. The biographical record of De Kalb County, Illinois. A. V. MRS. A. V. PIERCE. THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 413 York, born October 13. 1856, and a daugh-ter of William and Jane Coon, both ofwhom are now deceased. Five childrenwere born of this union: Clapton in 1877,Garfield in 1881, Etha in 1883, Charles in1885 and Mabel in 1890. Since residing upon his present placeMr. Pierce has built a beautiful house withall the modern improvements of the grounds are neatly kept, indicating therefinement and taste of its owner and of thefamily. For some years he has given hisattention almost


. The biographical record of De Kalb County, Illinois. A. V. MRS. A. V. PIERCE. THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 413 York, born October 13. 1856, and a daugh-ter of William and Jane Coon, both ofwhom are now deceased. Five childrenwere born of this union: Clapton in 1877,Garfield in 1881, Etha in 1883, Charles in1885 and Mabel in 1890. Since residing upon his present placeMr. Pierce has built a beautiful house withall the modern improvements of the grounds are neatly kept, indicating therefinement and taste of its owner and of thefamily. For some years he has given hisattention almost exclusively to dairy farm-ing. For his choice herd of Durham andHolstein cattle he has erected a commodi-ous barn, which is well ventilated and con-venientl) constructed. His house and barnswere erected in 1893 and 1895. ^^^- Pierceis a practical man of business and keepsabreast of the times. He is a member ofthe Masonic fraternity. Independent Orderof Odd Fellows, Modern \\oodmen ofAmerica and Knights of the Globe. Polit-ically he is a Republican and always takes


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