1900 Indiana, Adams County, Root Township, Enum Dist 9; Sheet 9B; June 18, 1900, Ancestry.com Image 18 of 26
177/180 Rice, David M.; head; July 1861; 38; md 17 yrs; IN; VA; OH; farmer
, Hattie M.; wife; June 1867; 32; md 17 yrs; 6/5 children; IN; IN; IN
, Clyde M.; son; Sep 1884; 15; IN; attend school
, Saloma A.; dau; March 1890; 10; IN: attend school
, David P.; son; Dec 1891; 8; IN; attend school
, Edith M.; dau; July 1894; 5; IN

1910 Indiana, Adams County, Root Township, Enum Dist 9; Sheet 12A; May 13, 1910, Ancestry.com Image 23 of 26
229/232 Rice, David M.; head; 48; md (1) 26 yrs; IN; PA; OH; farmer; general; own morg farm # 191
, Harriet M.; wife; 42; md (1) 26 yrs; 8/7 children; IN; US; IN
, Saloma A.; dau; 20; single; IN
, David O.; son; 18; IN
, Edith M.; dau; 15; IN
, Florence B.; dau; 7; IN
, Ralph W.; son; 6; IN

1920 Indiana, Adams County, Decatur, Enum Dist 19; Jan 20, 1920; Sheet 14A, Ancestry.com image 27 of 35
615 5th Street - (someone else obviously gave info to enumerator; ages, occupations & wifes name were marked 'unknown')
350/360 Rice, David M.; OH; OH; OH
, ; wife; IN; OH; OH
, Edith; dau; IN
, Florence; dau; IN
, R.; son; IN
, Robert; son; IN

Decatur Daily Democrat (IN), October 3, 1928
David M. Rice Dies Tuesday; Root Township Assessor Dies of Paralysis; Stricken on September 14
David M. Rice, 67, prominent retired farmer and present assessor of Root township died at 5:45 o'clock last evening, Tuesday, October 2, 1928, at his home, one-half mile north of Monmouth on the Fort Wayne-Decatur road. Death was due to paralysis.
David M. Rice was born July 3 1861, in Root township, Adams county, the son of Mary Pillars Rice and Benjamin James Rice. September 11, 1863, he united in marriage with Harriet Evans, the surviving widow. Nine children were born to this union, two sons and two daughters, however, having preceded the father in death. They were: Clyde M. Rice, Benjamin E. Rice, Mary C. Rice, and Saloma Rice Fehrman.
The surviving children are: David Otto Rice, of Sioux City, Iowa; Edythe Rice Crawford, of Los Angeles, California; Florence B., Ralph W., and Robert J. all at the parental home. One sister, Nancy A. Cline, and one brother, James M. Rice, also survive. There are ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The deceased is a member of the First Methodist church of this city. Practically his entire life residence has been in Root township where he was well known and respected. For the past six years, he has served as assessor of Root township.
Mr. and Mrs. Rice were already packed, expecting to leave on Monday morning, September 16, for California, to spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Edythe Crawford, and on the Saturday previous, Mr. Rice was stricken with paralysis. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, who had been visiting at the Rice homestead since early in July, and with whom Mr. and Mrs. Rice expected to make the trip to California by auto, prolonged their stay because of the father's illness. Business, however, necessitated that they leave on Monday morning of this week on their return trip to Oklahoma. Due to the fact that they are enroute, it is impossible to reach them with news of the death until they reach their destination next week.
David Otto Rice, of Sioux City, Iowa, who was called to his father's bedside two weeks ago, was compelled to leave yesterday for his home, due to a message announcing the serous illness of his wife.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon, at 1:30 o'clock, at the family residence and at 2 o'clock at the First Methodist church in this city. The Rev. Ross W. Stoakes will officiate at the services. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery.

Decatur Daily Democrat (IN), June 28 1941
Mrs. Harriet Rice Is Dead - Prominent Root Township Lady Dies At Local Hospital
Mrs. Harriet M. Rice, 71, well known Root township resident and mother of Ralph W. Rice, Root township trustee, died this morning at 12:15 o'clock at the Adams county memorial hospital.
Death was attributed to uremia, following an ilness of two weeks.
The deceased was born in Root township on June 21, 1867 the daughter of John K. and Cecilia Eyanson-Evans. She was married on September 11, 1883 to David M. Rice. He preceded her in death on October 2, 1928. She was a member of the First Methodist church here.
Surviving, besides the son, Ralph W. are the following children: D. Otto Rice of Sioux City, Iowa; Edith M. Crawford of Los Angeles, California; Mrs. Florence Van Order of South Bend; Robert J., also of Root township; and two brother, John K. Evans and David Evans, of Decatur; 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Four children are deceased.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence and 2:30 o'clock at the Methodist church with the Rev. R. W. Graham officiatin. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery.
The body will be returned to the residence from the Gillig and Doan funeral home this evening and may be viewed there until time for the services.