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Harriet Ellen "Ella" Paceley was born October 1, 1857, in Hamilton County, Ohio, the daughter of Benjamin F. Paceley and Elzira Parmer.
Harriet appears on the 1860 Hamilton County census with her parents and siblings.
Ella married Melvin B. Ice on April 18, 1875, in Spencer County, Indiana. Melvin Ice was born October 21, 1846, in Monroe County, Ohio, the son of George W. Ice, Jr. and Mahala Brown.
George W. Ice was born October 13, 1823, in Monroe County, Ohio and died July 28, 1882, in Spencer County, Indiana. George married Mahala Brown on January 25, 1843. Mahala Brown was born November 8, 1824, in Ohio and died March 13, 1899, in Spencer County, Indiana.
Melvin and Ella settled in Spencer County, Indiana. The 1880 Spencer County census, Ohio Township, shows Melvin Ice, 34, a farmer; Ella, wife, 22; Jennie P., daughter, 4; Clarence, son, 3; Jesse, son, 1 and Myrtle, daughter, 2 months old. Living with Melvin and Ella was George W. Ice, brother, 24 and Sally E. Pacely, sister-in-law, 15. Living near-by were Melvin's parents and siblings.
The 1900 Spencer County census shows the family still in Ohio Township. The census shows Melvin Ice, 55, born Oct 1846, married 26 years, a farmer who owned his farm; Ella, wife, 42, born Oct 1857, had given birth to 7 children, 7 children still living; Clarence, son, 23, born Feb 1877, a soldier; Albert, son, 17, born Aug 1882, a farmer; Lewis, son, 14, born Sept 1885, a farmer and Wallace, son, 11, born May 1889, a farmer.
Melvin died February 16, 1929, in Spencer County. Ella died December 27, 1939, in Spencer County.
Children of Melvin Ice and Ella Paceley
1. Jennie Pearl Ice, b. Feb 1, 1876, Spencer Co, IN; d. May 5, 1945, IN; m. Jacob F. Maas on Oct 14, 1894, Spencer Co. Jacob Maas, b. 1870, Spencer Co; d. 1948, Spencer Co.
2. Clarence Egbert Ice, b. Feb 6, 1877, Spencer Co, IN; m. Flora Cissna on Apr 17, 1901. Flora Cissna, b. Oct 3, 1878; d. May 9, 1916. Clarence m. Lena Gillie on Sept 9, 1917.
3. Jesse Forrest Ice, b. Mar 1879, Spencer Co, IN; d. 1962; m. Myrtle Kinney on Apr 8, 1900. Myrtle Kinney, b. 1879, Spencer Co, IN; d. 1952
4. Myrtle Ice, b. Mar 1880, Spencer Co, IN; d. 1942, Vanderburgh Co, IN; m. Robert P. Dailey on Sept 3, 1899, Spencer Co. Robert Dailey, b. Nov 12, 1872; d. 1960
5. Albert Melvin Ice, b. Aug 12, 1882, Spencer Co, IN; d. Feb 1947; m. Sadie Grace Hutchison on Dec 17, 1901, Spencer Co. Grace Hutchison, b. Dec 15, 1882; d. Apr 15, 1967
6. Lewis H. Ice, b. Sept 7, 1885, Spencer Co, IN; m. Mary Grace Elly on Sept 10, 1905. Mary Elly, b. Dec 14, 1882; d. Apr 1967
7. Woodfred Wallace Ice, b. May 13, 1889, Spencer Co, IN; d. Aug 1, 1971, Daviess Co, KY; m. Mary Ann Jones. Wallace then m. Edna Myers on Oct 30, 1929, Spencer Co. Edna Myers, b. May 30, 1906, Spencer Co; d. Mar 30, 1972, Daviess Co, KY