Gardner Rice

Gardner Rice

• Birth: Feb 22 1804 - MA / or 1 JUN 1804 • Dummerston, Windham, Vermont, United State
• Death: Feb 15 1878 - Oregon, Dane, Wisconsin
• Wife: Frances H. Loomis
• Children: Orson Edgar Rice, Julliett Marila Booth (born Rice), Mary Elizabeth Rice, Wilbur H. Rice, Samuel Gardner Rice, Fidelia C. Rice

Disputed Origins

• seen as son of Gardner Rice and Lydia Rice
• seen as son of Samuel Rice & Priscilla Rice

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He owned Rice Horse and Cattle in Ohio.

Family

https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/123116/I20/gardner-rice/registry

Gardner RICE (Samuel /Rice/, Nathaniel RICE, Phineas RICE, Perez RICE/ was born 22 FEB 1804 in. … , and died 15 FEB 1878 in Oregon, Dane, WI. He was buried in Prairie Mound Cem, Oregon, Dane, WI.

He married Frances H. LOOMIS on 19 AUG 1830 in Kingsville, Ashtabula, OH, daughter of Russel LOOMIS and Corinna GILLET. She was born 21 OCT 1807 in Windsor, Hartford, CT, and died 20 NOV 1882 in Oregon, Dane, WI. She was buried in Prairie Mound Cem, Oregon, Dane, WI. Her mother Corinna Gillet married 2nd to Samuel Rice.

Children of Gardner /RICE/ and Frances H. LOOMIS are:

1. Orson Edgar RICE was born ABT 1831 in Kingsville, Ashtabula, OH, and died 14 AUG 1864 in Lovell Military Hospital, Portsmouth Grove, RI.
2. Julliett Marila RICE was born 23 NOV 1832 in Kingsville, Ashtabula, OH, and died 13 JUL 1918 in Ladysmith, WI.
3. Mary Elizabeth RICE was born 10 JUL 1834 in Kingsville, Ashtabula, OH, and died 22 DEC 1860 in Oregon, Dane, WI.
4. Wilbur H. RICE was born OCT 1835 in Kingsville, Ashtabula, OH, and died 20 DEC 1915 in Oregon, Dane, WI.
5. Samuel Gardner RICE was born 31 JAN 1840 in Kingsville, Ashtabula, OH, and died 18 JAN 1893 in Verona, Dane, WI.
6. Fidelia C. RICE was born 21 AUG 1848 in Oregon, Dane, WI, and died 2 NOV 1854 in Oregon, Dane, WI.

Notes

"Gardner was a farmer in Kingsville, Ohio. He moved to Kingsville with his father about 1817. He married Frances there 19 Aug 1830. Sometime bet 1843
and 1849 he moved to Oregon, WI. My guess is that it was in 1849 since he
bought 40 acres in Dane Co, Section 3, Township 5N Range 9E for $50 on 29 Jul 1848, which was signed for 1 Jan 1850. The township is located on the southern border of
Dane Co and the northeast corner of Green Co. In the 1850 census his
worth is $750.

Written in pencil in a book in the Western Reserve Historical Society
Library is ap Ira Rice, I believe this means that Ira made the application for Gardner's marriage license. This is probably an older brother.

The state of Wisconsin has no record of Gardner's death certificate.

Sandra Falter sdfalter@hotmail.com on the internet shows Gardner born about 1790 in CT and married Frances Tourgee (born 1808).

In the 1820 Census Samuel Rice is listed in Kingsville:
Males: 1 10-16, 1 16-18, 2 16-26, 1 over 45
Females: 1 0-10, 1 16-26, 2 over 45
3 engaged in agriculture.

The 1830 Census shows:
Samuel Rice in Kingsville
Males: 1 50-60
Females: 1 15-20, 1 30-40, 1 50-60

In 1835 free white males over 21 in Kingsville: Ira and Gardner Rice

The 1840 Census shows Samuel in Kingsville as:
Males: 1 60-70 Females: 1 60-70 1 engaged in farming.

In 1840 Gardner Rice in Kingsville as:
Males: 2 under 5, 1 5-10, 1 30-40
Females: 2 5-10, 1 15-20, 1 30-40 1 engaged in farming.

In 1843 free white males: Gardner and Sam___ Rice

In 1850 Samuel in Kingsville as:
Samuel 78 born in MA
Corinna 78 born in CT

In 1850 Gardner is listed in Oregon, WI as:
Gardner 45 b MA Farmer value of land $750
Francis 43 b CT
Orson E. 19 OH Farmer Attended school
Julliett M. 17 OH Attended school
Elizabeth 16 OH Attended school
W. H. (male) 13 OH Attended school
S. G. (male) 10 OH Attended school
Fidelia C. (female) 1 WI Attended school

1860 Census Oregon, Dane, WI, p742
Gardner Rice, 55, farmer, $2500, $3000, b MA
Frances, 42, house keeper, b CT
Orson, 28, farmer, b OH, attended school in last year
Mary, 26, house keeper, b OH
Wilber, 23, farmer, b OH
Samuel, 20, farmer, b OH
Laura, 18, house keeper, b NY [this name does not match any of the spouse names I have - possibly a mistake and should have another last name or maybe a relative that I do not know about.]

1870 Census Oregon, Dane, WI
Garner Rice, 66, farmer, $3000, $620, b MA
Frances, 62, keeping house, b CT
Samuel G, 30, farmer, b OH
George O, 2, b WI
next door is Wilber
Wilber H Rice, 34, farmer, b OH
Abbie, 24, keeping house, b OH
Adelbert, 8, b WI, attending school
Florence,1, b WI

The only records showing that Gardner was born in MA are the census records and the death certificate of one of his daughters. The death certificate of one of his sons shows Gardner's birthplace as VT.

Gardner appears in an 1827 list of Kingsville Twp inhabitants found in the Western Reserve Historical Society Manuscript Collection #2065, Container 1, Folder 1 - "List of names of the white male inhabitants in the County of Ashtebula, of the age of twenty one years and upwards, taken by law A. 1827; arranged under the heads of their respective townships"

Gardner Rice appears in Kingsville Twp, Ashtabula, OH personal property tax records starting in 1829 (Horace and Gardner Rice were taxed on 5 cattle) and every year from then until 1835. He is not listed in the 1820 or 1830 census but there is someone of the appropriate age to be him in the Samuel Rice household in 1820 and the Horace Rice household in 1830. Gardner had both personal property and real estate property on the Ohio 1835 Tax Duplicate List in Kingsville Twp. He also appears in Kingsville Twp real estate tax records starting in 1833, although the first land record found for him is in March 1836 when he and his wife purchased 44 acres in Kingsville Twp from Mr. Whelpey. The property was sold in February 1848 probably in preparation for their move to Wisconsin.

There is an Ira Rice that appears on the application for Gardner's marriage license but there is no further record of Ira.

In the Graveyard where Gardner is buried there are 8 graves in the Lot. They contain: Gardner, Frances, Mary E., Louis G and George D in the same grave, 5 and 6 have unmarked burials, 7 is vacant and 8 has Fidelia.

Horace Rice is probably Gardner's brother. Horace was married 30 Nov 1830 to Chloe Crowell. He moved to Mentor, Lake, OH where he appears in the 1850 census as:
Horace Rice 57 farmer b. MA land valued at $1000
Chloe 36 b. NY
Amos 18 b. OH farmer, attended school
Emery 11 b OH (m) attended school
Julia 8 b OH attended school
Sarah J 5 b OH
John 1 b OH

In 1860 the family appears this way:
Horace Rice 57 b MA farmer, land valued $5000, personal property $1000
Cloe 46 b NY
Emery 20 b OH
Juliett 17 b OH attended school
Sarah 14 b OH attended school
Sarina 9 b OH attended school

The 1870 Census shows Horace Rice 68 Farmer $3250, $300 b NY??? and a housekeeper Sarah Ames 24. He is still living in Mentor.

An 1874 plat map shows land of H. Rice in Land Tract 17 #4 47.1? Acres. The land is straight north of the town of Mentor and about 1 mile south of the lake. There is only one property to the north and there are no houses shown on the property. I couldn't find a house any where else in the county. There is also no road shown leading to the property so I am not sure how access was obtained.

There is no entry shown for Horace in the 1880 census. He was probably living with one of his children. I looked for an Emery or Amos in the 1880 census but it appears that there were no entries in Ohio for either one. Unfortunately that means he was probably living with one of his daughters so its a little harder to find him.

The Mentor Center Cem in Lake Co, OH has gravestones for Horace Rice 1802-1889
and Chloe Rice 1814-1867.

References

• 27 Dec 1812 Samuel and Priscilla are baptized at the First Church of Barre Found in the Record Book 1 of the First Church of Barre 1767-1845 - rebound by Henry Hill of Worcester in 1856 in possession of the Barre Historical Society. 25 Jul 1813 all five children are baptized: with the boys in the order Bethuel, Horace, Gardner, Ira. The girl is entered as Betsy.
• Per Craig Rice, descendant of Gardner, Gardner Rice appears in an 1827 list of Kingsville Township inhabitants found in the Western Reserve Society Manuscript Collection #2065, Container 1, Folder 1 - "List of names of the white male inhabitants in the Country of Ashabula, of the age of twenty one years and upwards, taken by law A. 1827; arranged under the heads of their respective townships"
• Marriage recorded 31 August 1830 by Sam G. Hendry, Clerk per Vol. A, Pg 270, #1049 of Early Marriage Bonds of Ohio, Ashtabula Co.,, D.A.R., G.R.C. (at D.A.R. Library in Washington, D.C.). Also per Certified copy of Marriage Record dated 7 November 1997, Probate Court, Ashtabula County, Ohio in possession of descendant Hilary J. Rauch.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144001881/gardner-rice
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/123116/I11274/-/individual
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/123116/I20/gardner-rice/individual
• Ancestry.com. Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data:State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records, 1871–1908. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts AncestryImage Name Gardiner Rice Gender Male Birth Date 1 Jun 1804 Birth Place Dummerston, Vermont, USA

Father Name Gardner Rice Mother Name Lydia Rice.

• The only records showing that Gardner was born in MA are the census records and the death certificate of one of his daughters. The death certificate of one of his sons shows Gardner's birthplace as VT.
• The Mentor Cem in Lake Co, OH has gravestones for Horace Rice 1802-1889 and Chloe Rice 1814-1867.

Note:   Horace Rice is probably Gardner's brother. Horace was married 30 Nov 1.

b. Note: d tablet with book border.
Note: Horace and Chloe are buried in section 4A, row 3 stone 1 (double rounde
c. Note: Marriage License recorded in Ashtebula Co Marriage book: This day the within named Horace Rice appeared before me and made solemn Oath that the within named Chloe Crowell affixed her signature to the within certificate in his presence before Wm Jefferson Nov 30, 1830 Sam Handy Clerk

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