Lemuel Rice & Mary "Polly" Masters



1. LEMUEL RICE  was born abt.. 1800, and died abt..1849 in McLennan Co., TX.

He married MARY "Polly" MASTERS abt. 1821, daughter of JACOB MASTERS, SR. and  ELIZABETH SHAW. She was born 1804 in North Carolina, and died aft. 1860 in Houston Co., TX.

Children of LEMUEL RICE and MARY "POLLY" MASTERS are:

2 i. Lucetta RICE was born 16 JUN 1822 in Claiborne Parish, LA, and died 05 SEP 1870; buried  in Douglas Cemetery, Crockett, Houston Co., TX. She married Richard DOUGLAS abt. 1840. He was born 01 JAN 1820, and died 01 JAN 1897; buried in the Douglas Cemetery, Houston Co., TX.


3 ii. Lucinda "Louisa RICE was born abt. 1823 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA.  She married Lee GOSSETT abt. 1845 in Houston Co., TX. He was born abt. 1821 in Tennessee.


4 iii. Wesley RICE was born abt. 1826 in Claiborne Co., LA.


5 iv. Joseph Redmon RICE was born abt. 1829 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA. He married Amanda GROUNDS abt. 1848.


6 v. Elizabeth Ann RICE was born abt. 1831 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.


7 vi. Frances "Fannie" RICE was born 06 JUL 1832 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA, and died 06 JAN 1917. She married Jesse Berthel EDWARDS, Sr. 21 FEB 1850 in Houston Co., TX. He was born 31 DEC 1823, and died 30 MAR 1899.


8 vii. Wm. J. "Bill" RICE was born abt. 1834 in TX. He married Josephine STOWE. She was born 1830, and died 1901 in Buried New Energy Cemetery, Houston Co., TX.


9 viii. Eliza Jane RICE was born abt. 1835 in Shelby Co., TX. She married James E. Clifton MOFFITT.


10 ix. Asa RICE was born abt. 1836, TX.


11 x. Hester A. RICE was born abt. 1841 in Houston Co., TX, USA. She married Alfred "Alf" STONE.


12 xi. Orry William RICE was born abt. 1842.

 

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