John Franklin Pierce b. 22 Jun 1892 Missouri, USA d. 30 Sep 1976 Fresno County, California, USA: Smith Family Tree

John Franklin Pierce

1892 - 1976 (84 years)

Name	John Franklin Pierce [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	22 Jun 1892	Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Gender	Male
Military Draft Registration	1917	Bollinger County, Missouri, USA [6]
	Draft Registration - WWI
Military Service	4 Sep 1917 [5, 8]
	US Army - WWI
Census	1930	Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Occupation	1933	Kingsburg, Fresno, California, USA [11]
	Superintendant of Kingsburg High School
Census	1940	Kingsburg, Fresno, California, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Military Draft Registration	1942	Kingsburg, Fresno, California, USA [7]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Census	1950	Kingsburg, Fresno, California, USA [3]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Elizabeth
Death	30 Sep 1976	Fresno County, California, USA [4, 5, 9, 10]
Burial	Kingsburg Cemetery, Kingsburg, Fresno, California, USA [9, 10]
Person ID	I12301	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family	Elizabeth Lucille 'Bessie' Olive, b. 7 Feb 1899, Roselle, Madison, Missouri, USA d. 7 Feb 1980, Fresno County, California, USA (Age 81 years)
Family ID	F4375	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 22 Jun 1892 - Missouri, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Bollinger County, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA
	Occupation - Superintendant of Kingsburg High School - 1933 - Kingsburg, Fresno, California, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Kingsburg, Fresno, California, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Kingsburg, Fresno, California, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Elizabeth - 1950 - Kingsburg, Fresno, California, USA
	Death - 30 Sep 1976 - Fresno County, California, USA

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Sources

[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Kingsburg, Fresno, California; Roll: T627_205; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 10-126.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Kingsburg, Fresno, California; Roll: T627_205; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 10-126
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Delta, Delta, Colorado; Roll: 232; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 52.0; FHL microfilm: 2339967.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Delta, Delta, Colorado; Roll: 232; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 52.0; FHL microfilm: 2339967

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kingsburg, Fresno, C.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kingsburg, Fresno, C

[S256] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), Place: Fresno; Date: 30 Sep 1976; Social Security: 548367904.
[S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Bollinger County.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Bollinger County

[S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives At St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

[S170] Ancestry.com, U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT. USA; Date: 2019;).
[S4614] Newspapers.com: Obituary of John Pierce • Fresno Bee - 2 Oct 1976, John Franklin Pierce -- The Fresno Bee; Publication Date: 2 Oct 1976; Publication Place: Fresno, California.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/703608176/?article=24aa435e-4503-4b3c-9453-6e005b976eb0&focus=0.6352812,0.2519599,0.7842137,0.33940998&xid=3355
[S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.
[S4621] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Elizabeth Pierce • Kingsburg Recorder - 14 Feb 1980, (Name: The Kingsburg Register; Location: Kingsburg CA; Date: 14 Feb 1980;), Elizabeth Lucille "Bessie" Olive Pierce -- The Kingsburg Recorder; Publication Date: 14 Feb 1980; Publication Place: Kingsburg, California.
Elizabeth Pierce Services were held Tuesday morning in the Creighton Chapel for Elizabeth Pierce, 81, who died Feb. 7 in Fresno. Burial was in the Kingsburg Cemetery. The Rev. S. Willard Samuelson officiated.

Mrs. Pierce was born in Missouri and lived in Kingsburg from 1933 to 1948. Her husband, the late John F. Pierce, was superintedent of Kingsburg High School.

They moved to Lagunda Hills, where she belonged to the Baptist Church, and then to Fresno. Mrs. Pierce is survived by a brother, Fred Olive of Kansas, and three sisters, Carrie Turley of Taft, Hattie Lupkey of Missouri, and Eleanor Pease of Tennessee
https://www.newspapers.com/image/628652689/?article=35ef02c5-0b80-4c46-b4be-a5e3e9b4c807&focus=0.02419423,0.089851834,0.18555413,0.23227355&xid=3355

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