b'The family homesteaded a place at the upper endbecame one of the areas biggest ranchers, his range of Walnut Creek where their first daughter, Birdiespreading from north of Weaver at Rich Hill into May, was born in 1876. Carter traded that place forthe Bradshaws just south of Prescott. Grant Carter 30 head of cattle and then homesteaded another atended up buying the old Bill Kirkland homestead Camp Wood. The family then moved to Clipper Millalong Kirkland Creek in Kirkland, where his at the head of the Hassayampa in the Bradshaws.descendants still live. In 1892, Jim Carter married T.B. worked in the sawmill there and Elizabeth ran aWilliam Pierces daughter, Clara Ann Pierce.boarding house.The Pierce FamilyAbout 1877 they moved to Prescott, where theWilliam Pierce was born in 1805 in Tennessee. Not children attended school. Then, in 1879, they movedmuch is known about him until the 1860s when he to Crown King where T.B. worked in the sawmillsand his wife, Mary Turner, are known to have been and Elizabeth again ran a boarding house. Jim andin Visalia, Tulare County, California. Mary was also Grant, 13 and 12 years old, were nowborn in 1805 in Tennessee. She died in old enough to work. They went to workVisalia on November 24, 1865. William cutting logs, their first paying jobs.and Mary Pierce had seven children, five boys and two girls.It was 1882 when they moved to Walnut Grove on what was then called theHe then married Mary Nesbit, who Collumb place. Here, the couple hadwas born in Indiana and was 26 years another daughter, Della, in June ofhis junior, in 1871 while still in Visalia. that year. In 1883, the family rentedWilliam and his second wife moved to the Genung ranch at Peeples Valley forArizona Territory in the late 1870s or a while, and then returned to Walnutin 1880. After William died in Walnut Grove to a ranch known as the oldGrove September 6, 1888, his widow Lamberson place, which Jim Cartermarried German immigrant John W. ended up owning in the early 1900s.Mary Caroline Bursey Cool on February 22, 1893. She is buried Later another daughter, Annetta, wasin the Walnut Grove Cemetery under born to T.B and Elizabeth and the family namethe name Elizabeth Pierce Cool. William Charles became rooted permanently in Walnut Grove. Pierce was born in 1836 in Cambell, Tennessee and was one of William and Marys five sons. He married T.B. is recorded as being postmaster of Walnut GroveMary Caroline Bursey, who was born in 1847 and from 1882 until 1908. He had a freight businesswas 11 years younger than him. and hauled machinery to Crown King and other mines from the railhead at Kirkland. Jim CarterNext month, part 2.homesteaded in Walnut Grove on his own right and Linda StevensLindaSellsAZ@msn.com 928-232-9060FOR YOUR HORSE & YOUthe Circle A&J Ranch First Ever Offering! A 48.7 Ac RanchBoasting 3440 SF Home & 2296 Sf Guest House and Studio, Arena, Tack, Irrigated Pasture, Hogan $865,000 Cabana, Negative Edge Pool, Spa, and it is an Elegant Ralph Lauren Style Home! Your Private Retreat or Think of a Vacation Ranch Resort and located within Wickenburg Town. Home has 4 Bedrooms (TWO Masters, one is Separate Suite) and Office Suite, a Loft above for the Extra Grandkids, Deep Pool, Cascading Falls to Spa, Beautiful Landscaping, Massive Tumbled Stone Paved Courtyard, RV Parking and Gated Property. Guest House has full kitchen with Great Room/Studio, 1Br, below is an entertainment Game Room with full bar, Exercise Space, Media Space and an Extra space just for storage.$1,550,000COWBOY UP!AMAZING HORSE PROPERTYon 4 Very Usable and Flat Acres. This property has it ALL. Beautiful Home, Pool, 1 Br 700 sf Guest House, Garages for 6, Pipe Fenced with Non-Climb all around, 5 Covered Stalls, Tack House, Practice Arena 110 x 290 with room for Cattle Return, Room for 1/2Doz more Stalls, Room for Trailer Prking, Oversized Round Pen, 140x140 Turnout. Home is Custom with Italian Tile Flooring in Living Spaces, Open Floor Plan. Three Bedroom, each with Private Baths. Big Gourmet Alder and Granite Kitchen and Walk in Pantry.SierraPacific Windows with All Around Mountain Views. Wide Covered Patio for Outdoor Dining. Courtyard with Sparkling Pool and Rock Waterfall Features. BLM and Riding Trails just across the drive. RV Parking and Hookups. Two Septic systems. Equestrian Dream Property.www.WickenburgRanches.comArizonaRealCountry.com May 2020 21'