Melinda West

1805 - Aft 1880  (> 76 years)   Has no ancestors but 47 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Melinda West
  Birth	1804/1805	KY
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Melinda Wardrop / Waldroup
  _UID	6E1ABC140ED24144B3F85BB42E67D5654650
  Death	Aft 1880	Madison Co, NC
  Person ID	I66970	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family	William Rice,   b. 1813/1814, NC d. Aft 1880, Madison Co, NC (Age > 67 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1833	Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC)
  _UID	5945D145AC098C42B112AC3E3AA709EAB8E4
  Children	1. Naomi Rice,   b. 1832/1833, Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) d. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) (Age > 18 years)   2. John Rice,   b. 1835/1836, Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) d. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) (Age > 15 years)   3. Lucinda Rice,   b. 1836/1837, Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) d. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) (Age > 14 years)   4. Wesley Rice,   b. 1838/1839, Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) d. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) (Age > 12 years)   5. Mary Lou Rice,   b. 10 Mar 1841, Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) d. 11 Jul 1923, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 82 years)   6. Isaac Wilson Rice,   b. 6 Jun 1842, Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) d. 6 May 1914, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 71 years)   7. Ann Rice,   b. 1843/1844, Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) d. 1880/1881, Madison Co, NC (Age 37 years)   8. Eliza Jane Rice,   b. 1845/1846, Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) d. Aft 1870, Madison Co, NC (Age > 25 years)   9. Matilda Rice,   b. 18 Feb 1848, Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) d. 9 May 1933, Madison Co, NC (Age 85 years)   10. Adinoram Judson Rice,   b. Jan 1850, Madison Co, NC d. 26 Oct 1926, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 76 years)   11. Marion O Rice,   b. 1857/1858, Madison Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Madison Co, NC (Age > 3 years)
  Family ID	F19806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I'm aware. (1) This person is an ancestor of my aunt Doris Blankenship. !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/ !NOTES:Maiden name WEST per D/C of daughter Mary & son A. J., however, maiden name WARDROP per D/C of son Isaac Wilson Rice & dau Matilda. Two to Two, which is correct? !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # 1002/1052 William Rice, 36 Farmer NC John 14 Wesley 11 Isaac W. 8 Melinda 45 KY Naomi 17 NC Lucinda 13 Mary 9 Anna 6 Eliza J 4 Matilda 2; !CENSUS:1860 Madison Co., NC # 80/80 William Rice 48 Farmer $0/60 NC Molindia 50 KY Wilson 17 NC Anna 16 Leviza 14 Matildia Jur 12 Noah 9 Marion O. 2; !CENSUS:1870 Madison Co., NC Township No. 5, Ivy PO, # 36/36 William Rice, 57 Farmer $1000/125 NC Malinda 67 Polly 29 Oma 13 Wilson 9 William 9; !CENSUS:1880 Madison Co., NC Upper Laurel # (none) William Rice, 66 Mill Wright, NC-VA-NC Malinda 73 wife NC-NC-NC; !CENSUS:1900 x