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Henry Sebastian Rice

Birth	:	15 Jul 1842 Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Death	:	15 Jan 1933 Renwick, Humboldt County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Renwick Cemetery, Renwick, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8250008, -94.0199966
Description	:	July 15, 1842 - January 15, 1933 Henry S. Rice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rice, was born in Bavaria, Germany, July 15, 1842. At the age of five years he came to America with his parents who made their home in Rochester, N.Y. where Comrade Rice grew to manhood. The destinies of his adopted country were his, for when the call came to help save his country he responded July 15, 1862, (his twentieth birthday) and became a member of Company G—100th New York Volunteers under Capt. Thomas B. Yale and served with distinction to... Read More	July 15, 1842 - January 15, 1933 Henry S. Rice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rice, was born in Bavaria, Germany, July 15, 1842. At the age of five years he came to America with his parents who made their home in Rochester, N.Y. where Comrade Rice grew to manhood. The destinies of his adopted country were his, for when the call came to help save his country he responded July 15, 1862, (his twentieth birthday) and became a member of Company G—100th New York Volunteers under Capt. Thomas B. Yale and served with distinction to the end of the Civil War. The following is his war record: Antietam, Md., Fredericksburg, Va., Chancellorsvllle, Va., and Gettysburg, Penn., where he was wounded in the head which kept him out of service for one day, Briscoe Station, Va., wounded in hip by "Minnie Hall" and taken to Grace church hospital at Alexandria, Va., and Davids Island, N. Y., for three months, returned to the regiment for active service in January 1864 near Culpepper, Va., where he was hit in the chin by "Minnie Ball" in the Battle of the Wilderness on May 6th, and was sent to Patterson hospital at Baltimore, Md., for one month. He again returned to the regiment for active service in the Battle of Cold Harbor, Va June 2 to 15th, 1864, was in operations against Richmond June 15 to 30th Deep Bottom, Va., August 13th to 20th, 1864; Beams Station August 25; Boydton Plank Road, to Hatcher's Run, Va.. Oct. 27 to 28, 1864; and the final Appomattox Campaign March 26th to April 9th, 1865. He was discharged out the service of the United State Army at Ballies Gress Roads, Va., on the 28th day of May, 1865, at "First Sergeant" of his company for distinguished service. He was mustered out of time into eternity to be with the Army of the Immortals Sunday evening, January 15, 1933 aged ninety-one years, and six months. After his discharge at Bailies crossroads, he went through the "Grand Parade" at Washington and came home with the regiment and mustered out In June 1865. Shortly after this he engaged in the nursery business at Rochester, New York. In the spring of 1867, hearing the call of "Westward Ho" he removed to Illinois and catching the vision of the "beyond" he pushed on into Iowa the same fall, 1867, to Clinton, Iowa, and settled in Grundy County in 1870. He and his family removed to Humboldt county in 1884, settling in Renwick in 1887, where he became an integral part of the community life as a business man and citizen. He engaged first in buying and shipping grain and live stock and then in the lumber business. He served as the Postmaster for 18 years. During this time he filled very acceptably various offices in the town council, among which were the office of mayor and on the school board. He has lived retired at his late home in Renwick for the past eighteen years. On June 1, 1870, he was united in marriage to Miss Cecelia Rowland (sic; Howland, is birth name) at Sterling, Ill. This union was blessed with nine children: Lillian, who died at the age of ten years; Mrs. J. E. Olden and Frank R. Rice of Toppenish, Washington; W. H. Rice, Cheyenne, Wyoming, this son was home for a visit at Christmas time; Mrs. Emily Carter, Ames, Iowa; Mrs. Nell Wallace, and G. S. Rice of Renwick; Mrs. L. L. Nicholson of Gilmore City; and Mrs. A. N. Overbaugh of Hull, Ia. He leaves to mourn besides the above, his grief stricken and devoted wife, nineteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Fraternally he was a member of the C. H. Packard Post G.A.R. and the I.O.O.F. of Renwick. Humboldt Independent - Iowa January 24, 1933 Henry S Rice, "United States Census, 1900" Name: Henry S Rice Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Vernon Township Luverne & Renwick towns, Humboldt, Iowa, United States District: 132 Gender: Male Age: 58 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Number of Living Children: Years Married: 30 Birth Date: Jul 1842 Birthplace: Germany Marriage Year (Estimated): 1870 Immigration Year: 1849 Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Mother of how many children: Sheet Number and Letter: 3B Household ID: 62 Line Number: 60 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1240437 Digital Folder Number: 004119861 Image Number: 00597 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Henry S Rice M 58 Germany Wife Celia H Rice F 46 Illinois Daughter Eva L Rice F 24 Iowa Daughter Emily M Rice F 20 Iowa Daughter Nellie E Rice F 17 Iowa Son Frank R Rice M 15 Iowa Daughter Flossie B Rice F 12 Iowa Son George S Rice M 10 Iowa Daughter Helen R Rice F 8 Iowa Father-in-law John C Howland M 79 New York Citing this Record "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9KY-XXR : accessed 02 Apr 2014), Henry S Rice, Vernon Township Luverne & Renwick towns, Humboldt, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 3B, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240437.

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Family Members:

Spouse

Cecelia Hannah Howland Rice

(1854 - 1936)

Children

Emily Maybelle Rice Carter

(1880 - 1959)

George Stohl Rice

(1890 - 1971)

Helen Rowena Rice Nicholson

(1892 - 1968)

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