Mary Josephine Mitchell

1854 - 1903  (49 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Mary Josephine Mitchell
  Birth	4 Jun 1854	NC
  Gender	Female
  _UID	828E898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400003515
  Death	29 Oct 1903	Graham Co, NC
  Person ID	I42391	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Mitchell   d. Bef 1870, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
  Mother	Mary,   b. 1829/1830, NC d. Jul 1879, Graham Co, NC (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1854	NC
  _UID	8E98028CC7EEFA4FB0C1981036081D789E62
  Family ID	F16020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gabriel Pinkney Rice,   b. 9 Aug 1835, Buncombe Co, NC d. 23 May 1903, Graham Co, NC (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1872	Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
  _UID	9CA12ADD52CD0F40A01F1761E32D4A569976
  Children	1. Pearley J Rice,   b. Feb 1873, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1910, Graham Co, NC (Age > 38 years)   2. Molton Rice,   b. 22 Feb 1874, Graham Co, NC d. 26 Jun 1926, Asheville, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 52 years)   3. Fannie Elizabeth Rice,   b. 30 Oct 1877, Graham Co, NC d. 4 Sep 1945, Graham Co, NC (Age 67 years)   4. Orpha Rice,   b. 24 Jan 1881, Graham Co, NC d. 3 Jun 1933, Graham Co, NC (Age 52 years)   5. Mebane Rice,   b. Apr 1884, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1910, Graham Co, NC (Age > 27 years)   6. Lula Rice,   b. 6 Jan 1890, Graham Co, NC d. 3 Jul 1975, Graham Co, NC (Age 85 years)   7. Mellie Rice,   b. 3 Sep 1895, Graham Co, NC d. 30 Dec 1997, Graham Co, NC (Age 102 years)   8. Nellie Rice,   b. 3 Sep 1895, Graham Co, NC d. 20 Feb 1986, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F2525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:2nd Spouse of Spouse of Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ !NOTES:B/D from William Davis and Rachel Davis Davis Family Bible (Shared by Ralph Cody): Mary Josiphene Mitchel was born June the 4 1854.; !NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S. Find-a-grave link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=rice&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScnty=1688&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=107507271&df=all& !NOTES:Maiden name given as Mary Farley on D/C of son Molton & dau Fannie & D/C of dau Lula. * Maiden name Mary Mitchell per D/C of dau Orpha.; !NOTES:Based upon the number of D/C for her children that listed her as Mary "Farley" there must be something to that. Perhaps her father was a Farley and she was born out of wedlock, that could explain it. She was listed as a Mitchell on the 1870 census and in William Davis's family bible.; !CENSUS:1860 x !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; !MARRIAGE: 3 Mar 1872 Cherokee Co., NC G. P. Rice s/o Isaac & Nancy Rice to Mary J. Michell d/o Polly Michell by M. W. Rice, JP; !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; !CENSUS:1900 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 199/200 Gaberal Rice head Aug 1831 68 M 28 NC-NC-NC Farmer Josephine wife Jun 1854 45 M 28 10-8 NC- - Perly son Feb 1873 27 S NC-NC-NC Molton son Feb 1875 25 S Fannie dau Oct 1877 22 S Orpha dau Jan 1881 19 Mebane son Apr 1884 16 Lula dau Jan 1890 10 Mellie dau Sep 1895 4 Nellie dau Sep 1895 4; !DEATH:29 Oct 1903 Joseph Judson Colvard Day Book, page 7;