Rice, Naymon Eddieray, Sr., Pfc. (1914-1955)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1914-07-05 - 1955-04-07
Parallel Names
- Pate, Bobbie
- Rice, C. C.
Biographical Note
Naymon Eddieray Rice (1914-1955) left Roanoke just before the Great Depression. He began the 1930s staying in Camden, New Jersey with cousin Bertha Pate (c.1883-). He wrote home frequently, describing his difficulty finding work and asking for the family to send money. During World War II, he served stateside in the U.S. Army. his discharge certificate lists his rank as Private First Class with the "Supply Detachment Supply Division Section Two". He married Rebecca Kirkland sometime around 1942 but the marriage didn't last and by 1944 he had married Gladys Virginia Watts (1925-1979). Naymon and Gladys had at least one child: Naymon Jr. (1947-) who married Patricia E. Thomas (1947-).
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Rice Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-021
Abstract
The Rice Family Papers include decades of letters to and from four generations of the decendents of Jerry Rice of Campbell County, Virginia. The majority of the letters were sent to Nannie Mae (Rice) Banks but there are also letters addressed to her father, Fletcher, her mother, Georgianna, and other members of the family. These letters document the experiences of this family from Southwest Virginia as they lived through, fought, and died in, World War I, the Great Depression, and World War...
Dates:
1892 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1962