Benj Lawson Rice

Benjamin Lawson Rice was born on January 30, 1887 in Coffey, Kansas, USA to parents Charles Nelson Rice (1844-1920) and Mary Emma Lane (1861-1940). He grew up with siblings Charles Ray Rice (1884-1965), Mamie Alice Rice (1885-1959), Lena Calpernia Rice (1893-1966), Carrie Agnes Rice (1895-1976), and Thomas Loraine Rice (1896-1968). He lived in Ottumwa, Coffey, Kansas, USA and then moved to Banner, Pawnee, Oklahoma. On May 16, 1912 he married Glenn Jones (1889-1975) in Glencoe, Payne, Oklahoma, USA. The couple had five children together: Laura Evelyn Rice (1913-2005), Percy Glenn Rice (1915-1922), Carrie Helen Rice (1918-1982), Clyde Rex Rice (1920-1969), and Billie Lee Rice (1922-2000).