On This Day in Family History - April 18

 Juliet Lough Rice was born 18 April 1822, in Braxton, West Virginia

Juliet was the daughter of Prudence Gibson and Peter Lough.

Prudence Gibson was the daughter of Nicholas Gibson -- one of our better-known relatives. He was the son of John Gibson, who was the 2nd governor of the Indiana Territory, and Ann Shikellamy, the daughter of Chief Shikellamy of the Oneida tribe. Nicholas was born in 1765 and was captured by Indians at the Yellow Creek Massacre in 1774. Nicholas' mother and at least one sibling were killed in that attack. Nicholas lived with the Indians for five years. It is said that he was sold back to some white settlers for a barrel of whiskey. He served as a Private in the Virginia militia. Nicholas Gibson died in 1858 at the home of Peter Lough and Prudence Gibson Lough (his daughter). 

Juliet Lough married Oliver Shurtleff Rice

Oliver married Juliet Lough in neighboring Richland Co, IL on January 23rd, 1840. They lived in Clay, then Richland County, Illinois and were the parents of nine children:

Eli Rice b. 16 Jan 1841 d. 28 Jan 1923

Sylvanus Rice b. 15 Oct 1842 d. 28 Mar. 1862 Civil War

Louisa Rice b. 20 Jan 1845 d. 21 Jan 1908

Olive Rice b. 29 Aug 1847 d. 13 Nov. 1938

Emily Rice b. 1 Jun 1849 d. 15 Jun 1935

Lorenzo Rice b. 10 Apr 1851 d. 14 May 1852

Martin Luther Rice b. 31 Jul 1853 d. 20 Sep 1855

Lavernia Rice b. 24 Jul 1855 d. 12 Feb 1929

Oliver Lincoln Rice b. 16 Feb 1860 d. 22 Jun 1935

Sometime between 1870 and 1875, Oliver and Juliet moved out west setting in Rubens, Jewell Co, KS. 

Photo: Oliver S. Rice's store in Rubens, Kansas

Juliet died December 20th, 1892 at the age of 70 and Oliver died February 20th, 1899 age 81.

They are buried in  Webber Cemetery Webber, Jewell County, Kansas