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Jane Meriwether Rivers 1840–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1840

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 March 1930

Death Location: Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Judge Cheatham

Mother: Susan 1838

Spouse(s): William Col

Children(s): Richard II, Ann Byrd

In 1840, Jane Meriwether Rivers entered the world in Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA, born to Judge Robert Jones Jones Rivers Md Sisters Amanda Susan Eliz Cheatham And Susan Elizabeth Cheatham Md 1838. Jane Meriwether Rivers married William Byrd Iv Col, and had children including Ann Harrison Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd Ii. Jane Meriwether Rivers passed away in 1930 in Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Jane Meriwether Rivers entered the world in Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA, born to Judge Robert Jones Jones Rivers Md Sisters Amanda Susan Eliz Cheatham And Susan Elizabeth Cheatham Md 1838.
  • Jane Meriwether Rivers married William Byrd Iv Col, and had children including Ann Harrison Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd Ii.
  • Jane Meriwether Rivers passed away in 1930 in Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Jane Rivers's Ancestors

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Jane Rivers
1840–1930
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Judge Robert Jones "Jones" Rivers md sisters Amanda & Susan Eliz Cheatham
1806–1854
Greensville County, Virginia
Susan (Elizabeth Cheatham md) 1838
1817–1876
Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
General (Thomas) Rivers
1757–1827
Brunswick County, Virginia, British Colonies
Elizabeth Edmunds
1764–
Sussex County, Virginia, British Colonies
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Rivers's Descendants

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Jane (Meriwether) Rivers (9 Sep 1840–24 March 1930) m. William (Byrd IV,) Col (17 Nov 1828–10 April 1898)
  1. 1. Richard (Evelyn Byrd) II 1860–1925 m. Eleanor (Edith "Eliza or Nana" Bolling Flood, (Descendent of Governor John West of Virginia) (1590-1659) 1866–1957
    1. 1. Thomas (Bolling) Byrd 1890–1968 m. Margaret (Byrd) Lewis 1889–1920 m. Elizabeth (Trumbell) Miller 1890–1962
      1. 1. Margaret (Lewis) Byrd 1920–1987
    2. 2. Richard (Evelyn) Byrd 1888–1957 m. Marie (Donaldson) Ames 1889–1974
      1. 1. Richard (Evelyn Byrd) III 1920–1988
    3. 3. Hon. (Harry Flood, (Doubly descended from Wiilliam Byrd III (1728-1777) & his sister Anne Byrd Carter(See Profile Page), Byrd Sr. of Winchester, Governor of Virginia, U. S. Senator, (Married his cousin Annie) Beverley), 1887–1966 m. Anne (Douglas) Beverley 1887–1964
      1. 1. Westwood (Beverley) Byrd 1916–1952
      2. 2. Harry (Flood) Byrd 1914–2013
      3. 3. Bradshaw (Beverley) Byrd 1920–1997
      4. 4. Richard (Evelyn) Byrd 1923–2009
  2. 2. Ann (Harrison) Byrd 1874–1958

Jane Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1840
9 Sep 1840
Birth of Jane Meriwether Rivers in Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
1930
24 March 1930
Age 90
Death of Jane Meriwether Rivers in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1840
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1930
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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