Author, Journalist. Best known for his classic Civil War story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (1890) and the satirical lexicon “The Devil’s Dictionary” (1911). Bierce vanished without a trace in late 1913, allegedly in Mexico while covering the exploits of Pancho Villa. His disappearance is one of literature’s great mysteries.  Family links:  Parents:  Marcus Aurelius Bierce (1799 – 1876)  Laura Sherwood Bierce (1803 – 1878)  Spouse:  Mary Ellen Day Bierce (1850 – 1905)*  Children:  Raymond Day Bierce (1872 – 1889)*  Leigh Bierce (1874 – 1901)*  Helen Ray Bierce Isgrigg (1875 – 1940)*  Siblings:  Abigail Bell Bierce Chappell (1823 – 1913)*  Amelia Josephine Bierce Guthrie (1824 – 1897)*  Ann Marie Bierce Good (1826 – 1905)*  Aurelius Bierce (1830 – 1862)*  Augustus F. Bierce (1832 – 1912)*  Almeda Sophia Bierce Pittenger (1835 – 1920)*  Andrew J Bierce (1837 – 1923)*  Albert Sherwood Bierce (1840 – 1914)*  Ambrose Bierce (1842 – 1914) *Calculated relationship Note: Fate of his body is unknown to historians