My Kinfolks of KY and Beyond - Rice Surnames
MY KINFOLKS OF KY AND BEYOND
RICE SURNAMES



Below are the first four generations. Only my direct line is ilsted, however, the individuals with numbers next to their name do have additional information. Please feel free to contact me if these are of interest to you.

Individuals' names highlighted in blue have links to their photo and/or tombstones.

DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD SMITH

Generation No. 1
1. RICHARD SMITH. He married ? RICE.

Child of RICHARD SMITH and ? RICE is:

2. i. RICHARD RICE, b. February 14, 1838, Booneville (Owsley Co), KY; d. November 26, 1918, Booneville (Owsley Co), KY. He married CATHERINE BRANDENBURG 1860, daughter of JOSEPH BRANDENBURG and NANCY SNOWDEN.

Note - I've been told that Richard Rice refused to go by his father's name as his father was a very sinister person. Richard's death certificate has his father's name but only has Rice for his mother.

Generation No. 2
2. RICHARD RICE (RICHARD SMITH) was born February 14, 1838 in Booneville (Owsley Co), KY, and died November 26, 1918 in Booneville (Owsley Co), KY. He married CATHERINE BRANDENBURG 1860, daughter of JOSEPH BRANDENBURG and NANCY SNOWDEN.

Children of RICHARD RICE and CATHERINE BRANDENBURG are:

3. i. HENRY RICE, b. February 1860. He married (1) MARGARET SANDLIN January 23, 1879 in Owsley Co., KY, daughter of ADONIRAM SANDLIN and SUSAN SPURLOCK. He married (2) MATILDA CORNETT 1890, daughter of SAMUEL CORNETT and NANCY ?.

4. ii. WILLIAM E. RICE, b. May 1863. He married (1) ELIZABETH SMITH 1884, daughter of HUSTON SMITH and SUSANNAH ?. He married (2) ELIZA ANN ANDERSON 1902

5. iii. HARVEY HALL RICE, b. August 1868; d. 1934. He married MARY DUNNIGAN 1891, daughter of ANDERSON DUNNIGAN and MARTHA WEBB.

6. iv. MARY E. RICE, b. January 1872. She married WASH MILLER.

v. NANCY BELLE RICE, b. January 1872; m. ADAM BAKER.

Generation No. 3
3. HENRY RICE (RICHARD, RICHARD SMITH) was born February 1860. He married (1) MARGARET SANDLIN January 23, 1879 in Owsley Co., KY, daughter of ADONIRAM SANDLIN and SUSAN SPURLOCK. He married (2) MATILDA CORNETT 1890, daughter of SAMUEL CORNETT and NANCY ?.

Children of HENRY RICE and MARGARET SANDLIN are:

7. i. MARY ELLEN RICE, b. March 15, 1875, KY; d. January 12, 1956. She met (1) LEE CAUDILL. She married (2) BRICE DEAN 1905, son of EZEKIEL DEAN and KEZZIAH BARRETT.

8. ii. WILLIAM RICE, b. 1884, Clay County, KY. He married ARABELL MILLER 1900.

9. iii. CATHERINE RICE, b. January 1887. She married HENRY WILDER.

10. iv. LAURA RICE, b. May 22, 1887, Owsley Co., KY; d. August 3, 1911, Owsley Co., KY. She married BILL GABBARD.

11. v. JULIA RICE, b. May 1893. She married JERRY ROBERTS.

12. vi. CHESTER RICE, b. May 17, 1894, Owsley Co., KY; d. June 11, 1958, Owsley Co., KY. He married ESTHER DEAN January 2, 1918, daughter of BRICE DEAN and ARRA DANIEL.

Children of HENRY RICE and MATILDA CORNETT are:

vii. MARTHA RICE, b. February 1894.

viii. CHARLIE RICE, b. December 1895.

ix. WALTER RICE, b. September 1896.

x. LEONARD RICE, b. January 1900.

xi. CARLO RICE, b. January 1, 1908.

Generation No. 4
9. KATHERINE RICE (HENRY, RICHARD, RICHARD SMITH) was born January 1887. She married HENRY WILDER.

Children of KATHERINE RICE and HENRY WILDER are:

21. i. RUTH HELEN WILDER, b. January 18, 1913, Hamilton (Butler Co.) OH; d. May 3, 1971, Hamilton (Butler Co.) OH. She married (1) COLSON DAVID DEAN 1930 in Hamilton, OH, son of BRICE DEAN and ARRA DANIEL. She married (2) GEORGE BELCHER October 18, 1951.

ii. LIZZIE WILDER, m. CHESTER MORRIS.

iii. EDITH WILDER.

iv. THELMA WILDER.

v. CLARENCE WILDER.

vi. ROY WILDER.