Today I would like to share a little bit about my great, great grandfather, Charles Newton Rice. This info is taken from a research paper I did last fall semester 2008. I have documentation for everything I site here.
Charles Newton Rice was born 10 June 1873 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, to James (Berg) Franklin Rice and Sarah Jane Howes. He married Mintie Lou May on 13 May 1898,in Magoffin, Kentucky, died 27 September 1939, in Seattle,King, Washington, and was buried in Wenatchee City Cemetery, Chelan, Washington.
Mintie Lou May was born in October 1876 in Kentucky, daughter of Thomas Greene May and Amanda Conley. Mintie died on 17 September 1927 in Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, and was buried in the Wenatchee City Cemetery, Chelan, Washington.
Although he was born Charles Newton Rice, later in life his middle initial mistakenly was put on a legal document as "M.," instead of "N." Thereafter, he chose to use the middle initial "M." Charles was born and raised on a farm in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
When Charles was born Magoffin County was only about 13 years old. It was created in 1860 from parts of Floyd, Johnson,and Morgan counties. It is in the Eastern Coal Field region of Kentucky. The Licking River flows through the county and when it rains can cause a lot of flooding in the area. In 1800, the first settlement was established on the hill of the horseshoe bend of the river, as a defense from the Indians.
Stay tuned for more information at a later date.
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