Anna Lee Lawrence^[1]

1870 - 1960  (89 years)

• Name	Anna Lee Lawrence
  Born	28 May 1870	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	25 Feb 1960	Henry Co., Virginia
  Buried	Family Cemetery Penhook, Franklin Co., VA
  Person ID	I11282	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Peter Franklin Lawrence,   b. Abt 1847, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 5 May 1914, Franklin County, Virginia  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane "Puss" Fuller,   b. 11 Jul 1844, Virginia ,   d. In Virginia
  Married	3 Apr 1867	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Family ID	F3553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Edward "Tom" Rice,   b. 4 Oct 1858, Franklin County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Aug 1931, Rockingham, North Carolina  (Age 72 years)
  Married	Abt 1888
  Children	1. Lawrence Lester Rice,   b. 11 Aug 1889, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 22 Jan 1977, Roanoke, Virginia  (Age 87 years)   2. Bessie Claire Rice,   b. 29 Jan 1892, Franklin County, Virginia ,   d. 23 Jan 1980, Axton, Virginia  (Age 87 years) + 3. Nancy Ralston Rice,   b. 18 Apr 1894, Franklin County, Virginia ,   d. 19 Jan 1962, Franklin Co., Virginia  (Age 67 years)   4. Henry Campbell Rice,   b. 3 Jul 1896, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 31 Jan 1920, Franklin Co., Virginia  (Age 23 years)   5. George William Rice,   b. 13 Dec 1898, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Jan 1990, Rockingham, North Carolina  (Age 91 years)   6. Thomas McKinley Rice,   b. 2 Nov 1901, Franklin Co., Virginia ,   d. 5 Feb 1929, Henry Co., Virginia  (Age 27 years)   7. John Samuel "Sam" Rice,   b. 24 Apr 1904, Franklin County, Virginia ,   d. 9 Jul 1976, Greensboro, North Carolina  (Age 72 years)   8. James Ernest "Jim" Rice,   b. 27 Apr 1905, Franklin County, Virginia ,   d. 27 Apr 1995, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age 90 years)   9. Daniel Edward Rice,   b. 3 Mar 1908, Franklin County, Virginia ,   d. 26 Mar 1995, Burlington, North Carolina  (Age 87 years)   10. Clyde Cecil Rice,   b. 7 Feb 1912, Franklin County, Virginia ,   d. 28 Mar 1947, Charlotte, North Carolina  (Age 35 years) + 11. Douglas "Doug" Rice,   b. 10 Sep 1914, Franklin County, Virginia ,   d. 19 Oct 1935, Leaksville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina  (Age 21 years)
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2023
  Family ID	F3552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Anna Lawrence Rice

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Death Certificate-Anna Lee Rice (nee Lawrence) riceannal.jpg
  		Thomas E Rice-Funeral Services Greensboro Daily News Aug 15, 1931
  		Anna Lawrence Rice-Obit Greensboro Daily News Feb 26, 1960

  
  

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  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36549463. Spouse: Thomas Edward Rice (1858 - 1931) Children: Lawrence Lester Rice (1889 - 1977) Bessie Claire Rice Hankins (1892 - 1980) Nannie Ralston Rice Reynolds (1894 - 1962) Henry Campbell Rice (1896 - 1920) George W. Rice (1898 - 1990) Thomas McKinley Rice (1901 - 1929) John Samuel Rice (1904 - 1976) James Ernest Rice (1905 - 1995) Daniel Edward Rice (1908 - 1995) Clyde Cecil Rice (1912 - 1947) Douglas Rice (1914 - 1935) Burial: Rice Family Cemetery Penhook, Franklin County, Virginia Anna married T.E. Rice. She had 9 sons and 2 daughters. Besides her own as a mid-wife she delivered many children. She boast that she sent the men off to work on the farm and delivered her own baby and had supper on the table when the men returned from the field. Her children are Lawrence, Bessie, Nannie, Henry, George, Thomas McKinley, John Samuel, James Earnest, Daniel Edward, Clyde and Douglas. She was daughter of Peter F. Lawrence and Mary (Puss) Jane Fuller. Grandma Rice worked from sun-up to sun-down. She milked the cow, churned the milk, made the butter. Her water came from a well out front. The house was lite by gas lanterns. My time spent with her is filled with unforgetable memories on her farm with Tex her dog, Red and Blue her mules. Funny thing is she told us they were horses and that Blue was mine, and Red was brother Randall's. Years later a cousin broke the news to me that they were mules. Once my brothers and I were playing in the tatar patch as Grandma was doing her hoeing. Suddenly, Grandma yelled at my brother Randall to stand still. Even a six year old boy knows to obey when our crusty old Grandma spoke. Then she picked up a stone and throw it at him, then a second one, and a third. Each landed at his feet. My eyes were as wide open as his. Both of us frozen in astonishment, wondering why Grandma was throwing stones. Grandma a tiny woman, in her long flower print dress, apron, and sun bonnet was quite a sight as she walked over to him and used her hoe to pick up the rattle snake next to brother's feet, that she had just stoned to death. Then she had us follow her to the large walnut tree where she hung the snake on a branch, telling us that it will bring rain. As I recalled it rained later that day.