Jonathan L. Peirce, son of Moses Peirce, was born in Southampton, New Hampshire, on
December 26, 1799. In 1833, he moved to Utica, New York, remaining there until 1849, when he
moved to Milwaukee. He was a businessman, involved in dry goods, manufacturing, and real
estate. Angelina Moulton Peirce, his wife, was the daughter of Captain N. T. Moulton of
Southampton. They had three children; Jonathan Franklin Peirce (July 23, 1844-April 4,
1916), Hannah R. Vedder, and Julia C. Ely.
Jonathan F. Peirce attended the Milwaukee public schools, Milwaukee University, and
graduated from Beloit College in 1866. In 1889, he married Ella B. Crumbaugh of Chicago,
daughter of Dr. Frederick Crumbaugh, and had a son, Franklin Lovering Peirce. Jonathan
Franklin Peirce was active in real estate in Milwaukee, Chicago, and California, owning a
fruit ranch in Highlands, California, where he died.
Franklin Lovering Peirce attended the California public schools and Princeton University
with the class of 1915. During World War I (1918) he was stationed as an air cadet in
Dallas, Texas.
