Susan Isabell Brower and Gilbert Samuel Pierce

Gilbert Pierce and Susan Brower; Child, uncertain if this is Warren D. Pierce. 

This is an old cabinet card photo that was handed down to me by my father's cousin Frank Crooks.

The brooch Susan is wearing is now in my possession. It's a beautiful painted ceramic of a woman. This is likely a mourning portrait pin of her sister Martha Brower or Eliza Brower, both who lived until in their 20's and died before 1891. Susan's mother Sarah Jane Woods Brower died in 1891, but this doesn't resemble her. 

Susan Isabell Brower (pictured above) was born 07 Apr 1855 in Louisa County, Iowa. Her parents were Jeremiah John Brower born abt. 26 Aug 1815 in New York and Sarah Jane Woods born 23 Oct 1828 in Lawrence County, Ohio. 

Picture is dated 1891, assuming that is the year of the photo, which would mean that the husband in this picture was Gilbert Pierce, however, I'm uncertain which child this is as Warren was born in 1884 and should have been in this portrait. Census records have Susan giving birth to 5 children and only 1 child survived, which is Warren. 

Susan was married three times; her first husband was Henry Stevenson from Lucas County, Iowa. They were married in 1878 the same year Henry Stevenson passed away. Her second husband was Gilbert Samuel Pierce (pictured above) born 18 Jun 1837 in Erie County, New York. 

Gilbert Piece and Susan had 5 children, 3 of them are named at this time, one was named Bessie and she was born about 1883, died before 1890 and then their only surviving child was Warren Daniel Pierce who was born on 04 Jun 1884 in Taylor County, Iowa. His father Gilbert Samuel Pierce passed away in 1897.  His mother Susan lastly married Edwin Coleman on 25 Oct 1900 in Nodaway, Adams, Iowa. Edwin Coleman was born 09 Oct 1851 in Vermilion Co., Illinois.