Rice, Elsie Marie

1904 - 1949  (44 years)

• Name	Rice, Elsie Marie
  Birth	22 Oct 1904	Zenith, Wayne County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	RICE.E001
  _FGRAVE	130098728
  Death	27 Jun 1949	Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
  	From the Sign Post, Detroit Association of the Deaf- Also known as DAD- 1949 Mrs. Elsie M. Cowden, 44, of Lansing, died June 27, in St. Lawrence Hospital in that city. Mrs. Cowden was married in 1923 to Reno Arrowsmith, one of the founders of the DAD. Mr. Arrowsmith was fatally injured in Grand Rapids, in August 1933. On December 7, 1935, Elsie was married to Mr. Cowden and has resided in Lansing ever since. Survivng, in addition to her husband, are two sons, Winston and Charles Arrowsmith. Remains were brought to Detroit for burial in Woodlawn cemetery.
  Burial	Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
  Person ID	I31354	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	4 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Rice, Matthew Everett,   b. 30 Nov 1870, Illinois d. 7 Mar 1948, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Mother	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.
  Family ID	F13134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cowden, Alva Hiram,   b. 26 Sep 1893, Indiana d. 6 Jun 1980, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F13139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Arrowsmith, Reno Cleo,   b. 29 Sep 1897, Odin, Marion County, Illinois d. 24 Aug 1933, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	1923
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 18 years and 2 months - He : ~ 25 years and 3 months.
  Children	1. Arrowsmith, Winston Dane,   b. 23 Jun 1925, Illinois d. 21 Sep 2013, White Lake, Oakland County, Michigan (Age 88 years)   2. Arrowsmith, Charles Reno,   b. 29 Dec 1926, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 16 Jun 2009, Sun Valley, Washoe County, Nevada (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F13138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Oct 1904 - Zenith, Wayne County, Illinois Death - 27 Jun 1949 - Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan Burial - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Elsie Marie Rice Cowden Obituary Mrs. Elsie Marie Cowden, 44, of 808 Grace st., died early Monday morning at a local hospital. Mrs. Cowden had been a resident of Lansing for the past 14 years coming here from Detroit. She was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal church. Surviving are two sons, Winston Arrowsmith and Charles Arrowsmith, both of Detroit; two brothers, Capt. Peter Rice of Bergen, Germany, and Jesse Rice of California, and two sisters, Delilah Bailey of Allerton, Ill., and June Rice, Mt. Carmel, Ill. Funeral arrangements are being made at the Estes-Leadley funeral home and will be announced later. Source: Newspaper- Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan), 27 Jun 1949, Mon, Page 13