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CHARLES H. PEIRCE, farmer and stock-raiser, post-office Sarcoxie, was born in Stafford county, New Hampshire, Oct. 25, 1837. His parents, Andrew and Rebecca Peirce, were natives respectively of the Granite and Bay states. His father was born July 13, 1814, and is now living at Clifton Springs, N. Y. Mother was born June 25, 1811, died Nov. 6, 1860. When thirteen years old our subject moved with parents to Boston, where his father engaged in shipping and the commission business. Subject was liberally educated in the common and higher schools. In 1855 he went to Chicago and engaged in the wholesale mercantile business. A decade later he went to central Illinois and engaged in farming, near Christia. Continued there two years, then came to Missouri, locating in May, 1869, where he now resides. Since, he has engaged quite extensively in farming and stock-raising. Mr. Peirce was married in Carthage, May 7, 1870, to Miss Lydia A., daughter of Loren and Sarah W. Hurlbut, of Sarcoxie township. Mrs. Peirce was born in Green county, Wis., July 12, 1850. This union has been blessed with five children: Grace, born Oct. 13, 1871, died March 4, 1872; Frank H, born March 24, 1873, died Feb. 17, 1875; Andrew and Mary Frances, born April 22, 1878; and Lulu R., born Feb. 16, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Peirce are very pleasantly located five miles northeast of Sarcoxie, on a fine farm of 520 acres, three hundred of which are in good cultivation, well watered, under good fence, etc. The buildings are commodious and nicely situated, having a really beautiful view of the surrounding country. Mr. P. is a man of excellent business qualifications. Energetic and enterprising, he is one of the most practical and substantial farmers in Jasper county.