Born in Pennsylvania, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Eyster
and Catherine (Sechler) Eyster
Sister of
Cyrus Eyster and Charles Carroll Eyster
Wife of
Edwin Rice
— married
18 Dec 1862 in Ogle Co., Illinois, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Cyrus Adelbert Rice and Dora Elizabeth (Rice) Grant
Died
at age 64
in Kings, Ogle County, Illinois, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 1 May 2015
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Biography
Emma was born in 1838. Emma Eyster married Edwin Rice in 1862, was the mother of Cyrus and Dora Rice and belonged to the Baptist Church. She passed away after 1878.
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Sources
- The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 649.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 April 2020), memorial page for Emma Eyster Rice (6 Dec 1838–16 Jan 1903), Find a Grave Memorial no. 6828948, citing White Rock Cemetery, White Rock, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Juli (contributor 47080020) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emma by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emma:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emma by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emma:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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