Bio of Piers, W. S. Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884.
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Piers, W. S., bookkeeper for the Knapp, Stout & Co. Company, is a native
of Nova Scotia. He was educated in the Grammar School at Halifax, in that
province, and at nineteen years of age came into Allamakee county, Iowa,
his father's family settling there in 1851, on a farm eight miles back
from the river. W. S. Piers' first visit was made to this county in 1854,
and two years later he located on his farm, the N.W. 1/4 of Sec. 4, T.
111, R. 11 W. of the principal meridian, and was there until 1862, when he
enlisted in the 1st regt. Minn. Rangers, for the Indian campaign on the
frontiers and was there until mustered out in 1864, when he entered the
service of Knapp, Stout & Co. April 19, 1857, Mr. Piers married Mary
Shurtliff, of this county, whose family came here in 1856. They have seven
children, five living at home. William T., born in Wabasha, January 4,
1860, and now bookkeeper for H. J. Oneil, of Winona; L. E., born August
23, 1864, and now in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway at Wabasha; Alice, born September 12, 1867; Albert J., born
December 20, 1869; Walter B., born February 19, 1872; Blanche, born
November 26, 1874; Jennie, born May 20, 1880.