Lula Rice

1908 - 1940  (32 years)

• Name	Lula Rice  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	15 Aug 1908	Wise County, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  	(Willow Point)
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Hickory, Love, Oklahoma, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Myrtle and Oscar Rice
  Census	1930	Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Jack
  Census	1940	Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Widowed of Jack; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Myrtle and Oscar
  Death	28 Sep 1940	Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA   [6]
  	Cause: Suicide by Poisoning
  	Ingested carbolic acid
  Person ID	I12456	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Oscar Rice,   b. Abt 1878, Georgia, USA d. 1942, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Myrtle Heath,   b. 8 Aug 1880, Grayson County, Texas, USA d. 28 Jun 1968, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Dec 1898	Grayson County, Texas, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F3944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jack Davis,   b. Abt 1904, Arkansas, USA
  Marriage	8 Oct 1930	Searcy County, Arkansas, USA   [5]
  	Lula Davis and Jack Davis
  Family ID	F12611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	George Ora Burdette Davis,   b. 21 Jun 1903, Arkansas, USA d. 14 Feb 1958, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1925	Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Edna Joan Davis,   b. 12 Mar 1927, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA d. 15 Jan 2010, Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Billy Jack Davis,   b. 11 Jul 1929, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA d. 12 Sep 1972, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Aug 1908 - Wise County, Texas, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Myrtle and Oscar Rice - 1910 - Hickory, Love, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 19 Sep 1925 - Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Jack - 1930 - Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 8 Oct 1930 - Searcy County, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed of Jack; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Myrtle and Oscar - 1940 - Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA Death - Cause: Suicide by Poisoning - 28 Sep 1940 - Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  News (Fatality)-DAVIS Lula (Suicide) Suicide of Lula Rice Davis

  
  

• Sources

  [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: 1894; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 477.0; FHL microfilm: 2341628. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: 1894; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 477.0; FHL microfilm: 2341628 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Hickory, Love, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1261; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1375274. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Hickory, Love, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1261; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1375274 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3278; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 7-24. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3278; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 7-24 [S261] Ancestry.com, Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 [S129] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S1246] Obituary of Lula Rice Davis, (Location: Durant OK; Date: Sep 1940;), WOMAN SERIOUSLY ILL FROM POISON. Mrs Jack Davis, Durant, was in critical condition at the Durant Hospital Saturday night. She is reported to have drunk carbolic acid at a cafe here and was rushed to the Durant Hospital where it was said she had little chance to recover. News (Fatality)-DAVIS Lula (Suicide) Suicide of Lula Rice Davis [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Myrtle Heath http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=426805002&indiv=try