Introduction

Biography

Elihu was the son of Er­as­tus Rice and Lu­cre­tia M. Howe Rice. He and his wi­dowed mo­ther moved from New York to Lo­gans­port, In­di­ana, in 1838. In 1854, he mar­ried Jea­nette Ma­bon.

Though some sourc­es show his giv­en name as El­isha, his tombs­tone says Eli­hu.

Rice was in­ter­est­ed in mu­sic an ear­ly age, and in 1848, was chos­en to lead the lo­cal glee club. As of 1866, he was sec­re­ta­ry and cho­ris­ter of the Bap­tist Sun­day School at Lo­gans­port.