John
Lesley
Rice
Born in South Carolina, USA
Son of Charles Rice
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Catherine (Wright) Rice
— married
about 1824 (to 1848) in Georgia, USA
Husband of
Elizabeth L (Hooten) Rice
— married
about 1848 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy (Rice) Miller, Charles Henry Rice, George Anderson Rice, Phebe Rice, John Kenimore Rice, Francis Marion Rice and William E Rice
Died
at about age 81
in Randolph County, Alabama, USA
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Biography
John married Elizabeth Catherine Wright. Their children were:
- 1. William Noah Rice 1825-1903
- 2. Charles Rice 1829-1920
- 3. Nancy Rice Miller 1826-1878
- 4. George Anderson Rice 1831-1916
- 5. Phebe Rice
- 6. John Kenimore Rice 1837- 1908
- 7. Elizabeth Rice 1834
After his first wife died, John married Elizabeth L Hooten (1829-1871) in 1849 . Their children were:
- 1. Francis Marion Rice 1850- 1926
- 2. John W. Rice 1868-1905
- 3. Martha Ann Rice Beck 1858-1905
- 4. William E Rice 1854-1887
John received land in Coweta County, Georgia through the Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery of 1832.[1] He raised his family there.[2] He moved his family to Alabama before 1850.[3] In 1859, he purchased land in Randolph, Alabama.[4] He lived there until his death in 1882.[5] John is buried in Rice Cemetery, Randolph County, Alabama.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
- ↑ 1830; Census Place: Coweta, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 16; Page: 374; Family History Library Film: 0007036. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- Year: 1840; Census Place: District 7, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: 39; Page: 360; Family History Library Film: 0007042. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Beat 11, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: M432_14; Page: 363B; Image: 167. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Document Number: 18763
- ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Northern Division, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: M653_22; Page: 478; Family History Library Film: 803022. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Saxons, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: M593_37; Page: 470B; Family History Library Film: 545536. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Saxons, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: 29; Page: 226D; Enumeration District: 166. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #50688905
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Rice-6043 and Rice-8699 appear to represent the same person because: Rice-8699 father of Francis M from a different mother.
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