Chandler, Rosa May

1877 - 1952  (75 years)

• Name	Chandler, Rosa May
  Birth	20 May 1877	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1880 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 16 1880 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, (District 150), Clay County, Illinois, image 17, page 16
  Reference Number	CHAN.R006
  _FGRAVE	154244110
  Death	14 Dec 1952	Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa   [2]
  	Rosa was the daughter of James Bailey Chandler and Amanda Jane Cissna Prosser Chandler Rogers. She married Alonzo Rice on 18 Oct 1892 in Clay City, IL. They were the parents of 11 children: Raymond, Everett, Hester, Sylvanus, Hattie M, Ehrman, Herbert, Amanda, Luther Wayne, James, and a son who died in infancy (1903-1903 IL, Hatties twin). STORM LAKE PILOT-TRIBUNE - Dec 18, 1952 - Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon from the First Methodist church for Mrs May Rice, mother of seven sons and one daughter, who passed away early Sunday morning at the home of Mrs W.E. Smith. Interment was in the Storm Lake cemetery. Six grandsons served as bearers. Rose May Chandler, daughter of James B and Amanda Chandler, was born May 20, 1877 in Clay county, IL and died in her sleep Dec 14, 1952, aged 75 years, 6 months, and 24 days. She was united in marriage to Alonzo Grant Rice on Oct 18, 1892. To this union 11 children were born, three daughters and eight sons, all born in Illinois. The family moved to Iowa in 1925 and lived on a farm near Storm Lake. Her husband, one infant son and two daughters preceded her in death. Mr Rice having passed away June 25, 1930. She leaves to mourn her passing, the daughter, Hester, Mrs W.E. Smith of Storm Lake; the seven sons (the rest of this paragraph in unreadable).
  Burial	Storm Lake Cemetery, Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa   [2]
  Person ID	I59855	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Prosser, John,   b. 1830   d. 1875 (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Chandler, Amanda J.,   b. 1836, Indiana d. 1917 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F20996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rice, Alonzo Grant,   b. 30 Jan 1869, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Jun 1930, Buena Vista County, Iowa (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Children	1. Rice, Raymond,   b. 23 Nov 1893, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 16 Sep 1956, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa (Age 62 years)   2. Rice, Everett Ernest,   b. 29 Dec 1895, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Aug 1981, Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa (Age 85 years)   3. Rice, Hester Jane,   b. 27 Nov 1898, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Dec 1981, Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa (Age 83 years)   4. Rice, Sylvanus,   b. 1901   d. 1970 (Age 69 years) + 5. Rice, Hattie Marie,   b. 19 Aug 1904, Illinois d. 14 Apr 1949 (Age 44 years)   6. Rice, Ehrman,   b. 5 Nov 1907, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Nov 1984, Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa (Age 77 years)   7. Rice, Herbert,   b. 29 Mar 1911, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 27 Jan 1961, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado (Age 49 years)   8. Rice, Luther Wayne,   b. 14 Sep 1915, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois d. 14 Jan 2005, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota (Age 89 years)   9. Rice, James Eli,   b. 5 Jun 1918, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 12 Jul 1980, Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F21325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 May 1877 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Storm Lake Cemetery, Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16897] https://www.ancestry.com/i, 1880 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, Page 16, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00062?usePUB=true&_phsrc=iRD1&pId=20617963) (Reliability: 3). [S17135] https://findagrave.com, Headstone, Rice, Alonzo G. and Rosa M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153716257/alonzo_grant-rice) (Reliability: 2). [S17134] https://findagrave.com, Headstone, Prosser, Amanda J. and John, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18660954/john-prosser) (Reliability: 2).