Anna married T.E. Rice. She had 9 sons and 2 daughters. Besides her own as a mid-wife she delivered many children. She boast that she sent the men off to work on the farm and delivered her own baby and had supper on the table when the men returned from the field. Her children are Lawrence, Bessie, Nannie, Henry, George, Thomas McKinley, John Samuel, James Earnest, Daniel Edward, Clyde and Douglas. She was daughter of Peter F. Lawrence and Mary (Puss) Jane Fuller.

Grandma Rice worked from sun-up to sun-down. She milked the cow, churned the milk, made the butter. Her water came from a well out front. The house was lite by gas lanterns. My time spent with her is filled with unforgetable memories on her farm with Tex her dog, Red and Blue her mules. Funny thing is she told us they were horses and that Blue was mine, and Red was brother Randall's. Years later a cousin broke the news to me that they were mules.

Once my brothers and I were playing in the tatar patch as Grandma was doing her hoeing. Suddenly, Grandma yelled at my brother Randall to stand still. Even a six year old boy knows to obey when our crusty old Grandma spoke. Then she picked up a stone and throw it at him, then a second one, and a third. Each landed at his feet. My eyes were as wide open as his. Both of us frozen in astonishment, wondering why Grandma was throwing stones. Grandma a tiny woman, in her long flower print dress, apron, and sun bonnet was quite a sight as she walked over to him and used her hoe to pick up the rattle snake next to brother's feet, that she had just stoned to death. Then she had us follow her to the large walnut tree where she hung the snake on a branch, telling us that it will bring rain. As I recalled it rained later that day.