Matthias J. Rice

1832 - 1918  (86 years)

• Name	Matthias J. Rice  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	15 Jan 1832	Mississippi   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Feb 1918	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Notes	A grave marker, photo shown on his FindAGrave memorial page, is inscribed "Matthias Rice Pvt Co F 11 Texas Infantry Confederate States Army Jan 15, 1832 Feb 16 1918" His memorial page is linked to his parents, Joseph and Catherine (Melton) Rice, as well as to his wife, Milbury Cook. The couple is also linked to four of their children. His wife's headstone shows him as "M. J. Rice"
  Person ID	I473	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Joseph Rice,   b. Abt 1806, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Jane Catherine Melton,   b. Abt 1816, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Millbury Cook,   b. 13 Sep 1835, Texas ,   d. 14 Jun 1908, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 72 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1856	Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Children	1. Alice Jane Rice,   b. 31 Oct 1858, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 5 Mar 1927, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 68 years)   2. Ella Green Rice,   b. 10 Dec 1861, Mississippi ,   d. Aft 2 Aug 1941, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 79 years)   3. Emma Elizabeth Rice,   b. 9 Apr 1866, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 28 Oct 1907, Texas  (Age 41 years)   4. Marion Joseph Rice,   b. 27 Sep 1868, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 15 Sep 1940  (Age 71 years)   5. Riley Matthias Rice,   b. 22 Nov 1872, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 14 Apr 1963, Vidor, Orange County, Texas  (Age 90 years)   6. Walter Cook Rice,   b. 22 Oct 1877, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 1 Dec 1938  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Jan 1832 - Mississippi Married - 7 Jan 1856 - Sabine County, Texas Died - 16 Feb 1918 - Sabine County, Texas Buried - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!). [S65] McCary, Kay P. "Spring Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S295] Beres, Elizabeth (beres@swbell.net) RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Beth Beres (formerly posted at rootsweb, no longer available), DOB 15 Jan 1832 (Reliability: 3).