George William Rice^{[1, 2]}

1898 - 1990  (91 years)

• Name	George William Rice
  Born	13 Dec 1898	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	Jan 1990	Rockingham, North Carolina
  Buried	Roselawn Memorial Gardens Reidsville, Rockingham Co., VA
  Person ID	I11286	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Edward "Tom" Rice,   b. 4 Oct 1858, Franklin County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Aug 1931, Rockingham, North Carolina  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Anna Lee Lawrence,   b. 28 May 1870, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 25 Feb 1960, Henry Co., Virginia  (Age 89 years)
  Married	Abt 1888
  Family ID	F3552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esterlene Gertrude Philpott,   b. 14 Jun 1900, Franklin County, North Carolina ,   d. 21 Feb 1988, Rockingham, North Carolina  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	26 May 2021
  Family ID	F5599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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  Documents		Birth Certificate-George William Rice ricegeow.jpg
  		George William Rice-Obit Greensboro News and Record Jan 22, 1990

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone George William Rice hs11286GeoWmRice.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Campbell Rice was killed when James H. Philpott shot him in the chest. Mr. Philpott's daughter Esterleen, married Henry`s brother George, without her father's permission. Henry acted as surety for the marriage license. James Philpott was very angry with Henry. Henry Rice was later called to testify at a local trial, Mr. Philpott declared him a dishonest man who would not be a truthful witness. Mr. Philpott and Henry Rice later, had words in a store, which was owned by Henry's brother-in-law Wm. Goggin Reynolds. They took their argument outside. Mr. Reynolds watched from the store window and would testify that Henry had slapped Mr. Philpott on the check at which point Mr. Philpott pulled a hand gun and shot Henry through the chest. James H. Philpott was tried twice, but neither jury convicted him.

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30148162. George W. Rice Spouse: Esterleen Gertrude Philpott Rice (1900 - 1988) [S38] Headstone, George W. Rice. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36549653. Henry Campbell Rice was killed when James H. Philpott shot him in the chest. Mr. Philpott's daughter Esterleen, married Henry`s brother George, without her father's permission. Henry acted as surety for the marriage license. James Philpott was very angry with Henry. Henry Rice was later called to testify at a local trial, Mr. Philpott declared him a dishonest man who would not be a truthful witness. Mr. Philpott and Henry Rice later, had words in a store, which was owned by Henry's brother-in-law Wm. Goggin Reynolds. They took their argument outside. Mr. Reynolds watched from the store window and would testify that Henry had slapped Mr. Philpott on the check at which point Mr. Philpott pulled a hand gun and shot Henry through the chest. James H. Philpott was tried twice, but neither jury convicted him.