Your  Rice  Family E~Zine  
 
Generation by Generation  ~  Century by Century 
 
Hallowe'en 
 
TWICE MONTHLY               VOL. 2, NO. 18              October 8, 2009
 
       

  The Oren D. Rice Family
 Oren D. Rice family
 
 
Shown above are four sons of Oren D. Rice (1808-1872) of Vermont, New York,
Iowa and Kansas.  From left: Adelbert Rufus Rice, John Sherman Rice, Jabez Judson Rice and Alvin L. Rice.  Information on this family is found elsewhere on this page.
 
  
fall foliage
  
 
 IN THIS ISSUE
 
Genealogically, it's a
Small World
 
Articles About
the Mayflower Pilgrims
 
Root Diggers &
Branch Climbers 
~ A Kiss for Our
Wonderful Readers
~ A Name to
Chuckle Over
 
The Oren D. Rice Family:
From MA to VT, NY & PA,
Then on to IA & KS 
 
The Arba Rice Family
of Readsboro, VT
& Cheshire, CT 
 
Southern Family Trees:
Some DAR Lines
 
The Bailey Rices
Part I 
 
Rices in Politics
A Very Long List 
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Quick Links
for Curious
Rice Ancestor
Chasers
 
 
 BOOK ONE INDEX 
 

RICE EMAIL LISTS

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 REECE/REESE

DNA PROJECT
 

WEBSITE OF JOHN FOX
(Desc. of Thomas & Marcy Rice of Virginia)
  
 
(Send links to your genealogy pages; they must include
 a Rice line.)
 
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ANCESTORS? 
 
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1) If you are not a male bearing the Rice surname, find a relative who is and have a DNA test done.

2) Send in the name of your earliest known Rice ancestor, giving at least one date and location, and we will try to match it with those families being researched by other readers.  Email: ricebooksreb@yahoo.com
 
 
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 Thanksgiving toons
 
 
It Is, Genealogically, a Small World!
 
This time of year as we enter fall, with Hallowe'en, then Thanksgiving, on the agenda,  I often think of that brave band of pilgrims that arrived in America aboard the Mayflower in 1620 to begin a democratic experiment
of self-determination in forming their own government thousands of miles from their mother country, a country in which they had been persecuted for their religious beliefs.
 
They had only their safe passage to be thankful for.  That winter, more than half of them died. Yet the half that survived has left tens of millions of descendants.  If all 16 of your great-grandparents were born in the United States, the odds are good that you descend from at least one of those pioneering pilgrims who founded the Plymouth Colony, or one of the Jamestown colonists.
 
How connected we all are to one another was yet another time brought home to me when I recently taught two seminars at the introductory level of genealogical research.  These sessions were in Canada's Quebec City, which last year observed its 400th anniversary.
 
There were four students, none of them Americans.  One student came from England. Another was born in the United States to an American mother and French Canadian father and has spent her adult life in Quebec.  Two others come from generations of Canadians and one of them descends primarily from families of British origin.
 
It was, once again, astonishing to see the degree to which we are all connected.  In that class, three of us had common Goodenough/Goodenow ancestry in Massachusetts and two of us descend from Deacon Edmund Rice, founder of Sudbury, Massachusetts.  That's not all.  Two of those attending the seminars have barely scratched the surface in their quest for ancestors. 
 
Mary Jean Martin, who has been added to our ezine mailing list, didn't know she had this American ancestry.  Her descent is from those Rices who accompanied Beriah Rice to Nova Scotia aboard the Charming Molly a couple of decades before the American Revolution.
 
So, welcome aboard Mary Jean!
 
                                              ~ Rosemary
 
 
Thanksgiving toons 
 
For those of you who love history, or have Mayflower ancestors, here are links to some of my articles on the Mayflower pilgrims.
 
They are in a short format that is especially good for using with children.  It is wonderful to share them with grandchildren!
 
Who Said What About the Mayflower Pilgrims?
 
FOR FELLOW ROOT DIGGERS

               &

BRANCH CLIMBERS  
 
A KISS FOR OUR WONDERFUL READERS
 X = Kiss 

During the Middle Ages, when few people were able to write, many documents were signed with an X.  Signers kissed the letter to affirm their sincerity in the same way they kissed the Bible when taking an oath.  The letter X was the sign of St. Andrew and implied a sacred promise to fulfill one's obligation.

(From a bulletin of the Hopkinton, NH, Congregational Church in the 1980s.)

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 NAMES TO CHUCKLE OVER

She Cut Her What? 

"It seems that Georgiana Cutter and Allen Pratt, both young members of prominent Coldwater, Michigan families, were wed in 1880.  After she died, Mr. Pratt had a very nice bronze plaque placed on the inside wall of the Episcopal Church.  It read: 'In Memory of Georgiana Cutter Pratt.' This, of course, caused many giggles and grins."

(Sent to your editor many years ago by Chuck Woodward of Coldwater, Michigan.) 

 
 
 
The Oren D. Rice Family
 
 
Oren D. Rice, one of the five children of Solomon Rice Jr. and his wife, the former Ruth Maynard, was born July 9, 1808 in Vermont. Although Oren was already the father of eight children by 1858 when Andrew H. Ward's genealogy of the descendants of Edmund Rice of Sudbury, Massachusetts, was published, Oren is not mentioned in that work and his father, Solomon Rice, receives but a passing mention on page 126, where his Sept. 21, 1777 baptism is noted and it is stated "this Solomon married Ruth Maynard at Sudbury July 18, 1797."
 
This is a typical story. Oren, his two brothers and two sisters were probably unknown to Ward because their parents had left Massachusetts, moving first to Vermont, then to Delaware County, New York.  As Ward was winding up his book, Oren was settling in Linn County, Iowa.
 
Oren's sister Ruth married Benjamin Maynard; his sister Susan wed Benjamin F. Whitcomb. Oren's older brother James (1804-1878) became the husband of Benjamin Maynard's sister, Mary, and had seven children. His younger brother, Alvin H. Rice (1810-1869), married Sally Faulkner, sired 12 children--10 of them boys--and died in 1869 at Little Marsh, Tioga Co., Pennsylvania.
 
Oren was still a boy when his parents moved from Vermont to Delaware Co., New York. He grew up, married Elizabeth Garrison (1814-1865), and moved to Linn Co., Iowa, in 1857. Oren appears on the 1870 census of Spencer Twp. in Clay Co., Iowa, in the home of his son, John S. Rice.  He died July 16, 1872.
 
The children of Oren D. and Elizabeth (Garrison) Rice were:
 
1. ADELIA MARIA RICE (1834-1928); married Rufus Crane and lived near Spencer and Ruthven, Iowa.
2. JABEZ JUDSON RICE (1836-19310; see story below.
3. JOHN SHERMAN RICE (1838-1937) married Laura E. Melendy of Spencer Co., Iowa, and settled in Greenwood Co., Kansas. Children: Ernest G., Edna E. (m. Leaman L. Miller), Sally T. (d. age 20, unmarried), Myrtle (m. Thomas D. Broddle), Jacob A., William
H., and Blanche M, who m. 1) Alex Blakely and 2) Patrick Cunningham.
4. RUBEN RICE, reported to have died at age 13.
5. SELPHINA E. RICE (1843-1912) who married Henry Fink, lived in Iowa and had 12 children.
6. ALVIN L. RICE, born in 1846, was a blacksmith at Lake City, Iowa, in 1900; he had a son, Clyde.
7. ADELBERT RUFUS RICE (1848-1944) married Harriet
E. Erwin and settled in Greenwood Co., Kansas. Children: Clara M. (m. Leonidus Bate),b Clyde B., , Nellie L. (m. Charles E. Bate) and Ralph B. Rice.
8. SALLY RICE (1853-1864) is said to have died of diphtheria.

 
 The Family of Jabez Judson Rice

Jabez Judson Rice, the oldest son of Oren D. and Elizabeth (Garrison) Rice, was born Aug. 7, 1836 in Delaware Co., New York, and was 21 when he accompanied his family on the tedious overland trek to their new home in Linn County, Iowa.
 
The Rices settled somewhere near Jordan's Grove in the Central City region and young Jabez became acquainted with the Lemuel Jordan family. Lemuel had left his native Maine for the South, but not liking it there had looked to the "wild west" and, in 1840, became one of the earliest settlers of Linn Co., Iowa. He returned to Maine in 1843 to wed Mary Nancy McKinney and bring his bride to the Iowa wilderness.
 Jabez and wife
Jabez Rice married, on Jan. 1, 1863, Lemuel and Nancy's daughter, Sarah Dyer Jordan (1844-1888).  About five years later they moved to the rural area near the town of Spencer in Clay Co., Iowa.  In 1878, when their eldest son was 15, Jabez and Sarah packed their belongings into a covered wagon and, with their son walking alongside most of the way to drive the cattle, struck out for Kansas to homestead in Greenwood Co. on a farm near the community of Climax.
 
Jabez and Sarah reared a family of six children on their farm. Tragedy first struck the family in 1878 when their 10-year-old-daughter Nellie died. She was buried at Twin Grove Cemetery, Severy, Kansas, where her parents and other family members were later laid to rest.
 
Sarah became ill when in her mid 40s and, following a year of sickness, died Sept. 3, 1888 on the homestead east of Climax, leaving five children, the youngest only 8 years old.
 
Jabez Rice farmed all his life and, in his declining years, lived with his son Ervin, who took over the home farm. Jabez died March 20, 1931 at age 94.
 
Children of Jabez J. and Sarah D. (Jordan) Rice.
 
1. ERVIN LESLIE RICE, b. Oct. 25, 1863, Linn Co., Iowa; d. Jan. 20, 1946, Climax, Kansas. A farmer, rancher and banker, he held a 50-year Masonic membership and, in 1918, retired from farming and moved to a home in the town of Climax. He married Frances Catherine Nelson, known as Kate, on Oct. 4, 1891 in Eureka, Kansas. Their five children were:
(1) LEAFIE LOIS RICE (1892-1976) who wed John W. McClayland.
(2) LESLIE JAY RICE (1894-1896)
(3) GLEN HAROLD RICE, born Oct. 4, 1898 and in 1976 was still living on the family homestead where he was born. He and his
wife, Kathleen B. Innes, had an adopted son, Lloyd Vernon Rice, who died in 1965.
(4) JOSEPHINE COZETTE RICE, b. Aug. 29, 1907; married Clarence Morton Smith and in 1976 was living in Wichita, Kansas.
(5) DORIS ELLEN RICE, born Sept. 29, 1908; married Arlington Barb. A retired teacher, she was living at El Dorado, Kansas in
1976.
2. CORA EDITH RICE, b. Aug. 29, 1865, Linn Co., Iowa and d. Jan. 19, 1959. Cora married Samuel I. Brawley. He operated a livery stable and feed business at Cheney, Kansas. Their son, Arlie Brawley, a World War 1 ambulance driver in France, died in 1935 at age 46.
3. NELLIE M. RICE (1868-1878)
4. FRANK JUDSON RICE, b. Feb. 16, 1872 near Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa, and d. April 3, 1943 near Ponca City, Kay Co., Oklahoma in a tractor accident on his farm. A blacksmith, machinist, inventor, farmer and civic leader, he was organizer and president of the Kay Co. Rural Electric Coop. Frank married Ella Ferguson in 1903 and they had one child, Nancy Rice, born in 1905. Nancy, an artist, married Elgin Lee Hicks in 1926. They had a son, Frank Hicks, and in 1976 were living in Ponca City, Oklahoma.
5. CLARENCE EDDIE RICE, b. Feb. 17, 1875 near Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa, and died Jan. 27, 1943 at Blackwell, Kay Co., Oklahoma. He trained at the Sedalia, Missouri, Business College, then worked as a bookkeeper and telegrapher. Later, he farmed and joined his brothers in farm implement and auto agencies. He took a train from Kansas to Reno, Nevada to attend the July 4, 1910 Jefferies-Johnson fight. Clarence married Pearl L. Denison Sept. 19, 1913 at Eureka, Kansas. They had one son, Roger E. Rice.
Roger E. Rice, the compiler of this material, was born Feb. 13, 1915 at Nowata, Oklahoma. A World War II veteran, he became an office worker and moved to Oklahoma City in 1946. Roger married Beatrice Fern Williams April 3, 1948 at Oklahoma City.  She worked as an executive secretary.
6. ELMER DAY RICE, b. May 7, 1880, near Climax, Kansas, and died July 10, 1955 at Pittsburg, Kansas. He married Fannie B. Smith Dec. 15, 1901 at Climax and they lived in that area and in Missouri before settling at Pittsburg, Kansas. Elmer was a blacksmith and forger, as well as a mechanic, wood miller and farmer. They had three children:
(1) OLIVE MELVILLE RICE (1904-1927); married Dale Cashion in 1925.
(2) ROYAL JUDSON RICE, b. Nov. 20, 1907; living in Perry, Oklahoma in 1976. A World War II verteran, he worked as a welder, mechanic, oil well drilling superintendent, aviator and instructor. He married 1) Beatrice L. Putnam, 2) Addie King Chandler and 3) Katharyn D. Overholt. Royal Rice had three children, all to his third wife. His daughter Caroline was born and died in 1947 and the second child, Billie Joe, was born and died in 1956. Royal Judson Rice's only surviving child is Larrie Dean Rice, born Nov. 16, 1961 at Stillwater, Oklahoma. Larrie is the only male great-grandson of Jabez Judson Rice left to perpetuate the Rice surname in this branch of the family.
(3) ROTHA FERN RICE, b. Jan. 31, 1913 and living in Pittsburg, Kansas in 1976. She married Ross Lucas and had five children. 
 steam train
 
 
 
 
Shown at right are Jabez Rice (1836-1931) and his sons Elmer D. (the youngest), Clarence E., Frank J., and Ervin L. Rice (the oldest). The picture was probably taken about 1885 at Eureka, Kansas.
 
 
 
  
 
The Arba Rice Family of Readsboro, VT & Cheshire, CT
 
This information was sent to your editor by A. Franklin Rice of Manchester, New Hampshire in the 1980s.  It was given to him by his father. We have at least one reader who descends from this branch of the Wallingford, CT, Rices.
If someone from this Manchester family were to have a DNA test, proof that these Rices descend from Robert-1 Rice/Royce could be obtained.
 
There is more about these Rices in Rice Book 2: The Immigrants, including a story about Frank James Rice, who was elected mayor of New Haven, CT, in 1909.  Frank's grandfather, Lemuel Rice, and Arba/Arbe Rice were brothers, both being descendants of an Amos Rice.
 
 
Wallingford Rices 
 
 
 
 Royce Home Wallingford
The Nehemiah Royce House is the oldest home in Wallingford, CT.
It was built in 1672 and Rice family members lived in it for 200 years.
 
  
steam train     
SOUTHERN FAMILY  TREES
 
Some Southern DAR Lines 
 
 
Mrs. Agnes Bullock Rice Peake
DAR ID Number: 115557, 108509, 81441
Born in Union, S. C.
Wife of Christopher H. Peake.
Descendant of Lieut. Hezekiah Rice, John Nuckolls and Ensign Spencer Morgan, as follows:
1. Spencer Morgan Rice (1829-1908) m. 1852 Mary Carlisle (1832-1900).
2. Reuben Sims Rice (1790-1842) m. 1819 Agnes Bullock Morgan (1800-81). 3. Hezekiah Rice m. Mary Saunders (1760-1832); Spencer Morgan m. 2nd 1798 Frances Nuckolls (b. 1763).
4. John Nuckolls m. 1756 Agatha Bullock (1741-1815).
Hezekiah Rice (1756-1800) was lieutenant under General Green. He was born in Hanover County, Va.; died in Virginia.
John Nuckolls (1732-80) enlisted as private and was killed by a band of Tories. He was born in Dinwiddie County, Va.
Spencer Morgan (1756-1809) served as ensign, 1779-81, Virginia Line. He was born in Virginia; died in Union County, S. C.
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Mrs. Fannie Rice Brooker
DAR ID Number: 124463, 117103 
Born in Bamberg, S. C.
Wife of Charles Brooker.
Descendant of Aaron Rice, as follows:
1. Calvin Rice (1823-76) m. 1847 Jane C. Stewart (1831-1906).
2. Aaron Rice, Jr. (1786-1860), m. 1807 Rebecca Guess (1784-1860).
3. Aaron Rice m. Ellanor Rodden.
Aaron Rice (1754-1818) served as private in the South Carolina militia. He was born in Virginia; died in South Carolina. 
SOURCE: The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 125, page 141
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Mrs. Sarah Eve Reese Dillard
DAR ID Number: 9516, 1542 
Born in Georgia.
Wife of George Dillard.
Descendant of Rev. David Reese and of George Reese, of North Carolina.
Daughter of William Miller Reese and Lucy Pettus, his wife.
Granddaughter of Charles Milton Reese and Anna Miller, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of George Reese and Anna Storey, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of David Reese and Susan Polk, his wife.
David Reese was a signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
George Reese served several enlistments; was at the battle of Eutaw Springs and captured at the fall of Charleston. He was a pensioner when he died in 1837, at the age of eighty-five.
SOURCE: The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 10, page 185
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Mrs. Willie Reese Cherry Livingston
DAR ID Number: 83962
Born in Seneca, S. C.
Wife of Whitner Kilpatrick Livingston.
steam trainDescendant of David Reese, as follows:
1. Samuel David Cherry (b. 1854), m. 1877, Mary Johnson (b. 1859).
2. William B. Cherry (1815-1902), m. 1847, Sara Miller Lewis (1823-86).
3. Samuel Cherry (1785-1840), m. 1807, Susan Reese (d. 1846).
4. Thomas Reese (1742-96), m. 1773, Jane Harris.
5. David Reese, m. 1737, Susan Polk.
David Reese (1709-1808) was one of the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. He was born in Wales; died in North Carolina.

 
 
 The Bailey & Rice Families
 
(Your editor has, over the past year, received several requests for information on men named Bailey Rice.  As a result, I am systematically going through most of my records--and that includes several thousand unindexed pages--looking for information on men named Bailey Rice, as well as Bailey-Rice family marriages. This is the first installment of these Bailey Rice notations.) 
 
PART 1 
 
BAILEY RICE  "Baily" Rice is listed as a son of Rev. War soldier William Rice of Fauquier Co., VA, in an affidavit filed by Thomas Turpin of Bedford Co., VA, in support of the application of William's widow, the former Jemima Bristol, for William's pension. This is pension application WE-5695, made in 1840 when Jemima gave her age as 81 and said that William died Aug. 30, 1830.  Jemima says they were wed Dec. 2, 1788 at her father's home in Prince William Co. and lived in Fauquier Co. about 20 years before moving to Bedford Co., VA.  There are also 1840 affidavits by John and Baily/Baley Rice. John said his parents moved from Fauquier Co. to Bedford Co. about 1806. Another one of these 1840 affidavits is by James McClanahan of Fauquier Co.  In it he says that William Rice had a brother named Bailey Rice and a son named Thomas Rice, who married Sally McDaniel at his house "25 or 30 years ago"  and took her to Bedford Co., VA.  (SOURCE: Rice Book 1: Celebrating Our Diversity, p. 68)
 
BAILEY RICE, born ca. 1754-1757 and died in 1851; married Elizabeth _?_; pvt., SC; received a pension. (SOURCE: Rice Book 1: Celebrating Our Diversity, p. 104)
 
BAILEY RICE of Virginia received pension S39044. This may be the Bailey Rice, above, who died in 1851.  (SOURCE: Rice Book 1: Celebrating Our Diversity, p. 104)
  
BAILEY RICE (ca. 1757-1851) and wife Elizabeth _(?)_  of Wood Co., WV, had children William (b. 1796, m. Martha Brown), Lucinda (1799-1853, m. Daniel O'Neal), Shelton (1803-1863, m. 1 _?_ Sutherland, m. 2 _?_ Brown & m. 3 Elizabeth Toler Laughlin) and Malinda (b. 1801, m. James Yates). In 1854, some of these families moved to Champaign Co., IL.  This, too, could be the Bailey Rice cited above. (SOURCE: The Epistle, Vol. 4, No. 2, Aug., 1977; a query by Mrs. Mary Lyons.)
 
BAILEY RICE  is named in an agreement pertaining to the James Rice will dated 28 Apr 1810. It states that James Rice of Logan County departed this life on or about 8 Dec 1809, leaving "paper writing purporting to be his last will & Testament," but which his heirs believe was not his intention.   They draw up this agreement giving much to his widow Alice Rice (the land, furniture, a slave, livestock, etc.) for her use during her lifetime.   The agreement specifically lists Anna Miles, Jonathan Rice, James Rice, Frances Rice, Hiram Rice, Joshua Morris Rice, Sabra Bailey and Martha Rice as his children.   Milly Rice, daughter of James Rice, Jr., shall have cow and calf.   Jonathan, James, and Hiram are to be trustees.   Various agreements are put forth.   Jacob Miles and Gabriel Bailey also signed agreement."  (SOURCE: Logan County, Kentucky Deed Abstracts: 1792 - 1813" as abstracted by Joyce Martin Murray.   Deed books cited in the abstract include A1, A, B, and C.) (See next item below)
 
  
 
Bailey-Rice Family Marriages
 
A FAMILY TANGLE OF RICE-BAILEY MARRIAGES (also see above item).
The Logan Co., KY, Bailey and Rice families are intertwined in a most intricate way. It started with four Bailey brothers--Daniel, Gabriel, George & John. Two aunts, Sabra Rice and her sister, Martha (Patsy?), took their choice of the four Bailey brothers. Martha chose George and Sabra wed Gabriel. Then their nieces, Nancy and Elizabeth Rice, married John and Daniel Bailey.  That made them all sisters-in-law.  Some of those marriages are given in this list. More details appear in the Rice Ezine (Vol. 1, No.3, Feb. 15, 2008 & Vol. 1, No. 10, May 23, 2008)

Bailey Rice and Elizabeth Morehead, June 19, 1789, Fauquier Co., VA. SOURCE: Virginia Marriages to 1800.
 
Campbell Rice and Elizabeth Bailey, ca. 1808; lived in Carter Co., KY, in 1850.  (There is some mention of this family in Vol. 2 of The Heritage of
Carter Couty, Kentucky.)
 
Brothers Campbell Rice and Fleming Rice, sons of Charles Rice, married sisters, Elizabeth Tatum Bailey and Sarah Bailey, daughters of John
Bailey, Sr and Sarah Tatum.  (SOURCE: 2004 email from Karl Rice.)
 
John R. Rice and Margaret C. Bailey were wed Sept. 4, 1850 in Franklin Co., IL.  SOURCE: Dodd, Jordan. Illinois Marriages to 1850.
 
FROM: Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850, by Jordan Dodd.
  • Polly Rice and Warren Bailey were married Oct. 24, 1798, Garrard Co., KY.
  • Sabra Rice and Gabriel Bailey, Dec. 21, 1802, Logan Co., KY.
  • Nancy Rice and John Bailey, Oct. 16, 1806, Logan Co., KY.
  • Patsy Rice and George Bailey, April 28, 1810,
  • Elizabeth Rice and Daniel Bailey, Oct. 18, 1815,
  • Joshua W. Rice and Nancy Bailey, July 16, 1821, Logan Co., KY. (He was the son of Jonathan Rice and Rebecca Hix.)
Edwin Rice (1770-1814), born in Northumberland Co., VA, and died in Green Co., KY, may have wed Elizabeth Bailey; no source.
 
Martha Rice, born in Virginia, married David Bailey ca. 1770 in South Carolina. (For details see Rice Book Three: Tennessee and Connecticut Lineages, page 227.)

 
 
 
 
Rices in Politics 
 
Following is a list of Rices who have been active in politics at the local, county, state or national level.  Only limited information is available for some of these Rices, but for others there is fairly extensive biographical detail.  If there is a name on this list that interests you, please email me and I will put that person's info in an upcoming ezine.  Let me know if you find such lists helpful.   ~ Rosemary
 
Rice, A. D. - of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1858-59. Burial location unknown.
Rice, A. E. - of Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state senate 40th District, 1874-75, 1878-79; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1887-91. Burial location unknown.
Rice, A. G. - of Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Alexander H. - of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1922. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Alexander Hamilton (1818-1895) - also known as Alexander H. Rice - of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Massachusetts, August 30, 1818. Republican. Mayor of Boston, Mass., 1856-57; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1859-67 (4th District 1859-63, 3rd District 1863-67); Governor of Massachusetts, 1876-79. Died July 22, 1895. Interment at Newton Cemetery, Newton, Mass.
See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Rice, Alexander T. - of Novi Township (now Novi), Oakland County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for supervisor of Novi Township, Michigan, 1904. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Alfred - of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Americus Vespucius (1835-1904) - also known as Americus V. Rice - of Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1835. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1875-79; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884. Died in 1904. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
See also: congressional biography.
Rice, Archibald E. - of Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn. Mayor of Waterbury, Conn., 1876-78. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Arthur H. - of Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Arvin - of Oswego County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Oswego County, 1838. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Baldwin See H. Baldwin Rice
Rice, Benjamin Franklin (1828-1905) - of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in New York, 1828. Republican. Member of Arkansas state legislature; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1868; member of Republican National Committee from Arkansas, 1868-72; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1868-73. Died in 1905. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
See also: congressional biography.
Rice, Benjamin M. - of Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956, 1960; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Peterborough, 1956. Still living as of 1960.
Rice, Betsy A. - of Mattawan, Van Buren County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
Rice, Bill - of Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kan. Mayor of Arkansas City, Kan., 1995. Still living as of 1995.
Rice, Blanchard A. - Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 25th District, 1958. Still living as of 1958.
Rice, C. H. - of Waukegan, Lake County, Ill. Mayor of Waukegan, Ill., 1871. Burial location unknown.
Rice, C. P. - of York, York County, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Mrs. Capers - of Vidalia, Toombs County, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.
Rice, Carl V. - of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Kansas, 1947; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1952, 1956, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
Rice, Charles - of Lihue, Island of Kauai, Kauai County, Hawaii. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1952, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Rice, Charles A. - of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii; Lihue, Island of Kauai, Kauai County, Hawaii. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1912; member of Republican National Committee from Hawaii, 1912; member of Hawaii territorial senate 4th District, 1923; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1944. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Charles A. - of Multnomah County, Ore. Republican. Candidate for Oregon superintendent of public instruction, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Charles E. - of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Charles E., Jr. - of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1915. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Charles E. - of Pennsylvania. Republican. Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1916. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Charles J. - of Sparta, Kent County, Mich. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Charles L. - of Mound City, Pulaski County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Coke S. - U.S. Vice Consul in Hamburg, 1931; Malta, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Collins - of Winona County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 7th District, 1873-74. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Condi See Condoleezza Rice
Rice, Condoleezza (b. 1954) - also known as Condi Rice; "Guru"; "The Steel Magnolia" - Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., November 14, 1954. Daughter of John Wesley Rice, Jr. (1923-2000) and Angelena (Ray) Rice (1924-1985). Republican. U.S. National Security Advisor, 2001-05; U.S. Secretary of State, 2005-. Female. Black. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 2009.
See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
Books about Condoleeza Rice: Dick Morris and Eileen McGann, Condi vs. Hillary : The Next Great Presidential Race; Marcus Mabry, Twice As Good: Condoleezza Rice and Her Path to Power; Mary Dodson Wade, Condoleezza Rice : Being the Best (for young readers); Christin Ditchfield, Condoleezza Rice: National Security Advisor (for young readers); Kevin Cunningham, Condoleezza Rice: U.s. Secretary Of State (for young readers)
Critical books about Condoleezza Rice: Clint Willis, The I Hate Dick Cheney, John Ashcroft, Donald Rumsfeld, Condi Rice. . Reader: Behind the Bush Cabal's War on America
Rice, Mrs. D. L. - of Farmington, Davis County, Utah. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1936, 1940. Female. Still living as of 1940.
Rice, Daniel W. C. - of Yuba County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 15th District, 1857-58. Burial location unknown.
Rice, David Fulton (1889-1929) - of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born near Exline, Appanoose County, Iowa, September 13, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1925. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; American Legion. Shot and killed by a disgruntled law client, George Domyancich, as he was leaving the Appanoose County Courthouse, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, February 28, 1929. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
Rice, Deanna - of Ohio. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
Rice, Donald B. - of Frederick, Frederick County, Md. Mayor of Frederick, Md., 1951-54. Still living as of 1954.
Rice, Dudley Newman (b. 1881) - also known as Dudley N. Rice - of Granville, Addison County, Vt. Born in Granville, Addison County, Vt., March 23, 1881. Republican. Lumber business; farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Granville, 1910. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
Rice, E. A. - of Hennepin County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 5th District, 1870. Burial location unknown.
Rice, E. C. - of Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kan. Mayor of Coffeyville, Kan., 1909, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
Rice, E. R. - of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Rice, Earl - of Brownsville, Haywood County, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1980. Still living as of 1980.
Rice, Edmund (1819-1889) - of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vt., February 14, 1819. Son of Edmund Rice (1784-1829); brother of Henry Mower Rice; married, November 28, 1848, to Anna Maria Acker. Democrat. Member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1851; president of several railroads; member of Minnesota state senate, 1864-65, 1873-74 (1st District 1864-65, 23rd District 1873-74); member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1867, 1872 (1st District 1867, 24th District 1872); candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1879; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1881-83, 1885-87; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1887-89. Died in White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minn., July 11, 1889. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Rice, Edward E. - of New Durham, Strafford County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1909-10. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Edward E. - U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1964-67. Still living as of 1967.
Rice, Edward Young (1820-1883) - also known as Edward Y. Rice - of Illinois. Born near Russellville, Logan County, Ky., February 8, 1820. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1849; state court judge in Illinois, 1851; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 19th District, 1869-70; U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1871-73. Died April 16, 1883. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
See also: congressional biography.
Rice, Eileen - of Zephyr Cove, Douglas County, Nev. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
Rice, Eleazer C. - of Herkimer County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Herkimer County, 1872-73. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Elmer G. - of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1936, 1938, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1947. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Elmo - of Chemung County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Chemung County, 1933, 1935. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Fleetwood - of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Florence Warren - of Nebraska. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Mrs. Forrest W. - of Newport, Orleans County, Vt. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
Rice, Francis W. - of California. Born in Maine. U.S. Consul in Acapulco, 1851-52. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Frank - of Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Ontario County, 1883-84; secretary of state of New York, 1890-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Frank - of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924, 1928 (alternate), 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Frank C. - of Park Rapids, Hubbard County, Minn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Frank H. - of Colorado. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1926 (Socialist), 1930 (Liberal); Justice and the Poor candidate for U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Frank J. (d. 1917) - of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1916-17; died in office 1917. Died January 18, 1917. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Frank L. - of Cheshire, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Cheshire, 1939-40. Still living as of 1940.
Rice, Fred - of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Fred - of Erie County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1922. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Fred A. - of Blue Island, Cook County, Ill. Mayor of Blue Island, Ill., 1935-37. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Frederick S. - of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, G. L. - of Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Miss. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1920. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Gary K. - Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1986. Still living as of 1986.
Rice, George (b. 1854) - of Flandreau, Moody County, S.Dak. Born in Butler County, Iowa, November 16, 1854. Son of Orson Rice and Anna Lee (Hawker) Rice; married to Ida Smith. Republican. Lawyer; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1883-85; Speaker of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1885; Dakota territory attorney general, 1885-86; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1900; member of South Dakota state senate, 1905. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
Rice, George - of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Farmer-Labor candidate for New York state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1922. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, George, Jr. - of Flandreau, Moody County, S.Dak. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, George C. - of Chenango County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Chenango County 1st District, 1866. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Glenn T. - of Wayne County, Mich. American candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Graham L. - of West Superior, Douglas County, Wis. Wisconsin railroad commissioner, 1899-1903. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Greek L. - of Jackson, Hinds County, Miss. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, H. Baldwin - of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Mayor of Houston, Tex., 1896. Burial location unknown.
Rice, H. E. - of Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1926. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Hampton W. - of Bucks County, Pa. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Harold E. - of Michigan. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Rice, Harold W. - of Paia, Island of Maui, Maui County, Hawaii. Republican. Member of Hawaii territorial senate 2nd District, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Harris H. - of Rindge, Cheshire County, N.H. Republican. Elected New Hampshire state house of representatives from Rindge 1938; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Rindge, 1948; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Rindge, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Rice, Harvey - of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1829-30; member of Ohio state senate 25th District, 1852-53. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Henry - of California. Member of California state assembly 6th District, 1875-77. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Henry E. - of Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Henry Mower (1816-1894) - also known as Henry M. Rice - of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vt., November 29, 1816. Son of Edmund Rice (1784-1829); married, March 28, 1849, to Matilda Whital; brother of Edmund Rice (1819-1889). Democrat. Fur trader; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Minnesota Territory, 1853-57; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1858-63; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1865. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., January 15, 1894. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn. Rice County, Minn. is named for him.
See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Rice, Herbert W. - of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Herman H. - of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Claremont 1st Ward, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Rice, Howard C. - of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Irving F. (b. 1867) - of Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y. Born in Truxton town, Cortland County, N.Y., October 17, 1867. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Cortland County, 1919-33. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
Rice, J. B. - of California. Member of California state assembly 10th District, 1871-73. Burial location unknown.
Rice, J. H. - of Montana. Montana state treasurer, 1905-09. Burial location unknown.
Rice, J. H. - of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912. Burial location unknown.
Rice, J. Kearny - U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, 1896-1900. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Jabez F. - of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Mayor of Binghamton, N.Y., 1868. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Jack - of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Republican. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Rice, Jackie - of Clarkston, Oakland County, Mich. Republican. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
Rice, Jacob (1787-1879) - of Henniker, Merrimack County, N.H. Born January 23, 1787. Son of Elijah Rice and Margaret (Patterson) Rice; married to Lovisa Howe (1787-1867) (third cousin of Jonas Howe). Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1828-29. Died in Henniker, Merrimack County, N.H., April 14, 1879. Burial location unknown.
See also Howe family of Massachusetts
Rice, Jacob - of Rondout, Ulster County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly, 1889-93 (Ulster County 2nd District 1889-92, Ulster County 1st District 1893). Burial location unknown.
Rice, Jacqueline Diana - of Michigan. Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1970. Female. Still living as of 1970.
Rice, James - of Washington County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Washington County, 1845. Burial location unknown.
Rice, James - of Colorado. Secretary of state of Colorado, 1887-91. Burial location unknown.
Rice, James - of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Rice, James A. - of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Mayor of Canton, Ohio, 1895-99. Burial location unknown.
Rice, James A. - of Nashville, Barry County, Mich. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1988. Still living as of 1988.
Rice, Jay E. (1907-1988) - of Queens Village, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born July 19, 1907. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1934; defeated, 1934. Episcopalian. Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., June 30, 1988. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Jeremiah L. - of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Rice, John - of Schoharie County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1796-98, 1808-10. Burial location unknown.
Rice, John - Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1989. Still living as of 1989.
Rice, John - of Missouri. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
Rice, John B. - of Ottawa, La Salle County, Ill. Mayor of Ottawa, Ill., 1862-65. Burial location unknown.
Rice, John Birchard (1832-1893) - also known as John B. Rice - of Ohio. Born in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, June 23, 1832. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1881-83. Died January 14, 1893. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
See also: congressional biography.
Rice, John Blake (1809-1874) - of Illinois. Born in Easton, Talbot County, Md., May 28, 1809. Republican. Mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1865-69; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1873-74; died in office 1874. Died December 17, 1874. Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
See also: congressional biography.
Rice, John C. - Justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1916-22. Burial location unknown.
Rice, John D. - of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1944, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Rice, John D. - of Sparta, Monroe County, Wis. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948; candidate for Wisconsin state assembly from Monroe County, 1948; member of Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee, 1954. Still living as of 1954.
Rice, John F. - of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1920. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, John Hovey (1816-1911) - also known as John H. Rice - of Monson, Piscataquis County, Maine; Foxcroft (now part of Dover-Foxcroft), Piscataquis County, Maine. Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, February 5, 1816. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1861-67 (5th District 1861-63, 4th District 1863-67). Died March 14, 1911. Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
See also: congressional biography.
Rice, John K. - of Pennsylvania. United Citizens candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1946. Still living as of 1946.
Rice, John L. - Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1908. Burial location unknown.
Rice, John M. - of Michigan. Circuit judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1882; resigned 1882. Burial location unknown.
Rice, John McConnell (1831-1895) - of Louisa, Lawrence County, Ky. Born in Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky., February 19, 1831. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1858, 1861; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1869-73; defeated, 1853; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1876; criminal court judge in Kentucky, 1883-95. Died in Louisa, Lawrence County, Ky., September 18, 1895. Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Louisa, Ky.
See also: congressional biography.
Rice, John S. - of Farmington, Hartford County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 4th District, 1850. Burial location unknown.
Rice, John Stanley (1899-1985) - also known as John S. Rice - of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa. Born in Adams County, Pa., January 28, 1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer; fruit grower; member of Pennsylvania state senate 33rd District, 1933-40; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1958-61; Pennsylvania Democratic state chair, 1959-61, 1965-66; U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1961-64. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks. Died in 1985. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
Rice, John W. - of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Kentucky railroad commissioner 2nd District, 1975. Still living as of 1975.
Rice, Joseph - of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th District, 1961. Still living as of 1961.
Rice, Joyce - of Centreville, Bibb County, Ala. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
Rice, Kearny See J. Kearny Rice
Rice, L. A. - of Oregon. Treasurer of Oregon Territory, 1851; resigned 1851. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Lacy I. - of Berkeley County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1929. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Leaming M. - of Cape May County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1868-70. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Leon (b. 1911) - of Jedgesville, Berkeley County, W.Va. Born in Berkeley County, W.Va., July 11, 1911. Son of Edward C. Rice and Lillian (Dunham) Rice; married, August 25, 1929, to Ruth Ellen Dearing. Democrat. Limestone quarry worker; secretary, Martinsburg Central Labor Union; secretary, Branch 175, Quarry Workers International Union; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1941-42; defeated, 1946. Christian. Still living as of 1946.
Rice, Leon L. - of Anderson, Anderson County, S.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1928 (alternate), 1952, 1956 (alternate). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Levi S. - of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1906; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1932. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Lucius C. - of Idaho. Idaho state treasurer, 1899. Burial location unknown.
Rice, M. C. - of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Democrat. Mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., 1885-86. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Mae - of Hunter, Greene County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1936. Female. Still living as of 1936.
Rice, Margie L. - of Westminster, Orange County, Calif. Mayor of Westminster, Calif., 2001-04. Female. Baptist. Member, Kiwanis. Still living as of 2006.
Rice, Mary G. - of Oakland County, Mich. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 15th District, 1966. Female. Still living as of 1966.
Rice, Merton S. - Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County 1st District, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Michael G. - of Whitestone, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Queens County 6th District, 1955-65. Still living as of 1965.
Rice, Morris - of Connecticut. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1926. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Nancy E. (b. 1950) - Born in Boulder, Boulder County, Colo., June 2, 1950. Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Fred Winner, 1975-76; district judge in Colorado, 1987-98; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1998-; appointed 1998. Female. Still living as of 2009.
See also: Judgepedia article; NNDB dossier.
Rice, Neander H. - Secretary of state of Alabama, 1873-74. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Norm See Norman B. Rice
Rice, Norman B. - also known as Norm Rice - of Seattle, King County, Wash. Mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1990-97; defeated, 1985. Black. Still living as of 1997.
Books about Norman Rice: Richard Sobol, Mayor : In the Company of Norman Rice, Mayor of Seattle (out of print)
Rice, Olin R. - of Frostburg, Allegany County, Md. Mayor of Frostburg, Md., 1921-24. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Ora A. - of Delavan, Walworth County, Wis. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Rice, Ora R. - of Delavan, Walworth County, Wis. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state assembly from Walworth County, 1937-60. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Patricia - of Lihue, Island of Kauai, Kauai County, Hawaii. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
Rice, Paul - of Choteau, Teton County, Mont. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Rice, Percy - of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Rice, Peter J. - Greenback candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1880. Burial location unknown.
Rice, R. L. - of Creighton, Knox County, Neb. Republican. Chair of Knox County Republican Party, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Rice, Richard D. - of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Democrat. Justice of Maine state supreme court, 1852-63; resigned 1863; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1864. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Richard M. - of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wis. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1944, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Rice, Richmond - of East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Mayor of East Cleveland, Ohio, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Rice, Riley - of Idaho. Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1920. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Ronald C. - of Redford Township, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 34th District, 1968. Still living as of 1968.
Rice, Ruel H. - of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932 (alternate), 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Samuel Allen (1828-1864) - also known as Samuel A. Rice - of Mahaska County, Iowa. Born in Cattaraugus County, N.Y., January 27, 1828. Lawyer; Iowa state attorney general, 1856-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Mortally wounded at Jenkins' Ferry, Ark., April 30, 1864, and died at Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, July 6, 1864. Interment at Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Rice, Sarah - of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Communist. Candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1934; candidate for New York state senate 17th District, 1936. Female. Still living as of 1936.
Rice, Spottswood - of St. Louis, Mo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Steve - of Sterling Heights, Macomb County, Mich. Candidate for mayor of Sterling Heights, Mich., 1993. Still living as of 1993.
Rice, Theron Moses (1829-1895) - of Missouri. Born in Mecca, Trumbull County, Ohio, September 21, 1829. State court judge in Missouri, 1868; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1881-83. Died November 7, 1895. Interment at Tipton Cemetery, Tipton, Mo.
See also: congressional biography.
Rice, Thomas (1768-1854) - of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, March 30, 1768. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1815-19 (18th District 1815-17, 5th District 1817-19). Died in 1854. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
See also: congressional biography.
Rice, Thomas See V. Thomas Rice
Rice, Thomas J. - of Hamburg Township, Livingston County, Mich. Supervisor of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 1837-39, 1847-48, 1849-50, 1851-52. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Thomas Lester - of Ames, Story County, Iowa. Dentist; mayor of Ames, Iowa, 1920-24. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Una W. - of California. Independent Progressive candidate for U.S. Representative from California 12th District, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Rice, V. T. - of Bountiful, Davis County, Utah. Mayor of Bountiful, Utah, 1953. Still living as of 1953.
Rice, V. Thomas - of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Rice, Virginia - of Hanford, Kings County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
Rice, W. E. - of Warren, Warren County, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900 (alternate), 1904. Burial location unknown.
Rice, W. L. - of Mississippi. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Mississippi 8th District, 1922. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Walter Lyman (1903-1998) - Born in 1903. U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1969-73. Died in Richmond, Va., December 14, 1998. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Wayne (born c.1943) - of Cartersville, Bartow County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Rice, Wayne G. - of Michigan. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Rice, Wayne Remington (b. 1885) - also known as Wayne R. Rice - of White Cloud, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Plainfield Township, Kent County, Mich., July 26, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; Newaygo County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1910; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1913-18; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1917-18. Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Webb - of Norfolk, Madison County, Neb. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1920; member of Nebraska Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rice, Wesley - of Zephyr Cove, Douglas County, Nev. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Rice, William - of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. Mayor of Youngstown, Ohio, 1855-56. Burial location unknown.
Rice, William - of Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Republican. Mayor of Bath, Maine, 1856-58, 1873-76. Burial location unknown.
Rice, William - of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Mayor of Trenton, N.J., 1879-81. Burial location unknown.
Rice, William A. - of Mt. Morris, Genesee County, Mich. Workers League candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984. Still living as of 1984.
Rice, William C. - of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin state assembly from Dane County 3rd District, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Rice, William D. - of Minnesota. Member of Minnesota state senate 38th District, 1872-73. Burial location unknown.
Rice, William E. - of Warren, Warren County, Pa. Burgess of Warren, Pennsylvania, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Rice, William G. - of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Rice, William Gorham (b. 1856) - of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., December 23, 1856. Son of William A. Rice and Hannah (Seely) Rice; married, February 10, 1892, to Harriet Langdon Pruyn. Democrat. Member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1895-98; candidate for mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1903; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1914. Episcopalian. Member, Loyal Legion; Sons of the Revolution. Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
Rice, William H. - of Oswego County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Oswego County 2nd District, 1866-67. Burial location unknown.
Rice, William W. - of Lewis County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Lewis County, 1877. Burial location unknown.
Rice, William Whitney (1826-1896) - of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Deerfield, Franklin County, Mass., March 7, 1826. Republican. State court judge in Massachusetts, 1858; mayor of Worcester, Mass., 1860; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1868; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1875; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1877-87 (9th District 1877-83, 10th District 1883-87). Died February 1, 1896. Interment at Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
See also: congressional biography.
Rice, Willis B. - of Westchester County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state senate 30th District, 1944. Still living as of 1944.
Rice, Zel II - of Sparta, Monroe County, Wis. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948. Still living as of 1948.

 
 
 
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