Ancestry of
Bill Gates

Founder of Microsoft

William H. Rice

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• • Great-grandfather of Bill Gates — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 10 
  • Father:
  • Charles Rice 
  • Mother:
  • Sarah Hooker   
  • Birth Date:
  • Jan 1863 
  • Birth Location:
  • Pennsylvania 
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  • Death Date:
  • 12 Oct 1925 
  • Death Location:
  • Seattle, King, Washington 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Isabella Sanderson
  • Marriage Date:
  • 29 Sep 1888 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Seattle, King, Washington 
  • Child:

  Lillian Elizabeth Rice (Ahnentafel No:5 )

• Sources for William H. Rice

  • ¹ Federal Census, WA, King County, 1900, Seattle Ward 8, E.D. 115, Sheet 1A, Image 1 of 34.
  • ² Federal Census, WA, King County, 1910, Seattle Ward 3, E.D. 153, Sheet 9B, Image 18 of 19.
  • ³ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Record for daughter Lillian E Gates.
  • ⁴ Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960, Death record for William H Rice.
  • ⁵ Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013, Marriage record for William H Rice and Isabella Sanderson.

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