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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): Elizabeth Meriwether, Martha Meriwether, Margaret Meriwether, John Meriwether, Quin Meriwether, Robert Meriwether, Jane Meriwether

The story of Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers began in 1796 in Louisa, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers married Richard Terrell Meriwether, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Meriwether, Martha Baxter Meriwether, Margaret Douglas Meriwether, John Thomas Meriwether, Quin Meriwether, Robert Rivers Meriwether, Jane Rivers Meriwether. Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers passed away in 1863 in Madrid Bend, Obion, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers began in 1796 in Louisa, Virginia, USA.
  • Elizabeth Edmunds Rivers married Richard Terrell Meriwether, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Meriwether, Martha Baxter Meriwether, Margaret Douglas Meriwether, John Thomas Meriwether, Quin Meriwether, Robert Rivers Meriwether, Jane 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)

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

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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
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

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. Elizabeth (Ann) Meriwether (23 Sep 1814 – 17 Nov 1889)
  2. 2. Martha (Baxter) Meriwether (Apr 1817 – 1900)
  3. 3. Margaret (Douglas) Meriwether (1826 – 1857)
  4. 4. John (Thomas) Meriwether (19 Jun 1826 – 09 Feb 1850)
  5. 5. Quin Meriwether (Abt. 1832 – )
  6. 6. Robert (Rivers) Meriwether (02 Dec 1832 – 12 Oct 1897)
  7. 7. Jane (Rivers) Meriwether (02 Dec 1832 – 1897)

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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