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Family: George William Rice / Esterlene Gertrude Philpott (F5599)  ^[1] 

• Father | Male George William Rice

  
  

  Born	13 Dec 1898	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Died	Jan 1990	Rockingham, North Carolina
  Buried		Roselawn Memorial Gardens Reidsville, Rockingham Co., VA
  Married
  Father	Thomas Edward "Tom" Rice | F3552 Group Sheet
  Mother	Anna Lee Lawrence | F3552 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Esterlene Gertrude Philpott

  
  

  Born	14 Jun 1900	Franklin County, North Carolina
  Died	21 Feb 1988	Rockingham, North Carolina
  Buried		Roselawn Memorial Gardens Reidsville, Rockingham Co., VA
  Father	James Henry Philpott, Jr. | F5601 Group Sheet
  Mother	Lelia Walker | F5601 Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36549653. Henry Campbell Rice was killed when James H. Philpott shot him in the chest. Mr. Philpott's daughter Esterleen, married Henry`s brother George, without her father's permission. Henry acted as surety for the marriage license. James Philpott was very angry with Henry. Henry Rice was later called to testify at a local trial, Mr. Philpott declared him a dishonest man who would not be a truthful witness. Mr. Philpott and Henry Rice later, had words in a store, which was owned by Henry's brother-in-law Wm. Goggin Reynolds. They took their argument outside. Mr. Reynolds watched from the store window and would testify that Henry had slapped Mr. Philpott on the check at which point Mr. Philpott pulled a hand gun and shot Henry through the chest. James H. Philpott was tried twice, but neither jury convicted him.