Husband Hon. Henry Hice 1 2 3 4
Born: 24 Jan 1834 - Hopewell Twp, Beaver Co, PA 3 4
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Died: 2 Oct 1905 3 4
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Father: William Hice (1793- ) 3
Mother: Hannah Eachal ( - ) 5
Marriage: 3 Apr 1860 5
Other Spouse: Sarah H. Agnew ( - ) 6 7 - 25 Jul 1877 5 8
Wife Ruth Ann Ralston 5 8
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Died: 1872 8
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Children
1 M Richard R. Hice 8 9
Born: 1865 - Beaver, Beaver Co, PA 9
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Died: 27 Mar 1925 - Beaver, Beaver Co, PA 9
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Spouse: May Kells ( - ) 9
Marr: 1893 - Citra, FL 9
2 M Agnew Hice 8 9
Born: 19 Jan 1869 - Beaver Co, PA 9
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Spouse: Agnes McGaughey ( - ) 9
Marr: 1903 9
General Notes: Husband - Hon. Henry Hice
Completing the studies of his boyhood and desiring to enter the legal profession, in 1857 he entered the office of Colonel Richard P. Roberts, qualifying, under the tuition of that attorney, for entrance to the Beaver county bar, which admission was granted him in June, 1859. That his preceptor held his legal ability to be of no ordinary order was evinced by the offer he immediately extended, the formation of the firm, Roberts & Hice, an association at once begun and continued until the death of the senior member on the battlefield of Gettysburg. While a resident of Beaver Falls, which he was from 1871 until 1877, in the latter year returning to Beaver, he was appointed president judge of the thirty-sixth judicial district, receiving his commission to that position, April 30, 1874. He was elected for the following term and served to its close, January 1, 1885, when he once more resumed his private practice, his influence strengthened and his reputation enhanced by his eleven years judicial duty, during which time his name had become familiar to all throughout the state, one that aroused uneasiness in the breasts of those who had cause to fear the just processes of the law. For many years he was the legal adviser of the Harmony Society and of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, and was closely connected with many of the most important business enterprises of the county. His practice at the bar, both before and after his public service, was large, reflecting the confidence placed in him as an able and honorable counselor. After the admission of his son, Agnew, to the bar, the firm of Hice & Hice was formed, the knowledge and experience of the father aiding in fitting the son to succeed to the high position he would leave vacant. Mr. Hice was never so deeply engrossed with business cares and professional requirement, but that he found ample time to assume a leading part in any project that would bring benefit or honor upon his city or county. It was in pursuance of this principle that he readily assented to a request from the executive committee of the Beaver County Centennial Celebration that he deliver an address on that occasion on the "Bench and Bar" of the county during its one hundred years of existence as such. His speech on that occasion was one full of interest, giving a brief and concise review of the formation of the different courts in the county, and passing mention of those more prominently connected therewith, with graceful tributes to those whose records warranted such honor. As a lawyer, it may be said of Mr. Hice that he was learned, keen, forceful and fair, that he scorned the tricks and subterfuges of his profession with a genuine loathing, and that in all of his legal connections he was never defiled even with the slightest imputation of dishonor. In social communion with his fellow-men he was genial, kindly and pleasant, his many amiable qualities attracting to him a wide circle of friends, whose regard and respect was unfailingly accorded him, and he was the same genial and respected man in his family, a kind and devoted husband and father. [GPHWP, 123]