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| Birth: | 10 Jun 1865 in Grass Lake, Jackson County, Michigan |
| Death: | 28 Oct 1955 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Henry Rose Rice b. 1824 in Niagara, Niagara County, New York |
| Mother: | Ruth Tenney b. May 1837 in New York |
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| Burial: Unknown Riverside Cemetery, Bellevue, Eaton County, Michigan |
| Occupation: 1900 Baker |
| Occupation: 1910 Milk Peddler |
| Occupation: 1920 Grocer |
| Residence: 1900 149 Battle Creek Avenue, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Residence: 1910 88 Battle Creek Avenue |
| Residence: 1920 55 Randolph St., Battle Creek, MI |
| Residence: 1921 55 Terrace Street, Battle Creek, MI |
| Residence: 1955 328 miller Street, Battle Creek, Michigan |
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| Sarah Agnes Palmer (Wife) b. 26 Apr 1869 in Lee Township, Calhoun County, Michigan
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| Marriage: | 1 OCT 1885 in Calhoun County, Michigan |
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 Ernest Charles Rice b. 1 Jan 1887 in Bellevue Township, Eaton County, Michigan
- Harry Ralph Rice b. 9 Feb 1890 in Bellevue Township, Eaton County, Michigan
- Frederick Palmer Rice b. 24 Oct 1891 in Pennfield Twp., Eaton County, Michigan
- Irene Alice Rice b. 30 Apr 1893 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
- Lloyd Oscar Rice b. 13 May 1893 in Eaton County, Michigan
- Curtis Darwin Rice b. 14 Aug 1899 in PennfieldTownship, Calhoun County, Michigan
- Clayton Ray Rice b. 12 Nov 1901 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI
- Donald Barnard Rice b. 8 Aug 1904 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
- William Francis Rice b. 1908 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
- Robert Lee Rice b. 18 May 1911 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
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Individual:
William Rice's Father, Henry, died the year he was born. William's moth er Ruth married Nathan Norton from New York. William did not like his step -father at all. When William was 15, they were living in Bellevue TWP. Wil liam worked riding a horse around a water tower so that water would fall i nto the engine of a steam train. Nathan Norton complained all the time abo ut how he hated Michigan and wanted to return to New York. William boug ht him a ticket and Nathan took it and left for New York.
When Sarah died William lived by himself , but would call his son Robe rt and his wife Mary Hagelshaw almost every day. One day Mary was out pain ting window frames on the chicken coop, when she came in the phone ran g. It was William. He told her he couldn't stand being alone and want ed to go into a nursing home. They took him to a home and the people the re laughed at him and told him he couldn't get social security to cov er it because he had too many affluent children.
Oral History from Ruth Anne Rice and Mary Hagelshaw Rice
Death Certificate
Cemetery info
In 1900 the family lived at 149 Battle Creek Avenue in Battle Creek
on 1900 Census also living with the family is Clara Judd, 38, widow b.Apr il 1862 in Michigan, both parents born in NY. She had 5 children 4 livi ng at census time. Occupation General Book Agt. She is listed as a cousin.
1880 census says that William was At School in Bellevue.
The 1920 Census shows Wm. as a Grocer in a Grocery Store. He may have own ed the store. His earnings were listed as Oa or own account rather than w ages or salary.
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- Title: Michigan Death Cerificate
Media: Official Document
- Title: Riverside Cemetery Records, Bellevue, Eaton County, Michigan
Media: Official Document
- Title: Oral history from Ruth Anne Rice Tyler
Media: Interview
- Title: 1870 - US Census Jackson County, Michigan
Media: Census
Page: roll 678-679 page 100R
- Title: 1900 - US Census Michigan
Media: Census
Page: Michigan, Calhoun County, Roll 704 Book 2, Page 97a
Text: Ed 30 line 89 1st ward
- Note: 1900 - US Census Michigan,Calhoun County, Roll 704 Book 2, Page 97a, Ed 30 line 89 1st ward.
- Title: 1880 - US Census Bellevue Township, Eaton County, Michigan ED# 75
Media: Census
Page: Page 40, Line 47
Text: Michigan, EATON, Roll 578 Book 1, Page 279b
- Title: 1920 - US Census Calhoun County, Michigan
Media: Census
Page: ancestry.com images on-line page 8 line 96
Text: 3rd Precinct, Battle Creek twp., Battle Creek City. Roll: T625_759, image 307, page 4b
- Title: 1910 - US Census Michigan
Media: Census
Text: Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI, Roll 640 Book 1, Page 19 line 11 Ward 1 ED 32
- Title: 1921 City Directory - Battle Creek, Michigan
Media: Other
Page: 786
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