Biography of Royal A. Pierce, Jr., Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames listed: Pierce, Turk, Sturgle, Wilson, Perkins.

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Transcribed by: W. David Samuelsen
An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 
1902 by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. 

page 242

Royal A. PIERCE, Jr.

Our subject is the son of Royal and Elizabeth (Turk) Pierce, natives 
respectively of Vermont and Sussex, England. The father came to this county 
in 1862 and four years later was admitted to the practice of law and in 1879
went to Idaho, where he resides now, being one of the leading practitioners 
of the entire county. The mother came to this country in 1850, and settled in 
Wisconsin, where on December 18, 1853, she married Mr. Royal Pierce. They came 
to this county, crossing the plains with horse teams. In 1885 she took a 
homestead where Royal, Jr. is now living. She also owns property in other 
places and a residence on East street, in Baker City, where she now lives. 
To her and her husband have been born the following children: Lila, buried in 
Wisconsin; Augustus, also buried there; James A., buried in Baker City; 
Abel J., lives at Pocatello, Idaho; Martha H., wife of S. D. Sturgle; Nellie H.,
wife of J. A. Wilson; W. D., single, at Cornucopia; Mary E., wife of T. B. 
Perkins; Royal A., Jr., single. Our subject has demonstrated his ability as an 
agriculturist and stock raiser and takes rank among the leaders in that industry
in this section. His faithfulness and integrity and real moral worth have won 
for him the esteem and confidence of the entire community and his life of 
unsullied character and uprightness has fully deserved these encomiums.
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