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46. Jane McLaughlin / McGlaughlin: (Married: James E. Rice (#45) on 30 December 1819, Ross County, Ohio).

Born: 19 October 1801 in Chillicothe, Ohio; in Vermont (Source of green information is the 1924 death certificate of her daughter Elizabeth Rice Shelby). (Source of orange is 1880 census record for her daughter (Jane Ingram), which states the birthplace of her parents).Jane McLaughlin parents: Unknown Father (#91) & Unknown Mother (#92). [Note: In the 1830 Census for Pickaway County, Ohio, there was a John McLaughlin name directly under James E. Rice's name. He was between 20 and 30 years of age and may have been related to Jane.]

Died: 27 September 1844, aged 42 Y's, 11 M's, 8D's. (She is buried with her husband at the Black And Rice Cemetery, Pickaway Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio). (GPS: 39 ° 32.606' North, 82° 51.867' West).

 

[Her siblings, if any, are unknown.]

Miscellaneous: When Jane married James, she was 18 years old, while James was 22. During the remaining 25 years of her life, she and her husband had 10 children, including William, John W., Mary, Anthony C.(#23) , James, Jane, Margaret, Ellen, Elizabeth, and Charles. [Note: Charles was born on 8 December 1842 and died less than a year later (21 September 1843). Jane died the next year (27 September 1844). With Jane's death, James was left to raise the children alone.]

The 1830 Census for Pickaway County, Ohio shows that James E. Rice was the head of his family of 8. Living in the home was one boy under the age of 5, two boys between 5 and 9, and two boys between 15 and 19. James was between 30 and 39 years old. Also living there was a girl between 5 and 9 years of age and a woman between 20 and 29 years of age. [ Note: The boy under the age of 5 was probably his son John (born 1828), one of the boys between 5 and 9 was probably his son William (born in 1825). The woman of between 20 and 29 was no doubt his Jane (born 1801, she would have been 29). It is unknown who the second boy between 5 and 9, the two boys between 15 and 19, or the girl between 5 and 9 may have been. Anthony C., Mary, James, Jane, Margaret, Ellen, Elizabeth, and Charles had not been born.]]

The 1840 Census for Pickaway County, Ohio shows that James E. Rice was the head of his family of 8. One boy was between 5 and 9; two boys were between 10 and 14. James was between 40 and 49. There were 2 girls under 5, one woman between 20 and 29, and one woman between 30 and 39. [Note: The boy between 5 and 9 could have been James (born 1832) or Anthony (#23) (born 1831), the two boys between 10 and 14 would have been John (born in 1828) and William (born in 1825), the two girls under 5 were probably Margaret (born in 1835) and Ellen (born in 1837), and the woman between 30 and 39 would have been Jane. It is unknown why Mary (born 1830) and Jane (born 1833) are not listed, nor why one of James' sons is not included in the census for boys between 5 and 9. The woman between 20 and 29 is unknown. Elizabeth and Charles had not been born.]

Below: Photographs of James' and Jane's, tombstones. Photographs were taken on 29 August 2001 by Susan Snyder at Black and Rice Cemetery, Pickaway Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio. Below these two photographs is a transcription of the tombstone, written by the webmaster on October 7, 2016.

JAMES E. RICE BORN MAY 15, 1797 DIED JAN. 29, 1877 AGED 79 Y’RS 5 M’S 14 D’S __________ JANE, WIFE OF JAMES E. RICE BORN OCT. 19, 1801 DIED SEPT. 27, 1844 AGED 42 Y’RS, 11 M’S 8 D’S

Stones resembling footstones and labeled "Father" and "Mother" are in front of this tombstone and may be the original markers for their burial site.

 

Lifetime Events Summary for Jane McLaughlin:

Event	Date	Janes' age
Birth	1801	0
War of 1812	1812 - 1815	11- 14
Marriage	1819	18
Children's births	1825 -1843	24 - 42
Son A. C. Rice (#23) birth	1831	30
Death of Son Charles	1843	42
Death	1844	~ 43

 

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