Hopkins Co., TX - Bios: Frank Pierce
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            BIOGRAPHY OF FRANK PIERCE

Frank Pierce is an old time citizen of Hopkins County, he came into the county
in the early forties. He married Miss South at an early day and reared a large
family in Hopkins County. This family was unfortunate and died in early life.
J. K. Pierce, a prosperous farmer and stock raiser and a wealthy citizen of
the county, is his son. Frank Pierce Jr. is another son. They had different
mothers.

In the year of 1848 Frank Pierce was a member of the Grand Jury, during the
sitting of the District Court at old Tarrant, John T. Mills presiding Judge.
The court house was built of logs and the Grand Jury occupied a small log
cabin which was built of poles upon the banks of a little dry branch some
three hundred yards east from the court house building.

Eldridge Hopkins, who was county clerk, ran a boarding house; this house
consisted of a couple of log cabins with hall and piazza on either side. The
Grand Jury, the judge and attorneys boarded with Mr. Hopkins during the
sitting of the court. The Grand Jury was composed of Harry Hargrave, Frank
Pierce, Carroll Crisp, Joe Salmon, Harry Hopkins, the names of other members
of this body have passed from the mind of Mr. Pierce.

The planks that were placed upon the sleepers of Mr. Hopkins’ cabin hotel were
not confined by nails. He accommodated all the court and some of their wives
to lodging and was a jolly good fellow. The judge convened court on Monday and
dismissed it on the following Saturday at twelve o’clock. There were no
convictions, no bills of indictment found. When the jury was discharged and
court adjourned, the jury was paid for their services in county script, which
Mr. Hopkins accepted in payment for board.

SOURCE: Early History of Hopkins County Texas - E. B. Fleming, Publisher 1902
Pp101 - 104
   Edited & Transcribed by Pat Howard