Louisa was the daughter of William Griffin Linerieux and Martha Josephine Linerieux, who were cousins. Her father was a sea captain and rice plantation owner.
Louisa grew up in Georgetown, South Carolina. She was well educated for the time. Her childhood memories that Louisa told her grandchildren included summer nights at the family seaside home where tea was served under rose covered pavilions on the beach. The young people danced under the moonlight to gay music. Table light came from large candles under thin blown glass shades that Louisa transported to Tennessee wrapped in the feather beds.
Louisa married Shadrach Franklin Rice in Maccamaw, S.C. on 20 Dec 1827.
In late 1836, Shadrach and his brother, John P. Rice, their families and slaves headed by wagon train for the West Tennessee wilderness.
Two days on the trail, scarlet fever broke out and many died, among them two daughters of Shadrach and Louisa Linerieux Rice. After the epidemic subsided, they pushed onward. They cut away the undergrowth by day and slept under the start by night.
Upon their arrival in Lauderdale County, Shadrach and John P. bought 5,000 acres of land along the Big Hatchie River.
Shadrach built a temporary log home, and Louisa used to tell her grandchildren how her silver spoons dropped through the cracks in the floor.
While the Rice brothers cleared the land, the women and their helpers prepared for the coming winter by weaving flax, drying fruit and herbs.
Later, lumber was sawed and planed by hand for building large two story home for Shadrach and Louisa's family. Louisa planted a row of cedar in front of the house and named it Clifton Hall after her beloved childhood seaside home in South Carolina.
Louisa grew up in Georgetown, South Carolina. She was well educated for the time. Her childhood memories that Louisa told her grandchildren included summer nights at the family seaside home where tea was served under rose covered pavilions on the beach. The young people danced under the moonlight to gay music. Table light came from large candles under thin blown glass shades that Louisa transported to Tennessee wrapped in the feather beds.
Louisa married Shadrach Franklin Rice in Maccamaw, S.C. on 20 Dec 1827.
In late 1836, Shadrach and his brother, John P. Rice, their families and slaves headed by wagon train for the West Tennessee wilderness.
Two days on the trail, scarlet fever broke out and many died, among them two daughters of Shadrach and Louisa Linerieux Rice. After the epidemic subsided, they pushed onward. They cut away the undergrowth by day and slept under the start by night.
Upon their arrival in Lauderdale County, Shadrach and John P. bought 5,000 acres of land along the Big Hatchie River.
Shadrach built a temporary log home, and Louisa used to tell her grandchildren how her silver spoons dropped through the cracks in the floor.
While the Rice brothers cleared the land, the women and their helpers prepared for the coming winter by weaving flax, drying fruit and herbs.
Later, lumber was sawed and planed by hand for building large two story home for Shadrach and Louisa's family. Louisa planted a row of cedar in front of the house and named it Clifton Hall after her beloved childhood seaside home in South Carolina.
Louisa was the daughter of William Griffin Linerieux and Martha Josephine Linerieux, who were cousins. Her father was a sea captain and rice plantation owner.
Louisa grew up in Georgetown, South Carolina. She was well educated for the time. Her childhood memories that Louisa told her grandchildren included summer nights at the family seaside home where tea was served under rose covered pavilions on the beach. The young people danced under the moonlight to gay music. Table light came from large candles under thin blown glass shades that Louisa transported to Tennessee wrapped in the feather beds.
Louisa married Shadrach Franklin Rice in Maccamaw, S.C. on 20 Dec 1827.
In late 1836, Shadrach and his brother, John P. Rice, their families and slaves headed by wagon train for the West Tennessee wilderness.
Two days on the trail, scarlet fever broke out and many died, among them two daughters of Shadrach and Louisa Linerieux Rice. After the epidemic subsided, they pushed onward. They cut away the undergrowth by day and slept under the start by night.
Upon their arrival in Lauderdale County, Shadrach and John P. bought 5,000 acres of land along the Big Hatchie River.
Shadrach built a temporary log home, and Louisa used to tell her grandchildren how her silver spoons dropped through the cracks in the floor.
While the Rice brothers cleared the land, the women and their helpers prepared for the coming winter by weaving flax, drying fruit and herbs.
Later, lumber was sawed and planed by hand for building large two story home for Shadrach and Louisa's family. Louisa planted a row of cedar in front of the house and named it Clifton Hall after her beloved childhood seaside home in South Carolina.
Louisa grew up in Georgetown, South Carolina. She was well educated for the time. Her childhood memories that Louisa told her grandchildren included summer nights at the family seaside home where tea was served under rose covered pavilions on the beach. The young people danced under the moonlight to gay music. Table light came from large candles under thin blown glass shades that Louisa transported to Tennessee wrapped in the feather beds.
Louisa married Shadrach Franklin Rice in Maccamaw, S.C. on 20 Dec 1827.
In late 1836, Shadrach and his brother, John P. Rice, their families and slaves headed by wagon train for the West Tennessee wilderness.
Two days on the trail, scarlet fever broke out and many died, among them two daughters of Shadrach and Louisa Linerieux Rice. After the epidemic subsided, they pushed onward. They cut away the undergrowth by day and slept under the start by night.
Upon their arrival in Lauderdale County, Shadrach and John P. bought 5,000 acres of land along the Big Hatchie River.
Shadrach built a temporary log home, and Louisa used to tell her grandchildren how her silver spoons dropped through the cracks in the floor.
While the Rice brothers cleared the land, the women and their helpers prepared for the coming winter by weaving flax, drying fruit and herbs.
Later, lumber was sawed and planed by hand for building large two story home for Shadrach and Louisa's family. Louisa planted a row of cedar in front of the house and named it Clifton Hall after her beloved childhood seaside home in South Carolina.
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