Matthews / Conner / Covey / Salts [Solt] Family History - Person Sheet
NameJoseph Willse RICE, M
Birth Dateabt 1876
Spouses
Birth Date8 Nov 1877
Birth PlaceTennessee
Death Date11 May 1940 Age: 62
Death PlaceHayesville, Clay Co, North Carolina
Burial Date12 May 1940
Burial PlaceEast Of Hayesville, Moss Memorial Church Cemetery, Clay County, North Carolina
Marr Date20 Oct 1896
Marr PlaceUnicoi County, Tennessee
Notes for Elminor M. (Spouse 1)
Elminor was living in Hayesville, NC as of 31 May 1926.
Briggs was Elminor's maiden name. Her father was Ezekiel L. Briggs, born 25 Feb 1850 in Yancey Co, NC. He died 13 Jan 1884. His parents were John Lee Briggs of Yancey Co, and Anna Malissa Garland of Burke Co, NC. Elminor's mother was Malinda Jane Shelton, born 18 Sep 1858 in Shelton Laurel, Madison Co, NC. She died 31 May 1926 in Erwin, Unicoi Co, TN. Her parents were Rev. John S. Shelton and Harriet Melinda Metcalf, both of Shelton Laurel. Elminor's only other sibling was a sister, Celyann Briggs, born 1878. About 1910, she married Thomas A. Shelton. They had seven children.
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