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Surnames: Rice, Sipes
Classification: Query
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Shirley,
This may be a big coincidence, but I had to contact you anyway. My gggggrandfather was
Simon Rice, who came from Butler County, PA to Laconia , Boone, Harrison , IN in the
1840s-1850s.
I have been researching the Butler County Rices and there is a Henry Rice, soldier of the
War of 1812, who was married to Elizabeth Sipes. I am trying with no luck to find out if
my Simon is a son of Henry and Elizabeth. I believe that Elizabeth Sipes 1783-1872 was
born in Lehigh County and was a hired girl in the household of Abraham Ziegler of Lehigh
County. Henry Rice worked for Ziegler also and they both came west with him to Butler
County, to the Harmony area of Connoquenessing Township, where Ziegler started a Mennonite
Commmunity in 1815 . They worked for him until they bought their own farm in 1817.
Could your Daniel be any relation to Elizabeth? What part of PA where they from and when
did they come to IN?
I have no idea why my Simon came to Indiana, maybe he came with family.Any help you could
give me would be greatly appreciated, and even if you can't help, thanks for taking
the time to read this.
Paula