On this date the 24th of October in 1881, our maternal great great grandparents William Franklin Pierce and Gracie Bozone Pierce were married in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
(^) stands for a generation.
Nelda Grace Laprarie married to Floyd Dee Adams
^Lucy Dee Wright married to John Alvis LaPrarie
^^Gracie Claudia Pierce married to John Estel Wright
^^^Gracie S. Bozone married to William Franklin Pierce
Interesting facts about marriage in the 1880’s:
The following information was obtained from “Gracie Bozone Pierce (1857 – 1890) – Find A Grave Memorial #56975931” created by Ron Manley.
Spouse: William Franklin Pierce (1854 – 1936), Marriage: October 24, 1881 in Caldwell Parish, LA
Children:
Ella Pierce Grantham (1882 – 1965) Husband: Jim Grantham (1872 – 1962)
Gracie Pierce Wright (1887 – 1987) Husband: John Estell Ess Wright (1879 – 1957)
Elisha Malcolm Pierce (1890 – 1977) Wife: Maudie Mae Cain Pierce (1908 – 2000)
Burial: Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA
*Source: Kate Chopin – The Role of Wife and Mother at http://www.loyno.edu/~kchopin/new/women/motherhood.html