From Theresa Minor: Descendants of John Rice, born 1755, Germany, and died 1835 in Shelby Co, IN. http://www.rootsweb.com/~inshelby/family_records/fam_rice.htm John purchased land in both T13-R7 and T13-R8, or the most central sections of the northeast quarter of Shelby County. http://www.rootsweb.com/~inshelby/courthouse/deeds_mortgages/plat_t13r7.html You will find many Shelby County surnames in this report of descendants.