Dear Bob,
You might want to contact
Jenny Matson directly. I do not know what information she has or how much she
has gathered on the Tice's but she has been requesting lookups on all her family
line for the last couple years.
Answers to your questions:
1 Based on
the History you referred to Samuel is the son of John. This is further hinted at
in the 1850 census where they are living next door to each other and Samuel is
29 and John is 55.
2. There are many reasons why John does not show up in
the cemetery listings. Here are some:
a. Burials in the cemeteries before
1850 are relatively rare.
b. He may have been buried on his farm in an
unrecorded and poorly marked grave.
c. If he was buried in the cemetery, the
record may have been lost. Many of the recorded burials in the Cemeteries Book
were gotten by someone actually checking and reading the stones that were still
in existence. If John's headstone didn't survive, his burial was lost.
d. The
family may have transported him out of the county for burial, a family graveyard
in some other county - possible but not very likely in 1850.
3. According
to the 1850 Census John's wife's name is Polly. See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilbrown/1850_Census/Brown_County_1850_Census211.html#fam161
Based
on the information we have, it's really hard to tell if this John is the son of
your Jacob. That's why I suggest contacting Jenny. She may have some additional
information about John's ancestry that will answer this question.
I hope
this helps a little. Please note that our email address has changed. We moved to
Atlanta a couple weeks ago.
Sincerely,
Ken
Huffman
-----Original
Message-----
From: bob tice [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent:
Sunday, October 06, 2002 4:55 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Tice
Question
I am a "Tice", originally from Menard county, and am just
starting to trace
some of my ancestors. My questions are focused on
Tice Family History pages
of the "Brown County Cemeteries" book, pp 625-8
(referenced in your June 2,
2002 response to Jenny Matson at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilbrown/One_Name/Tice1.html).
1.
Do you know if John and Samuel Tice were related? And if so,
how?
2. According to the Tice Family History pages, John died July
15, 1851. In
reviewing the Brown county web site, I noted that Fleming
Tice (John's son)
is buried in Brown county; however, John wasn't
mentioned. Do you know
where John died and/or where John is
buried?
3. Do you know the name of John Tice's wife?
By way
of background, my 4th great grandfather, Jacob Tice, was born in
Germany
around 1740, immigrated to the US in the mid/late 1750's and ended
up in
Floyd County, Virginia. One of his sons, Jacob Jr. (b. 1783), moved
to
Menard county around 1830. Jacob (Sr.) had another son, John (b.
about
1787), who I believe married Elizabeth Sowers. I am trying to
figure out if
"my" John Tice is the same as the "Brown County" John
Tice.
As a beginner, I hope that my questions are appropriate, and in any
case,
thanks in advance for whatever response my questions
warrant.
Also, thanks to you and others for the Brown county web
site. It's quite
informative and well-laid out. Good
work!
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