McLean County IL Obituaries ************************************************************* File contributed to the McLean County ILGenWeb Project Copyright 2008 to present, all rights reserved. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format without the written consent of the author, ilmcleanvcc@gmail.com. File Submitted by: Carole Gardner, carole.gardner@comcast.net Date Submitted: March 7, 2008 ************************************************************** Colfax Press, McLean Co., IL 17 Aug 1894 Philander Pierce, an old resident of Blue Mound Township, died Monday. The funeral was conducted Wednesday by Rev. Clements. Additional Comments: Philander Pierce,b, 22 Hab 1821 NY, d. 113 Aug 1894 son of Eliphalet Pierce and Annis McMichel. Philanders' wife was Samantha Hartwell, b. 31 Dec 1824 IN, d. 8 Dec 1890, daughter of Alba Hartwell and Calista Twaddle. Both Philander and Samantha are buried at Blue Mound Cemetery, Cooksville, McLean Co., IL.