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Edmund Rivers 1783 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1783

Birth Location: Greensville County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1859

Death Location: Fayette County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Rivers

Mother: Elizabeth Rivers

Spouse(s): Sallie Henderson

Children(s): Minerva Rivers, Elizabeth Rivers, Richard Rivers, Thomas Rivers, Edmund Rivers

Edmund Rivers was born in 1783 in Greensville County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Rivers and Elizabeth Edmund Rivers. Edmund Rivers married Sallie Henderson, and had children including Minerva Rivers, Elizabeth Ann Rivers, Richard Henderson Rivers, Thomas Rivers, Edmund Rivers. Edmund Rivers passed away in 1859 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Edmund Rivers was born in 1783 in Greensville County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Rivers and Elizabeth Edmund Rivers.
  • Edmund Rivers married Sallie Henderson, and had children including Minerva Rivers, Elizabeth Ann Rivers, Richard Henderson Rivers, Thomas Rivers, Edmund Rivers.
  • Edmund Rivers passed away in 1859 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Rivers
1757 – 1827
Birth Location: Brunswick County, VA
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Elizabeth Rivers
1764 – 1832
Birth Location: Sussex County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sallie Henderson
1787 – 1876
Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Minerva Rivers
1808 – 1860
Birth Location: Davidson Co., TN.
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Elizabeth Rivers
1809 – 1875
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Richard Rivers
1814 – 1894
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
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Thomas Rivers
1819 – 1863
Birth Location: Franklin County, Tennessee
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Edmund Rivers
Birth Location: –
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Edmund Rivers's Ancestors

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Edmund Rivers
1783 – 1859
Birth Place: Greensville County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Rivers
1757 – 1827
Brunswick County, VA
Elizabeth (Edmund) Rivers
1764 – 1832
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Rivers
1740 – 1789
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Mary Jones
1742 – 1795
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Rivers
1701 – 1792
Hannah Hunt
1700 – 1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rivers
1669 – 1720
Mary Rogers
1678 – 1728
William Hunt
1672 – 1714
Sarah Wyche
1681 – 1728

Edmund Rivers's Descendants

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Edmund Rivers (31 Dec 1783 – 15 May 1859) m. Sallie Henderson (06 Apr 1787 – 15 May 1876)
  1. 1. Minerva Rivers (22 Aug 1808 – 06 Jan 1860)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Rivers (21 Nov 1809 – Abt. 1875)
  3. 3. Richard (Henderson) Rivers (11 Sep 1814 – 21 Jun 1894)
  4. 4. Thomas Rivers (18 Sep 1819 – 18 Mar 1863)
  5. 5. Edmund Rivers

Edmund Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1783
31 Dec 1783
Birth of Edmund Rivers in Greensville County, Virginia, USA
Greensville County, Virginia, USA
1859
15 May 1859
Age 76
Death of Edmund Rivers in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
Fayette County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1783
    Event Place: Greensville County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1859
    Event Place: Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Somerville, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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