Emerson Rice

1832 - 1899  (66 years)

• Name	Emerson Rice
  Birth	13 Dec 1832	New York
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Aug 1850	Medina, Lenawee, MI ; age 17, born NY, farming, living with parents
  Census	19 Jul 1860	Girard, Branch, MI ; age 27, born NY, farmer, living with inlaws
  Census	10 Aug 1870	Tekonsha, Calhoun, MI ; age 37, born NY, farmer
  Census	21 Jun 1880	Tekonsha, Calhoun, MI ; age 46, born NY, farmer, parents born NY/NY
  Death	21 May 1899	Girard, Branch, MI
  Burial		Evergreen Cemetery, Girard, MI
  Person ID	I1171	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Moses Rice,   b. 11 Mar 1800, MA d. 1853, Medina, Orleans, NY (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Hill,   b. 31 Oct 1808, Millville, Orleans, NY d. 31 Oct 1888, Lenawee Co., MI (Age 80 years)
  Notes	According to Mary (Rice) Obit, 6/8 sisters living at time of death.
  Family ID	F241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Almira Rice,   b. 21 Jan 1836, New York d. 30 Jul 1914, Girard, Branch, MI (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1854
  Notes	Emerson & Almira Rice may be parents of 4 children consistent with Almira 1910 census statement and Emerson death certificate. Estimated Frank Rice birthday (listed a child of Emerson & Almira) conflicts with Loisa Rice birthday. Since Loisa, Sylvester and Jessie Rice are listed together on gravestone plaque, they may not be children of Emerson & Almira Rice. [1]
  Children	1. Sylvester Rice,   b. 29 Jan 1854, Girard, Branch, MI d. 19 Jan 1855, Girard, Branch, MI (Age 0 years)   2. Jessie R Rice,   b. 20 Sep 1855, Girard, Branch, MI d. 24 Aug 1858, Girard, Branch, MI (Age 2 years) + 3. Fred Rice,   b. Apr 1858, Girard, Branch, MI d. 15 Apr 1939, Indianapolis, Marion, IN (Age ~ 81 years)   4. Loisa A Rice,   b. 31 Dec 1863, Girard, Branch, MI d. 22 Sep 1865, Girard, Branch, MI (Age 1 year)   5. Frank Rice,   b. 3 Feb 1864, Girard, Branch, MI d. 13 Jul 1865, Girard, Branch, MI (Age 1 year) + 6. Jessie Eudora Rice,   b. 18 Mar 1868, Tekonsha, Calhoun, MI d. 24 Aug 1935, Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI (Age 67 years) + 7. Harriet M “Hattie” Rice,   b. 30 Sep 1873, Tekonsha, Calhoun, Michigan d. 1947 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2016

  
  

• Headstones		Emerson & Almira Rice Family Gravestone
  		Emerson Rice Headstone Emerson Rice / Dec 13, 1832 / May 21, 1899

  
  

• Notes

  from "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950" (ancestry.com) Emerson Rice, a farmer, marr at 25, father of 4, with 3 living, born NY to Moses Rice b. NY and Mary Ann Hill b. NY, died on 21 May 1899, aged 66y 6m 11d in Girard, Branch, MI of a brain hemorrhage. Burial on 23 May at Gairard MI. Informant Almira Rice of Coldwater MI.

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Ancestral File Submissions, (Church of Latter Day Saints).