Thanks. I have not done much on that line of the family. I was given a short ancestry from White Co. on those Rice's. I haven't yet dove into it. I've been concentrating my efforts on my Wilson line. Thanks. Janean ----- Original Message ----- From: <BeeandBop31@aol.com> To: <ILWHITE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 7:12 PM Subject: Re: [ILWHITE] Roll Call: RICE, STERLING, GOSSETT (SEE LIST) > Janean, > Yes, I know those Rices, but they are not of my group; if so, it was probably > way back there in England or Wales. They always seemed to turn up in some of > the same places as my Rices, and I have chuckled at times thinking they might > have thought they were related to each other. My Rices came from England (of > Welsh descent) in 1638, and settled in Massachusetts. The first I know of > your Rices was is Virginia. I think one or two of that group (Jonathan, for > one) lived in Maury Co., TN, and some might have lived in Davidson Co. Then > your group went to western Kentucky before going to Illinois. Some of yours > lived very, very close to mine in White Co. I believe some mingled in Saline > or Gallatin - don't remember which. If you write Christine Rice, 400 Emerald > Lane, Carbondale, IL. I do not know for sure she still lives there as I > haven't corresponded with her for a number of years. You might check out the > address in the net white pages. I also do not know how old she is. She may > no longer do anything in genealogy. > > Let me know if she is not available to help you, and I will see what I can > find to help you. Everything I have came from her, and I know she has much > more than I have. > Shirley Malone Fritsche > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >