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Dr. William S. Pierce papers

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

(1861 – 1902)

bulk 1891

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2012.219
Creator(s) Pierce, William S.
Acquisition

Donated by William Steve Pearce.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by L. Van Veen, December 2014.
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Abstract

The collection includes family history conducted by Dr. William S. Pierce. The bulk of the papers are scans of Civil War Service (muster, disability, etc.) and Pension Records of Jarvis and Noah Jenkins (brothers), James Thomas Smullen. All were part of the 1st Eastern Shore of Maryland Infantry during the Civil War. The records span from 1861-1902, with significant material related to the widow's pension case of Henrietta Smullen, wife of James Smullen.

Biographical History

Noah and Jarvis Jenkins were Union Soldiers who served in the 1st Eastern Shore of Md. Infantry. They were from Somerset Co., Md. Jarvis Jenkins was married to Ardella Gray, who recieved his pension upon his death in 1866 in Salisbury, Md. James Thomas Smullen was from Worcester Co., Md. and also served in the 1st Eastern Shore Infantry. His wife Henrietta recieved his pension when he died in 1871. 

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Smullen Family
    • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
    • Military History
  • Location Terms
    • Eastern Shore (Md.)

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