1. Arthur Roscoe¹ Pierce was born March 18, 1889 in Maple Hill, Pender County, NC (Source: Rockfish Cemetery, Wallace, NC), and died November 24, 1958 in Kenansville, NC (Source: Rockfish Cemetery, Wallace, NC). He married Plina Patrick Sandlin February 1916 in Beulaville, NC, daughter of Isaac Sandlin and Pearl Patrick.

Children of Arthur Pierce and Plina Sandlin are:

3. Winifred Rachael² Pierce (Arthur Roscoe¹) was born December 9, 1920 in family home, Beulaville, NC. She married David Williams Rouse December 6, 1941 in Baptist parsonage, Conway, SC, son of William Rouse and Annie Johnson.

Marriage Notes

Rouses Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary

David Williams Rouse and his wife Winifred Pierce Rouse of Route 2, Rose Hill, celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on November 30, 1991. They restated their wedding vows at Charity United Methodist Church, followed by a reception in the fellowship hall given by their children.

They were married on December 6, 1941, in Conway, S.C. Winifred is the daughter of the late Roscoe and Plina Sandlin Pierce of Beulaville; David's parents were Joseph and Annie Johnson Rouse of Rose Hill. David and Winifred have three children, Patricia, Treva, and David, Jr.; they also raised David's younger brother, Hugh, who is like a son.

Patricia, and her husband, John McGarty, life in Annapolis, Maryland; they have two children, Kyle and Dana. Treva is married to Wallace native, Gene Simmons; they live in Raleigh and have two children, Patrick and Celeste. David, Jr. and his wife, Helen, live in Willard; David has a son, David W. Rouse III. Hugh and his wife, Stella, live near Rose Hill and have two sons, Stuart and Eric.

The anniversary celebration began on Friday, November 29, at the home of Gene and Treva Simmons. They honored their parents with a family dinner at their Raleigh home. Among the family guests were June Quinn Price and her husband, Murriel, from Burke, Virginia, and Huston Pierce, from Baltimore, Maryland. Mrs. Price is Mrs. Rouse's cousin and Mr. Pierce is Mrs. Rouse's brother.

On Saturday, family and friends joined the anniversary couple at their church, Charity United Methodist, for the restating of wedding vows and a reception at 3:00. The Reverend Robert Ray officiated and the pianist was Herschel Pierce of Beulaville, Mrs. Rouse's brother.

During the ceremony, the children and grandchildren participated by standing with the couple.

At the reception, Helen Rouse, wife of Chester Rouse, David's brother, cut the cake and Stella Rouse served the punch. Helen F. Rouse, wife of David Rouse, Jr., and Michelle Atkinson helped replenish the table.

Following the reception, the couple and family enjoyed a buffet dinner at the home of Chester and Helen Rouse. Hugh and Stella Rouse were co-hosts for this lovely affair.

--Wallace Enterprise, Wallace, NC, 12/12/1991

Children of Winifred Pierce and David Rouse are:

5. Huston Parsley² Pierce (Arthur Roscoe¹) was born October 3, 1925 in Beulaville, NC, and died February 8, 1998 in Baltimore, Maryland. He married Philomena Doyle in Baltimore, Maryland, daughter of John Doyle and Jane Hughes.

Notes

Huston Pierce, age 72, of Baltimore, Maryland, died unexpectedly on Sunday, February 8, 1998 at his home.

Mr. Pierce was a native of Beulaville-Hallsville area of Duplin County, the son of the late Roscoe and Plina Sandlin Pierce. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy. Since the 1940's he had made his home in Baltimore, where he was retired from the hotel and pharmaceutical business.

Survivors include two children, a son, John Pierce, and a daughter, Jennifer Pierce Kilchenstein, both of Baltimore; one sister, Winifred P. Rouse, and his twin brother, Herschel Pierce, both of Rose Hill; and a special neice, Patricia R. McGarty, of Annapolis, Maryland.

A memorial service and inurnment will be held later at the Hallsville Baptist Church Cemetery.

--The Wallace Enterprise, Wallace, NC, February 16, 1998

Children of Huston Pierce and Philomena Doyle are:

6. Patricia Ann³ Rouse (Winifred Rachael² Pierce, Arthur Roscoe¹) was born February 20, 1947 in family home, Rose Hill, North Carolina. She married (1) Eugene Shelton Browder December 22, 1968 in Charity United Methodist Church, Rose Hill, NC, son of Eugene Browder and Chesnut Hall. She married (2) John Francis McGarty January 29, 1983 in Calvary United Methodist Church, Annapolis, Maryland, son of Philip McGarty and Helen Concannon.

Children of Patricia Rouse and John McGarty are:

7. Helen Treva³ Rouse (Winifred Rachael² Pierce, Arthur Roscoe¹) was born January 26, 1951 in Dr. Hawes' Clinic, Rose Hill, NC. She married Eugene Forlaw Simmons June 2, 1973 in Charity United Methodist Church, Rose Hill, NC, son of Samuel Simmons and Nell Forlaw.

Children of Helen Rouse and Eugene Simmons are:

8. David Williams³ Rouse, Jr. (Winifred Rachael² Pierce, Arthur Roscoe¹) was born June 27, 1953 in Dr. Hawes' Clinic, Rose Hill, NC. He married (1) Angelina Batchelor October 1981. He married (2) Annie Helen Fawe 1990.

Child of David Rouse and Angelina Batchelor is:

15. David Williams⁴ Rouse III (David Williams³, Winifred Rachael² Pierce, Arthur Roscoe¹) was born July 27, 1972 in Dr. Hawes' clinic. He married Eva Michelle Atkinson February 15, 1992 in Bethel Wesleyan.

Child of David Rouse and Eva Atkinson is: