Clifton Lawrence Rice

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1. Elizabeth R. (Betty) Stone obituary (Sentinel & Enterprise, 2015): "Betty was the daughter of Clifton Rice and Doris Rice of Haverhill, MA and was preceded in death by her brothers Richard Rice and Ranny Rice."

   Father of Elizabeth R. Stone, of Haverhill MA

2. Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, May 1912, Class of 1875 notes (Henry W. Stevens): "Truman Bishop Rice died suddenly at Haverhill, Mass., on March 15 ... was a son of James S. and Fanny (Densmore) Rice, and was born in Chelsea, Vt., December 20, 1847 ... In November, 1895, he engaged in life insurance work, with headquarters in Haverhill, Mass., and so continued until his death ... Mr. Rice was married November 29, 1876, to Gertrude L. Arven of Hanover, who survives him, with two daughters and two sons." Independent contemporary source: same birth/death/marriage dates and parents as the FamilySearch tree; Haverhill residence from Nov 1895 (Clifton b. Haverhill Nov 1896); two sons + two daughters = Herbert N., Clifton L., Florence E., Luella M. Corroboration: Clifton's son is Ransom ARVEN Rice (SSA), and the Haverhill War Record 1917-1919 lists Lieut. Herbert N. Rice from the 1910 Truman B. Rice household address, where Mrs. Clifton L. Rice lived in 1927 (Wheaton register).

   Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, May 1912, Class of 1875 notes (Henry W. Stevens): "Truman Bishop Rice died suddenly at Haverhill, Mass., on March 15 ... was a son of James S. and Fanny (Densmore) Rice, and was born in Chelsea, Vt., December 20, 1847 ... In November, 1895, he engaged in life insurance work, with headquarters in Haverhill, Mass., and so continued until his death ... Mr. Rice was married November 29, 1876, to Gertrude L. Arven of Hanover, who survives him, with two daughters and two sons." Independent contemporary source: same birth/death/marriage dates and parents as the FamilySearch tree; Haverhill residence from Nov 1895 (Clifton b. Haverhill Nov 1896); two sons + two daughters = Herbert N., Clifton L., Florence E., Luella M. Corroboration: Clifton's son is Ransom ARVEN Rice (SSA), and the Haverhill War Record 1917-1919 lists Lieut. Herbert N. Rice from the 1910 Truman B. Rice household address, where Mrs. Clifton L. Rice lived in 1927 (Wheaton register).

3. FamilySearch Family Tree (public Ancestors page), Clifton Lawrence Rice L2DW-ZPN (15 attached sources incl. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", WWI draft card, 1940 census): "When Clifton Lawrence Rice was born on 2 November 1896, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Truman B Rice, was 48 and his mother, Gertrude Luella Arven, was 42. He married Doris Evans Davis on 17 June 1920, in Haverhill ... He died on 18 January 1964 ... buried in Bradford Burial Ground, Haverhill." Children: Richard Lawrence Rice 1925-2007, Ransom Arven Rice 1930-1981, Elizabeth Davis Rice 1932-2015. Matches clifton-rice: Haverhill birth 1896 (MA VR Vol 457 p 414), wife Doris E. Davis, son Ransom Arven Rice b. 1930-09-04 d. 1981 (SSA), daughter Elizabeth (Betty Rice Stone, d. 2015).

   FamilySearch Family Tree (public Ancestors page), Clifton Lawrence Rice L2DW-ZPN (15 attached sources incl. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", WWI draft card, 1940 census): "When Clifton Lawrence Rice was born on 2 November 1896, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Truman B Rice, was 48 and his mother, Gertrude Luella Arven, was 42. He married Doris Evans Davis on 17 June 1920, in Haverhill ... He died on 18 January 1964 ... buried in Bradford Burial Ground, Haverhill." Children: Richard Lawrence Rice 1925-2007, Ransom Arven Rice 1930-1981, Elizabeth Davis Rice 1932-2015. Matches clifton-rice: Haverhill birth 1896 (MA VR Vol 457 p 414), wife Doris E. Davis, son Ransom Arven Rice b. 1930-09-04 d. 1981 (SSA), daughter Elizabeth (Betty Rice Stone, d. 2015).

4. SSA Death Master File via SortedByName: "RICE, CLIFTON was born 2 November 1896, received Social Security number [MA] and, Death Master File says, died January 1964." Matches FamilySearch birth 1896-11-02 and death 1964-01-18.

   SSA Death Master File via SortedByName: "RICE, CLIFTON was born 2 November 1896, received Social Security number [MA] and, Death Master File says, died January 1964." Matches FamilySearch birth 1896-11-02 and death 1964-01-18.

5. Elizabeth R. (Betty) Stone obituary (Sentinel & Enterprise, 2015): "Betty was the daughter of Clifton Rice and Doris Rice of Haverhill, MA and was preceded in death by her brothers Richard Rice and Ranny Rice."

   Father of Elizabeth R. Stone, of Haverhill MA

6. Elizabeth R. (Betty) Stone obituary (Sentinel & Enterprise, 2015): "Betty was the daughter of Clifton Rice and Doris Rice of Haverhill, MA and was preceded in death by her brothers Richard Rice and Ranny Rice."

   Betty, 83, d. 2015-07-25 Boston; daughter of Clifton and Doris Rice of Haverhill MA; mother of Steven

7. SSA Applications & Claims index, transcribed on SortedByName: "RICE, RANSOM, also known as RANSOM ARVEN RICE, was born 4 September 1930 in HAVERHILL ES, Massachusetts, son of CLIFTON L RICE (father) and DORIS E DAVIS ... died in April 1981." Same page (BIRLS): Ransom A. Rice b. 4 Sep 1930, US Navy 1949-1952, d. 6 Apr 1981. Matches Betty's obit: parents Clifton and Doris Rice of Haverhill; brother 'Ranny' (Ransom) predeceased her. Middle name Arven matches Gertrude L. Arven, wife of Truman Bishop Rice of Haverhill (Clifton's probable parents; LEAD).

   SSA Applications & Claims index, transcribed on SortedByName: "RICE, RANSOM, also known as RANSOM ARVEN RICE, was born 4 September 1930 in HAVERHILL ES, Massachusetts, son of CLIFTON L RICE (father) and DORIS E DAVIS ... died in April 1981." Same page (BIRLS): Ransom A. Rice b. 4 Sep 1930, US Navy 1949-1952, d. 6 Apr 1981. Matches Betty's obit: parents Clifton and Doris Rice of Haverhill; brother 'Ranny' (Ransom) predeceased her. Middle name Arven matches Gertrude L. Arven, wife of Truman Bishop Rice of Haverhill (Clifton's probable parents; LEAD).

8. FamilySearch Family Tree (public Ancestors page), Clifton Lawrence Rice L2DW-ZPN (15 attached sources incl. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", WWI draft card, 1940 census): "When Clifton Lawrence Rice was born on 2 November 1896, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Truman B Rice, was 48 and his mother, Gertrude Luella Arven, was 42. He married Doris Evans Davis on 17 June 1920, in Haverhill ... He died on 18 January 1964 ... buried in Bradford Burial Ground, Haverhill." Children: Richard Lawrence Rice 1925-2007, Ransom Arven Rice 1930-1981, Elizabeth Davis Rice 1932-2015. Matches clifton-rice: Haverhill birth 1896 (MA VR Vol 457 p 414), wife Doris E. Davis, son Ransom Arven Rice b. 1930-09-04 d. 1981 (SSA), daughter Elizabeth (Betty Rice Stone, d. 2015).

   FamilySearch Family Tree (public Ancestors page), Clifton Lawrence Rice L2DW-ZPN (15 attached sources incl. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", WWI draft card, 1940 census): "When Clifton Lawrence Rice was born on 2 November 1896, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Truman B Rice, was 48 and his mother, Gertrude Luella Arven, was 42. He married Doris Evans Davis on 17 June 1920, in Haverhill ... He died on 18 January 1964 ... buried in Bradford Burial Ground, Haverhill." Children: Richard Lawrence Rice 1925-2007, Ransom Arven Rice 1930-1981, Elizabeth Davis Rice 1932-2015. Matches clifton-rice: Haverhill birth 1896 (MA VR Vol 457 p 414), wife Doris E. Davis, son Ransom Arven Rice b. 1930-09-04 d. 1981 (SSA), daughter Elizabeth (Betty Rice Stone, d. 2015).

9. Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, May 1912, Class of 1875 notes (Henry W. Stevens): "Truman Bishop Rice died suddenly at Haverhill, Mass., on March 15 ... was a son of James S. and Fanny (Densmore) Rice, and was born in Chelsea, Vt., December 20, 1847 ... In November, 1895, he engaged in life insurance work, with headquarters in Haverhill, Mass., and so continued until his death ... Mr. Rice was married November 29, 1876, to Gertrude L. Arven of Hanover, who survives him, with two daughters and two sons." Independent contemporary source: same birth/death/marriage dates and parents as the FamilySearch tree; Haverhill residence from Nov 1895 (Clifton b. Haverhill Nov 1896); two sons + two daughters = Herbert N., Clifton L., Florence E., Luella M. Corroboration: Clifton's son is Ransom ARVEN Rice (SSA), and the Haverhill War Record 1917-1919 lists Lieut. Herbert N. Rice from the 1910 Truman B. Rice household address, where Mrs. Clifton L. Rice lived in 1927 (Wheaton register).

   Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, May 1912, Class of 1875 notes (Henry W. Stevens): "Truman Bishop Rice died suddenly at Haverhill, Mass., on March 15 ... was a son of James S. and Fanny (Densmore) Rice, and was born in Chelsea, Vt., December 20, 1847 ... In November, 1895, he engaged in life insurance work, with headquarters in Haverhill, Mass., and so continued until his death ... Mr. Rice was married November 29, 1876, to Gertrude L. Arven of Hanover, who survives him, with two daughters and two sons." Independent contemporary source: same birth/death/marriage dates and parents as the FamilySearch tree; Haverhill residence from Nov 1895 (Clifton b. Haverhill Nov 1896); two sons + two daughters = Herbert N., Clifton L., Florence E., Luella M. Corroboration: Clifton's son is Ransom ARVEN Rice (SSA), and the Haverhill War Record 1917-1919 lists Lieut. Herbert N. Rice from the 1910 Truman B. Rice household address, where Mrs. Clifton L. Rice lived in 1927 (Wheaton register).