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George Washington RIVERS 1856 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1856

Birth Location: Sandflat, Clarke, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 20 Dec 1948

Death Location: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama, United States

Father: Edgar Rivers

Mother: NANCY WILLIAMS

Spouse(s): Delilah PUGH, Belle Wheeless, W Rivers

Children(s): Margaret Rivers, Caldonia Rivers, Cynthia Rivers, Thomas Rivers, Frederic Rivers, Frederic Rivers, William Rivers, Matilda Rivers, Earl Rivers, Stephen Rivers, Mattie Rivers, Eula Rivers, Lula Rivers, Etta Rivers, Adel Rivers, Pearl Rivers, Fanny Rivers, Samuel Rivers, Monroe Rivers, Elmore Rivers, William Rivers, William Rivers, Billie Rivers, George Rivers, George Rivers, Viesoles Rivers, Viesoles Rivers, Belle Rivers, Belle Rivers, Albert Rivers, Albert Rivers

In 1856, George Washington RIVERS entered the world in Sandflat, Clarke, Alabama, USA, born to Edgar Monroe Rivers and NANCY PEARL WILLIAMS. In 1910, George Washington RIVERS resided in Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, USA. In 1920, George Washington RIVERS resided in New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA. George Washington RIVERS married Delilah PUGH, Belle Vernon Wheeless, W G Rivers, and had children including Margaret H Rivers, Caldonia Rivers, Cynthia S Rivers, Thomas David Rivers, Frederic P Rivers, Frederic P Rivers, William Carl Rivers, Matilda F Rivers, Earl Rivers, Stephen Earl Rivers, Mattie Everline Rivers, Eula Mae Rivers, Lula Amelia Rivers, Etta May Rivers, Adel Rivers, Pearl Grey Rivers, Fanny Leona Rivers, Samuel Monroe Rivers, Monroe Benton Rivers, Elmore Ellis Rivers, William (Billie) Holland Rivers, William (Billie) Holland Rivers, Billie Holland Rivers, George Wilmer Rivers, George Wilmer Rivers, Viesoles Rivers, Viesoles Rivers, Belle Vergiline Rivers, Belle Vergiline Rivers, Albert Gray Rivers, Albert Gray Rivers. George Washington RIVERS passed away in 1948 in Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1856, George Washington RIVERS entered the world in Sandflat, Clarke, Alabama, USA, born to Edgar Monroe Rivers and NANCY PEARL WILLIAMS.
  • In 1910, George Washington RIVERS resided in Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, George Washington RIVERS resided in New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA.
  • George Washington RIVERS married Delilah PUGH, Belle Vernon Wheeless, W G Rivers, and had children including Margaret H Rivers, Caldonia Rivers, Cynthia S Rivers, Thomas David Rivers, Frederic P Rivers, Frederic P Rivers, William Carl Rivers, Matilda F Rivers, Earl Rivers, Stephen Earl Rivers, Mattie Everline Rivers, Eula Mae Rivers, Lula Amelia Rivers, Etta May Rivers, Adel Rivers, Pearl Grey Rivers, Fanny Leona Rivers, Samuel Monroe Rivers, Monroe Benton Rivers, Elmore Ellis Rivers, William (Billie) Holland Rivers, William (Billie) Holland Rivers, Billie Holland Rivers, George Wilmer Rivers, George Wilmer Rivers, Viesoles Rivers, Viesoles Rivers, Belle Vergiline Rivers, Belle Vergiline Rivers, Albert Gray Rivers, Albert Gray Rivers.
  • George Washington RIVERS passed away in 1948 in Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edgar Rivers
1818 – 1898
Birth Location: Clarke County, Alabama, USA
ER
NANCY WILLIAMS
1831 – 1900
Birth Location: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States
NW

Spouses(s)

Delilah PUGH
1862 – 1893
Birth Location: Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, USA
DP
Belle Wheeless
1868 – 1951
Birth Location: Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
BW
W Rivers
Birth Location: –
WR

Children(s)

Margaret Rivers
1876 –
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
MR
Caldonia Rivers
1878 –
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
CR
Cynthia Rivers
1880 –
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
CR
Thomas Rivers
1885 – 1964
Birth Location: Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
TR
Frederic Rivers
1886 –
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
FR
Frederic Rivers
1886 –
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
FR
William Rivers
1888 – 1963
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
WR
Matilda Rivers
1889 – 1975
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
MR
Earl Rivers
1890 – 1971
Birth Location: Alabama
ER
Stephen Rivers
1890 – 1971
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
SR
Mattie Rivers
1892 – 1964
Birth Location: Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
MR
Eula Rivers
1893 – 1972
Birth Location: Thomasville, Clarke County, Alabama, USA
ER
Lula Rivers
1894 – 1929
Birth Location: Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
LR
Etta Rivers
1896 – 1985
Birth Location: Alabama
ER
Adel Rivers
1897 –
Birth Location: Alabama
AR
Pearl Rivers
1898 – 1898
Birth Location: Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
PR
Fanny Rivers
1899 – 1899
Birth Location: Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
FR
Samuel Rivers
1900 – 1980
Birth Location: Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
SR
Monroe Rivers
1901 – 1937
Birth Location: Alabama
MR
Elmore Rivers
1903 – 1976
Birth Location: Glover, Alabama, USA
ER
William Rivers
1905 – 1905
Birth Location: Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
WR
William Rivers
1905 – 1905
Birth Location: Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
WR
Billie Rivers
1905 – 1905
Birth Location: Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
BR
George Rivers
1906 – 1979
Birth Location: Alabama
GR
George Rivers
1906 – 1979
Birth Location: Alabama
GR
Viesoles Rivers
1908 –
Birth Location: –
VR
Viesoles Rivers
1908 –
Birth Location: –
VR
Belle Rivers
1908 – 1996
Birth Location: Alabama
BR
Belle Rivers
1908 – 1996
Birth Location: Alabama
BR
Albert Rivers
1911 – 1997
Birth Location: Alabama
AR
Albert Rivers
1911 – 1997
Birth Location: Alabama
AR

George RIVERS's Ancestors

Self
George RIVERS
1856 – 1948
Birth Place: Sandflat, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Parents
Edgar Monroe Rivers
1818 – 1898
Clarke County, Alabama, USA
NANCY (PEARL) WILLIAMS
1831 – 1900
Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Mason (Harwell) Rivers
1794 – 1825
Virginia, United States
Mary Willis
1795 – 1835
Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joel Rivers
1755 – 1829
Rhoda Harwell
1755 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rivers
1725 – 1762
Mary Nann
1727 – 1762
Mark Harwell
1700 – 1785
Sarah Pepper
1737 – 1783

George RIVERS's Descendants

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George (Washington) RIVERS (20 Oct 1856 – 20 Dec 1948) m. Delilah PUGH (1862 – 1893) m. Belle (Vernon) Wheeless (14 Sep 1868 – 15 Feb 1951) m. W (G) Rivers
  1. 1. Margaret (H) Rivers (Apr 1876 – )
  2. 2. Caldonia Rivers (1878 – )
  3. 3. Cynthia (S) Rivers (Mar 1880 – )
  4. 4. Thomas (David) Rivers (15 Dec 1885 – 12 Apr 1964) m. Mary (Ida) Hill (21 May 1886 – 31 Aug 1958)
    1. 1. Lice Rivers (11 May 1909 – 23 Mar 2003)
    2. 2. George (Ellis) Rivers (29 Oct 1909 – 01 Mar 1986)
    3. 3. Ruby (Lee) Rivers (10 Oct 1911 – 19 Sep 1916)
    4. 4. Birdie Rivers (08 Mar 1913 – 25 Jan 2001)
    5. 5. Alice (Virginia) Rivers (19 Oct 1914 – 13 May 2009)
    6. 6. Bee (B) Rivers (Abt. 1915 – )
    7. 7. Thomas (David) Rivers (18 Sep 1916 – 16 Mar 2001) m. Evelyn (Bessie) Beck (19 Jul 1916 – 02 Aug 2000)
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Rivers (03 Jan 1937 – 18 Oct 1940)
      2. 2. George (Thomas) Rivers (18 Mar 1939 – 26 Mar 2001)
      3. 3. Willie (Frank) Rivers (24 Feb 1940 – 24 Mar 2003)
      4. 4. Jessie (Marie) Rivers (20 Dec 1942 – 17 Apr 1990)
      5. 5. Rita (Faye) Rivers (1944 – 1945)
      6. 6. Mack (Ernest) Rivers (30 Dec 1945 – 4 Dec 2019)
      7. 7. Robert (Harry) Rivers (08 Nov 1949 – 07 Jul 1999)
      8. 8. John (Alston) Rivers (12 Apr 1950 – 21 Oct 2010)
      9. 9. David (Earl) Rivers (18 Feb 1953 – 01 Oct 1953)
      10. 10. B. Rivers
    8. 8. Reba (L.) Rivers (23 Apr 1918 – 13 Jan 2007)
    9. 9. Rail (Cecil) Rivers (07 Oct 1919 – 05 May 1984)
    10. 10. Fannie (Mae) Rivers (23 Apr 1921 – 10 Apr 1982)
    11. 11. Doris (Amelia) Rivers (28 Aug 1924 – 19 Oct 2013)
    12. 12. Doris Rivers (28 Aug 1924 – 13 Jan 2001)
    13. 13. Etta (Mildred) Rivers (20 Dec 1926 – 18 Nov 1994) m. Valton (Gene) Woolever (21 Mar 1925 – 12 Oct 2003) m. Clarence (Cornelius) Herring
      1. 1. Michele Herring
    14. 14. T. (F.) Lishman
    15. 15. C. (A.) Teden
    16. 16. J. (E. Walk) er
    17. 17. C. (M.) Elliott
  5. 5. Frederic (P) Rivers (Aug 1886 – )
  6. 6. Frederic (P) Rivers (Aug 1886 – )
  7. 7. William (Carl) Rivers (16 Feb 1888 – 1963)
  8. 8. Matilda (F) Rivers (22 Jun 1889 – 15 Feb 1975)
  9. 9. Earl Rivers (Aug 1890 – 27 Sep 1971)
  10. 10. Stephen (Earl) Rivers (22 Aug 1890 – 27 Sep 1971)
  11. 11. Mattie (Everline) Rivers (20 Aug 1892 – 18 Jan 1964) m. William (David) Pugh (21 Apr 1884 – 04 Jul 1932)
    1. 1. Gladys (Mable) Pugh (Abt. 1910 – 15 Sep 1977)
    2. 2. Norman (Earl) Pugh (17 Dec 1911 – 15 Jun 1989) m. Dora (Mae) Arno
      1. 1. cdpmgp Pugh
    3. 3. Marjorie (Algenia) Pugh (12 Feb 1914 – 19 Feb 1977)
    4. 4. Sarah (Lee) Pugh (16 May 1916 – 04 Aug 2007)
    5. 5. Wallace (Dewey) Pugh (07 Feb 1919 – 07 Jul 1985)
    6. 6. Minnie (Irene) Pugh (17 Feb 1922 – 13 Dec 1991)
    7. 7. cdpmgp Pugh
  12. 12. Eula (Mae) Rivers (23 Apr 1893 – 17 Mar 1972)
  13. 13. Lula (Amelia) Rivers (13 Aug 1894 – 23 Jul 1929)
  14. 14. Etta (May) Rivers (16 Oct 1896 – Jan 1985)
  15. 15. Adel Rivers (Abt. 1897 – )
  16. 16. Pearl (Grey) Rivers (11 Dec 1898 – 12 Dec 1898)
  17. 17. Fanny (Leona) Rivers (18 Oct 1899 – 27 Oct 1899)
  18. 18. Samuel (Monroe) Rivers (22 Dec 1900 – 24 Jun 1980) m. Margaret (Hellen) Shaw (12 Dec 1905 – 09 Feb 1998)
    1. 1. SAM Rivers
      1. 1. Samantha Rivers m. Walker
  19. 19. Monroe (Benton) Rivers (Abt. 1901 – 29 Apr 1937)
  20. 20. Elmore (Ellis) Rivers (15 Feb 1903 – Aug 1976) m. Lennie (Mildred) Dismukes (21 Sep 1906 – ) m. Alphie (C) Hanson (05 Aug 1909 – 20 Apr 1953) m. Viola Unknown (Abt. 1905 – )
    1. 1. Beverly (Ann) Rivers (21 Jun 1938 – 4 Apr 2001) m. Clarence (Richard) Dutton (21 Jul 1934 – 16 Jun 2008)
      1. 1. Randall (Eugene) Dutton (20 Jun 1959 – 23 Feb 2010)
      2. 2. Ronald (Edward) Dutton (2 Feb 1961 – 1 Dec 1993)
      3. 3. Roxanne (Elaine) Dutton (4 Apr 1963 – 9 Apr 2008)
      4. 4. Richard Dutton
  21. 21. William ((Billie) Holland) Rivers (03 Feb 1905 – 25 Jun 1905)
  22. 22. William ((Billie) Holland) Rivers (03 Feb 1905 – 25 Jun 1905)
  23. 23. Billie (Holland) Rivers (03 Feb 1905 – 25 Jun 1905)
  24. 24. George (Wilmer) Rivers (25 May 1906 – May 1979)
  25. 25. George (Wilmer) Rivers (25 May 1906 – May 1979)
  26. 26. Viesoles Rivers (1908 – )
  27. 27. Viesoles Rivers (1908 – )
  28. 28. Belle (Vergiline) Rivers (29 Sep 1908 – Apr 1996)
  29. 29. Belle (Vergiline) Rivers (29 Sep 1908 – Apr 1996)
  30. 30. Albert (Gray) Rivers (10 Apr 1911 – 03 May 1997)
  31. 31. Albert (Gray) Rivers (10 Apr 1911 – 03 May 1997)

George RIVERS's Timeline

4 Records

1856
20 Oct 1856
Birth of George Washington RIVERS in Sandflat, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Sandflat, Clarke, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 54
George Washington RIVERS resided here in Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 64
George Washington RIVERS resided here in New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA
New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA
1948
20 Dec 1948
Age 92
Death of George Washington RIVERS in Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1856
    Event Place: Sandflat, Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: T625_7; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 934
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: T624_6; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1374019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: T624_6; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1374019

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: T625_7; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 934

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1948
    Event Place: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama, United States
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