Rice - Isaac
Source: HW Beckwith History
of Fountain Co Indiana (1881 - Iddings, Chicago) p 271
Isaac
RICE, merchant and farmer, Newtown, was born in Henry County, Kentucky Feb 13,
1821 and was the son of Jonathan and Rebecca REYNOLDS Rice. His father was a
blacksmith and gunsmith but he was raised a farmer. In 1829 the family moved to
Indiana and took up their residence in Brown Twp, Montgomery Co and in 1841 Mr.
Rice came to Richland, this county where he celebrated his marriage with Miss
Margaret STEVENS on Nov 4 of the same year. From that time he devoted himself
to farming till 1866 when he began merchandising in Newtown in partnership with
his brother, William. He retired in 1875, and the following year was elected
sheriff of Ft. Co and held the office two years. He then went to selling goods
again with his brother. In the spring of 1880 the latter sold his interest to
John W. GEBHART. Mr. Rice owns 180 acres of land a mile and a half NW of
Newtown valued at $9,000. He has always stood and still stands faithfully in
the ranks of the democratic party and enjoys the equal respecdt and confidence
of friends and opponents. He has been in communion in the Baptist church 37
years and his wife 35. They have buried two sons and a daughter, and have one
daughter living, Rebecca Jane, wife of Isaiah JONES. kbz