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 Joseph Redmond Rice and Willie Masters Rice
N 31° 21.420 W 095° 23.828
15R E 271980 N 3471649
The state historic marker for Joseph Redmond Rice and Willie Masters Rice at their graves in Rice Cemetery, near their log cabin and inn
Waymark Code: WMXFDR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2018
Views: 3
Joseph Redmond Rice and Willie Masters Rice are buried in Rice Cemetery, across the SH 21 from the former location of their log cabin and stagecoach inn.
Marker Number: 11222
Marker Text:
JOSEPH REDMOND RICE
(May 24, 1805 - Aug. 11, 1866)
and
WILLIE MASTERS RICE
(Aug. 17, 1809 - Sept. 6, 1881)
Tennessean Joseph R. Rice married Willie, daughter of Jacob Masters, about 1825. By 1828 they lived in a log cabin near this spot. Their children were Sarah (b. 1826), Jacob (b. 1828), twins deceased in infancy, Amanda Elizabeth (1832-1910), John (1838-62), Francis (1841-61), Joseph R., Jr. (1843-1927), George R. (1847-79), Henry (1853-1929), and Willie Louise (1856-1915). Many members of the family rest in this plot.
Recorded - 1976
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