BIO: Pearcy, Samuel H. - Shelby Co

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Contributed by: Diana Flynn "ivie@tima.com"
October 26, 1998 
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PEARCY,   HOLLY,  CAMPBELL,   HUGHES


"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL."
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884.
F. A. BATTEY.   F. W. TEPPLE

MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA
GREEN TOWNSHIP
PAGE 360

S. H. PEARCY was born in Shelby County, Ky., on March 13, 1829, and is a son
of William and Mary (Holly) Pearcy, natives respectively of Virginia and
Pennsylvania. William was a son of George Pearcy, a native of Pennsylvania.
In an early day, George Pearcy moved to Virginia, and there married Esther
Campbell, moved to Greene County, Tenn., and in 1795 went to Fayette County,
and two years afterward to Shelby County, Ky., and there remained until their
death.  Their children were John, Hugh, George, Henry, Elizabeth, Robert, Ann
and William.  William Pearcy was born in Rockingham County, Va., on March 4,
1784, and in Shelby County, Ky., married Mary Holly, who was born in
Pennsylvania on Janaury 2, 1790.  In 1836, Mr. Pearcy moved to Morgan County,
Ind., settling in Green Township, on the farm which our subject now occupies.
Here he remained until death overtook him.  His children were as follows:
Charity J., Eliza- beth A. (deceased), Jeremiah H., Elizabeth E., Samuel H.
and Mary A. Samuel H. Pearcy  was next to the youngest in the family, and came
to this county with his parents in 1836, and has lived here since that time.
On February 12, 1852, he was married to Mary H., daughter of William and
Jemima Hughes.  Mrs. Pearcy is a native of this county, and was born April 18,
1832.  They have seven children--Sarah E., Charity L. E., Stanton W., William
T., Jemima E., John K. and Mary V.


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