Rebecca Lewis, born about 1809 in Kentucky, was a daughter of John Lewis. She married Aaron Rice on 28 Oct 1826 in Madison Co., Alabama [vol. 3 p. 477]. Aaron Rice was named as a son-in-law of John Lewis in a deposition given by Ann M Sharp in a lawsuit brought among the heirs of Elizabeth (Lewis) Babb.
This couple later appeared on the 1850 Bowie Co., TX census:
22 Sept. 1850, 8th Judicial District, Bowie Co., TX, page 359:
169-169
Rice, Aaron 59 M Farmer $550 b. TN
Rebecca 41 F b. KY
DeCalb 13 M b. TN
DeKalb Rice, Pvt. Co. A, enlisted 11 Dec 1861 at Camp Moore, Louisiana. He is also called D.K. and Dan in the records. He attained the rank of Capt. and was wounded in Chicamunga. He served with the 1st Texas.
By 1856, Aaron Rice was in Titus County, Texas, when Aaron M. D. Rice owed less than $100 to Benjamin L. Beaver:
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| Standard; Clarksville, TX; 20 Dec 1856 |
A Celia Ann Rice, the daughter of Aaron and Rebecca (Lewis) Rice, married Spencer P. Daniel in Fayette County, Tennessee on 8 January 1846. He was the son of Spencer Daniel and Susannah Despain who married in Green County, Kentucky on 18 August 1818. The Lewis, Daniel, and Despain families had very close ties.
Spencer P. Daniel was in Titus County, Texas by 1858, when he was owed less than $100 from William Hensley:
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| Standard; Clarksville, TX; 20 Nov 1858 |
16 July 1860, PCT 3, Titus Co., TX, P.O. Mt. Pleasant, p. 25:
130-144
S.P. Daniels 34 M Farmer $660 - $1,000 b. AL
C.A. --- 24 F b. TN
C.D.--- 12 M b. TN
A.M.--- 10 M b. TN
S.L. --- 6 M b. TX
K.C. 3 F b. TX
M.E. 6/12 F b. TX
12 July 1870, Mt. Pleasant, Titus Co., TX, p. 26:
170-170
Daniel, Spencer P. 46 M W Farmer $800 - $400 b. AL
---Celia A. 39 F W Keeps house b. TN
---Samuel L. 16 M W At school b. TX
---Mary E. 11 F W At school b. TX
---Aaron S. 8 M W b. TX
---George 6 M W b. TX
171-171
Rice, Rebecca 63 F W Keeps house b. KY
Rebecca (Lewis) Rice's residence next to Celia Ann (Rice) Daniel's suggests that she was Celia's mother. Since Rebecca is living in her own home, does this mean that she and Aaron Rice had removed to Titus Co., and she remained in their home after his death? There is no real estate valuation in the census to indicate land ownership. Residing also in Titus County, Texas is Rutherford Porter Cawthon, widower of Susan Jane Mason and Karen Rebecca Mason. These wives were sisters and the daughters of Matilda (Lewis) Mason. Would the two families have been aware of each other's presence?
This page updated on July 14, 2018.
This page updated on July 14, 2018.
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