Rice, Matthew Everett

1870 - 1948  (77 years)

• Name	Rice, Matthew Everett
  Birth	30 Nov 1870	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	RICE.M005
  _FGRAVE	24056910
  Death	7 Mar 1948	Vermilion County, Illinois   [1]
  	1880 Admission Record- Jacksonville Illinois School for the Deaf Location: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois Name: Matthew Evert Rice, 1869-1948 Birth: Nov. 30, 1969 in Salem, Edwards County, Illinois Attended Jacksonville Illinois School for the Deaf : at age 11, from 1880-1892 Cause deafness: Winter fever, at age 5, hard-of-hearing, talks a little Parents: Clayborn Rice & Delila "Simmons" Rice, reside in West Salem, Edwards, Illinois *Note: He graduated at the top of his class. He actually was a brilliant public speaker.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Rice, Matthew
  Person ID	I31353	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	4 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Rice, Clayborne Peter,   b. 6 Dec 1847, Albion, Edwards County, Illinois d. 1 Apr 1900, Illinois (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Simmons, Delilah,   b. 23 Sep 1853, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois d. 16 Aug 1943, Oakland, Coles County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1869	Richland County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 6 months - She : 15 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F13137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Foster, Delta Alice 'Alta',   b. 13 Dec 1883, Arkansas d. 21 Nov 1931, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1902	Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 31 years and 2 months - She : 18 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F18366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Brown, Catherine 'Cassie',   b. 2 Apr 1883, Illinois d. Aug 1909, Maumelle Township, Craighead County, Arkansas (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 1903
  Age at Marriage	He : 32 years and 10 months - She : 20 years and 5 months.
  Children	+ 1. Rice, Elsie Marie,   b. 22 Oct 1904, Zenith, Wayne County, Illinois d. 27 Jun 1949, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F13134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Stallard, Bertha Marie,   b. 23 Feb 1895, Illinois d. 10 May 1943, Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	4 Apr 1914  [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 43 years and 5 months - She : 19 years and 2 months.
  Children	> 1. Rice, Delilah,   b. 24 Oct 1916, Richland County, Illinois d. 14 Jan 2003, Manorcare Nursing Home, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 86 years)   2. Rice, Jesse Everett,   b. 21 Apr 1924, Oakland, Coles County, Illinois d. 18 May 1990, Elwood, Madison County, Indiana (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F18368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Nov 1870 - Illinois Marriage - 4 Jan 1902 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 7 Mar 1948 - Vermilion County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9554] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Rice, Matthew, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24056910/matthew_everett-rice), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16976] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Rice, Matthew, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24056910/matthew_everett-rice), none. (Reliability: 2).