Tillie Pierce 2015 page 2

Tillie Pierce 2015 page 2 by ric Gustafson


Tillie Pierce was born in Gettysburg in 1848. In 1848, the town was a farm based community of about twenty four hundred people. In the summertime, people had picnics and picked berries. In the fall, people harvested and preserved crops. During the winter, people stoked fireplaces to stay warm
Next door to the Pierce's were George and Hettie Shriver. Both houses were two story redbrick townhouses with wood shingled roofs. The main floor of the house contained a parlor for guests and a sitting room where people could gather. The bedrooms were on the second floor and their was also an attic. Each house had a small backyard that faced South Mountain.
George and Hettie were married on January 23 1855 when they were both eighteen. Hettie was one of thirteen children that lived on a farm on Taneytown Road. They had two girls, Sadie and Mollie.
The town of Gettysburg was growing also. It had three newspapers, a telegraph office and a railroad.
In March and April of 1861, growing tension between the Southern and Northern states bothered them.


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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric