Bio: Rice, Nathan Ballou (1847 – 1873)
Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Rice, Van Ness, Gerritsz, Covert

----Sources: Family Album, Federal Census Records

Nathan & Lucinda (Covert) Rice

Nathan Ballou Rice was born January 25, 1847 in Old South Port, New Kenosha, Wisconsin, the son of William and Susan Rice. Before Nathan’s third birthday, the family moved to Spring Valley, Rock County.

In Mount Pleasant, Green Co., Wisconsin, October 22, 1865, he was united in marriage to Margaret “Lucinda” Covert, the daughter of James M. and Martha M. Covert. She was born July 27, 1847 in Ohio and died Sept 4, 1890. Nathan died March 25, 1873 and both of them were buried in the Humbird, Mentor Twp., Clark Co., Wisconsin Cemetery.

Children of Nathan Ballou Rice and Margaret Lucinda Covert
41 i. Julia May Rice was born 1 July 1866 in WI, and died 9 October 1891. She married Spencer.
42 ii. May Rice was born 1867 in WI.
43 iii. Nathan Rice was born 1872.
44 iv. Mattie Rice was born 1874 in WI. She married Cullen Coburn.

Wisconsin Birth Records

Nathan Ballow Rice
groom's birthplace: Kenosha, Wis
bride's name: Margaret Lucinda Covert
marriage date: 22 October 1865
marriage place: Green, Wisconsin
groom's father's name: William O. Rice
groom's mother's name: Susan Rice
bride's father's name: James M. Covert
bride's mother's name: Martha M. Covert
groom's race: White

1850 Federal Census, Spring Valley, Rock, Wisconsin, United States, dwelling house 684, family 684, line 38.

Nathan Rice, white, single male

Household Members
Wm Rice M 24 Massachusetts
Susan Rice F 25 New York
Nathan Rice M 3 (1847 Wisconsin)
A W Rice M 0 Wisconsin


1870 Federal Census, Wisconsin, United States

Nathan Rice, white male
home in 1870:
Household Members
Nathan Rice M 23y (1847 Wisconsin)
Lucinda Rice F 23y Ohio
Julia Rice F 4y Wisconsin

Washington, Death Records

Nathan William Rice (son of Nathan & Lucinda)
death date: 17 Jan 1955
death place: Vancouver, Clark, Washington
gender: Male
race (displayed on form):
age at death: 83 years 4 months 19 days
estimated birth year: 1872
birth date:
birth place:
marital status:
spouse's name:
father's name: Nathan Ballou Rice
father's birth place:
mother's name: Lucinda Covert