George Rice (1888 - 1952)

Born 26 Aug 1888 in Cheshire, Gallia, Ohio, United States

Husband of Mary Ellen (Creasap) Rice — married 2 Apr 1914 (to 1952) in Marion, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1952 at age 64 in Reynoldsburg, Franklin, Ohio, United States

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Biography

George Rice, 26, and Mary Ellen Creasap, 29, were married on 2 April 1914 in Marion, Ohio. They were both residents of Marion. It was the first marriage for both parties. Mary Ellen, a shoe factory employee, was born 7 January 1885 in Marion, Ohio, the daughter of J. W. Creasap and Lucy Bland. George, a carpenter, was born 26 August 1888 in Gallia, Ohio, the son of J. M. Rice and Katie Brown. The Reverend Walter A. King of Marion, Ohio, officiated.^[1]

The son of George Rice and Mary Ellen Creasap (both born in Ohio), Harry Eugene Creasap was born 26 March 1917 at 228 Orchard, Marion, Marion, Ohio. He lived only 2 1/2 to 3 hours. He died of asphia neonaturium, and general disability in utero. George Rice, his father, was the informant to his death. Harry Eugene was buried at Marion Cemetery.^[2]

In 1930, the Rice family lived at 336 Fourth Street, Union, Ohio. All members of the household were born in Ohio, and all could read and write. They owned their house, valued at $1000, and also had a radio. The household included George Rice, 43, parents born in Ohio, not a veteran, married at 26, a laborer and carpenter; his wife Mary E., 45, married at 29, father b. Ohio, mother b. Ireland; their daughter, Harriet E., 12, in school.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ2R-K2W)
2. ↑ Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZVN-37V)
3. ↑ 1930 US Census, Union, Licking, Ohio (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X449-ZB9)

• Ancestry.com. Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Name: George W. Rice

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1887

Birth Place: Cheshire, Gallia, Ohio

Father: James Rice

Mother: Catharine Brown

FHL Film Number: 317661

• Ancestry.com. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

Name: George Rice

Gender: Male

Age: 29

Birth Date: abt 1885

Marriage Date: 2 Apr 1914

Marriage Place: Marion, Ohio, USA

Father: J M Rice

Mother: Katie Brown

Spouse: Mary Ellen Creasap

Film Number: 000384248

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Name: George Rice

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1887

Birth Place: Carleton, Ohio

Death Date: 11 Nov 1952

Claim Date: 20 Nov 1952

Notes: 19 Nov 1952: Name listed as GEORGE RICE