Samuel Bernard Rice (abt. 1884 - 1958)

Born about 9 Sep 1884 in Pratt Co., Kansas, USA

Husband of Gertrude V (Gilley) Rice — married 18 Oct 1913 in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, USA

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1958 at about age 73 in Kansas, USA

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Biography

Samuel B Rice was born in September 1884 in Pratt Co., Kansas.

1900 census^[1] 1905 Kansas Census^[2]

He married Gertrude Bell 18 October 1913 in Kansas City, Kansas.^[3]

1915 Kansas Census - Garden City, Finney Co., Kansas, USA

SP Rice, age 30, male, white, born Kansas, mechanic; Gertrude Rice, age 20, female, white, born Kansas^[4]

He registered for World War I in Cullison, Kansas in September 1918.^[5]

1920 census -- Quindaro Twnp., Wyandotte Co., Kansas, USA

Mary A Bell, head, own mortgaged, white, female, age 52, widow, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Samuel B Rice, brother, white, male, age 34, married, born Kansas, father born Kansas, mother born Kansas, machinist railroads; Gertrude Rice, granddaughter, white, female, age 25, married, born Kansas, father born Illinois, mother born Illinois, bookkeeper wholesale house; Vada Bell Rice, nephew, white, male, age 3, single, born Kansas, father born Kansas, mother born Kansas^[6]

RESEARCH NOTE: The relationships stated in the 1920 census are incorrect. Mary is living in a household with her late husband's niece, her husband and daughter. The mention that Samuel Rice is Mary's brother gives the impression her maiden name was Rice; however, it was Whitcraft.

1925 Kansas Census - Quindaro Twnp., Wyandotte Co., Kansas, USA

Samuel B Rice, head, rent, white, male, age 38, married, born Kansas, machinist RR; Gertrude Rice, wife, white, female, age 29, married, born Kansas; Juanita Rice, daughter, white, female, age 3, single, born Kansas; Vada Bell Rice, daughter, white, female, age 8, single, born Kansas^[7]

RESEARCH NOTE: Samuel and Gertrude had one daughter. They took in Maggie Juanita, Samuel's niece, and raised her as their daughter.

1930 census -- Quindaro Twnp., Wyandotte Co., Kansas, USA

Jamial B Rice, head, own $2500, white, male, age 46, married, first married @ 29, born Kansas, father born Missouri, mother born Minnesota, machinist meat packing co.; Gertrude W Rice, wife, white, female, age 33, married, first married @ 18, born Kansas, father born Kansas, mother born Kansas; Vadabell Rice, daughter, white, female, age 13, single, born Kansas, father born Kansas, mother born Kansas, attended school; M Wanita Rice, daughter, white, female, age 8, single, born Kansas, father born Kansas, mother born Kansas, attended school;^[8]

1940 census -- Quindaro Twnp., Wyandotte Co., Kansas, USA

Samuel B Rice, head, own $2500, white, male, age 54, married, 2 years high school education, born Kansas, same house 1935, mechanic packing house; Gertrude B Rice, wife, white, female, age 44, married, 1 year high school education, born Kansas, same house 1935; Vada Bell Brown, daughter, white, female, age 23, divorced, 4 years high school education, born Kansas, comptomator operator retail mail order store; Albert L Brown, grandson, white, male, age 4, single, born Kansas; Mary M Bell, mother-in-law, white, female, age 72, widow, 7th grade education, born Ohio, same house 1935^[9]

1950 census -- Quindaro Twnp., Wyandotte Co., Kansas, USA

Samuel B Rice, head, white, male, age 65, married, born Kansas, OT; Gertrude V Rice, wife, white, female, age 54, married, born Kansas, H;^[10]

He died 9 August 1958 in Kansas. He is buried in Highland Park Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYF-VT7 : accessed 29 March 2023), Samuel B Rice in household of John R Rice, Banner & Springvale Townships, Pratt, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 173, sheet 2A, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,495.
2. ↑ Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1905 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1905_126; Line: 7
3. ↑ "Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MY-QHF1 : 14 January 2020), Gerturde Bell in entry for S. B. Rice, 1913.
4. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDV-THZY : 13 October 2019), S P Rice, Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States; citing Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States, 183, 12, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66J-M9Y : 29 December 2021), Samuel Bernard Rice, 1917-1918.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFXT-RY9 : 1 February 2021), Samuel B Rice in entry for Mary A Bell, 1920.
7. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1925", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:QGJ5-5GHJ : Thu Feb 16 07:26:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Gertrude Rice and Vada Bell Rice
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X77P-3T3 : accessed 29 March 2023), Jammal B Rice, Quindaro, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 71, sheet 5A, line 50, family 123, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 726; FHL microfilm 2,340,461.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VR2K-1SJ : Fri Mar 17 23:15:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Hada Bell Brown and Albert L Brown, 1940.
10. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6F7P-DX7T : Sun Jan 29 19:32:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel B Rice and Gertrude V Rice, 2 May 1950.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136877924/samuel-bernard-rice: accessed 29 March 2023), memorial page for Samuel Bernard Rice (9 Sep 1884–9 Aug 1958), Find A Grave: Memorial #77643306, citing Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by civilwarbuff (contributor 47049540).