Pierce, Calvin (Pearce)

Born: 1812 Tennessee

Flourished: 1840-1860 Menard County, Illinois

Alternate name: Pearce

Pierce served in the Black Hawk War in the company commanded by Abraham Lincoln. By 1840, he lived in Menard County, Illinois, and had two other persons living with him, likely his wife and son. By 1860, he was still farming in Menard County, and he owned over $5,000 worth of real estate. At least three times, Pierce served on the jury in a case litigated by Abraham Lincoln.

Muster Roll of Abraham Lincoln’s Company of Mounted Volunteers; U.S. Census Office, Sixth Census of the United States (1840), Menard County, IL, 302; U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Menard County, IL, 335; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Menard County, IL, 22; Miles & McCoy v. Merrill, Martha L. Benner and Cullom Davis et al., eds., The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition, 2d edition (Springfield: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2009), http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Details.aspx?case=135132; Potter v. Bell, Martha L. Benner and Cullom Davis et al., eds., The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition, http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Details.aspx?case=138812; Cabot v. Regnier, Martha L. Benner and Cullom Davis et al., eds., The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition, http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Details.aspx?case=135052.