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William Newton Head
(1838-1919)
Lucy Alice Richardson
(Abt 1843-Bef 1880)
Doctor Davis Rice
(1861-1939)
Mary Jane Head
(1866-1953)
Byron Baker Rice
(1887-1966)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Myrtle Frances Wheeler

Byron Baker Rice 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 7 Dec 1887, Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas 1 5 6 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Myrtle Frances Wheeler
  • Died: 25 Dec 1966, Denton, Denton County, Texas at age 79 5 7 8
  • Buried: 27 Dec 1966, Odd Fellows Cemetery, Denton, Denton County, Texas 5 9

   Cause of his death was cerebro vascular accident, arteriosclerosis, puncture wound with necrosis.5

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  General Notes:

At the time of the 1910 census, Byron was a farm laborer in Denton County, Texas. When Byron registered for the WWI draft, he was tenant farming in Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas. He claimed an exemption because of his wife and child. At the time of the 1920 census, he was a general farmer in Denton County, Texas. He was paying a mortgage to own his home. He was married with 2 children.

At the time of the 1930 census, Byron was a milk tester at a creamery. He rented his home in Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas, for $18 a month. Fitch P. Murphy, 46, was rooming with the family. His last residence was Denton, Denton County, Texas. He had lived there 20 years. He was a production manager for a creamery.

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  Additional Information:

• Death Certificate Image: here.


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Byron married Myrtle Frances Wheeler. (Myrtle Frances Wheeler was born on 22 Dec 1893 in Texas,8 10 died on 23 Oct 1984 in , Denton County, Texas 8 10 11 and was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Denton, Denton County, Texas 9.)


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Sources


1 1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 4, Johnson, Texas; Roll T623_1649; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 61. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 1910 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 2, Denton, Texas; Roll T624_1546; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 368. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 1920 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 1, Denton, Texas; Roll T625_1796; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 48. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 1930 United States Federal Census, Ballinger, Runnels, Texas; Roll 2387; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 8.0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

5 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 85959.

6 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Denton County, Texas; Roll 1953187; Draft Board: 0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

7 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 460-20-0605; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.

8 Tombstone.

9 FindAGrave.com.

10 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 452-17-8733; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: 1973. Repository: Ancestry.com.

11 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Repository: Ancestry.com.


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