Samuel Farrow Rice was born on June 2, 1816, in Union County, South Carolina.
[1][2] His father, Judge William Rice, served as a member of the South Carolina Senate.
[1][2] Rice began his legal career in Winnsboro, South Carolina,[2] but settled to Talladega, Alabama in 1838, where he opened a practice with Senator John Tyler Morgan.
[1] In addition to son Samuel, he fathered two daughters, Mrs Daisy Glaze and Marguerite Riley.
[1][2] 6.Alabama County Marriages, 1809–1950," database with images, FamilySearch Samuel F Rice and Ellen Fitzgibbons, 08 Oct 1872; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 2,358,617.