Richard Francis Pearce 1872

Richard was born 18 June 1872, the son of Richard Pearce and Amelia Elizabeth Hawken, in Denver Colorado.
His father had come to the United States as British Vice Consul in Colorado. Immediately after graduation from Yale, Richard engaged in the practice of metallurgy, and was apprenticed to a smelting works in Colorado. In 1894 he became general foreman at the works in Casapalca, Peru. He was made assistant superintendent in 1895 and superintendent the following year. In 1897 he was chosen assistant manager of the Colorado Smelting & Mining

Company at Butte, Montana. The next year he began to give his attention as an expert to mining and smelting in connection with tin. He then had occasion to travel extensively, going around the world several times. In 1908 he became manager of Williams, Harvey & Company, Ltd., tin smelters in Liverpool, and six years later, he was made managing director. In 1917 he was appointed vice president and general manager of the Williams, Harvey Corporation in New York City.

Mary Lucretia Church 1873-1933
Mary was born in August 1873, the daughter of Frank Church and Phoebe E. Gove, in Colorado.
I have identified the following children.

Francis Isabel	Born 12 May 1897	Lima, Peru
Gerald Church	Born 16 Jul 1900	Butte, Montana
Richard Valentine	Born 14 Feb 1902	Butte, Montana
John Bennett	Born 10 Aug 1906	Denver, Colorado

Birth of Parents

Richard Francis Pearce

b: 18 Jun 1872 Empire City, Colorado
son of Richard Pearce and Amelia Elizabeth Hawken

Mary Lucretia Church

b: Aug 1873 Colorado
daughter of Frank Church and Phoebe E. Gove

Marriage

12 May 1896
Richard Francis Pearce
Mary Lucretia Church

Denver, Colorado

Children

Frances Isabel Pearce

b: 12 May 1897 Peru
daughter of Richard Francis Pearce and Mary Lucretia Church

1900 Census	1 Jun 1900		South Butte, Silver Bow, Montana
Image 11 of 33			Birthplace Person	Birthplace Father	Birthplace Mother	Month & Year of Birth
Richard F. Pearce Mary L. (Wife) Frances I. (Dau) Plus 1 Servant	Age 27 Age 26 Age 3	Mgr. Smelting & Mining Co.	Colorado Colorado Peru	England New York Colorado	England Iowa Colorado	Jun 1872 Aug 1873 May 1897
They has been married 4 years, and had 1 child, still living.

Gerald Church Pearce

b: 16 Jul 1900 Butte, Montana
son of Richard Francis Pearce and Mary Lucretia Church

Richard Valentine Pearce

b: 14 Feb 1902 Butte, Montana
son of Richard Francis Pearce and Mary Lucretia Church

John Bennett Pearce

b: 10 Aug 1906 Denver, Colorado
son of Richard Francis Pearce and Mary Lucretia Church

1911 Census	RG14-191	3 April 1911	Waterloo, Lancashire
9 Beach Lawn (13 Rooms)
Richard Francis Pearce Mary Lucretia (Wife) Frances Isabel (Dau) Plus 5 Servant	Age 38 Age 37 Age 13	Metallurgist Mgr.		United States United States Peru	18 Jun 1872 Aug 1873 May 1897
Mary had four child, and all are still living.

Death

Richard Francis Pearce

Died 22 Mar 1920, Age 47, 1920 1Q West Derby 8b 398

The Times, Wednesday, Mar 24, 1920 Death

PEARCE - On the 22nd March, suddenly, at Rotherslade, Blundellsands, near Liverpool of heart failure following epidemic pneumonia Richard Francis Pearce, aged 47 years.

LIVERPOOL 15 Jul 1920 Probate

Pearce, Richard Francis - of Rotherslade, Blundellsands, near Liverpool, and New York, United States of America, tin smelter, died 22 March 1920, at Rotherslade, Probate Liverpool, 15 July, to Mary Lucretia Pearce, widow. Effects £24,422 15s. 1d.

Death

Mary Lucretia (Church) Pearce

Died 10 Jun 1933, Age 59, 1933 2Q West Derby 8b 296

LIVERPOOL 2 Aug 1933 Probate

PEARCE, My Lucretia - of Graigmillar Lodge, Merrilocks-road, Blundellsands, Lancashire, widow, died 10 June 1933, Probate Liverpool 2 August, to Gerald Church Pearce, metallurgist, Richard Valentine Pearce, merchant, Malcolm Alexander Meldon Dillon solicitor, and Arthur Noel Shaw, accountant.
Effects £53,031 10s. 8d.