The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
Jesse Rice
~1818 - November 27, 1861
Born in GA around 1818.
First appears on the county tax roll in 1848.
1850 he lived in Austin County with John O. Whitfield.
1860 he lived alone in Austin County, occupation listed as farmer.
Mustered in with Company B in Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Died from illness and buried at Nashville, TN on November 24, 1861.
Probate petitions filed in the County Court of Austin, TX in 1862 & 1865 by Walton Rice.
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Jessie B. Rice |
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Old Nashville Cemetery. Moved to Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN in 1869. |
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| 1850 Census - TX, Austin County, Page 139, Dwelling 420, Family 420, (53/55) | |||||||||
| Name | Age. | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| John O. Whitfield | 42 | M | Farmer | 25,000 | NC | ||||
| Mary H. Whitfield | 36 | F | NC | ||||||
| Sarah Whitfield | 13 | F | MS | ||||||
| Narcissa Whitfield | 11 | F | MS | ||||||
| Mary Whitfield | 9 | F | MS | ||||||
| John Whitfield | 7 | M | MS | ||||||
| Harriet Whitfield | 5 | F | TX | ||||||
| Robert Whitfeld | 3 | M | TX | ||||||
| Julliet Whitfield | 1 | F | TX | ||||||
| William R. King | 22 | M | School Teacher | SC | |||||
| Jesse Rice | 32 | M | GA | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Austin County, Buck Horn Precinct, Page 163b, Dwelling 234, Family 234, (2/8) | ||||||||||
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| Jesse Rice | 42 | M | Farmer | $5,500 | GA | |||||
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1900 Confederate Veteran article: "Members
of A Famous Escort Company" |
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. |
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(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname:
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