Merle Rice (abt. 1911)

Born about 9 Sep 1911 in Minnesota

Ancestors

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Biography

Born Merrill Rice (Female) on Sept 9, 1911 to Edson Rice and Elvira Nelson in Washington, United States. ^[1]

Listed in the 1920 US Census as Merle Rice, age 8, birthplace Washington. Living in Grays Harbor, Washington, United States with parents Edson C and Elvira Rice and siblings Raymond (18) and Grace (17). ^[2]

Listed in the 1930 US Census as Merle Rice, age 17, birthplace Minnesota. Living in Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States with his father Edson C. Rice and housekeeper Bernice Peterson. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D5BP-26MM : 30 November 2020), Merrill Rice, 1911.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHFT-ZBC : 4 February 2021), Merle Rice in entry for Edson C Rice, 1920.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCS5-55F : accessed 12 July 2021), Merle Rice in household of Edson C Rice, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 6B, line 53, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2488; FHL microfilm 2,342,222.