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Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers 1796–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1796

Birth Location: Louisa, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 01 Apr 1863

Death Location: Madrid Bend, Obion, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Rivers

Mother: Elizabeth Rivers

Spouse(s): Richard Meriwether

Children(s): Robert Meriwether, Quin Meriwether, Jane Meriwether, John Meriwether, Margaret Meriwether, Martha Meriwether, Elizabeth Meriwether

In 1796, Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers entered the world in Louisa, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Rivers And Elizabeth Edmund Rivers. Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers married Richard Terrell Meriwether, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Meriwether, Jane Rivers Meriwether, John Thomas Meriwether, Margaret Douglas Meriwether, Martha Baxter Meriwether, Quin Meriwether, Robert Rivers Meriwether. Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers passed away in 1863 in Madrid Bend, Obion, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1796, Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers entered the world in Louisa, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Rivers And Elizabeth Edmund Rivers.
  • Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers married Richard Terrell Meriwether, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Meriwether, Jane Rivers Meriwether, John Thomas Meriwether, Margaret Douglas Meriwether, Martha Baxter Meriwether, Quin Meriwether, Robert Rivers Meriwether.
  • Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers passed away in 1863 in Madrid Bend, Obion, 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)

Richard Meriwether
1792–1840
Birth Location: , Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Robert Meriwether
1832–1897
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Quin Meriwether
1832–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Jane Meriwether
1832–1897
Birth Location: Lake County, Tennessee, USA
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John Meriwether
1826–1850
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Tennessee
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Margaret Meriwether
1826–1857
Birth Location: , Christian County, Kentucky, USA
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Martha Meriwether
1817–1900
Birth Location: Christian County, Kentucky
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Elizabeth Meriwether
1814–1889
Birth Location: Christian County, Kentucky
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Elizabeth Rivers's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Rivers
1796–1863
Birth Place: Louisa, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Rivers
1757–1827
Brunswick County, VA
Elizabeth (Edmund) Rivers
1764–1832
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Rivers) Sr
1740–1789
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Mary Jones
1742–1795
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
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

Elizabeth Rivers's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Edmunds) Rivers (17 Dec 1796–01 Apr 1863) m. Richard (Terrell) Meriwether (11 May 1792–07 Dec 1840)
  1. 1. Robert (Rivers) Meriwether 1832–1897
  2. 2. Quin Meriwether 1832–
  3. 3. Jane (Rivers) Meriwether 1832–1897
  4. 4. John (Thomas) Meriwether 1826–1850
  5. 5. Margaret (Douglas) Meriwether 1826–1857
  6. 6. Martha (Baxter) Meriwether 1817–1900
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Ann) Meriwether 1814–1889

Elizabeth Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1796
17 Dec 1796
Birth of Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers in Louisa, Virginia, USA
Louisa, Virginia, USA
1863
01 Apr 1863
Age 67
Death of Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers in Madrid Bend, Obion, Tennessee, USA
Madrid Bend, Obion, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1796
    Event Place: Louisa, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1863
    Event Place: Madrid Bend, Obion, Tennessee, USA
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