Tice, Madison

TICE, MAYS, GODBY, HULL, STRAUGHAN, LAWRENCE, GRIMES, JARARD, MCADOO, MCAULEY, WILLIAMSON

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Tice, Madison

To point out the way, to make possible our present advancing civilization, its happy homes, its arts and sciences, its discoveries and inventions, its education, literature, culture, refinement and social life and joy, is to be truly great benefactors of mankind for all time. This was the great work accomplished by the early settlers and it is granted by all that they built wiser than they knew. Such a one was the well-remembered and highly revered late Madison Tice, a sterling character, whose life was fraught with many good honor and admire and whose record may be held up as worthy of imitation by the youth of this locality whose destinies are still matters for the future to determine.

Mr. Tice was born September 28, 1827, near Wheeling, West Virginia, and he was the son of Jacob and Jane Tice, who lived on a farm there, and who later in life, moved to Illinois, locating in Menard County on a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, which they purchased in 1847, in which year their son. Madison, of this review, came to Jasper County, Iowa, and located on one hundred and sixty acres, near Monroe, being among the pioneers. Here he set to work with a will and, although beset with many obstacles, he developed a good farm and home, which he sold in 1850 and moved to Mahaska County, this state, where he purchased three hundred and twenty acres which is now owned by his widow. It is very well located, being four miles from Pella. There Mr. Tice lived until his death, April 30, 1896. He developed an excellent farm by hard work and good management and accumulated a competency.

On September 5, 1854, Mr. Tice was united in marriage with Nancy Mays, who was born March 8, 1836, in Highland County, Ohio, near Chillicothe. She was the daughter of Charles and Mary Mays, who came to Iowa in an early day and were living on a farm near Oskaloosa when their daughter Nancy was married.

To Mr. Tice and wife eleven children were born, namely: One died in infancy; the ten living are, Theopolus D. married Harriet A. Godby, and they have five children, Lester C., William M., Delia J. May B. and Veda G.; Manella Tice married J. E. Hull and they have five children, Madison, O. K., Homer H., Pearl and Frank; Mary Tice married J. W. Straughan, but this union has been without issue; Louisa Tice married Luther Lawrence, and they have three children, Lucy I., Nancy M. and Harvey T. Minnie Tice married E. N. Grimes, and they have two children, Gladys C. and Ruth W.; C. G. Tice married Lovina Jarard, which union has been without issue; Cora Tice married F. P. McAdoo and they have four children, Avis C., Irene E., Frances C. and Beulah K.; Hattie M. Tice married O. L. McAuley, which union has been without issue; Daniel T. Tice married Gertrude Williamson and they have one child, Ruth J.; Lottie Tice has remained single and is living with her mother and assisting in keeping their beautiful and well-furnished home at No. 319 North Mechanic Street.

Madison Tice held to the creed of the Christian Church, which he attended, although he was not a member. He was active as a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Peoria, Iowa, and in political affairs he was always a stanch Democrat. After his death, Mrs. Tice remained on the farm near Pella, Mahaska County, for seven years, then came to Newton on March 10, 1902, and purchased the home where she now resides, mentioned above. Mr. Tice was a successful and enterprising farmer and he was a man who was popular among his neighbors, being charitable, hospitable and always honest. Past and Present of Jasper County Iowa B. F. Bowden & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1912 Page 488.