My Genealogy Hound

Charles W. Rice. In mentioning the names of the prominent and early settlers of Benton County, Ark., the biographical department of this work would be incomplete without a worthy mention of the venerable gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He was born in Roane County, Tenn., in 1813, and is a son of Isaac and Martha Rice. He was reared in his native State, and there made his home until 1859, when he came to Arkansas, and located at Pea Ridge, where he became one of the wealthy farmers and land holders of the county. He has been twice married, the first time to Eliza Haley, who died after having borne five children. His second wife was Juliet C. Rice; by whom he reared a family of fourteen children. Sixteen of his children lived to maturity. He owned 560 acres of fine land which he divided among his children, three of whom are living on the old homestead and caring for himself and wife. T. S. Rice, one of the sons at home, was married to Mamie Butram, by whom he is the father of three children, two being named respectively Walter and Inez. R. M. Rice is the other son at home, and is a young man of twenty years, Harriet is the daughter residing with her parents.