The Rice Family
of Geauga County, Ohio · from New England · documented from the public record
Cyrus Rice 1806 – 1890
- Father of Harrison H. Rice.
- Of old New England ancestry, English descent.
- Came to Mantua, Ohio about 1821 at age 16.
- Bought and cleared land southwest of Mantua Center, later West Mantua, then Auburn township (100 acres).
- Died May 27, 1890, aged 84.
- Substantial farmer, Republican, Methodist.
- Two sons served in the Civil War (Harrison H. and Sylvester C.).
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record, Ohio
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