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DICE FAMILY GENEALOGY & HISTORY
My name is Craig Dice. I am the thirteenth generation of known Dices. The information on this page has come from many sources. Most or all of the information about the first four or five generations come from the following people
: Ken Dice, Joyce Dice Metzger, Ric Dice, Daniel Lamb, Thomas Campbell, Alan Albright, and Jack Akerboom (who is in the process of completing a two-volume book on the Theiss/Dice history). Most of the information about the generations thereafter comes from Marilyn Sanford, Mabel Dice Manuel, and myself. This information has come from sources that I am in the process of documenting or from word of mouth or stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. If anyone has any additional information, stories, or needs more information, please e-mail me. You can also contact me if anyone would like a copy of my GEDCOM file, which I am constantly updating. Along with the Dice history, I have some detailed information on the following surnames: ARMANTROUT (ERMENTRAUDT), HAYES, COONS, SHOCKEY (SCHACKE), LINN, WARD, WALTMAN (WALDMAN), PECK, PETERMAN, MOTE, MENDENHALL, and LICHTENWALTER (LICHTENWALLNER). As always, I am eager to learn more about our family!!
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In all the family records, DICE is spelled THEIS, THEISS, THEUSS, DEISS, DISE, and DICE, all sometimes in the same deed or other document. The original spelling was evidently the German THEIS, but then changed to THEISS. It is thought that this originated from the Theiss River in Hungary, now called the Tisza River, a tributary of the Danube. Tradition supports that the THEIS family may have come from Hungary, moved to Germany, and then immigrated to the United States. Once in the United States, many of the family members decided to "Americanize" their surname. Some kept the THEISS name, while others changed it to DEISS, TICE, and obviously, DICE.
FIRST GENERATION
1.
Thomas (1) Theis was born in Germany circa 1622. He resided in Ruthweiler, Germany.His wife’s name was Margareth.
Thomas Theis and Margareth had the following known children:
2 i. Hans Jost (2) Theis.
SECOND GENERATION
2. Hans Jost (
2) Theis (Thomas) was born in Ruthweiler, Germany on May 15, 1642. He died in 1732 in Grunsbach, Germany. Grunsbach is in Wolfersweiler Parish, which is 45 miles east of the city of Luxembourg and 30 miles north of the French border, in the Nahe Valley.His wife's name was Maria Meuller.
Hans Jost Theis and Maria Meuller had the following known children:
3 i. Hans Matthias (3) Theiss.
THIRD GENERATION
3. Hans Matthias (
3) Theiss (Hans Jost, Thomas) was born in Birkenfield, Germany on December 27, 1670. He died on May 10, 1732 in Grunsbach, Germany.His wife's name was Maria Margareth. They were married in 1703.
Hans Matthias Theiss and Maria Margareth had the following children:
4 i. Hans Matthias (4) Theiss.
5 ii. Anna Margaretha Theiss was born on June 13, 1707 in Grunsbach, Germany. She married twice. She married Johann George Weyrich on October 22, 1722, and had nine children with him. She then married Rudolph Fry.
6 iii. Anna Catharina Theiss. She was born in Grunsbach, Germany on April 29, 1710. She married Friedrich Decker on January 17, 1735 or 1736.
7 iv. Johann George Theiss. He was born on February 16, 1713 in Grunsbach, Germany and married Maria Agnesia (Agnes) Doll on October 11, 1736.
8 v. Maria Magdalena Theiss was born on February 26, 1716 in Grunsbach, Germany. She married Johann Nickel Horth on October 15, 1737.
9 vi. Johann Nickel Theiss. He was born in Grunsbach, Germany on June 27, 1718. He arrived in the US with his sister, Maria Elisabetha, on the ship "Davy" in Philadelphia on October 25, 1738.
10 vii. Maria Elisabetha was born in Grunsbach, Germany on June 29, 1721. She arrived in the US with her brother, Johann Nickel. She died on April 28, 1758, in Fort Seybert, Virginia, now West Virginia. She married Jacob Seibert in Pennsylvania on February 26, 1738 or 1739. Together, they had 6 children.
11 viii. Johann Daniel Theiss. He was born on March 21, 1724.
12 ix. Johann Michael Theiss. He was born on March 11, 1726.
FOURTH GENERATION
4.
Hans Matthias (4) Theiss (Hans Matthias, Hans Jost, Thomas) was born on May 18, 1704 in Grunsbach, Germany. He died on August 24, 1748 in Lancaster County (now Lebanon County), Pennsylvania.He married Susanna Barbara Lauer March 5, 1726 in Hirstein, Germany. Susanna was born on March 23 in either 1704 or 1705 in Hirstein, Germany, being the daughter of Peter Lauer and Maria Barbara Kohl. She died sometime before 1748 in Lancaster County (now Lebanon County), Pennsylvania.
He emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1730. He and his wife and oldest son, Michael, arrived in Philadelphia on the ship "Thistle" on August 29, 1730.
Hans Matthias Theiss and Susanna Barbara Lauer had the following children:
13 i. Michael Tice was born in Hirstein, Germany on February 1, 1728. He died in 1802 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. He married Margaretha Elisabetha Reith. She was born on April 13, 1730 in the Tuplehocken Region of Pennsylvania, and died September 22, 1804 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Together, they had 10 children.
14 ii. Henry Tice was born in 1738 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He died on January 4, 1806 in Washington County, Maryland. He married twice. He first married Elizabeth Jones. She was born in 1740 in Wales, United Kingdom. They had 8 children. Then in 1785, he married Susannah Jones. She was born in 1765 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and died on November 29, 1824 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Together, they had 7 children.
15 iii. Matthias Dice was born circa 1730 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He died in June of 1799 in Pendleton County, Virginia (now West Virginia). He married Catharina Herrber, and had 11 children. She is buried with him.
16 iv. George Dice. He was born circa 1734 and died in 1772 Pendleton County, Virginia (now West Virginia). He married Anna Margaret Burgstaller on September 7, 1755, and had 3 children with her. She is buried with him.
17 v. Johannes (5) "John" Theiss.
18 vi. David Deiss was born in 1735. He married Barbara Mosser and stayed in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
19 vii. Daniel Tice. He was born in 1738 and died in Washington County, Maryland. He married Catherine, who was born around 1752. Together, they had 4 children.
20 viii. Elizabeth Tice. She was born on October 30, 1739 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She died in March of 1831 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. She married Nicholas Kilmer on December 13, 1763 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was born November 23, 1736 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died July 26, 1811 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Together, they had 9 children.
21 ix. Joseph Tice was born on November 23, 1747.
FIFTH GENERATION
17.
Johannes (5) "John" Theiss (Hans Matthias, Hans Matthias, Hans Jost, Thomas) was born circa 1732. He died between December 16, 1808 and January 16, 1809 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.He married Regina Sophia Koppenhaver circa 1757 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Regina was born in 1740 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, and died circa 1800. She was the daughter of Johann Thomas Koppenhaver and Anna Maria Zinn.
Johannes and Regina first resided in Heidelburg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This information comes from a tax record in Lancaster County (now Lebanon County), Pennsylvania from 1782. The record shows that he paid tax for 200 acres of land, 4 horses, and 4 cows. In 1784, he moved to Letterkenny Township, Cumberland County (now Franklin County), Pennsylvania, in the Tuplehocken Valley, where he bought 4 farms, totaling 303 acres, from William Bard on May 29, 1784. Bard had obtained this land through the heirs of William Penn. This land was bounded on the west by the North Mountain, and was directly south of Upper Strasburg, Pennsylvania. As of 1949, there were a set of old buildings still standing. They were members of the Lutheran or Reformed Church, built in 1786 at Pleasant Hall, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
After the death of his wife, Johannes made his home with his daughter, Barbara, and her husband, Christian Grove, whom he evidently held in high esteem and trust. After the death of his youngest daughter, Polly Theiss Keiffer, her little daughter, Julia Keiffer, came to live in Barbara’s home. In Johannes’s will, he made Christian Grove the little girl’s guardian as well as one of the executors of his will.
Johannes Theiss and Regina Sophia Koppenhaver had the following children:
22 i. Michael Theiss. He died on April 22, 1841 in Pennsylvania.
23 ii. J. Christian (6) Dice.
24 iii. John Theiss was born circa 1759. He married Margaret ? and Catherine ?.
25 iv. Elizabeth Dice was born in 1760, and died in 1844. She married Frederick Reith, brother of Catherine Reith, wife of J. Christian Dice. He was born in 1759 and died in 1847. Together, they had 7 children.
26 v. Maria Eva Theiss was born on October 14, 1763. She married Frederick Foltz around 1780-82. She died circa 1840.
27 vi. Maria Barbara Dice was born on July 3, 1765, and died in 1820. She married Christian Grove.
28 vii. John Michael Dice was born on July 28, 1767. He married Margaret Besore, and had 7 children. She was the daughter of Peter Besore and Rachel Leiter. He died April 22, 1841 in Pennsylvania, while Margaret died January 30, 1841.
29 viii. Maria Regina "Polly" Tice. She was born on July 10, 1769. She married a Kieffer, and died sometime before 1808. She had a daughter, Julia Keiffer.
SIXTH GENERATION
23.
J. Christian (6) Dice (Johannes, Hans Matthias, Hans Matthias, Hans Jost, Thomas) was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, on February 10, 1758, and was baptized on February 19, 1758. He moved to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in 1796. There he purchased 157 acres of land on April 4, 1797. He died in 1836 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. At the time of his death, his estate was appraised and consisted of 230 acres of land @ $8 per acre and a personal estate of $2281.74.He married Catherine Dorthea Reith February 5, 1782 in Stouchburg, Pennsylvania in the Christ Lutheran Church. She was the daughter of Casper and Maria Catherine Reith, who was a miller by trade and owned a gristmill in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Catherine was born circa 1762 in Pennsylvania. She died in 1846 in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
It is with Christian that the family name changed
from the German "Theiss" to the Americanized "Dice".
J. Christian Dice and Catherine Dorthea Reith had the following children:
30 i. Frederick Dice was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania on July 7, 1782. He died March 1, 1836 in Fountain County, Indiana, and is buried in the Smith Farm Cemetery (located 1 mile north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 136 and U.S. Highway 41, on the west side of U.S. 41). He married twice. He married Susanna Reed on December 7, 1801 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Susanna was born circa 1777 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. She died in September of 1815 in Adair County, Kentucky. Together, they had 6 children. He then married Catherine Miller, daughter of Henry Miller, on July 5, 1818 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Catherine was born on an estimated date of 1800. She died after 1836 Together, they had 7 children.
31 ii. Catherine Dice was born October 23, 1783 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. She died May 11, 1842. She is buried at the New Provence Cemetery in Rockbridge County, Virginia. She married Emmanuel Reed February 9, 1802 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. They had 3 children.
32 iii. Margaret Dice. She was born sometime circa 1786 in Pennsylvania. She married Christian Cohenaur, and stayed in Virginia.
33 iv. William Henry Dice. He was born circa 1786. He lived his life in Virginia. He married Margaret Soldemredge on December 26, 1811.
34 v. Benjamin Dice was born in Pennsylvania circa 1791. He died in 1863 in Adair County, Kentucky. He moved to Tennessee to be a doctor, and then he moved to Adair County, Kentucky. He married twice. He first married Mary Harvey. She was born in 1792 in Virginia and died in 1851 in Adair County, Kentucky. Together, they had 9 children. He then married Rhoda P. Taylor in Adair Co, Kentucky.
35 vi. John C. Dice was born in Pennsylvania on October 16, 1793. He died August 12, 1847 in Fountain County, Indiana. He married Elizabeth Hawpe September 7, 1818 in Augusta, Virginia. Elizabeth was born Dec 1, 1792 in Augusta, Virginia. Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry Hawpe and Elizabeth Teaford. She died June 19, 1845 in Fountain County, Indiana. Both are buried in Bonebrake Cemetery (located 3 miles south of Veedersburg, Indiana on U.S. Highway 41, on the east side of the road). Together, they had 7 sons.
36 vii. George Dice was born March 28, 1795 in Pennsylvania. He died October 9, 1855 in Fountain County, Indiana. He married Jane Hawpe on February 17, 1820 in Augusta, Virginia. She was born January 25, 1800 and died on November 6, 1858 in Fountain County, Indiana. Both are buried in the Bonebrake Cemetery.
37 viii. David Dice (7).
38 ix. Elizabeth "Betsy" Dice. She married Jacob McFadden.
39 x. Jacob Dice was born on September 22, 1803 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. He died on March 28, 1860. He remained in Virginia on the family property. He was married to Sarah V. Creek on August 8, 1829, by Rev. James Morrison at the New Provence Church in Augusta, Virginia. She was born on March 8, 1813, and died on March 25, 1876. They had 11 children together.
SEVENTH GENERATION
37.
David (7) Dice (J Christian, Johannes, Hans Matthias, Hans Matthias, Hans Jost, Thomas) was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia on September or November 14, 1799. He died August 23, 1843, in Montgomery County, Indiana, at 44 years of age. He is buried in the Shiloh Cemetery, about 5 miles southeast of Crawfordsville, Indiana. The Shiloh Cemetery along with the old Shiloh Church was established near the corner of the David Dice farm.He married Martha Buchanan in 1820. She was born August 20, 1799 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. She died February 15, 1863, and is buried with David.
Martha remained in Virginia with their two children while John, Frederick, George, and David made a trip to Indiana around 1827. The brothers left their families behind and carried some savings with them. They also stopped to work their way as they came to Indiana. According to deed records in the Recorder’s Office in Covington, Fountain County, Indiana, John purchased 80 acres of land south of Veedersburg, Fountain County, Indiana for $280 on November 7, 1827. Frederick purchased 80 acres for $200 and 160 acres for $300 on February 29, 1828 in Fountain County Indiana. George also bought 160 acres for $350 in Fountain County, Indiana, on May 25, 1828. David stopped in Montgomery County, Indiana, about 5 miles southeast of Crawfordsville, Indiana. He decided to stay in Montgomery County to be close to Martha’s parents, who lived a few miles to the north near Darlington, Indiana. In March of 1829, Frederick and his wife, Catherine, platted and sold lots in Chambersburg, Indiana, on the north edge of Sterling (near Veedersburg). Frederick also had the first store in Chambersburg. He evidently named this new little village for the old Pennsylvania town of Chambersburg from which he used to live in. John, George, and David moved their families to Indiana around 1830. John’s son, Jacob, recorded the following statement: "Emigrated to Fountain County, Indiana, in the fall of 1827 in large wagon holding in its bed at least 100 bushels of grain drawn by four horses." David and Martha became members of the Union Presbyterian Church in Walnut Township in 1836. David was a fine citizen, and was highly respected by everyone.
David Dice and Martha Buchanan had the following children:
40 i. Catherine Dice. She was born on November 9, 1824 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, and died on March 22, 1884 in Montgomery County, Indiana. She married Charles Lewis Bratton on January 11, 1844. He was born on June 19, 1819 and died December 3, 1902. Together, they had 14 children.
41 ii. John Dice. He was born August 22, 1826 In Rockbridge County, Virginia. He died at 20 years of age in 1847. He is buried at Shiloh Cemetery in Montgomery County, Indiana.
42 iii. Christopher (8) Dice.
43 iv. Martha Dice was born circa 1829 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. She died on February 23, 1886 and is buried in Shiloh Cemetery. She married Dr. Adam Hipes in 1848 and had 2 children. She then married Joseph Armantrout. They had 3 children together.
44 v. Rachel Dice. She was born on October 19, 1831 in Montgomery County, Indiana. She died October 21, 1887. She married Beecher Hill in April of 1855, and had 3 children.
45 vi. Mary Jane Dice. She was born on July 5, 1833 in Montgomery County, Indiana, and died September 7, 1855 in Montgomery County, Indiana. She married John Lafuze Ward. He was born on January 9, 183, and died October 21, 1855 in Montgomery County, Indiana. Their daughter, "Little Janie Ward," lived with Martha Buchanan Dice after the death of her parents. They are buried in Shiloh Cemetery.
46 vii. Isabella Dice. She was born on September 8, 1835. She died on March 3, 1856 at 20 years of age. She is buried at Shiloh Cemetery in Montgomery County, Indiana.
47 viii. William A. Dice was born on May 10, 1837 in Montgomery County, Indiana, and died on September 27, 1908. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery North in Montgomery County, Indiana, about 1 mile northwest of Crawfordsville. He married twice. He married Mary A. Johnson and had 4 children. She was born on September 4, 1838 and died on April 14, 1870. He then married Ida Sperry and had 2 children.
48 ix. Milton Dice. He was born on October 8, 1838 in Montgomery County, Indiana. He was the only one that did not marry and establish a home for himself. He was never a strong person and had a nervous ailment. He died on June 27, 1860 at 21 years of age while walking in the woods picking berries for his mother. He is buried at Shiloh Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana.
49 x. Elizabeth Dice was born in 1841 in Montgomery County, Indiana. She married French Finch on November 11, 1858, and had 2 children. She then married David Edwards and had 2 more children.
EIGHTH GENERATION
42.
Christopher (8) Dice (David, J Christian, Johannes, Hans Matthias, Hans Matthias, Hans Jost, Thomas) was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia on January 22, 1828. He died September 2, 1906. He is buried at Mace Cemetery in Mace, Indiana.He married Jane Brockman on October 26, 1848 at her home. They were married by the Rev. C. Eastman and Rev. R.F. Caldwell. She was born January 12, 1832. She died July 30, 1866, and is buried with Christopher in Mace Cemetery.
In 1869, Christopher married Mary Broces. She was born on February 15, 1849, and died in Montgomery County, Indiana on may 1, 1910. She is also buried in Mace Cemetery with Christopher.
Christopher Dice was said to be the first man in the surrounding country to own a carriage, and people came on horseback for miles to see that carriage. When not in use, it was carefully protected by a cover that Jane made for it. Jane was the first woman to own a sewing machine, and this new contraption brought may curious women to see it work. Christopher and Jane and his family were members of the old First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Water and Pike Street in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. Christopher was a deacon in the church and a staunch Presbyterian. He lived on the land that used to be his father’s.
The cabin that Christopher first lived in was built by his father, David, around 1830. But in 1868, the cabin caught fire. Not only was the house lost, but also their daughter, Anna, died in the fire. However, Christopher had already begun work on a new house nearby between 1860-1865. The house, still standing today, architecturally resembles Virginia Tidewater homes. The interior woodwork is Greek Revival in style. All but the shingles, lathes, and plaster were made on the property. Along with the house, Christopher built a barn, a grainery, and started an extensive apple orchard. The orchard has died out now and the grainery has been torn down, but the barn still stands, built with enormous hand-hewn timbers. Today, the framed land grant given to Christopher, and signed by Abraham Lincoln, is hanging on the kitchen wall.
Christopher ("Chrisie") Dice and Jane Brockman had the following children:
50 i. Martha ("Matt") Elizabeth Dice was born on July 6, 1850 in Montgomery County, Indiana. She died November 4, 1907, and is buried in Mace Cemetery in Montgomery County, Indiana. She married David Kennedy on September 20, 1866. Together, they had 7 children.
51 ii. Louisa E. Dice was born on July 18, 1852. She died March 18, 1904. She married David McCray on September 1, 1870. They had 7 children together.
52 iii. Sarah Dice was born on April 29, 1854, and died on September 7, 1855. She is buried in Mace Cemetery.
53 iv. Euphemia Jane Dice was born on May 7, 1856 in Montgomery County, Indiana, and died November 19, 1925. She married William C. Loop on January 3, 1877, and had 6 children. He was born on January 17, 1855 in Montgomery County, Indiana, and died on April 14, 1946. They are buried in Mace Cemetery.
54 v. Mary Ann Dice was born October 13, 1857 in Montgomery County, Indiana, and died October 17, 1919. She married Dr. William A. Burroughs on October 13, 1876. They had one daughter.
55 vi. James Franklin ("Frank") Dice. He was born on March 3, 1860. He died February 13, 1937, and is buried in Mace Cemetery in Montgomery County, Indiana. He married Lillie Florence Ward on February 2, 1882. She was born on March 14, 1861, and died on April 4, 1928. She is buried with him. They had 3 children.
56 vii. William Beecher Dice (9).
57 viii. Anna Bell Dice. "Little Anna" was born on January 25, 1865. On October 8, 1868, at 3 years of age, she burned to death. Her father, Christopher, had built a fire in the fireplace and Anna was "helping" by carrying kindling in her apron. When she threw the kindling into the fireplace, her apron caught on fire and she was burnt so severely that she died. William Beecher, her older brother, tried to save her from burning, and in doing so, badly burned his hands. She is buried at Mace Cemetery.
Christopher ("Chrisie") Dice and Mary Broces had the following children:
58 i. Edna Virginia Dice. She was born May 30, 1870 and died on April 15, 1924. She married Frank Gray and together they had one son.
59 ii. John Henry Dice was born on December 12, 1872, and died February 26, 1946. He is buried in Mace Cemetery. He married Effie Proctor. They had 2 children together.
60 iii. Christopher ("Little Chrisie") Dice. He was born December 16, 1873 and died October 16, 1877, before his fourth birthday. He is buried in Mace Cemetery.
NINTH GENERATION
56. William Beecher (
9) Dice (Christopher, David, J Christian, Johannes, Hans Matthias, Hans Matthias, Hans Jost, Thomas) was born in Montgomery County, Indiana on September 26, 1861. He died October 16, 1937 and is buried in Mace Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana.He married Annie May Johnson October 3, 1882. She was born on March 28, 1861, and died on November 6, 1949. She was the daughter of William Johnson and Elizabeth Linn. She is buried with William.
William Beecher farmed. His farm was located south of Linnsburg, Indiana, about 5 miles southeast of the Christopher Dice farm.
William Beecher Dice and Annie May Johnson had the following children:
61 i. Mark Johnson
62 ii. Manley Beecher Dice. He was born on September 29, 1900 in Montgomery County, Indiana and died in 1978. He married Ruth Harris and had 5 children together. They are buried at Mace Cemetery.
TENTH GENERATION
61.
Mark Johnson (10) Dice (William, Christopher, David, J Christian, Johannes, Hans Matthias, Hans Matthias, Hans Jost, Thomas) was born on April 3, 1885 in Montgomery County, Indiana. He died July 16, 1978 in Elgin, Illinois, and is buried at Lake Street Memorial Park in Kane County, Illinois.He married June Catharine Armantrout on June 3, 1909. She was born on June 3, 1885, and died on March 28, 1978. She was the daughter of Eli Faust Armantrout and Mary Catherine Davidson. She is buried with Mark.
Mark kept a journal in 1908, which tells of him doing his farm chores, his courting of June, and excursions to Crawfordsville to hear speeches. He regretted never owning his own farm. He also spoke of attending DePauw University and his disappointment when he had to quit in order to "help out on the farm" of his parents. In the newlywed years, Mark and June lived in several different home in the Mace and Crawfordsville area which were owned by his father, William Beecher. Around 1937, they moved with two of their sons, Fleming and David, to Waukegan, Illinois to manage a farm for Colonel Keehn, which was just north of Lake Forest, Illinois.
In Illinois, it was important for Mark and June to share knowledge and ideas and to keep up with events in Crawfordsville, and they did so with mail. Mark, being a lover of poetry, often sent birthday greetings to the family that contained quotations from famous poets. Even in his late eighties, he could recite "Thanatopis" by William Cullen Bryant. In their later years, Mark and june lived just outside of Elgin, Illinois, on Randall Road. Both of them experienced good health until their 93rd year. June developed a leg ulcer that would not heal. She moved to a nursing home and suffered a fatal heart attack the same day that Mark was expected to move to the home. She had chosen a dress and his favorite necklace for the reunion. Mark died just a few months later, having complained to his granddaughter, Anita Fonte, that he felt "so cold," and telling his daughter, Carolyn Fonte, "I want to go home." He was ready to die after losing his son, Robert, his wife, June, and then his brother, Manley, in the months of March to July of 1978.
Mark Johnson Dice and June Catharine Armantrout had the following children:
63 i. Robert Mark Dice was born July 25, 1911. He married Ruth Ida VanHook and adopted 1 son. He died in the 1978. They are buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery on Grant (formerly Masonic Cemetery North) in Crawfordsville, Indiana
64 ii. Mary Margaret Dice. She was born on February 25, 1914. She married Ralph Wilmore. They had 3 children together.
65 iii. Fleming Dice. He was born on March 25, 1916. He married Ruth Bernice Benstein. Together, they had 3 children.
66 iv. Jessie Carolyn Dice was born on October 25, 1917. She married Ralph P. Fonte and had 2 children together.
67 v. David Eugene (11) Dice.
ELEVENTH GENERATION
67. David Eugene (
11) Dice (Mark, William, Christopher, David, J Christian, Johannes, Hans Matthias, Hans Matthias, Hans Jost, Thomas) was born in Montgomery County, Indiana on May 19, 1921.He married Carolyn Jean Peck January 28, 1943. She was born on August 2, 1923. She is the daughter of Walter Martin Peck and Grace Evaline Ward.
David farmed until 1992. He bought the farm from Carolyn’s parents, just across the road from the original William Beecher Dice farm.
David Eugene Dice and Carolyn Jean Peck had the following children:
68 i. Keith Ward Dice was born on April 29, 1944. He married Nancy Enlow and had one son. He also married Kathy Tomey and Judy Warren. He died on May 7, 1987, and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Darlington, Montgomery County, Indiana.
69 ii. Roger Allen
TWELTH GENERATION
69. Roger Allen (
12) Dice (David, Mark, William, Christopher, David, J Christian, Johannes, Hans Matthias, Hans Matthias, Hans Jost, Thomas) was born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana on June 16, 1948.He married Rebecca Louise Hayes on October 24, 1971. She was born on June 18, 1948. She is the daughter of Paul Robert Hayes and Helen Louise Coons.
After graduating from high school, Roger went to Bailey Technical School in St. Louis, Missouri, to receive his diploma in Automotive-Diesel Technology. In 1968, he enlisted in the United States Army. He served in the 101st Airborne Division, 326th Engineer Battalion. He fought in the Vietnam War from October 1969 to October 1970. He received his honorable discharge in 1971. Along with his regular job, he continued to farm with his father, David, until 1992. He is now employed by Raybestos Products in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Roger Allen Dice and Rebecca Louise Hayes had the following children:
70 i. Craig Allen (13) Dice.
71 ii. Kristy Kay Dice. She was born on April 23, 1982.
THIRTEENTH GENERATION
70. Craig Allen (
13) Dice (Roger, David, Mark, William, Christopher, David, J Christian, Johannes, Hans Matthias, Hans Matthias, Hans Jost, Thomas) was born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana on April 19, 1978.He will marry Michelle Ann Lichtenwalter on September 2, 2000. She was born on December 6, 1974. She is the daughter of Stephen Kay Lichtenwalter and Carolyn Sue Peterman.
After graduating from high school, Craig attended Oakland City University in southwest Indiana. He received his Associate’s of Science Degree with cum laude honors in Industrial Drafting Technology in May 1998. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in the same field.
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