. Mount Morris: past and present; an illustrated history of the township and the village of Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, in their various stages of development, together with a local biographical directory . of the fact that he grew tomanhood in this community, and that he continues to make the village hisplace of residence. As one of the early settlers of the township his por-trait is inserted in this chapter, along with the other pioneers who , a more complete history of his eventful life will be found in thebiographical directory in the rear of this book. Jacob Rice,
. Mount Morris: past and present; an illustrated history of the township and the village of Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, in their various stages of development, together with a local biographical directory . of the fact that he grew tomanhood in this community, and that he continues to make the village hisplace of residence. As one of the early settlers of the township his por-trait is inserted in this chapter, along with the other pioneers who , a more complete history of his eventful life will be found in thebiographical directory in the rear of this book. Jacob Rice, Sr., and family left Washington county, Maryland, inSeptember, 1836, intending to locate in Hlinois. They wintered in Ohiowith Mr. Rices brother-in-law, John Wagner. Sr., and in the spring bothmen came on horseback to Ogle county, to take up claims, which they didwithin three miles of Mount Morris. Their families, each consisting oftwelve children, followed them in July. Mr. Rices claim was the old Ricefarm north of town, now owned by his grandson, J. L. Rice, and occupiedby William Funk. Here the large family was raised and scattered to dif-ferent parts of the country. Those of the family best known in Ogle. HON. ROBERT R. HITT. EARLY HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT. 19 county were Hon. Isaac Rice, father of banker J. L. Rice; John Rice, fatherof banker John H. Rice; and Jacob Rice, Jr., father of Fred, and WilliamRice, living north of Mount Morris, all three of whom are now Daniel Etnyre, of Oregon, and Mrs. Susan Thomas, of Leaf River,are two of the daughters yet living. John Wagners claim comprised the farm now owned by George Carr,northeast of town. Here his rather remarkable and time-honored familywas raised, every one of his six sons and six daughters living to a ripe oldage and scattering to all points of the compass. The circle was not brokenuntil the death of Joseph, in 1891, at which time the eldest was aged 75years and the youngest 49 years. Eight are yet living;
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