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Question: Can anyone help me with my family research, surname Rice!?
I have hit a road block in my genealogy search!. My great great grandfather's name was Benjamin Rice born in 1885 and died in 1933 in Washington County, Arkansas!. His first wife's name was Elizabeth Blackledge and second wife was Cassie (unknown maiden name), children were Forest, Dallas and Catherine Rice!. I have no other information about his parents or his wives' parents!. I've searched familysearch!.org over and over already and can't afford to pay a membership to any web sites that is why I'm asking for help from people!. If anyone has any information please let me know!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I believe Cassie and Elizabeth are the same person!. On the 1910 census she is Elizabeth, 1920 census she is listed as Cassie, but in 1918 when Ben signed his Draft Card, he lists her as Elizabeth!. In 1930 she is listed as Elizabeth K!. I know her ages on the census are creating this confusion but I've seen this many times before!. also look at where they say they are born each time!. Eliz Cassie states always that her parents were born in TX and she in TX, once in OK!.
See 1900 for Ben's parents and his brothers Charles and Henry!. They sure moved around a lot!.
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Benjiman L Rice
Home in 1930: Valley, Washington, Arkansas
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Eliza K
Race: White
Benjiman L Rice 45 MO PA IL married at 22
Eliza K Rice 35 TX TX TX married at 22
Forest L Rice 20 MO MO TX
Dallas W Rice 17 MO MO TX
Eliza K Rice 11 AR MO TX
Clara M Rice 9 AR MO TX
Freddy R Rice 7 OK MO TX
Burvil Rice 5 OK MO TX
Beulah B Rice 2 7/12 OK MO TX

Charles A Rice
Home in 1930: Marrs Hill, Washington, Arkansas
Age: 51
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Race: White
Charles A Rice 51 wd IL PA PA
Dexter D 17 MO IL MO
Myrtle M 15 NE IL MO
Francis M 14 NE IL MO
Harry C 9 NE IL MO
William T 2 2!.12 OK OK AR grandson (b!. Stroud, Lincoln, OK, d!. 1984 Payette, ID)
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Benjamin Rice
Home in 1920: Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas
Age: 34 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Cassie
Father's Birth Place: Oklahoma
Mother's Birth Place: Oklahoma
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 737
Benjamin Rice 34 OK OK OK
Cassie Rice 25 TX TX TX
Forest Rice 11 OK OK TX
Dallas Rice 8 OK OK TX
Catherine Rice 1 AR OK TX

Henry G Rice
Home in 1920: Boston, Washington, Arkansas
Age: 53 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Julia
Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 130
Henry G Rice 53 IL
Julia Rice 48 NC
Everett Rice 16 OK
Clara Rice 14 OK
Lewis Rice 12 dau OK

Charles A Rice
[Charles O Rice]
Home in 1920: Sidney Rural, Cheyenne, Nebraska
Age: 40 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Josie A
Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 1140
Charles A Rice 40
Josie A Rice 38 (Josephine Ann Smith)
Willis Rice 13
Lola L Rice 10
Dexter Rice 8
Myrtle Rice 5 4/12
Frances Rice 3 10/12
Elizabeth Rice 15
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Forest L Rice
Age in 1910: 11/12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1909
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Benjamine L
Father's Birth Place: Illinois
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Mother's Birth Place: Oklahoma
Home in 1910: Anderson, McDonald, Missouri
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Benjamine L Rice 25 IL PA IL
Elizabeth Rice 21 OK TX TX
Forest L Rice 11/12 MO IL OK

Charles A Rice
Age in 1910: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
Spouse's Name: Josie A
Home in 1910: Anderson, McDonald, Missouri
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Charles A Rice 29 (Ben's brother)
Josie A Rice 27
Lissie E Rice 5
Dannie Rice 3

Henry Rice
Age in 1910: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Missouri
Mother's Birth Place: Missouri
Spouse's Name: Julia
Home in 1910: Iron, Iron, Missouri
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Henry Rice 44
Julia Rice 41
Clayboin Rice 15
Paul Rice 4

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Benjamin Rise
[Benjamin Rice]
Home in 1900: Erie, McDonald, Missouri
Age: 14
Birth Date: Jan 1886
Birthplace: Missouri
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: Henry
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Name: Millie L J
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Single
Residence : Indian Springs Town, McDonald, Missouri
Henry Rise 59 (Rice) PA PA PA
Millie L J Rise 36 IL OH VA
Benjamin Rise 14 MO PA PA
Huber Rise 12 MO PA PA

Charles A Rice
[Charles A Rice]
Home in 1900: Fox, Lincoln, Oklahoma
Age: 20
Birth Date: Jun 1879
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to head-of-house: Brother
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Single
Residence : Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory
Henry Rice 33 IL PA PA head
Julia Rice 27 NC NC NC wife
Charles A Rice 20 IL PA PA brother
*Lofssa Rice 7 WI IL WI daughter
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Henry Rice
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Age in 1870: 28
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Mendon, Adams, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Mendon
Henry Rice 28
Mary Rice 26
William Rice 5
Harry G Rice 3
Eddie Rice 2

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WWI Draft Card
Benjaman Levi Rice
City: Not Stated
County: Washington
State: Arkansas
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1885
Race: White
Roll: 1530649
Wife is Eliza Rice
Medium, slender, blue eyes, brown hair
Signed 1918

Death
Ben Rice
Death Day: 5
Death Month: Jan
Death Year: 1933
County: Washington
Roll Number: 19241933
(You can order his death certificate which might list his parents names)

Charles Adam RICE Pedigree
Male
Birth: 26 JUN 1879 Quincy, Adams, Illinois
Death: 20 OCT 1958 Bakersfield, CA
Parents:
Father: Henry Eshelman Rice b!. 1841 Lancaster, PA
Mother: Mary Temperance McLaughlin b!. 1844Www@QuestionHome@Com

I found this in the 1910 census:
Name: Elizabeth Rice
Age in 1910: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: Texas
Mother's Birth Place: Texas
Spouse's Name: Benjamine L
Home in 1910: Anderson, McDonald, Missouri
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Benjamine L Rice 25
Elizabeth Rice 21
Forest L Rice 11/12


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