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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Lauderdale County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Hon. C. S. O. Rice, a farmer and resident of the First District of Lauderdale County, is a son of Shadrach and Louise E. (Linerieux) Rice. The father was born in Marion District, S. C., in 1799, the mother in Georgetown District, S. C., February 28, 1812. They were married December 20, 1827; seven sons and five daughters were the result of this union, four sons and one daughter still living. The parents came to West Tennessee, April 6, 1837, settling in Lauderdale County, near Durhamville, where the father engaged in farming; they were both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics the father was a Democrat, and died May 8, 1869. The mother is still living with our subject. C. S. O. Rice is of English descent on the father’s side, and French on the mother’s, she being a descendant of the French Huguenots, her grandparents leaving France to escape religious persecution, and settling in South Carolina. Mr. Rice was born in Lauderdale County, Tenn., February 12, 1841, and was raised on a farm and received a good education, then attended the law school at Lebanon, Tenn., in 1859-60. When the war commenced, Mr. Rice volunteered in the Ninth Tennessee Infantry, (C. A.) serving a year, when he was honorably discharged on account of ill health, but afterward enlisted in the Seventh Tennessee Cavalry, holding the rank of second lieutenant, and served until the close of the war. September 7, 1865, he married Miss Lucy Q. Estes, who was born in Haywood County, July 16, 1845. They have had ten children, seven now living — four sons and three daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Rice and the oldest children belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church South. In politics he is a Democrat. In 1874 he was elected to represent Lauderdale County in the Legislature, and was again nominated by his party to represent them September 4, 1886. Mr. Rice has been a resident of Lauderdale County all his life, and quite successful as a farmer, owning 1,000 acres of land. He is one of the influential citizens of the county.
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This family biography is one of 116 biographies included in the book, The History of Lauderdale County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed. The History of Lauderdale County was included within The History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties, Tennessee
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