Biographical Sketch of Pleasant Rice, Johnson County, Missouri
Columbus Township
>From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," 
Kansas City Historical Co. 1881

PLEASANT RICE,

postoffice, Columbus, was born in 1803, in Tennessee.  His father was a
native of East Tennessee, and died on his farm near Lexington, Lafayette
county, Missouri, in 1826.  His mother was a native of the same state
and died in 1804.  Pleasant, being the oldest son, soon learned to work
and assist his father, who was extensively engaged in the stock
business.  At the age of twenty-one he set out for himself.  His first
work was to make rails.  He made 1,800 rails for eighteen yards of
muslin, and 300 rails for every yard of jeans which he purchased, and
during the winter made 11,000 rails.  He then went to farming and was
quite successful.  In 1830 he moved to the farm on which he still
resides.  He has always been a prominent farmer and stock raiser, taking
great pride in fine horses, having raised some of the finest in the
county.  His land before it was divided among the children amounted to
over 1,000 acres.  He has raised eleven children: Margaret A., Virlinda
A., John M., Wm. R., C.C., Sarah E., Elizabeth M., James P., Mary A.,
Madora and Ruth J.  Mr. and Mrs. Rice have been identified with the C.P.
church over 50 years, and all the family, except one, are now members of
the same church.  Mr. Rice has always been a kind neighbor, and is
widely known and universally esteemed.  For further particulars see page
664.

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