(NOTE: if anyone has a photo of Virgil Wilder Rice or Virgil Wilder Rice Jr, could you please email me a copy of it, I really would be most thankful. fendermail56@yahoo.com)
Judah Rice
born; 18 JAN 1843 - Machiasport, Maine see 1870 census see Find a Grave
died; 30 March 1922 - Northfield Cemetery see death cert.
married on 18 JAN 1868 - Machiasport, Maine
His Father; Benjamin Rice see 1860 census
His Mother; Jane Larrabee
His Wife;
Susan E. Foster
born; 30 NOV 1849 - Machiasport, Maine see 1870 census
died; 27 nov 1912 - Northfield Cem, Northfield, Maine
Her Father; Horace Foster see cemetery record see death cert.
Her Mother; Nancy Libby see grave stone
(NOTE; This evening i had a very special find while conducting a genealogy search, I came across an old newspaper whose deaths section recorded the death of Jane Rice of Centerville, Maine - wife of Benjamin Rice.
Portland Daily Press - March 17, 1892
In Centerville, Feb. 26, Mrs Jane Rice, aged 80 years )
NOTE; I came across a death of Sophy Wilson, maiden name Rcie, who lists her parents as Benjamin Rice and Jane Rice, father born in Dog Town, Maine, mothers place place could not be read. Dog Town is a tiny village between Machias and East Machias. She is listed as being married, and died in Lewiston where she was a house keeper.
THEIR CHILDREN;
Thurman Cleveland . Rice -
born 7 MARCH 1889 Machiasport, Maine see birth cert
died 1 Jan 1957
married on 3 JULY 1913 draft card marriage record
his wife;
Mabel H. Hatt
born; 18 NOV 1895 - Wesley, Maine
died; 7 MAY 1922 - Northfield, Maine death cert
fatherl; James Hatt
mother; Leona Heywood
marriage 2
Philena "Huckins" Lyons
born;
died;
married; 12 Nov 1922 Lubec, Maine marriage record
father; Ezra Lyons
mother; Philena Brown
marriage 3;
Mildred Huntley
born;
died;
married; 29 April 1939 marriage record
father;
mother;
(Their child - Thurman Cleveland Rice Jr, married Grace Lydia Burke. Thurman Jr was born in Marshfield, Maine on 10/29/1918 and died on 2/5/2000 at Fulton, New York. Grace was born on 10/23/1920 at Plantation 14, Maine and died on 1/27/2003 at Ct.
They had several children, including Clyde E. Rice, born Calais, Maine and died on 2/21/2018 at Suffield, connecticut.).
Virgil Wilder Rice
born; 10 SEPT 1886
died; 9 APRIL 1965 cemetery record
Marriage to Margaret was annulled
Margaret Belle Ingersoil
his 2nd wife;
Vesta Beulah Dill see marriage
born; 19 Oct 1896 - Richmond, Maine
died; 5 Dec 1987 - Machias, Maine
(she later married Ralph Day) see marriage
her father; Charles E. Dill
her mother; Achsia B. Babcock (Peacock)
(NOTE: Virgil Wilder Rice was first married Margaret Ingersoil, who was still in school. The marriage was annulled, she later gave birth to Oral Church Rice - Virgil is named as the father, at the time of the baby's birth - 10/19/1912, Margaret was dating Thomas Scott Bowden. Her and Thomas had two children before they were married, on license their two kids are listed as is Oral C. Rice. Virgil went on to marry Vesta Beulah Dill.)
Grover Cleveland Rice
born; 9 Feb 1892 centerville, Maine see birth record
died; 25 MAR 1893 see death record
Benjamin Harrison Rice
born; 9 Feb 1892 centerville, Maine birth record
died; 18 AUG 1892 see death record
William W. Rice
born; 11 OCT 1863
died; 21 MAR 1892 see death record
(never married)
Merton "mertie" Rice
born; 22 APRIL 1871 birth info
died; (he may of died in a Lubec Hospital from mental illness)
Clyde Garvey Rice
born; 21 NOV 1883 see 1920 census
died; 30 MAY 1962 - Northfield, Maine see find a grave
married on 30 SEPT 1906 - Machias, Maine see marriage
his wife;
Etta May Burns
born; 27 JULY 1885
died; 1958 - Northfield, Maine
her father; Henry Burns
her mother; Charlotte Amanda Welch
Elmer Hilton Rice
born; 2 APRIL 1882 - Northfield, Maine
died; 1933
married on 7 April 1904 - Wesley, Maine see marriage
his wife;
Fannie S. Archer
born; 7 Sept. 1887 Wesley, Maine see 1910 census
died; 6 June 1962 Portland, Maine
her father; Claudius Melbourne Archer
her mother; Mary Elizabeth Gray marriage record
Edwin A. "Ed" Rice
born; 24 OCT 1868 - Machiasport, Maine
died; 1943 New Hampshire view grave stone
married Amy on 4 March 1911 at Grantham, , New Hampshire marriage record
1st marriage;
Bertha ?
2nd Marriage
Amy O. Slack
born; 1875
died; 2 Feb 1946 New Hampshire see grave stone
her father; Henry F. Slack
her mother; Laura White
Amy's 1st husband -
Elmer Glenn Kidder see 1910 census
married Amy 21 August 1892 at Enfield, , New Hampshire see marriage record
Father; Alfred Kidder
Mother; Mary E. Foster
Clara Rice
born; 20 JUNE 1870
died;
Annie B. Rice
born; 10 JAN 1875
died; 9 May 1907 Machias, Maine death record
Husband 1;
Wellington E. Caler
born; 20 April 1865 Centerville, Maine
died; 10 May 1905 Centerville, Maine Grave Stone CEMETERY RECORD
married; 28 Aug. 1892 Columbia Falls, Maine Daughters Birth Marriage Record
his father; Charles W. Caler see 1880 census
his mother; Christina Christie C. Snow her marriage record
Husband 2;
Maleolm W. Clark
born; 2 Feb. 1880 Boston, Mass.
died; 7 Dec. 1960 Ellsworth, Maine Grave Stone
married; 31 Oct. 1904 Machias, Maine marriage record
his father; Samuel Phillip Clark see 1900 census
his mother; Almira Maria Grant
Malcolms 2nd marriage
Florence E. Reeves
born; 7 Sept. 1892 Machias, Maine
died; 26 June 1974 Machias, Maine grave stone
married; see marriage record
Ernest Owen Rice
born; 30 JAN 1880
died; 1 Jan 1900
VIRGIL WILDER RICE JR - MAINE GUIDE
Portland Daily Press - March 17, 1892
Judah Rice
Susan E. Foster
Thurman C. Rice
Vesta Beulah Dill
Clyde Garvey Rice and Etta May Burns
Charlotte Amanda Welch
Elmer Hilton Rice
Amy Slack and Edwin "Ed" Rice
Edwin "Edward" "Ed" Rice
Clara Rice and Susan E. Foster Rice
Annie B. Rice
Annie RICE Caler daughter - Mina Caler
Ernest Owen Rice
The Rice Farmstead, route 192, Northfield, Maine (next to Northfield Cemetery)
The Rice Farmstead as seen from route 192
Shed and entrance way - Rice farmstead, Niorthfield, Maine
Bernard Francis Rice in front parlor of Rice Farmstead
Bernard Francis Rice in Kitchen of Rice farmstead, Northfield, Maine
Cassie A. Bagley and Bernard Francis Rice at Rice farmstead
The Rice log cabin where Grace lois Rice lived with her daughter
Cassie A. "Young" Bagley at the Rice Camp on Eastern Ridge
Drawing by Bernard Francis Rice
Clyde Garvey Rices dog license
Clyde Rices registered Maine Guide License
Clyde Garvey Rice holding three bear cubs
Etta May "Burns" Rice and Cassie A. "Young" Bagley
Clyde Garvey Rice shopping list
notes;
Judah Rice and his brother Freeman Rice each married daughters of Horace Foster and Nancy Libby of Machiasport, Maine. They purchased the Rice Farmstead in Northfield, Maine and the two families lived there sharing the taxes. At some point Judah came to own all of the Rice lands, including the 100 acres where the farmhouse stood, mainly blueberry fields, land across the roadway where a hunting cabin stood, land and another hunting cabin on Eastern Ridge, and a large section of land near where the one room schoolhouse once stood in Northfield, Maine.
Clyde Garvey Rice - Judah's son, ended up with all of the Rice property but years later when Etta May Burns came down sick from cancer and had to have operations, Clyde had to begin selling off sections of land, including all of the land by the one room schoolhouse.
Clyde's brother Virgil Wilder Rice also owned land and a farmhouse by the one room schoolhouse where Virgil lived with his wife Vesta Beulah Dill. Vesta was listed in at least one town record as being the superintendent of Northfield schools. Virgil liked to tip the bottle and was said to be extremely jealous of Vesta, which led to many fights. Grace Lois Rice, who married Raymond L. Anthony of Canton, Ohio would walk the long distance from the rice farmstead to Vesta's nearly every day and considered her one of her closest friends.
Vesta would later marry Ralph Day. On at least one document Virgil and Vesta are both listed as being registered Maine guides.
I recall my Uncle Bernard Rice as saying Benjamin Rice came down to Maine from NS, Canada and that he lived on Indian land there. My grandmother, Grace Anthony also said Benjamin came down to Maine from Canada, but she thought he may of lived on land near or on indian lands there. We have never been able to find out who Benjamin rice's parents were and if anyone has such information, please consider contacting me and sharing it with me, I would be very thankful.
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