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Dempsey Rivers 1820–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

Father: William Rivers

Mother: Elizabeth Rivers

Spouse(s): Sarah MASSEY

Children(s): Sarah Rivers, James Rivers, George RIVERS, Georgia Rivers, Squire Rivers

Dempsey Rivers was born in 1820 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, the child of William Rivers And Elizabeth Betsy Rivers. Dempsey Rivers married Sarah Ann Massey, and had children including George Rivers, Georgia A Rivers, James William Thomas Rivers, Sarah Elizabeth Rivers, Squire James Rivers. Dempsey Rivers passed away in 1862 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Dempsey Rivers was born in 1820 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, the child of William Rivers And Elizabeth Betsy Rivers.
  • Dempsey Rivers married Sarah Ann Massey, and had children including George Rivers, Georgia A Rivers, James William Thomas Rivers, Sarah Elizabeth Rivers, Squire James Rivers.
  • Dempsey Rivers passed away in 1862 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.

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Dempsey Rivers's Ancestors

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Dempsey Rivers
1820–1862
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
William Rivers
1776–1855
Chesterfied, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Rivers
1784–1847
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Frederick Rivers
1739–1820
Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Purvis
1745–1814
Chesterfied, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Thomas (Seymore) York
1727–1790
Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Sylvania (L) Aldridge
1735–1790
Chesterfied, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Rivers
1718–1785
Temple Dempsey
1718–1767
Sarah Johnston
1745–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Rivers
1638–1717
Elizabeth Mallory
1642–1717

Dempsey Rivers's Descendants

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Dempsey Rivers (1820–1862) m. Sarah (Ann) MASSEY (8 Apr 1836–15 Feb 1875)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Rivers 1861–1926
  2. 2. James (William Thomas) Rivers 1859–1931
  3. 3. George RIVERS 1857–1859
  4. 4. Georgia (A) Rivers 1856–1856
  5. 5. Squire (James) Rivers 1852–1917

Dempsey Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1820
1820
Birth of Dempsey Rivers in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
1862
1862
Age 42
Death of Dempsey Rivers in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Davis family (Davies and David) in Wales and America : genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

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