Edmund Rice (1638) Association Newsletter ___________________________________________________________________________ 50 Ivy Meadow Spur Blairsville, GA 30512 Vol. 90, No.1 Winter 2016 The Edmund Rice Association publishes the newsletter four times a year: 1) Winter 2) Spring 3) Summer 4) Fall. The summer newsletter is devoted to the annual September Reunion and includes a description of the program and registration information. The other three newsletters include information of more general interest to our members. We invite all cousins to submit their genealogical information, newsletter corrections, items of interest, family articles and pictures, obituaries and queries. Send them to the newsletter editor: Susan Berger at [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ President's Column ERA Past Presidents Greetings, cousins! 1912-1913 Eustace Bond Rice 1913-1920 Nellie Rice Fiske Or should I say, "Top of the morning to you"? I'm writing this column on Saint 1921-1922 H. Eugene Rice Patrick's Day, the last holiday of winter, and I guess that's relevant because I've 1923-1924 noticed in a lot of the US census entries I've looked up recently that either the spouse 1925-1928 Harry C. Rice of an Edmund Rice descendant or a parent of the spouse lists Ireland as the 1929-1931 birthplace. Then again, I've noticed that in 1930 there was a tendency to write "Irish 1932-1934 Russell J. Rice Free State" anachronistically as the birthplace of persons who were born (and indeed 1935-1936 Daniel H. Rice 1937-1939 Elsie Hawes Smith emigrated) long before there was such a place. I suppose that's really just an 1940-1941 Sturgis C. Rice abbreviated from of "the part of Ireland that now is the Irish Free State" and, as such, 1942-1945 could be useful to genealogists trying to trace ancestors back to specific locations in 1946-1947 Everett E. Rice Ireland. Still, it contrasts strangely with the common problem of late-19th-century 1948-1949 Ralph E. Rice entries where a birthplace is said to be "Virginia" when the place is actually what 1950-1951 Ralston F. Rice became West Virginia during the Civil War. 1952-1953 John A. Bigelow 1954 Sturgis C. Rice In any case, that brings me to the topic I wanted to address here, namely, the good 1955 Charles W. Rice news (and the bad news) about the US census. The good news is that all of the 1956-1957 Edgar W. Rice publicly released every-name censuses are now available as digitized images on 1958-1959 Stanley I. Rice 1959-1960 Donald H. Whittemore familysearch.org, and not just available, but also more-or-less completely indexed. 1960-1963 Frederick R. Rice (I hope everyone knows what I mean by an every-name census, but I'll explain just 1964-1965 William H. Hoefler in case -- from 1790 to 1840 only the head of each household was listed in the 1966-1967 Ray Lawther Ellis census, along with head counts by age group, but from 1850 onward everyone was 1968 Edgar W. Rice listed separately by name with an individual age and birthplace.) For long while, 1969 Erwin R. McLaughlin familysearch.org offered only the 1850, 1870, and 1900 censuses in full (and then 1970-1973 Col. Allen F. Rice more recently 1940), but now the others are freely available as well, even the 1974 Margaret E. Allen surviving fragment of the 1890 census. 1975 Charles W. Rice 1976 Seaver M. Rice That's the good news. The bad news is that the display mechanism appears to be 1977-1978 Henry E. Rice, Jr. complex and fragile, such that the digitized census images sometimes download into 1979-1980 C. Whiting Rice 1981-1982 William H. Drury some kind of limbo, where they register as incomplete and not ready to display and 1983 Patricia P. MacFarland remain so "forever". This fragility is variable over time and from one computer to 1984-1985 Janice R. Parmenter another. I'm hoping the problem will be fixed the next time the web server software 1986-1987 Margaret S. Rice is updated, but, as of now, one of the computers I often use can only display 1870 1988-1989 Alex W. Snow and 1940. (Note that I haven't had any trouble with images other than the census, 1990-1993 John S. Bates and that's just as puzzling as the problem itself.) 1994 Alex W. Snow 1995-1997 Frederick H. Rice Hope to see you at the reunion this fall! 1998-2006 Dr. Robert V. Rice John Chandler Page 1 Edmund Rice (1638) Association Inside This Issue Newsletter Officers/Directors p. 3 Send your articles, newsletter corrections, member news, In Memory p. 4 your children or grandchildren’s births, obituaries, family items of interest and any queries etc. to the newsletter editor: Lost Members p. 4 Susan R. Berger email: [email protected] New Members p. 4 In Celebration p. 4 Membership ERA Database p. 5 The Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc. is governed by a Board of Directors, of at least five members, elected at the When did Edmund Rice annual reunion and meeting, usually held on a weekend in Arrive in America p. 6 September. Descendants of Edmund Rice were holding reunions as early as Marriage of Mary Rice to 1851, but it was not until 1912 that the Association was formed Thomas Axtell p. 8 and officers elected. Incorporation under Massachusetts law took place in 1934. Books for Sale p.11 Membership is open to anyone who claims to be a lineal descendant of Edmund Rice. Rigorous proof is not required Membership Form p.12 and many members have been able to ascertain their pedigree only after access to the books and files of other members. Spouses are also eligible for membership. Annual dues, payable September 1, are: Initial dues………………………$ 15.00 Renewals: Under 80 years of age…………$ 15.00 EDITOR’S COLUMN Age 80 and above……………..$ 5.00 Life membership…………………$200.00 I must apologize for getting this edition (single payment) out so late but unforeseen circumstances (our house flooding and loss of internet service for a Checks Payable to: EDMUND RICE (1638) ASSN., INC. time) prevented me from getting it created and Membership Mailing Address: processed on time. Susan R. Berger 50 Ivy Meadow Spur All is well now and I’m getting back on Blairsville, GA 30512 schedule. I will be mailing out the spring newsletter issue very soon after you receive this Members hip Email Address: one. [email protected] I’m so very sorry!! Address Corrections: Susan Berger The Post Office now forwards mail for 12 months if a member has submitted a forwarding address to the post office. The post office also returns the forwarding address to the association for a .75 fee. If a member has no forwarding address or 12 months Website forwarding has expired the post office returns the mail. Return postage and re-mailing postage costs the Association nearly Edmund -2013 RiceOfficers (1638) Association $1.75 per copy. [email protected] 2014 - 2015 Officers Your help with this is greatly appreciated. www.edmund-rice.org Page 2 2015 – 2016 Officers 2015 – 2016 Directors President, John F. Chandler Newsletter Editor, Susan R. Berger 183 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA 01451 50 Ivy Meadow Spur Blairsville, GA 30512 [email protected] [email protected] Vice President, George L. Rice Dale C. Gunn, [email protected] 940 Old Post Rd., Cotuit, MA 02635 (508) 428-3243 Beth McAleer, [email protected] [email protected] Brian C Rice, [email protected] Treasurer & Book Custodian, Michael A. Rice 201 Old Post Road, Wakefield, RI 02879 William S. Rice, [email protected] [email protected] Timothy L. Sanford, Recording Secretary, Kathleen H. Bond timothy.l.sanford@sympatico,ca 31 Billings Rd No. Stonington, CT 06359 Wendolin E. Wesen, [email protected] [email protected] Historian, George W. King 4216 Exbury Ln Ruth M. Brown, Williamsburg, VA 23188 DIRECTOR EMERITA [email protected] Membership, Susan R. Berger 50 Ivy Meadow Spur Blairsville, GA 30512 (706) 781-3656 [email protected] DNA Project, Dr. Robert V Rice 12A Woodview Drive, Falmouth, MA 02540 (508) 548-4960 [email protected] EDMUND RICE (1638) ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER Published Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall by the Edmund Rice (1638) Association 50 Ivy Meadow Spur Blairsville, GA 30512 ___________________________________________________________________ The Edmund Rice (1638) Association 183 Prospect Hill Rd Harvard, MA 01451 was established in 1851 and incorporated in 1934 to encourage antiquarian, genealogical, and historical research concerning the ancestors and descendants of Edmund Rice who settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts in 1638, and to promote fellowship among its members and friends. The Association is an educational, non-profit organization recognized under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Page 3 Memorial Gifts Consider donating to the Edmund Rice Association in memory of a loved one IN MEMORY Please join me in saying a final goodbye to: Stanley Everett Rice son of Christine Stevens and Henry Ellsworth Rice Jr., brother of ERA member JoAnne Rice of Calgary Canada. Stanley died on in Florida November 3, 1993. LOST MEMBERS Several of the newsletters have been returned as undeliverable for the following members Dudley Titus, Carol B. Pobst and Phoebe Ann Glaze. If you know them please ask them to contact me with their new address and phone number. NEW MEMBERS Jacquelyn Ruiz Susan Woodfor d Marcia Sanford Christopher S Proctor Julie A Proctor Suzanne Swanson John Van Hoose Donald S. & Carol J. Nelson NEW LIFE MEMBER Mildred T. Rice MEMBERS MAKING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS Ellen M. Blanchard Dorothy J.