Melzer Albert Rice

1877 - 1951  (73 years)

• Name	Melzer Albert Rice  [1]
  Birth	22 Sep 1877	Glenvil, Clay County, Nebraska   [2, 3]
  	son of Hiram E Rice and Rebecca A Willett
  Gender	Male
  Anecdote	9 Sep 1918	Springfield, Lane County, Oregon   [2]
  	Melzar Albert Rice, Springfield, Lane, Oregon, born 22 Sep 1877, registered for the draft on 9 Sep 1918, at Eugene, Oregon. He was a Laborer for V F Lyons at Cushman. His nearest living relative was his wife, Elizabeth A Rice, at the same address He was white, tall, of medium build, with gray eyes and dark brown hair (quite bald).
  Census	5 Apr 1930	903 C Street, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon   [4]
  	Metzar A Rice, Head, Male, White, 52, Married, age at first marriage 28, Nebraska, New York, Indiana, Janitor, School Elizabeth Rice, Wife, Female, White, 54, Married, age at first marriage 30, Illinois, New York, Michigan Miriam Rice, Daughter, Female, White, 20, Single, attended school, Oregon, Nebraska, Illinois Stephen Rice, Son, Male, White, 10, Single, attended school, Oregon, Nebraska, Illinois Hiram Rice, Brother, Male, White, 59, Widower, Illinois, New York, Indiana, Salesman, Grocery Store
  WW2 Draft	16 Oct 1940	404 C Street, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon   [5]
  	Stephen Ellis Rice, 404 C St, Springfield, Ore, born 21 Jun 1919 in Springfield, Ore, registered for the draft. He was a student at vocational school. The person who would always know his address was his father, Melzer A Rice, at the same address. He was White, 5' 8", 150 pounds, had blue eyes, blonde hair, and a light complexion.
  WW2 Draft	27 Apr 1942	404 C Street, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon   [6]
  	Melzar Albert Rice, 404 C St, Springfield, Org, born 22 Sep 1877 in Glenville, Clay County, registered for the draft. He was a school janitor. The person who would always know his address was Elizabeth Rice. He was White, had blue eyes, gray hair, and a ruddy complexion.
  Reference Number	41666
  Death	9 Feb 1951	Silverton, Marion County, Oregon   [1, 7]
  Burial	Laurel Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon   [8]
  Person ID	I41401	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Adell Mabey,   b. 9 Jul 1875, Amboy Township, Lee County, Illinois d. 15 Jan 1970, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1905  [1, 4]
  Children	1. Miriam Laurel Rice,   b. 17 Jul 1909, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon d. 24 Oct 1933, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Stephen Ellis Rice,   b. 21 Jun 1919, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, Obituary in The Eugene Guard (Eugene, Oregon), 9 Feb 1951, Fri, Page 15. [S337] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=39. [S3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Author E-Mail: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/numident/. [S302] 1930 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Springfield, Lane, Oregon; Page: 7A; Family 168, Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 2341680. [S493] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Url: https://www.fold3.com/. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial IDs 81491232 & 86916358.