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Source: Southwest Louisiana and Biographical and Historical by
William Henry Perrin published in 1891;  page 299.



                         LEVI  S. R1CE
                         Abbeville, LA

Levi S. Rice was born in St. Mary parish on what was then known
as Rice's Island, January 6, 1820.  He is the son of Samuel Rice,
who was born in Kentucky, and removed to Louisiana when he
was a young man, while Louisiana belonged to France. He
resided on Rice's Island until 1828, when he removed to what is
now Vermilion parish, where he spent the remainder of his life.
He died in 1848, at the age of sixty-two years.  His wife died in
1839, at about the age of thirty-nine years.  The subject of this
sketch is the oldest of a family of ten children. He spent his
school days in St. Mary and Vermilion parishes. He remained with
his father until his death, when he assumed charge of the
plantation, and later began planting for himself. Early in the
Civil War Mr. Rice was appointed quartermaster of the Vermilion
Regiment, in which capacity he served for a short while,
subsequently engaging as department agent at Lafayette. After
the war he taught school several years, when he again resumed
planting, in which he is at present engaged.   Mr. Rice was
married, in 1848, to Miss Elmira Campbell. a native of Vermilion
parish, Louisiana. To them ten children have been born, four of
whom are living, viz: Ella C., Olive, Reese and Weeta Mr. Rice is
a member of the Farmers' Alliance and has served as president of
this union.