George was the son of George Rice and Amanda Ann Clark. He lived with his parents in Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana. [1] George moved to California in 1854. [2] He married Frances Bell.[3] Their children were:
Marietta Rice Gray 1863–1944
Lewis C Rice 1878
James George John Rice 1879
Jennie Rice 5yrs old at time of death
The family lived in Farmersville, Tulare, California. [4] Frances Bell died in 1876.
George married Frances Dibble in 1878. [5] They did not have children together. They lived in Kaweah and Mineral King, Tulare, California. [6]
George was a prominent pioneer of Tulare County, California. You can read more about him in the Book: "Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Fresno, Tulare, and Kern, California", Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, 1891. George died in 1883 and is buried in Visalia Public Cemetery, Visalia, Tulare County, California. [7]
Sources
↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: 179; Page: 186a. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 2, Tulare, California; Page: 15; Family History Library Film: 803071. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
↑ Ancestry.com. California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
Name: G F Rice
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 18 Jul 1861
Marriage Place: Tulare, California, USA
Spouse: F M Bell
↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Farmersville, Tulare, California; Roll: M593_92; Page: 241B; Family History Library Film: 545591. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
↑ Ancestry.com. California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
Name: Frances Dibble
Gender: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1878
Marriage Place: Tulare, California, USA
Spouse: G F Rice
↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Kaweah and Mineral King, Tulare, California; Roll: 85; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 096. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
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