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Eva May Tourgee

Female 1888 - 1943  (54 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Eva May Tourgee was born 23 Oct 1888, Warwick, RI (daughter of James Whitman Tourgee and Eliza Ann Pierce); died 24 May 1943, Providence, RI.

    Eva — Benjamin Larivee. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Whitman Tourgee was born 2 May 1862, Warwick or North Kingstown, RI; died 6 Aug 1937, Coventry, RI; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Washington St., Coventry, RI.

    Notes:

    In the 1900 Federal Census, the family is in Warwick as follows: James Card 38, Eliza 33, Grace 8, Myra E. 6, George E. 4, Henry 2, and Dewey Maine?, son 6 months; all born RI; also a boarder Sophie? Hunt, widow 64. (some writing unclear)

    In 1905 the Card family was living on Hope Rd., Coventry. James's birthplace is given as Warwick.

    In the 1910 Federal Census, James W. & Eliza A. Tourgee and family are living on Knotty Oak Rd. Their household has one daughter, Myra, and three sons -- George, Henry, & James. They are located next to the Charles C. Whitford family, which includes extended family such as grandfather Philip Johnson, 88, two sons and their wives, an unmarried daughter, and daughter Angeretta (Whitford) Remington and her two teenaged sons, John F. & Philip C. (later known as Fran & Chet). One of John F.'s daughters later married young James Tourgee.

    In the 1925 RI State Census, the Tourgee family is living on Hope Rd., Coventry, and is listed next to the family of John F. Remington.

    In 1930 he is J. Whitman Tourgee 68, laborer in farming. The family is living on Blackrock Rd. Eliza A. 62, Henry W. 32, and James E. 23 are in the household.

    The 1935 RI State Census has his dob as 2 May 1862; residence was 53 Blackrock Rd.; he was disabled from paralytic shcok

    The book "Descendants of Piere Tourjee" says that James was raised by Cora Belle Card (p. 387). However, I can not find anyone by that name in the censuses, nor can I find James when he was young. James & Eliza named a daughter Cora Belle. Also, Bertha Card, b1906, is buried near them; she is probably their granddaughter.

    The marriage record gives his name as James Whitman Card. The birth records of some of his children also have the surname Card. Sometime between the 1905 and 1910 censuses, his surname changed from Card to Tourgee. However, on some of the earlier death records of his very young children, the surname is given as Tourgee.

    His death record says he was born in Crompton; parents' names unknown. However, the marriage record gives their names as Nathan and Rhoda A. (Sunderland) Card.

    James married Eliza Ann Pierce 10 Feb 1884, Scituate, RI. Eliza (daughter of William A. Pierce and Sarah Catherine Matteson) was born 20 May 1867, Scituate or Fiskeville, RI; died 4 Oct 1930, Coventry, RI; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Washington St., Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Eliza Ann Pierce was born 20 May 1867, Scituate or Fiskeville, RI (daughter of William A. Pierce and Sarah Catherine Matteson); died 4 Oct 1930, Coventry, RI; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Washington St., Coventry, RI.

    Notes:

    She is likely the Eliza A. Pierce, 13, who is in the 1880 Federal Census, living at Warwick (West Arctic), RI, with her grandparents, William T. & Catharine C. Matteson, ages 54 & 56. Also in the household is Abby F. Matteson, 26, daughter of William & Catharine. All were born in RI. Both Abby & Eliza work in a cotton mill.

    This is the same family living at North Scituate in the 1870 census: William & Catherine Mattison, ages 44 & 47; with them are Abby Mattison, 16, and Eliza A. Mattison, 3. (There is no mention of the name Pierce here, but it is the same girl. Her parents appear to be in Coventry.)

    The marriage record in Scituate names her parents as William and Sarah C. (Mattese?) Pierce. Eliza's death record names them as William Pierce and Sarah Matteson.

    Notes:

    The location of marriage came from the book "Descendants of Piere Tourjee," p. 387.

    Children:
    1. Nellie E. Tourgee was born 1885, Centerville, RI; died 10 Nov 1914.
    2. Cora Belle Tourgee was born 11 Feb 1887.
    3. 1. Eva May Tourgee was born 23 Oct 1888, Warwick, RI; died 24 May 1943, Providence, RI.
    4. Grace Isabel Tourgee was born 3 Aug 1891, Warwick, RI.
    5. Myra Edna Tourgee was born 7 Jun 1893, Warwick, RI; died 1959; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Washington & Knotty Oak Sts., Coventry, RI.
    6. George E. Tourgee was born Abt 1896, RI; died 1968; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Washington & Knotty Oak Sts., Coventry, RI.
    7. Henry Welcome Tourgee was born 26 Jan 1898, Maple Root, Coventry, RI; died 1966; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Washington St., Coventry, RI.
    8. Dewey M. Tourgee was born Nov 1899, RI; died 9 Sep 1900, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
    9. Hiram J. Tourgee was born 1901, RI; died 10 Oct 1901, Coventry, RI.
    10. Infant Son Tourgee was born Abt 1904, RI; died 16 Oct 1904, Anthony, RI.
    11. James Edward "Buster" Tourgee was born 8 Jul 1906, Anthony, Coventry, RI; died Oct 1974; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Washington & Knotty Oak Sts., Coventry, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William A. Pierce was born Abt 1849, Foster, RI (son of William Pierce and Emeline Hopkins).

    Notes:

    In the 1870 Federal Census the family is at Coventry: William A. Pierce 21 RI works in woolen mill, Sarah C. 21 RI keeping house, Abby F. 1 CT, and Lorenzo 13 RI works in woolen mill. Daughter Eliza age 3 appears to be living with her Matteson grandparents in 1870 and 1880.

    William married Sarah Catherine Matteson Abt 1866. Sarah (daughter of William T. Matteson and Catherine Matteson) was born 19 Feb 1849, Cranston, RI; died 11 Apr 1922, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Sarah Catherine Matteson was born 19 Feb 1849, Cranston, RI (daughter of William T. Matteson and Catherine Matteson); died 11 Apr 1922, Coventry, RI.
    Children:
    1. 3. Eliza Ann Pierce was born 20 May 1867, Scituate or Fiskeville, RI; died 4 Oct 1930, Coventry, RI; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Washington St., Coventry, RI.
    2. Abby F. Pierce was born 1869, CT.
    3. William Tyler Pierce was born 1871; died 30 Dec 1946, Coventry, RI.
    4. Cora Mabel Pierce was born 23 Feb 1873; died 21 Apr 1943, Cranston, RI.
    5. Walter Searles Pierce was born 3 May 1882, Coventry, RI; died 2 Nov 1940, Coventry, RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  William Pierce was born Abt 1830; died 12 Dec 1895, Scituate, RI.

    Notes:

    In the 1850 Federal Census, the family is in Foster, RI: William Pierce 20, Emeline 23, William A. 1, all born RI.

    In 1860 they are still in Foster as follows: William Pierce Jr. 29, Emaline 33, William A. 11, Nancy E. 5, Lorenzo E. 3, and Infant (male) 1.

    The death record, which I am assuming is for the correct individual, identifies his parents as William & Diana Pierce.

    William married Emeline Hopkins Abt 1848. Emeline (daughter of Andrew Hopkins and Sally Unknown) was born Abt 1827; died 20 Dec 1883; was buried , Hopkins Lot, Foster, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Emeline Hopkins was born Abt 1827 (daughter of Andrew Hopkins and Sally Unknown); died 20 Dec 1883; was buried , Hopkins Lot, Foster, RI.
    Children:
    1. 6. William A. Pierce was born Abt 1849, Foster, RI.
    2. Nancy Eliza Pierce was born Abt 1855, Foster, RI.
    3. Lorenzo Edgar Pierce was born 1857, Foster, RI.

  3. 14.  William T. Matteson

    Notes:

    The death record identifies his parents as William and Emily.

    William — Catherine Matteson. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Catherine Matteson
    Children:
    1. 7. Sarah Catherine Matteson was born 19 Feb 1849, Cranston, RI; died 11 Apr 1922, Coventry, RI.
    2. Mary E. Matteson was born Abt 1851, RI.
    3. Abby Frances Matteson was born 1854, Knightsville, Cranston, RI; died 18 Feb 1923, West Warwick, RI.