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James Edward Rice 1917 – 2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1917

Birth Location: Franklin, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 13 Feb 2004

Death Location: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Father: Austin Rice

Mother: Lydia Essman

Spouse(s): Freda Hudson

Children(s): James Rice

James Edward Rice was born in 1917 in Franklin, Arkansas, USA, the child of Austin Augusta Rice and Lydia Viola Essman. James Edward Rice married Freda Mae Hudson, and had children including James Edward Rice. James Edward Rice passed away in 2004 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Edward Rice was born in 1917 in Franklin, Arkansas, USA, the child of Austin Augusta Rice and Lydia Viola Essman.
  • James Edward Rice married Freda Mae Hudson, and had children including James Edward Rice.
  • James Edward Rice passed away in 2004 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Rice's Ancestors

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James Rice
1917 – 2004
Birth Place: Franklin, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Austin Augusta Rice
1893 – 1982
Anica,Franklin,Arkansas, USA
Lydia (Viola) Essman
1899 – 1991
Franklin, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
James (David) Essman
1864 – 1940
Missouri, USA
Rachel (Lydia) Gage
1869 – 1942
Drakes Creek, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Gage
1837 – 1908
Isabelle Johnson
1838 – 1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Gage
1810 – 1861
Ellen Johnson
1812 – 1900

James Rice's Descendants

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James (Edward) Rice (6 Jan 1917 – 13 Feb 2004) m. Freda (Mae) Hudson (4 Aug 1919 – 24 Aug 1979)
  1. 1. James (Edward) Rice (12 Feb 1939 – 26 Nov 1981) m. Mary (A) Gorman (25 Dec 1947 – 2 Apr 1976)

James Rice's Timeline

2 Records

1917
6 Jan 1917
Birth of James Edward Rice in Franklin, Arkansas, USA
Franklin, Arkansas, USA
2004
13 Feb 2004
Age 87
Death of James Edward Rice in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Franklin, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 2004
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

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