John Wesley Pearce

(1810-1879)

At a Glance

John Wesley Pearce was one of the wealthiest men in Cumberland County before the Civil War. He was a merchant in association with his Tillinghast cousins, worth $45,000 in the 1860 census. In 1870, he is listed as a grocer with his worth $9,000.

He married Eliza Mildred Lewis on 20 May 1835. Eliza died in 1844. In 1847, he married Laura C. Martine. He died in 1879 and is buried in Cross Creek Cemetery #1 in Cumberland County, NC.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

John Wesley Pearce was born in 1810, in New York. He died in 1879, and was buried in Cross Creek Cemetery in Cumberland County, NC.

Relatives

• Spouses:
  • Eliza Mildred Lewis (1816-1844), married from May 20, 1835 to June 5, 1844. They had one son, Oliver Winfield Pearce (1839-1921).
  • Laura C Martine, married in 1847. They had one son, James Martine Pearce (1851-1907).
• Other children: two daughters (Mary Huske Pearce (b. 1836)  and Eliza A Pearce (b. 1843)).
• Sibling: one sister, Anna Maria Pearce.