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George Wilmer Rivers 1906 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1906

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: May 1979

Death Location: Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA

Father: George RIVERS

Mother: Belle Wheeless

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George Wilmer Rivers was born in 1906 in Alabama, the child of George Washington RIVERS and Belle Vernon Wheeless. In 1910, George Wilmer Rivers resided in Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, USA. In 1920, George Wilmer Rivers resided in New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA. George Wilmer Rivers passed away in 1979 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • George Wilmer Rivers was born in 1906 in Alabama, the child of George Washington RIVERS and Belle Vernon Wheeless.
  • In 1910, George Wilmer Rivers resided in Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, George Wilmer Rivers resided in New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA.
  • George Wilmer Rivers passed away in 1979 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA.

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George Rivers's Ancestors

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George Rivers
1906 – 1979
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
George Washington RIVERS
1856 – 1948
Sandflat, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Belle (Vernon) Wheeless
1868 – 1951
Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Edgar (Monroe) Rivers
1818 – 1898
Clarke County, Alabama, USA
NANCY (PEARL) WILLIAMS
1831 – 1900
Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mason Rivers
1794 – 1825
Mary Willis
1795 – 1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Rivers
1755 – 1829
Rhoda Harwell
1755 – 1810

George Rivers's Timeline

4 Records

1906
25 May 1906
Birth of George Wilmer Rivers in Alabama
Alabama
1910
1910
Age 4
George Wilmer Rivers resided here in Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
George Wilmer Rivers resided here in New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA
New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA
1979
May 1979
Age 73
Death of George Wilmer Rivers in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA
Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1906
    Event Place: Alabama
    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: May 1979
    Event Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA

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