Sophronia Ameda Rice
1863 - 1936 (72 years)
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Name Sophronia Ameda Rice Birth 20 Dec 1863 Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) 
Gender Female _UID 2ACF888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400001D56 Death 28 Feb 1936 Clay Co, NC Burial Philadelphia Baptist Cem, Clay Co, NC Person ID I3791 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 2 Jun 2013
Father Gabriel Pinkney Rice, b. 9 Aug 1835, Buncombe Co, NC d. 23 May 1903, Graham Co, NC (Age 67 years) Mother Josephine Louisa Davis, b. 14 Nov 1841, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 31 Oct 1865, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) (Age 23 years) Marriage 1859/1860 Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) Family ID F1409 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jefferson Aaron Waldroup, b. Dec 1861, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 1 Jul 1944, Clay Co, NC (Age 82 years) Marriage 8 May 1884 Graham Co, NC Children 1. Jennie Waldroup, b. 29 Apr 1885, Graham Co, NC d. 17 Apr 1955, Clay Co, NC (Age 69 years)2. Lillie Waldroup, b. 16 Aug 1887, Graham Co, NC d. 28 Jul 1973, Clay Co, NC (Age 85 years)3. Lucy Waldroup, b. Oct 1889, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1940, Clay Co, NC (Age > 52 years)4. Nolia Waldroup, b. Sep 1890, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Graham Co, NC (Age > 11 years)5. Virgil Crawford Waldroup, b. 23 Dec 1893, Graham Co, NC d. 22 Sep 1990, GA (Age 96 years)6. Ethel Anitabell Waldroup, b. 19 Mar 1895, Graham Co, NC d. 18 Jan 1991, Murphy, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 95 years)7. Herbert Wilkinson Waldroup, b. 22 Jul 1898, Graham Co, NC d. 15 Aug 1942, Franklin, Macon Co, NC (Age 44 years)8. Etta Louise Waldroup, b. 23 Feb 1902, Graham Co, NC d. 3 Apr 1991, Clay Co, NC (Age 89 years)Family ID F2526 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Jan 2025
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Death Certificate (Ancestry.com)
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 2nd cousin, 4 times removed.;
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/
!DISCUSSION GROUP (Free) for those researching the William & Frances (Carpenter) Davis family:
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!NOTES:B/D from William Davis and Rachel Davis Davis Family Bible (Shared by Ralph Cody):
Sophroney (illegible) Rice daughter of Gabriel Rice and Louisa her mother was born December the 20th 1863.;
!NOTES:B/D (1 Jul 1863, different from Bible record) & D/D (1936) from T/S. Find-a-grave link:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Waldroup&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScnty=1672&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=48824508&df=all&
!CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah, Valleytown PO # 201/201
William Davis 61 Farmr $550/400 NC
Mary Mitchel 40 Keeping House
Mary 15 at home
Cemantha Patterson 14 at home
Gabriel Rice 34 Farm Laborer $200/500
Sofrona 6 at home;
!NAMED-ESTATE:1876 Graham Co., NC William Davis 57 pp.
- 9 Apr 1876 Received of M. B. Crisp Executor of the Estate of Wm Davis decesed the following notes and judgments alloted to Safroney Rice to wit .... (several notes listed) ...;
!CENSUS:1880 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 25/25
G. P. Rice 48 M Farming NC-NC-NC
Mary 23 wife M House Keeping
Saphrona 16 dau at home
Pearley 7 son
Molt 5 son
Faney 3 dau
M. C. Rose m 20 Boarder S Laborer;
!MARRIAGE: 8 May 1884 Graham Co., NC
Jefferson Waldroup 21 of Graham
Sophronia Rice 21 of Graham;
!CENSUS:1900 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 196.197
Jeff Waldrep head Dec 1861 38 M 16 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Sophrona wife Dec 1864 35 M 16 7-7
Jennie dau Apr 1885 15
Lillie dau Aug 1888 11
Lucy dau Oct 1889 10
Nolia dau Sep 1890 9
Virgal son Dec 1892 7
Ethel dau Mar 1896 4
Herbert son Jul 1898 1;
!CENSUS:1910 Graham Co., NC Cheaoh # 53/53
Jeff Wardrep head 49 M1 24 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Sophronia wife 47 M1 24 8-7
Jennie dau 23 S
Lillie dau 21 S
Lucy dau 19
Virgil son 16
Esther dau 14
Herbert son 12
Etta dau 8;
!CENSUS:1920 x
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 2nd cousin, 4 times removed.;