My Genealogy Hound

JACOB PRICE NYCE, a well known citizen of Worcester, is a native of Lower Salford township, where he was born October 11, 1867. He attended the public schools of the neighborhood. He learned the trade of a carpenter, beginning under his father’s supervision, and working with him until he was about seventeen years of age, and meanwhile attended school a portion of the year, as is usual in country districts. By the time he was twenty years of age he had sufficient practical knowledge of the trade to engage in it for a livelihood, and he has made it his occupation during life. After his marriage Mr. Nyce bought a small farm in Worcester township, on which he now resides and which he manages in connection with carpenter work. He is a Republican in politics.

In 1890, Mr. Nyce married Elizabeth W. Zepp, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Wile) Zepp, of Lower Salford. They lived in that township about six years, and then removed to Towamencin township, living there about four years, and then removing to Worcester, to what was then known as the Fry place. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Price Nyce have had six children, five of whom are living, as follows: Katie, born in 1891; Minerva, in 1893; Jacob, in 1895; Idella, in 1897; Clara, in 1899, and Clement, who died in infancy. (See sketch of Mrs. Esther W. Z. Keyser, sister of Mrs. Nyce, for further particulars of her family.)

Benjamin Nyce (father) was born in Lower Salford township, about 1836. He is a farmer and carpenter and resides at present near Lederachsville. Mrs. Kate Nyce (mother) is a daughter of George Price. She was born in Lower Salford township and is now about seventy years of age. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Nyce were twelve in all. Three are deceased and the others are: Benjamin, Jr., about forty-six years of age, is a carpenter and lives near Kulpsville; Horace, about forty years of age, is farming in Towamencin, and is also a carpenter by trade; Jacob P., subject of this sketch; Henry, about thirty-five years of age, lives in Franconia, and is a blacksmith by trade; Clayton is a carpenter in Philadelphia; Jonathan, about thirty- three years of age, is a carpenter and builder and resides in Philadelphia; Wainbart, about twenty- nine years old, is a blacksmith and lives in Franconia; Maggie, wife of Jacob Bechtel, a farmer, resides in Lower Salford; Emma, wife of Monroe Bergey, a farmer, lives also in Lower Salford. Jacob P. Nyce is the sixth of the living children, -the three who died were Annie, Mary and Katie, all dying in infancy. The brothers of Benjamin Nyce were Abraham and Jacob Nyce. The brothers and sisters of Mr. Nyce’s mother are Henry Price (deceased); Daniel, who is living in Philadelphia; Abraham and Elizabeth, the wife of John Devere, who is living in Norristown.