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James Martus "Big Jim" Rivers 1862–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 February 1862

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 December 1931

Death Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Malachi Rivers

Mother: Sarah Boatwright

Spouse(s): Catherine McDougald

Children(s): John Sr., Samuel Rivers, Lela Rivers, Herman Rivers, Cannie Rivers, James Rivers, Lonnie Rivers, Irene Rivers, Ruth Rivers

James Martus "Big Jim" Rivers was born in 1862 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Malachi Rivers And Sarah Ann Boatwright. James Martus "Big Jim" Rivers married Catherine Eliza Mcdougald, and had children including Cannie Estelle Rivers, Herman Martus Rivers, Irene Rivers, James Edwin Rivers, John Weldon Rivers Sr, Lela Rivers, Lonnie Rivers, Ruth Thelma Rivers, Samuel Herbert Rivers. James Martus "Big Jim" Rivers passed away in 1931 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Martus "Big Jim" Rivers was born in 1862 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Malachi Rivers And Sarah Ann Boatwright.
  • James Martus "Big Jim" Rivers married Catherine Eliza Mcdougald, and had children including Cannie Estelle Rivers, Herman Martus Rivers, Irene Rivers, James Edwin Rivers, John Weldon Rivers Sr, Lela Rivers, Lonnie Rivers, Ruth Thelma Rivers, Samuel Herbert Rivers.
  • James Martus "Big Jim" Rivers passed away in 1931 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Malachi Rivers
1812–1884
Birth Location: Chesterfied, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
MR
Sarah Boatwright
1824–1902
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina
SB

Spouses(s)

Catherine McDougald
1869–1947
Birth Location: Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
CM

Children(s)

John Sr.
1903–1953
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
JS
Samuel Rivers
1888–1896
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
SR
Lela Rivers
1891–1896
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
LR
Herman Rivers
1892–1960
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
HR
Cannie Rivers
1895–1918
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
CR
James Rivers
1897–1966
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
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Lonnie Rivers
1901–1993
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
LR
Irene Rivers
1905–1982
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
IR
Ruth Rivers
1908–1993
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
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James Rivers's Ancestors

Self
James Rivers
1862–1931
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
Malachi Rivers
1812–1884
Chesterfied, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ann) Boatwright
1824–1902
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina
Grandparents
William Rivers
1776–1855
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Rivers
1780–1847
Chesterfied, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Andrew (Drury) Boatwright
1784–1848
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
3rd (Levicia "Lavicy" Thurman Boatwright) Gulledge
1794–1882
Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Private
1739–1820
Sarah Purvis
1745–1814
Mark Rivers
1735–1804
Sarah Brown
1735–1785
Lewis Boatwright
1757–1845
Sarah Lundy
1765–1850
John Thurman
1776–1871
Annie Perkins
1780–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Rivers's Descendants

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James (Martus "Big Jim") Rivers (22 February 1862–3 December 1931) m. Catherine (Eliza) McDougald (5 June 1869–13 November 1947)
  1. 1. John (Weldon Rivers) Sr. 1903–1953 m. Mattie (Lua) Gardner 1909–2010
    1. 1. Lindsey (E. Rivers) Sr. 1932–2014 m. Joan Eudy 1934–2010
    2. 2. James (Nelson) Rivers 1928–2011
    3. 3. Dorothy (Lou) Rivers 1927–1997
    4. 4. John (Weldon Rivers) Jr 1935–2015
    5. 5. Melba (Irene) Rivers 1930–2008
  2. 2. Samuel (Herbert) Rivers 1888–1896
  3. 3. Lela Rivers 1891–1896
  4. 4. Herman (Martus) Rivers 1892–1960
  5. 5. Cannie (Estelle) Rivers 1895–1918
  6. 6. James (Edwin) Rivers 1897–1966
  7. 7. Lonnie Rivers 1901–1993
  8. 8. Irene Rivers 1905–1982
  9. 9. Ruth (Thelma) Rivers 1908–1993

James Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1862
22 February 1862
Birth of James Martus "Big Jim" Rivers in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1931
3 December 1931
Age 69
Death of James Martus "Big Jim" Rivers in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 February 1862
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1960
    Event Place: Charlotte, North Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Charlotte Observer - 22 Jun 1960 - 16, Obituary for Herman Martus Rivers 22 Jun 1960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 December 1931
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
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