Next month my husband and I will be taking a research trip through Nebraska and Missouri. While in Missouri we would like to visit the area his gggrandfather settled in from 1840 until his death about 1865. It is our understanding that he lived in Dry Creek Twp. where it has been part of Pulaski, then Maries, followed by Phelps counties. In the 1850 census for Pulaski county he lived near the Ramsey, Lee, and Light families. Can anyone guide us to this area? We do have the Maries County Touring Map provided by the Historical Society, showing Dry Creek Twp. His name was Lewis Rice, father of Josephine, Madison, Henry, William, and Lydia (who married Moses Simpson and went to Texas). I have not been able to locate Lewis Rice on the 1860 census yet. He has to be there. The only record we have of Lewis Rice's death is a notice of the settlement of his estate in Maries County in March 1866, administrator was R. L. Ramsey, as listed in the Rolla Express. We wonder if he was a victim of the Civil War? In 1858 Josephine Rice married William Aynes, son of John Aynes and Elizabeth Bailey Aynes. We have a fairly good description of John Aynes place since Judy Germann has described it on this List as the old Noblet(t) place. Elizabeth Aynes died about 1865. The Aynes families travelled with several other families to southeast Nebraska in 1866 or 1867 after John Aynes sold to Noblet and had married the widow of John Martin. Madison Rice was in Cooke Co., TX in 1875. William Rice moved to TX also. No clue for Henry yet. Any suggestions for our Missouri search will be greatly appreciated! Norman and Tempe Berggren Sheridan, Oregon ===== Tempe Berggren http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/6370 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/e/r/Tempe-T-Berggren/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

Maries County ? I didn't mean to frighten everyone away by saying we were coming! :) When I asked if anyone could guide us to the area of Dry Creek Twp. where my husband's gggrandfather lived, I did not mean literally, I meant by a written description or an idea of the location based on the census information from 1850. Just a few clues would be helpful. Is the area all in houses now, or commercial development? Are there some historical monuments there, or pioneer cemeteries? Thought I'd better clarify the request in my last post as there has been absolutely no activity on the list since. Tempe Berggren ===== Tempe Berggren http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/6370 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/e/r/Tempe-T-Berggren/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

> Next month my husband and I will be taking a research trip through Nebraska > and > Missouri. While in Missouri we would like to visit the area his gggrandfather > settled in from 1840 until his death about 1865. It is our understanding that > he lived in Dry Creek Twp. where it has been part of Pulaski, then Maries, > followed by Phelps counties. In the 1850 census for Pulaski county he lived > near the Ramsey, Lee, and Light families. Can anyone guide us to this area? > We > do have the Maries County Touring Map provided by the Historical Society, > showing Dry Creek Twp. > > His name was Lewis Rice, father of Josephine, Madison, Henry, William, and > Lydia (who married Moses Simpson and went to Texas). I have not been able to > locate Lewis Rice on the 1860 census yet. He has to be there. The only record > we have of Lewis Rice's death is a notice of the settlement of his estate in > Maries County in March 1866, administrator was R. L. Ramsey, as listed in the > Rolla Express. We wonder if he was a victim of the Civil War? > > In 1858 Josephine Rice married William Aynes, son of John Aynes and Elizabeth > Bailey Aynes. We have a fairly good description of John Aynes place since > Judy > Germann has described it on this List as the old Noblet(t) place. Elizabeth > Aynes died about 1865. The Aynes families travelled with several other > families > to southeast Nebraska in 1866 or 1867 after John Aynes sold to Noblet and had > married the widow of John Martin. Madison Rice was in Cooke Co., TX in 1875. > William Rice moved to TX also. No clue for Henry yet. > > Any suggestions for our Missouri search will be greatly appreciated! > > Norman and Tempe Berggren > Sheridan, Oregon > > > > ===== > Tempe Berggren > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/6370 > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/e/r/Tempe-T-Berggren/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== MOMARIES Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >

> Well, Tempe I will take a preliminary stab at it. Dry Creek Township of > Maries county is still quite a rural area. > > I see Lewis Rice on the 1850 census. In 1850 it is still Pulaski County > District No 72. I do not know the borders of what that area would be in > comparison to Dry Creek Township today. The household enumerated right after > his was George Washington Bell and Roena Prewett Bell. They are both buried > in the Fulkerson Cemetery. > > Enumerated on the other side are the two households of Martin Miller (b about > 1801) married to Nancy, and John Miller (b about 1893) married to Nancy. > Martin and Nancy are not listed in the Maries County Cemetery book. John and > Nancy are both buried at Miller Cemetery. > > [The only Rice¹s I see listed in the Maries Co Cemetery book are Belma Rice > born 1903 and Howard Rice born 1926 buried next to her in the Vienna > Cemetery.] > > The third house enumerated in 1850 after Lewis Rice¹s is John Aynes (b about > 1813) married to Elizabeth. Fourth house past John Aynes is James Aynes. > Enumerated next to John Aynes is Flower Light and then Jacob Love. > > Did you look for the Rice family in Spring Creek township in the 1860 census? > > I see Wm Aynes b about 1826 married to Josephine in the 1860 Maries Co census > Dry Creek Township, living next to James Aynes born about 1815 married to > Martha. They are living near Norris, Miller and Prewett families. Maybe > someone one the list would recognize more specifically where those persons > lived in 1860. > > They do have nice maps at the courthouse. Do you know what dates you are > going to be in Maries County? There is a nice research facility in Jefferson > City at the State Information Center. You¹ll probably be coming through Jeff > City. > Melinda > > > > > ----------------------------------------------- > Next month my husband and I will be taking a research trip through Nebraska > and > Missouri. While in Missouri we would like to visit the area his gggrandfather > settled in from 1840 until his death about 1865. It is our understanding that > he lived in Dry Creek Twp. where it has been part of Pulaski, then Maries, > followed by Phelps counties. In the 1850 census for Pulaski county he lived > near the Ramsey, Lee, and Light families. Can anyone guide us to this area? > We > do have the Maries County Touring Map provided by the Historical Society, > showing Dry Creek Twp. > > His name was Lewis Rice, father of Josephine, Madison, Henry, William, and > Lydia (who married Moses Simpson and went to Texas). I have not been able to > locate Lewis Rice on the 1860 census yet. He has to be there. The only record > we have of Lewis Rice's death is a notice of the settlement of his estate in > Maries County in March 1866, administrator was R. L. Ramsey, as listed in the > Rolla Express. We wonder if he was a victim of the Civil War? > > In 1858 Josephine Rice married William Aynes, son of John Aynes and Elizabeth > Bailey Aynes. We have a fairly good description of John Aynes place since > Judy > Germann has described it on this List as the old Noblet(t) place. Elizabeth > Aynes died about 1865. The Aynes families travelled with several other > families > to southeast Nebraska in 1866 or 1867 after John Aynes sold to Noblet and had > married the widow of John Martin. Madison Rice was in Cooke Co., TX in 1875. > William Rice moved to TX also. No clue for Henry yet. > > Any suggestions for our Missouri search will be greatly appreciated! > > Norman and Tempe Berggren > Sheridan, Oregon > > > > ===== > Tempe Berggren > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/6370 > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/e/r/Tempe-T-Berggren/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== MOMARIES Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >