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Mary Elizabeth Rice 1804 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Parke, Indiana, USA

Father: Henry Rice

Mother: Betsy Martin

Spouse(s): Benjamin Mershon

Children(s): Eliza Mershon, James Mershon, Ann Mershon, Martha Mershon

In 1804, Mary Elizabeth Rice entered the world in Kentucky, USA, born to Henry Rice and Betsy Martin. Mary Elizabeth Rice married Benjamin S Mershon, and had children including Eliza Jane Mershon, James Henry Mershon, Ann Elizabeth Mershon, Martha Ellen Mershon. Mary Elizabeth Rice passed away in 1871 in Parke, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1804, Mary Elizabeth Rice entered the world in Kentucky, USA, born to Henry Rice and Betsy Martin.
  • Mary Elizabeth Rice married Benjamin S Mershon, and had children including Eliza Jane Mershon, James Henry Mershon, Ann Elizabeth Mershon, Martha Ellen Mershon.
  • Mary Elizabeth Rice passed away in 1871 in Parke, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Rice
1766 – 1843
Birth Location: Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
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Betsy Martin
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Mershon
1808 – 1877
Birth Location: Fleming, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Eliza Mershon
1831 – 1914
Birth Location: Gus, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
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James Mershon
1833 – 1917
Birth Location: Fleming, Kentucky, USA
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Ann Mershon
1835 – 1910
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Martha Mershon
1844 – 1862
Birth Location: Parke, Indiana, USA
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Mary Rice's Ancestors

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Mary Rice
1804 – 1871
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Henry Rice
1766 – 1843
Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
Betsy Martin
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Rice's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) Rice (1804 – 1871) m. Benjamin (S) Mershon (1808 – 1877)
  1. 1. Eliza (Jane) Mershon (2 Oct 1831 – 12 Jan 1914) m. James (Wesley) Calloway (10 Dec 1825 – 24 Jul 1911)
    1. 1. Lucinda (Jane) Calloway (Jan 1854 – 12 Jun 1930) m. John (Harrold) Pringle (2 Nov 1858 – 17 Oct 1929)
      1. 1. Jesse (Alva) Pringle (8 Jun 1876 – 28 Apr 1951) m. Gertrude Swan (26 Feb 1878 – 10 Jul 1956)
        1. 1. Robert Pringle (13 Aug 1906 – 12 Aug 1917)
      2. 2. Bessie (Belle) Pringle (3 Mar 1886 – 8 Dec 1966) m. Pliney McCracken
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Calloway (10 Feb 1856 – 23 Oct 1944) m. George (Marion) Osburn (28 May 1853 – 22 Apr 1920)
      1. 1. Bessie Osburn (14 May 1884 – 10 Feb 1971) m. Roy (R) Clark (20 Feb 1887 – 21 Jan 1973)
        1. 1. Donna (Louise) Clark (9 Nov 1912 – 4 Jan 1958) m. Norman (Simon) Bornemeier (21 Jan 1912 – 14 Jul 1958)
        2. 2. Robert (Jay) Clark (6 Feb 1921 – ) m. Elaine (Ruth) Messer (28 Sep 1932 – )
        3. 3. Dixie Clark m. Jack Weir
      2. 2. Tessa (Belle) Osburn (25 Jan 1888 – 11 Jun 1954) m. Estele (Vern) Hess (1883 – 1923)
        1. 1. Georgia (H) Hess (1921 – 1973)
        2. 2. Rex (Andrew) Hess (19 Mar 1923 – 25 Oct 1995)
      3. 3. Fred Osburn (1 Oct 1890 – 20 Apr 1962) m. Ella (S) Nulk (14 Aug 1890 – 29 Dec 1979)
        1. 1. Clara (Jeanette) Osburn (9 Mar 1917 – 27 Feb 1975)
      4. 4. Nellie Osburn (13 Sep 1891 – Jun 1979) m. Frank (Vernon) Decker (27 Dec 1893 – )
        1. 1. Maxine (Frances) Decker (4 Mar 1918 – 23 Mar 1991) m. James (Douley) Wesson (18 May 1914 – 27 Oct 2000)
        2. 2. Clair (Robert) Decker (7 May 1921 – 24 Mar 1989)
      5. 5. Caleb (Carl) Osburn (9 Nov 1895 – 16 May 1946)
        1. 1. Oniel (A) Osburn (6 Nov 1922 – 24 Nov 1993)
        2. 2. Page (M) Osburn (19 Apr 1924 – 25 Mar 2007)
    3. 3. Sarah (Lovilla) Calloway (31 Jan 1859 – 30 Aug 1940) m. John (Thomas) Tucker (23 Jul 1853 – 23 May 1930)
      1. 1. Edna (M) Tucker (14 May 1890 – 17 May 1980) m. Jacob (Ross) DeVeny (10 Oct 1883 – 3 Nov 1967)
      2. 2. James (W) Tucker (11 Aug 1891 – 27 Dec 1967) m. Blanche (L) Owen (19 Nov 1895 – 15 Jun 1970)
        1. 1. Barry (A) Tucker (30 Mar 1922 – 3 Jan 1970)
      3. 3. Maude (Alice) Tucker (1 Nov 1893 – 23 Mar 1990)
      4. 4. Joseph (Calloway) Tucker (4 May 1897 – 25 May 1973) m. Vera (Grace) Bailey (31 Oct 1893 – 7 Sep 1979)
    4. 4. Dora Calloway (1870 – ) m. Hamden (James) Moore (23 Jan 1866 – 19 Jul 1950)
      1. 1. Mildred Moore (14 Nov 1906 – 31 Jan 1995)
      2. 2. Luella Moore (26 Mar 1909 – 6 Mar 1990) m. Francis (M) Anderson
        1. 1. John (Moore) Anderson
        2. 2. M (Kathy) Anderson
  2. 2. James (Henry) Mershon (16 Sep 1833 – 24 Jan 1917) m. Eliza (Jane) Rutherford (6 Aug 1839 – 13 Jan 1901)
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Mershon (15 May 1860 – 18 Apr 1923) m. Eliza (Dorinda) Randol (25 Dec 1860 – 30 May 1950)
      1. 1. Leroy (Franklin) Mershon (2 Aug 1887 – 23 Sep 1960) m. Vera (Daisy) Minick (9 Nov 1887 – 13 May 1983)
        1. 1. Bernard (L) Mershon (11 Jun 1912 – 13 Nov 1977) m. Esther (Huldah) Dewitt (10 Sep 1914 – 25 Dec 1993)
    2. 2. John (M) Mershon (25 Dec 1861 – 13 Feb 1945) m. Florence Ross (1870 – ) m. Mary (Jane) Sparks (16 Dec 1860 – 6 Nov 1913)
    3. 3. David Mershon (28 Aug 1863 – 11 Jul 1886) m. Rebecca Carson (1867 – )
    4. 4. Adeline Mershon (15 Apr 1867 – 6 Jan 1953) m. Charles (Leroy) Fowler (24 Aug 1866 – 18 Jan 1937)
      1. 1. Myrtle (Deloras) Fowler (28 Aug 1888 – 5 Jan 1975) m. Eugene (Kenneth) Miller (20 Jul 1883 – 6 Nov 1961)
      2. 2. Edna (Fern) Fowler (12 Jun 1893 – 4 Nov 1918) m. Lenox (Austin) McWilliams (21 Apr 1889 – 28 May 1968)
        1. 1. Fern (Lucille) McWilliams (1 Feb 1915 – 18 May 1965) m. Merlin (Samuel) Waring (16 Apr 1902 – 21 Jul 1983)
      3. 3. Irene (Esther) Fowler (31 Jan 1900 – 30 May 1990) m. Frederick (Perry) Dobson (12 Feb 1892 – 12 Feb 1965)
        1. 1. Lynn (Eugene) Dobson (2 Dec 1921 – 8 Dec 1968) m. Laura (Lee) Roberts (4 Jan 1926 – )
      4. 4. Ronald (Charles) Fowler (1 Oct 1907 – 9 Jun 1985) m. Effie (Freda) Booker (10 May 1908 – 15 Jun 2005)
        1. 1. Jodelle (Irene) Fowler (23 May 1929 – ) m. Oliver (Kent) Melton (29 Apr 1916 – 2 May 1991)
        2. 2. Leonard (Ronald) Fowler (29 Oct 1930 – ) m. Betty (Jo) Staton (12 Mar 1933 – )
        3. 3. Laurence (Donald) Fowler (30 Dec 1934 – ) m. Mary (Earlynn) Corp (24 Aug 1937 – )
        4. 4. Michael (Dean) Fowler (1 Dec 1944 – ) m. Judith (Ann) Brown (28 May 1949 – )
      5. 5. Lynn (Denzil) Fowler (28 Feb 1911 – 23 Nov 1994) m. Esther (Annette) Smiley (18 Jun 1914 – 12 Dec 2017)
        1. 1. Esther (Irene) Fowler (12 May 1934 – 4 Oct 2001) m. Richard (Vincent) Eastwood (11 Jun 1930 – )
        2. 2. Evelyn (Jo) Fowler (21 May 1935 – 16 Feb 1975) m. Harold (Raymond) Hayes (25 Sep 1933 – 19 Apr 1996)
        3. 3. Edna (Lucille) Fowler (27 Nov 1936 – 4 Mar 2017) m. Alan (Bruce) Fletcher (6 Feb 1935 – 7 Mar 2005)
    5. 5. Mary (E) Mershon (1869 – ) m. Jefferson Byron (1861 – ) m. Earl (D) Curtis (11 Oct 1874 – )
      1. 1. Raymond (DeLynn) Curtis (7 May 1905 – 13 Jun 1964) m. Sara (M) Curtis (27 Apr 1907 – 25 Apr 1992)
        1. 1. Shirley (A) Curtis (22 Aug 1942 – )
    6. 6. George (Washington) Mershon (30 Sep 1870 – 30 Aug 1943) m. Lulu (Ella) Henderson (23 Jul 1868 – 24 Oct 1918)
    7. 7. Margaret (Irene) Mershon (11 Jul 1875 – 28 Sep 1952) m. Dole King (Oct 1865 – 1940) m. Homer (Ray) Farris (10 Oct 1889 – 11 Jun 1968)
      1. 1. Cecil (Audry) King (1894 – )
      2. 2. Hazel (Mae) King (27 Apr 1896 – 28 Mar 1989) m. Earl (Ernest) Beezley (25 Nov 1885 – 1 Apr 1979)
      3. 3. Goldie King (1900 – 1958) m. Peter (Carl) Behmer (3 May 1891 – 5 Nov 1963)
      4. 4. Lillian (Drusella) Farris (11 Apr 1913 – 28 Mar 1989) m. Jack (David) Moore (1 Sep 1922 – 23 Dec 1987)
    8. 8. Lucinda Mershon (11 Aug 1878 – 9 May 1962) m. George (Elwood) Cafferty (24 Jun 1874 – 7 Mar 1963)
      1. 1. Eva (Belle) Cafferty (20 Dec 1897 – 13 Dec 1973) m. Vernon Irvin (27 Jun 1897 – 5 Mar 1967)
        1. 1. Vernon Irvin (24 Jul 1925 – 8 Oct 2013)
        2. 2. Elmer (L) Irvin (1933 – )
      2. 2. Leland (Vale) Cafferty (18 Dec 1901 – 9 Aug 1974)
      3. 3. Mildred Cafferty (1906 – 1965) m. MarionThomas Gee (1888 – 1929)
        1. 1. Billy (D) Gee (12 Aug 1925 – 3 Jan 2008)
        2. 2. Frances Gee (11 Apr 1927 – 29 Dec 2010) m. Herman Janssen
      4. 4. Carl (Delbert) Cafferty (13 Mar 1911 – 4 Feb 1989) m. Alsie (Faye) Cain (25 Sep 1914 – 4 Apr 1974)
        1. 1. Carl (Gene) Cafferty (12 Jul 1937 – 17 Oct 2008) m. Betty (Lou) Steele
      5. 5. Cleota Cafferty (24 Sep 1914 – 14 Jan 1998) m. Glenn (Thomas) McClung (26 May 1906 – 23 Jun 1990)
        1. 1. Glenda (Jean) McClung (28 Aug 1930 – 10 Jan 1998)
  3. 3. Ann (Elizabeth) Mershon (30 Jun 1835 – 7 Aug 1910) m. Antoine (Seminoe) Eslinger (11 Mar 1826 – 2 Mar 1900)
    1. 1. Martha (Frances) Eslinger (8 Mar 1854 – 28 Apr 1915) m. Isaac Wallace (31 Jul 1854 – 14 Mar 1941)
      1. 1. Ira (Alvin) Wallace (13 Sep 1879 – 12 Mar 1961) m. Mary (Alice) Lewis (10 Oct 1875 – 20 Oct 1960)
      2. 2. Mae (Martha) Wallace (8 Oct 1881 – 21 Jul 1977) m. Fred (Austin) Hollingsworth (3 Nov 1882 – 31 Oct 1952)
      3. 3. Fred (W) Wallace (26 Sep 1884 – 30 Jul 1954) m. Ida (Mae) Akes (26 Mar 1890 – 10 Apr 1980)
        1. 1. Clarence (Omar) Wallace (1 Oct 1909 – 30 Jun 1996)
      4. 4. Fern (M) Wallace (3 Aug 1893 – 21 Sep 1973) m. James (Edward) Johnston (31 Dec 1880 – 19 May 1947)
        1. 1. Doris Johnston (30 Jan 1912 – 15 Apr 1986) m. Frank (J) Chickering (21 May 1910 – 30 Jun 1973)
        2. 2. Marlin Johnston (11 Oct 1915 – 24 Jul 1968)
    2. 2. Eliza (Jane) Eslinger (Oct 1855 – 13 Sep 1921) m. Henry Price (1855 – )
      1. 1. William (Henry) Price (12 Jan 1886 – 16 Aug 1932) m. Ida (M) Warwick (6 Jun 1891 – 16 Jan 1992)
        1. 1. Mildred Price (19 Sep 1915 – 28 Mar 2004) m. Allen (Virgil) Hall (5 Nov 1906 – 8 Oct 1989)
        2. 2. Hazel Price (6 Jul 1919 – 23 Sep 2003)
    3. 3. Margaret (Louise) Eslinger (14 May 1859 – 14 Jul 1913) m. Robert (Richard) Mendel (1857 – )
      1. 1. Anna (Maude) Mendel (6 Jun 1879 – 1 Mar 1959) m. Robert Frost (19 Dec 1876 – 16 May 1939)
        1. 1. Dorothy (M) Frost (31 Jul 1905 – 2 Jun 1990)
        2. 2. Robert (Jr) Frost (30 Mar 1914 – 22 Feb 1975)
    4. 4. Ella (Bell) Eslinger (6 Aug 1864 – 14 Jan 1908) m. James (D) Ryttenburg (1860 – 10 May 1922)
      1. 1. Jessie (Madeline) Ryttenburg (27 Sep 1884 – 16 Jun 1967) m. George (Franklin) Bailey (25 Sep 1880 – 16 Nov 1975)
    5. 5. Emma (A) Eslinger (1868 – 1897) m. William (Lewis) Chapman (20 Feb 1860 – 29 May 1945)
      1. 1. William (Lewis Jr) Chapman (Oct 1886 – )
      2. 2. James (Lawrence) Chapman (28 May 1896 – 26 Sep 1965)
      3. 3. George (William) Chapman (23 Jun 1890 – 18 May 1936) m. Grace (Mae) Hartley (9 Sep 1897 – 1 May 1984)
        1. 1. William (Leroy) Chapman (25 Jan 1916 – 3 Aug 1992) m. Helen (Virginia) Murray (17 Nov 1918 – 23 Jan 2006)
        2. 2. Edward (Lewis) Chapman (5 Jul 1920 – 27 Apr 1996) m. Wanda (Anna) Nosal (6 May 1922 – 3 Sep 1994)
      4. 4. Albert (Daniel) Chapman (24 Nov 1892 – 17 Dec 1963)
      5. 5. Roy (J) Chapman (21 Jun 1894 – 26 Oct 1930)
    6. 6. Edward (Newton) Eslinger (7 Jun 1871 – 1949) m. Sarah (Jane) Marshall (7 Dec 1879 – 1 Aug 1936)
      1. 1. Ralph (C) Eslinger (15 Sep 1920 – 7 Jun 2013) m. Valerie (A) Bryan (18 Jul 1923 – 18 Nov 2016)
        1. 1. Ralph (Larry) Eslinger (5 May 1940 – 26 May 2015) m. Myrna (Darlene) Gaasch (22 Dec 1938 – 31 Jan 2009)
    7. 7. Laura Eslinger (19 Mar 1877 – 9 Nov 1927) m. John (Shumake) Foland (3 Sep 1876 – 23 Feb 1934)
      1. 1. Harry (William) Foland (5 Aug 1896 – 16 Feb 1961) m. Margaret (M) Farley (3 May 1897 – 11 Oct 1988)
        1. 1. Harry (George) Foland (2 Feb 1922 – 24 Apr 1993) m. Mabel (P) Foland (12 Nov 1922 – 21 Jan 2009)
      2. 2. Claud (Seminole) Foland (6 Jun 1898 – 13 Dec 1964) m. Marie (H) Lynn (1898 – Jul 1944)
        1. 1. Claud (John) Foland (13 Feb 1921 – 5 Apr 2003) m. Yolande (Francine) Martin (7 Apr 1937 – 7 Dec 2008)
        2. 2. Clyde (Edward) Foland (13 Feb 1921 – 2 Aug 2003) m. Suzanne Adams (20 Mar 1925 – 23 Sep 1994)
        3. 3. Walter (James) Foland (28 Nov 1922 – 30 May 2000) m. Mary (Patricia) Favazza (8 Jan 1923 – 7 Feb 2001)
        4. 4. Lorraine (M) Foland (11 Feb 1928 – 29 May 2001) m. William (John) Lundry (18 May 1925 – 31 Oct 1993)
        5. 5. William Foland (13 Sep 1932 – 8 Mar 2010)
      3. 3. Roy Foland (22 Feb 1903 – 21 Jul 1922)
      4. 4. Raymond Foland (19 Mar 1909 – 8 Jul 1921)
  4. 4. Martha (Ellen) Mershon (1844 – 1862) m. John (Benjamin) Blacketer (19 Oct 1839 – 28 Mar 1902)
    1. 1. Samuel (W) Blacketer (2 Jan 1862 – 3 Apr 1945) m. Mary (Ellen) Harlan (26 Nov 1866 – 20 Sep 1935)
      1. 1. Nellie (Alice) Blacketer (15 Sep 1886 – 23 Dec 1955) m. Otha Bales (10 Feb 1880 – 17 Dec 1947)
      2. 2. Ora (Edwin) Blacketer (7 Feb 1888 – 11 Jul 1954) m. Bessie (Myrtle) Scott (16 Mar 1894 – 12 Apr 1988)
        1. 1. Charles (Lowell) Blacketer (26 Jul 1913 – 11 Oct 1995)

Mary Rice's Timeline

2 Records

1804
1804
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Rice in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1871
1871
Age 67
Death of Mary Elizabeth Rice in Parke, Indiana, USA
Parke, Indiana, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Parke, Indiana, USA
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