Joseph Rice: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Joseph Rice was born 1796; died 1860; was buried Bishop Cemetery, Madison County, North Carolina.

Joseph — Martha Pattie Roberts. Martha was born 1815; died 1854; was buried Bishop Cemetery, Madison County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Margaret Cordelia Rice was born 12 Jan 1849; died 25 Mar 1938; was buried Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

Margaret Cordelia Rice

(1.Joseph¹) was born 12 Jan 1849; died 25 Mar 1938; was buried Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Margaret — Joseph Henry Massey. [Group Sheet]

Children:

3. William Isaac Massey was born 27 Feb 1877, North Carolina; died 18 Jun 1944; was buried Bewleys Chapel Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

William Isaac Massey

(2.Margaret², 1.Joseph¹) was born 27 Feb 1877, North Carolina; died 18 Jun 1944; was buried Bewleys Chapel Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Marshall Township, Madison County, North Carolina

William — Mattie Taylor. Mattie (daughter of John Taylor and Carver) was born 24 Mar 1883, North Carolina; died 24 Mar 1950, Greene County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Mar 1950, Bewleys Chapel Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

4. Stella V. Massey was born 18 Nov 1909, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 29 Aug 1983; was buried Jacksons Chapel Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Stella V. Massey

(3.William³, 2.Margaret², 1.Joseph¹) was born 18 Nov 1909, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 29 Aug 1983; was buried Jacksons Chapel Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee.

Stella married Willie "Bill" Keasling 24 Aug 1931, Greene County, Tennessee. Willie (son of James Andrew Keasling and Effie Holt) was born 2 Aug 1913, Tennessee; died 18 May 1991; was buried Jacksons Chapel Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

5. Lillian Marstina Keasling was born 21 Aug 1935, Greene County, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 2012, Laughlin Health Care Center; was buried 24 Nov 2012, Jacksons Chapel Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee.
6. David Russell Keasling was born 18 Dec 1938; died 21 Aug 2014, Life Care Center of Greeneville, Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Aug 2014, Centerview Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.