Illinois Death Certificate 0028983

Laura Corilla Waddell age 92
Laura Corilla (Thomas Knox Polk) Pierce
Mother of 2 daughters

1860 Census Gilmer, Adams, Illinois
James O Waddell 37, farmer
Lucinda Waddell 25
Laura C Waddell 7, attended school
Charles Waddell 6, attended school
Mary Waddell 2
Obedaih Waddell 1
Post Office Columbus

1870 Census Gilmer, Adams, Illinois
James C Waddell 47
Lucinda Waddell 35
Laura C Wadell 17
Charles E Waddell 16
Mary Young Waddell 12
Obidaiah F Waddell 9
Edward A Waddell 8
Post Office Fowler

1876 Married Adams County, Illinois
Thomas Knox Polk Pierce
25 January 1876
Adams County Court Records
FHL Film #1845384 -1845385

1880 Census Northeast, Adams, Illinois
Thomas Polk Pierce 35, farmer
Laura C Pierce 27
Lucinda Pierce 8
Nettie Grace Pierce 1
Hyndman Pierce 37, brother, farmer

1900 Census Cañon City, Colorado
Thomas P Pierce 55, Nov 1844
Laura C Pierce 47, May 1853, 2 child, 2 living
Lulu L Pierce 22, teacher, music
Grace N Pierce 21

1910 Census Cañon City W3, Fremont, CO
Thomas Polk Pierce 68, farmer
Laura C Pierce 56, 2 children, 2 living
Own home, 811 Rudd Ave

1920 Census Cañon City, Fremont, CO
Thomas Pierce 75
Laura Pierce 66
Grace Walker 40, widow
Rose Walker 12
Roy Walker 7
Own home, 811 Rudd Ave

1930 Census Cañon City, Fremont, Colorado
Laura C Pierce 76, widow
Grace P Walker 51, widow
Roy P Walker 17
Own home, 811 Rudd Ave., radio

1935 Salt Lake City, Utah
Residence, Salt Lake City
1 April 1935
Reported on 1940 census

1939 Salt Lake City, Utah
City Directory
Laura C Pierce (wid T Polk)
r1934 14th East

1940 Census Quincy Twp, Adams, Illinois
Laura C Pierce* 86, widow, 8
Grace P Walker 61, widow, H4
Renting, 2207 1/2 Spring Street

2008 Bio
Audrey of the Mountains: The Story of a Twentieth Century Pioneer Woman
Laura was a very bright girl, her father decided to take her to hear a political debate. They went to hear the Lincoln-Douglas debate prior to Abraham Lincoln's election as President. Laura often told the family about the debate and how it had impressed her.
"As secretary of Mr Pleasant Sunday School, Laura kept neat records in a 40 cent bound notebook. The faded ink records those elected in the 1875 Sunday School Election.
Laura married Thomas Polk Pierce January 27, 1876 and had two children, Lucinda Pierce Ketchem and Grace Nettie Pierce. Grace had a daughter, Rose Henrietta Walker and a boy named Roy. Her brother was Edward Albert Waddell, the father of Mabel Edna Waddel, Hence, Mabel always called her "Aunt Laura." Laura lived to be over nienty years old and continued to keep excellent family records until her death."
Laura had several brothers, including Edward Albert Waddell (Mabel's father) and Charles E Waddell who had two children. Elliott Waddell and Beulah Waddell --Laura's nephew and niece. Beulah had tuberculosis. She moved to live with Laura at Cañon City, Colorado... .
By Dorothy Audrey Simpson, Page 41.
Sunstone Press, 2008;
Biography & Autobiography, 691 pages.

Father: James Waddell
Mother: Lucindia Ogle
Spouse: Thomas
FHL Film Number: 1984191

Siblings:
Charles E Waddell 1855-1937
Mary Young Waddell 1857-
Obediah Franklin Waddell 1859-1941
Edward Albert Waddell 1861-1932

Cousin Retta Belle Fisher 1880-1914
Niece Mabel Edna Waddell Shearer 1890-1974