Emma Arvilla (Barrows) Rice (1860 - 1919)

Born Sep 1860 in New Haven, Oswego, New York, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 27 Dec 1919 at age 59 in Mexico, Oswego, New York, United States

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Biography

Emma Arvilla Barrows was born in September 1860. She was the oldest child of Bailey Barrows and Orissa Wing.

Emma married Frederick Rice about 1880. Out of their 5 children, 2 survived to adulthood (Carrie and Maude).

Emma passed away on 27 Dec 1919 in Mexico, Oswego, New York.^[1] She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York.^[2]

Census Enumerations

1870 New Haven, Oswego, New York Enumerated as "Arvilla" (age 9), Emma was living on her parents' farmstead in New Haven.^[3]

1875 New Haven, Oswego, New York Emma, enumerated as "Arvilla" (age 15), was enumerated in her parents' home in New Haven.^[4]

1915 Albion, Oswego, New York Emma (age 55) and Fred (age 57) lived in Albion, where Fred was engaged in farming. Emma's widowed mother, Orissa Dawley, lived with them at this time.^[5]

Research Notes

• Find A Grave has listed Emma's birth as September 1859, which is exactly what was reported in the 1900 census. However, this is not likely given that Emma was absent from her parents' household during the 1860 census;^[6] and reported to be 4 years old in 1865; 9 years old in 1870; and 19 years old in 1880. It wasn't until after Emma's marriage to Frederick that her age began to fluctuate slightly from census to census.

Sources

1. ↑ New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956. Emma A. Rice, 27 Dec 1919; Mexico, Oswego, New York. Digital: Family Search. Image 921 of 1257. Accessed 15 Jul 2023. New York Death Index
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #143762533
3. ↑ United States Census, 1870. New Haven, Oswego, New York, United States. Arvilla Barrows in the household of Bayley Barlow; page 42, line 33, house visitation number 390, family number 401. Citing National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; NARA digital publication M593. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 623 of 629. Accessed 15 Jul 2023. 1870 US Census
4. ↑ New York State Census, 1875. New Haven, Oswego, New York. Arvilla Barrows in the household of Bayly Barrows; page 27, line 40, dwelling visitation number 292, family number 292. Citing the Oswego County Clerks Office. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 15 of 43. Accessed 9 Jul 2023. 1875 NY Census
5. ↑ New York State Census, 1915. Oswego, Oswego, New York. Emma A. Rice in the household of Fred R. Rice; page 8, line 13. Citing the Oswego County Clerks Office. Digital Images: Ancestry.com. Image 5 of 6. Accessed 15 Jul 2023. 1915 New York State Census on Ancestry.com 1915 NYS Free Index
6. ↑ United States Census, 1860. New Haven, Oswego, New York, United States. Baley Barrows in the household of Mary Barrows; page 104, line 2, house visitation number 850, family number 859. Citing National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; NARA digital publication M653. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 2 of 52. Accessed 9 Jul 2023. 1860 US Census