Frederick Rice
| Frederick Rice | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1755 Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
January 23, 1848 Wayne County, Wooster, Ohio |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Catherine (Lauffer) Rice |
| Children | Christina Rice, Barnhart Rice, Elizabeth Rice, Fredrick Rice, Christian Rice, John Rice, Peter Rice, Catherine Rice, Simon Rice, Susan Rice, Henry Rice |
Spelling Variation in the Given Name
- Friedrich
- Fredrick
Biographical Sketches
Frederick Rice was born Sept. 29, 1755, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. When he was teenager the family moved to Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.
Six years after they moved to Westmoreland Co., the colonies revolted, and Frederick took up arms against England. He served under General Washington at Valley Forge, Trenton and many other battles. After his war experience, he served an additional two years under Col. Berry in battles with the Indians in western Pennsylvania.
After the close of the war he was married to Anna Catherine Lauffer also of Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania. He owned and operated a grist mill on the headwaters of the Sewickey River near Greensburg, Pennsylvania, which his father-in-law Christian Lauffer had erected.
Frederick and Catherine Rice were parents of thirteen children, two of whom died in infancy leaving seven sons and four daughters.
Christina the eldest daughter married and settled in Butler Co., Pennsylvania.
Barnhart Rice the eldest son took charge of the mill which had been under his father's control for so many years. He was married to Susan Miller and spent the latter part of his life on a farm south of Wooster, Ohio.
Mary Elizabeth was married to Phillip Barnhart and settled in Butler Co., Pennsylvania.
Frederick Jr. died in a hospital from a sickness contracted while serving as soldier during the War of 1812.
Christian was married to Charlotte Hine and settled near Tylerton, Pennsylvania, on a farm which had been previously entered by his father.
John was married to Margaret Wible and always remained in Butler Co., Pennsylvania, and was also a farmer.
Peter followed the occupation of a blacksmith the early part of his life. He was married to Elizabeth Vandike and spent the latter part of his life on a farm in Medina Co., Ohio.
Catherine was married to John Myers.
Simon went to Ohio with his father who purchased land south of Wooster, Ohio, and is now the property of the State of Ohio and used as the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. Simon Rice was twice married, first to Mary France, then to Barbara Yager.
Susan was married to Daniel Reaser and settled in Wayne Co., Ohio.
Henry Rice was the youngest of the family.
In 1815 Frederick Rice and his wife moved to Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio with sons, Simon, Christian, Barnhart, and Henry. On May 12, 1821 - 320 acres of land in Wooster Twp. was transferred to Frederick Rice. The west half of the farm was assigned to Simon Rice Mar. 1, 1822 and the east half to Barnhart on Mar. 7, 1822. Frederick Rice's wife died in August, 1823, and he spent the latter part of his life living with his son Simon where many a traveler from Pennsylvania was sheltered and refreshed on their farm outside of Wooster, Ohio. Some of these travelers claimed a family relationship, while others were acquaintances who made excuses of having lived near Rice's Hollow in Pennsylvania, but all were welcomed into the Rice home.
Much of his time was spent in hunting, often being absent or weeks at a time and spending the nights on a bed made of bushes, building a fire about it for the protection from the wild beasts of the forests.
The deer was his particular aim in hunting, in which he was most successful, always returning home with an abundance of venison.
He died Jan. 23, 1848, after having seen the country open up to civilization from eastern Pennsylvania to Ohio.
Family
To Fredrick and Catherine Rice were born thirteen children, two of whom, died in infancy. Seven sons and four daughters lived to an adult age, and are as follows
- Husband: Frederick Rice
- Wife: Anna Catherine Rice
- Children:
- Christina - born AprIl 14, 1778; died October 14, 1853 married - Randolph Barnhart
- Barnhart - born March 18, 1781; died August 12, 1863 married Susan Miller
- Elizabeth - born March 17, 1783; died November 11, 1852 married Philip Barnhart
- Fredrick - born died War of 1812
- Christian - born April 12, 1787; died January 17, 1852 married Charlotte Hine
- John - born died
- Peter - born April 4, 1792; died , 1861 married Elizabeth Vandyke
- Catherine - born , 1794; died January 18, 1871 married John Myers
- Simon - born October 4, 1796; died November 5, 1863 married Mary France
- Susan - born died married Daniel Reaser
- Henry - born June 8, 1804; died March 2, 1875 married Susannah Franz
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Birth
- 1755
Marriage
- At the age of twenty three years old, Frederick Rice married Anna Catherine Lauffer, of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Death
- January 23, 1848 in Wayne County, Wooster, Ohio.
Burial
- He was buried in the church graveyard back of the Evangelical Church in Wooster, Ohio, but was later disinterred with other members of the family and laid to rest in the Oakhill Cemetery, now known as Wooster Cemetery, south of Wooster. (The Rice lot is next to the lot containing the Karl Merz Boulder Monument.)
Census Records
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Places of Residence
- Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., PA Deed Book Vol. II, page 140
- Frederick Rice as placed in a transfer of deed for several hundred acres of land by Frederick Rice and Catherine Rice to George Brown, April 1, 1815, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
- Frederick Rice's land in Westmoreland County as recorded in survey February 13, 1786, was 300 acres.
- Wayne County, Wooster, Ohio.
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Land Records
- May 12, 1821 - 320 acres of land in Wooster Twp. was transferred to Frederick Rice from U. S., James Monroe, President. Assignee, Joseph Dorsey and Wells.
- Frederick Rice transferred to Simon Rice, west half of farm land in Wayne County Ohio, March 1, 1822.
- Frederick Rice transferred to Barnhardt Rice, east half of farm land in Wayne County, Ohio, March 7, 1822.
Denomination Affiliations
- German Lutheran Church
- Early in his teens he was confirmed in Northampton, Pennsylvania, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Military
- Private in the Pennsylvania Line during the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in Westmoreland County, PA.
He applied for his pension 31 March 1834 in Wayne County, Ohio.
Occupations
- Soldier
- Mill operator
- Farmer
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