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Maria <I>Klunk</I> Rice

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Maria Klunk Rice

Birth
Oxford Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
20 Apr 1895 (aged 28)
McSherrystown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Conewago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Maria Catharina Klunk was the daughter of Francis and Elizabeth (Martin) Klunk. She married Dr. George L. Rice on May 6, 1890, at Conewago Chapel in Adams County, Pennsylvania. To this union were born:*

John Francis Rice (1892-1918)
Thomas H. Rice (1893-1894)
Hellen Rice (1895-1895)
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(Obituary published 23 Apr 1895 in Gettysburg, Adams County, PA:)

Mrs. Maria C. Rice, wife of Dr. Geo L. Rice of McSherrystown died on Saturday morning, aged 29 years. She leaves a husband and two children to mourn her early death. She was a daughter of Mr. Felix Kuhn of Irishtown. High Mass of Requiem was said this morning in Holy Trinity church, McSherrystown, of which she was a devoted member. Dr. Rice, well known throughout the county, has the sympathy of his many friends in his loss.
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Note: Maria's baptism record shows her parents as Francis Klunk and Elizabeth Martin; Maria and George's marriage record shows Maria's parents as Francis X. and Mary L. Clunk; Maria's obituary shows her father as Felix Kuhn.

* Thanks to FindAGrave Contributor, Mary Umlauf (51031275) for providing the information on Maria's children.

(Sources: US Census Records; Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013; Pennsylvania, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1845-1963; Pennsylvania, U.S., Deaths, 1852-1854 [includes Place of Interment])
Maria Catharina Klunk was the daughter of Francis and Elizabeth (Martin) Klunk. She married Dr. George L. Rice on May 6, 1890, at Conewago Chapel in Adams County, Pennsylvania. To this union were born:*

John Francis Rice (1892-1918)
Thomas H. Rice (1893-1894)
Hellen Rice (1895-1895)
___________

(Obituary published 23 Apr 1895 in Gettysburg, Adams County, PA:)

Mrs. Maria C. Rice, wife of Dr. Geo L. Rice of McSherrystown died on Saturday morning, aged 29 years. She leaves a husband and two children to mourn her early death. She was a daughter of Mr. Felix Kuhn of Irishtown. High Mass of Requiem was said this morning in Holy Trinity church, McSherrystown, of which she was a devoted member. Dr. Rice, well known throughout the county, has the sympathy of his many friends in his loss.
_______

Note: Maria's baptism record shows her parents as Francis Klunk and Elizabeth Martin; Maria and George's marriage record shows Maria's parents as Francis X. and Mary L. Clunk; Maria's obituary shows her father as Felix Kuhn.

* Thanks to FindAGrave Contributor, Mary Umlauf (51031275) for providing the information on Maria's children.

(Sources: US Census Records; Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013; Pennsylvania, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1845-1963; Pennsylvania, U.S., Deaths, 1852-1854 [includes Place of Interment])


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  • Added: Feb 16, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223026013/maria-rice: accessed ), memorial page for Maria Klunk Rice (20 Apr 1867–20 Apr 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 223026013, citing Conewago Chapel Basilica Cemetery, Conewago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Heartsong (contributor 48040541).