Pauline Robinson Pierce
Birth: 28 Apr 1896 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Death: 23 Sep 1949 (aged 53) Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA
Burial: Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA
Memorial #: 143002073
Bio: Pauline Robinson was born 28 April 1896 in Dayton, Ohio to Ohio Supreme Court justice, James Edgar Robinson (1868-1932) and his wife Lula Dell Flickinger (1875-1957) and died on 23 September 1949 in Rye, New York. She married in 1918 to Marvin Pierce (1893-1969), who later became president of McCall Corporation, the publisher of the popular women's magazines Redbook and McCall's. They had four children together:Martha Pierce Rafferty (1920-1999)James Pierce (1921-1993)Barbara Pierce Bush (born 1925), First Lady of the United States of AmericaScott Pierce (born 1930)W magazine once described Pauline Robinson as "beautiful, fabulous, critical, and meddling" and "a former beauty from Ohio with extravagant tastes". On 23 September 1949, Pauline was killed in an automobile accident in Harrison, Westchester County, New York, when Marvin, who was driving the car, lost control as he reached over to stop a cup of hot coffee from sliding across the seat onto his wife. The car crashed into a tree on Purchase St, killing Pauline instantly at 8:12 a.m. She was 53 years old.Their third child Barbara Pierce, later became the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush and mother of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush.Pauline was an avid gardener and served as the Garden Club of America conservation chairman.
Family Members
Parents
James Edgar Robinson 1868-1932
Lula Dell Flickinger Robinson 1875-1957
Spouse
Marvin Pierce 1893-1969
Siblings
Sara L. Robinson Parker* 1898-1977
Ellouise Robinson Bomar* 1900-1971
Children
Martha Pierce Rafferty* 1920-1999
James Robinson Pierce* 1922-1993
Barbara Pierce Bush* 1925-2018
Created by: Albert Kuper (48614514)
Added: 24 Feb 2015
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143002073/pauline-pierce
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 April 2018), memorial page for Pauline Robinson Pierce (28 Apr 1896–23 Sep 1949), Find A Grave Memorial no. 143002073, citing Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Albert Kuper (contributor 48614514) .
