Horace H. RICE 2 3 4 5
- Born: 20 May 1829, Mantua, Portage County, Ohio, USA 1 6 7 8 9
- Marriage (1): Eliza Jane BOLTON on 19 February 1849 in Burr Oak Ridge, Center Township, Cedar County, Iowa, USA 1
- Died: 10 February 1915, The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA at age 85 5
 Another name for Horace was Horace RICE.1 7 8 9
General Notes
~~~~~~~~~~ from Rommie Walker's history on www.collver.org ~~~~~
Horace H. Rice, age 22, son of William King and Mary (Pettingill) Rice, born May 20, 1829 in Portage County Ohio; wife Elizabeth Jane Bolton age 21, daughter of George Bolton and Margaret Duncan of Virginia. Horace Rice and the Bolton's separated from the rest of the travelers and went on to Oregon in the fall of 1851 arriving in Oregon City Oct 20, 1851. Horace Rice settled DLC claim # 3024 in Lane County, August 12, 1853. DLC affidavits signed by Absalom Bolton, Agustas S. Humphrey and Abraham Cutlip. Children;
1. George W. Rice, male, age 1, born Iowa in 1850, Md. Ella Southern, about 1880 at The Dalles, OR.
Children born after arrival in Oregon are
2. Charles Wesley Rice born Oregon about 1854, Md. Anna Evangeline Barnett of The Dalles.
3. Emma Adaline Rice, born about 1856 in Lane County, Md. Charles Southern on Nov 4, 1878.
4. Amelia Amanda Rice born about 1858 in Lane County, Md. Lemuel Gassaway.
5. Austin C. Rice, born 1865 in Wasco County, Oregon, Md. Ada Waller.
6. Maryetta Margaret Rice, born Fifteen Mile Creek in Wasco County, July 26, 1868, Md. Martin M. Waterman of Wasco County.
7. Nellie Dorcas Rice born Wasco Co., Md. Daniel Mann of Collins Washington.
Horace Rice sold his DLC in the valley and removed to Wasco County where he took a homestead and purchased railroad land until the estate was one thousand acres. He located on Fifteen-Mile Creek in 1863. His home was near what is now Rice Station on Fifteen-Mile Creek in Wasco County named for Horace Rice. Horace Rice was the first farmer to ever plant wheat in the uplands near The Dalles. After his successful crop, others began planting in the uplands. Horace Rice may be noted as the leader in opening up the hills of Fifteen Mile Creek to farming.
Horace Rice, Absalom Bolton, Daniel Bolton, Alfred Collver and John Harry may have separated from the rest of the travelers at Bridger, Wyoming and went on to Oregon in the fall of 1851 arriving in Oregon City Oct 20, 1851. "The trip in the fall was a trail of many hardships and suffering. The parties food was gone and when they arrived at Fort Boise, they traded a portion of their bedding for dried salmon skins prepared by the Indians. They dug roots, ate hazel nuts, and rose balls to keep themselves alive till they reached The Dalles. At Umatilla they helped the Indians butcher a steer which was shared with them and they had enough meat to last several days. At The Dalles, there was a trading post and a tent. Some of this party may have traveled from The Dalles down river to the Cascades (falls) on the steamer Flint. From there, to the Big Sandy, by bateau. Judge Taylor drove them from there to Milwaukee. Mrs. Rice obtained work at one dollar per day cooking in a boarding house. Horace worked for two dollars fifty cents a day at a sawmill. He later made from ten to forty dollars a day handling wood and timber. While in this area, Typhoid fever attacked his family and they moved on to Lane County where they settled there claim August 12, 1853".
Mr. Rice was a staunch Republican and held offices of county commissioner, justice of the peace and various offices both in Wasco county and the valley.
Horace Rice passed away at The Dalles in Feb. 1915. His wife Elizabeth passed on three months later in May 1915.
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Recorded Events in His Life
.jpg "1850 census IA-Cedar-Center (Rice, Cook) (18271 KB) 1850 Horace Rice household Beckwith Cook (and Seely Cook) household Joel B. Cook household (Click on Picture to View Full Size)")
- He appeared on the 1850 US Federal Census on 12 September 1850 in Center Township, Cedar County, Iowa, USA. 8
Horace Rice, 21, Ohio, farmer
Eliza J. Rice, 20, Virginia
Geo. W. Rice, 6/12, Iowa
.jpg "1860 census OR-Lane-Richason (Cook, Rice, Cutlip, Smith) (19089 KB) 1860 Related families: Cook, Rice, Cutlip and Smith (Click on Picture to View Full Size)")
- He appeared on the 1860 US Federal Census on 22 August 1860 in Richason's Precinct, Lane County, Oregon, USA. 9
Related Families: Cook, Rice, Cutlip, and Smith
1860 Census (22 Aug 1860) - Richason's Precinct, Lane County, Oregon, USA
Real Personal
Name Age Sex Occupation Estate Property Birthplace Remarks
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Abraham Cutlet 35 M Farmer 1500 500 Virginia --
Harriett E Cutlet 27 F Housewife -- -- Ohio --
Lenoard Cutlet 10 M -- -- -- Iowa attended school in past year
Rosalio Cutlet 6 F -- -- -- Oregon attended school in past year
David M Cutlet 3 M -- -- -- Oregon --
Almira Cutlet 6/12 F -- -- -- Oregon --
Henry B Smith 35 M Farmer 1800 450 Pennsylvania --
Sophia A Smith 31 F Housewife -- -- Ohio --
Freman B Smith 10 M -- -- -- Iowa attended school in past year
Kansas H Smith 8 F -- -- -- On the Plains attended school in past year
Cornelia H Smith 6 F -- -- -- Oregon attended school in past year
Charles S Smith 3 M -- -- -- Oregon --
Lida Smith 2 F -- -- -- Oregon --
Beckwith Cook 75 M Farmer 600 200 Connecticut --
Poley Cook 69 F Housewife -- -- Maine --
Seley M Cook 47 M Farmer 1500 1200 New York --
Nancy B Cook 45 F Housewife -- -- New York --
Osmer W Cook 13 M -- -- -- Iowa attended school in past year
Eliza M Cook 9 F -- -- -- Iowa attended school in past year
Horace H Cook 8 M -- -- -- On the Plains attended school in past year
Edward S Cook 6 M -- -- -- Oregon attended school in past year
Harriett E Cook 3 F -- -- -- Oregon --
J B Cook 44 M Farmer 640 350 New York --
Mary E Cook 40 F Housewife -- -- Ohio --
Mercey A Cook 13 F -- -- -- Iowa attended school in past year
Seley C Johnson 4 M -- -- -- Oregon attended school in past year
Lorenzo Granby 26 M Farm laborer -- 100 Ohio --
Lucy A Granby 16 F Housewife -- -- Iowa --
Hiram B Granby 1 M -- -- -- Oregon --
Horace Rice 30 M Farming 640 875 Ohio --
Eliza J Rice 30 F Housewife -- -- Virginia --
George W Rice 10 M -- -- -- Iowa attended school in past year
Charles W Rice 6 M -- -- -- Oregon attended school in past year
Emma A Rice 4 F -- -- -- Oregon attended school in past year
Amelia A Rice 2 F -- -- -- Oregon --
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Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Richardson, Lane, Oregon; Roll: M653_1055; Page: 276; Image: 553.
- He worked as a farmer on 24 June 1880 in Fifteen Mile Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. 7
.jpg "1880 census OR-Wasco-Fifteen Mile (Rice) (27008 KB) 1880 Horace Rice household George W. Rice household (Click on Picture to View Full Size)")
- He appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census on 24 June 1880 in Fifteen Mile Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. 7
Horace Rice 51
J. Eliza Rice 50
D. Nellie Rice 18
C. Austin Rice 14
E. Mary Rice 12
and next door, Horace's son:
W. George Rice 30
Luella Rice 16
.jpg "1910 census OR-Wasco-Dalles (Horace Rice; Geo Rice) (12095 KB) 1910 Horace Rice household George W. Rice household (Click on Picture to View Full Size)")
- He appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census on 20 April 1910 in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. 1
Rice Horace Head M W 80 M1 61 Ohio Connecticut Maine Farmer Retired
---- Eliza J. Wife F W 79 M1 61 7 5 Virginia Virginia Virginia
Smith Nancy M. Sister-in-law F W 76 Wd 3 1 Virginia Virginia Virginia
Rice George W. Head M W 60 M1 30 Iowa Ohio Virginia Farmer Retired
---- Ella Wife F W 46 M1 30 1 1 Iowa Iowa Iowa
---- Naomi V Daughter F W 9 S Oregon Iowa Iowa
Lidde Olga Maid F W 10 S Russia Russia Russia
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