William Wallace Rice

1864 - 1933  (68 years)

• Name	William Wallace Rice
  Birth	9 Nov 1864	Burlington, Des Moines, IA
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Aug 1870	Burlington, Des Moines, IA ; age 6, born IA, living with parents
  Census	4 Jun 1880	Rock Island, Rock Island, IL ; age 15, born IA, works in toy factory, living with parents
  Census	4 Jun 1900	Rock Island, Rock Island, IL ; age 32, born Nov 1867 in IA, marr 5 yrs, iron molder, parents born NY/NY, sister Clara & Aunt Ellen McDowell in house
  Census	2 Jan 1920	Rock Island, Rock Island, IL ; age 55, born IA, married (wife not present), iron molder at plow co, parents born NY/NY, living with sister Clara
  Death	22 Jun 1933	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
  Burial		Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, IL
  Person ID	I25729	Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Joshua D Rice,   b. 25 Nov 1819, Pennsylvania d. 9 Dec 1886, Rock Island, Rock Island, IL (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Ann McDowell,   b. 6 Aug 1820, New York d. 11 Nov 1882, Rock Island, Rock Island, IL (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F10112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hulda,   b. May 1876, Illinois
  Marriage	1895
  Children	+ 1. Myldred Rice,   b. Aug 1896, Rock Island, Rock Island, IL
  Family ID	F10113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2020

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Rock Island Argus", 26 Jun 1933 (newspapers.com) Final rites for William Wallace Rice, 68 years old, former resident of Rock Island, who died Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where at 1 o'clock this afternoon and Chippiannock cemetery, Rock Island, where burial took place. Mr. Rice, a former employee of the Rock Island Plow company, had resided in Milwaukee the last seven years at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mildred Rice Ullrich. His death followed a long illness. He was born in Burlington, Iowa, November 9, 1864, a son of Joshua D. and Ann McDowell rice. When still a small boy he accompanied his family to the tri-cities. The greater part of his life was spent in Rock Island and his education was received in the schools here. Surviving besides his daughter, Mrs. Ullrich of Milwaukee, are a grandson, Donald Kipp, also of Milwaukee, and a cousin, Mrs. Jenny Linker of Maquoketa, Iowa.