It's a Photo of Sarah!

Last night my brother Dan and I realized that we have in our possession a photo of our great, great, great grandmother Sarah Jane Howes Rice!!!! We never realized she was in the photo! It was a great find!!!

More Memories of Grandma Parry

My Grandma Parry made me a Holly-hobby "doll" one year. It wasn't a doll that I could play with, but one that could sit on the shelf and be admired. She was very artistic and creative. I think that she always made things for us for Christmas. I don't ever remember receiving anything store-bought from her. I really appreciate and admire this about her.

In a previous post, I mentioned her helping me make four dolls for my daughters. This was in her old age when she was living with my parents and in a lot of pain. I thought it might be a good distraction for her, as well as wanted to spend time with her. It was amazing to watch her work her magic on those dolls. I don't think I could have had such success on my own.

Grandma Parry

Some of my fondest memories of Grandma Parry (Margaret Evelyn Rice Parry) are her getting upset at our throwing pillows in her living room, her begin concerned about our putting our feet on the "davenport," her locking the doors to her house and not letting us in when we had a water fight in her yard, her talent for sewing and quilting, her quilting a blanket for my children when they were born, her helping make dolls for each of my four girls, her oil painting, her cooking and her overall giving self. She was a wonderful woman with many talents. Though sometimes she seemed tough on the outside, she had a heart of gold.

Margaret Evelyn Rice Lawyer Parry

My grandmother was Margaret Evelyn Rice Lawyer Parry. She was born 12 Jan 1919, in Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, to Bert Rice and Irma Barnes. Margaret married Bruce Adams Lawyer on 13 Jun 1938, in Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington. They had three boys and later divorced. Margaret remarried to Frank Delbert Parry in 1962. She died 25 May 2002 and is buried by Frank in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Here is a photo I took of their headstone.

Bert Rice

My great grandfather was BERT RICE. He was the oldest child of Charles Newton Rice and Mintie Lou May. Bert was born 13 Mar 1899, in Magoffin, Kentucky. In 1903 he moved to Wenatchee, Washington. He died 14 Nov 1962 in Seattle, King, Washington.

I never knew Bert Rice and I only know a couple of things about him. He married my grandmother, Irma Barnes, on 12 Sep 1917. They had one child together, Margaret Evelyn Rice (my grandmother). Later they divorced. I think their challenges stemmed from his alcoholism.

I would love to know more about Bert. If anybody has any information or stories about him you could share, I would really appreciate it.

Source Reminder

I want to remind all my readers that I have sources for all of the facts listed thus far about my Rice family. It would be too challenging to list all of the sources in a blog. If you'd like to know a source for a particular bit of information, just ask me.

Civil War Battles in Kentucky

Recently I had to do a research paper for a U.S. Southern History class at BYU. Because I have been researching my Rice family in Magoffin, Kentucky, I decided to look at the effect of the Civil War on the economy of Magoffin, Kentucky. I learned that there were about 400 fights or battles in Kentucky during the Civil War, but only a few of them were major battles. Although Kentucky sided with the Union, there were still a number of people in the state who chose to side with the Confederacy.