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Albert G. Pierce, one of the most prominent of old settlers in Jefferson County, was born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, on May 17, 1824, and is a son of Benjamin and Rachel (Rambo) Pierce, of Pennsylvania and South Carolina, respectively. The father was of English descent and a painter by trade, and followed that calling until his death in Hamburg, S. C. Sometime after his decease his widow was married to Mr. William Weir, who died in Jefferson County at the age of seventy years. Four children were born to her first marriage, of whom two are yet living: John (a prosperous farmer in Georgia) and Albert G. (the principal of this sketch). She became the mother of six children by her second marriage, of whom three died in infancy and three lost their lives while fighting under the stars and bars during the Rebellion. Albert G. remained with his mother until he had reached his twenty-fourth year, when he commenced in life for himself. His first venture was at farming, and he received $75 for his services the first year. He continued to work for others until the year 1853, when he purchased a piece of land with the money he had earned, and commenced farming on his own land. On June 26 of the same year he was married to Miss Martha B. Moore, of Rutherford County, Tenn., by whom he had three children, of whom two are yet living: John B. (who is at present managing his father’s farm) and Fannie F. (wife of Felix Thompson). Mrs. Pierce was born August 6, 1829, and died in Jefferson County, Ark., on August 19, 1872, a firm believer in the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1874 he married Mrs. Mary (Moore) Morrow, a sister of his first wife, and widow of John Morrow, of Jefferson County, but a second time the fates decreed that Mr. Pierce should become a widower, and this wife died in 1885. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, an upright moral man, and a trustee in Bethlehem Church. During the war his sympathies were with the Southern States, and he joined the Confederate service for a brief period, but his natural aversion to the shedding of human blood, and his horror at seeing hundreds of his fellow-beings slaughtered around him, induced him to quit the ranks. Mr. Pierce is looked upon with the genuine respect that comes to all men of his class. Honesty, industry and perseverance have formed his motto through life, and his strict adherence to these principles have crowned him with success. John B. Pierce, who manages his father’s farm, is conceded to be a promising young man of Jefferson County. He was married to Miss Lummie Hudgens, a daughter of John A. Hudgens, of Jefferson County, whose name is too well known to need any comment. Two children were born to Mr. John B. Pierce and wife: Ambrose Garland and John A. (the latter deceased). They are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and in politics Mr. Pierce is a Democrat.