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Joel Payton RIVERS 1839–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Sep 1839

Birth Location: Green, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 09 Apr 1877

Death Location: Taylor, Kentucky, United States

Father: Jones Rivers

Mother: Sally Underwood

Spouse(s): Violet Doyle, Rose Herr

Children(s): Effa Rivers, Effie Rivers, Zura Rivers, Lettie Tinsley, May Tinsley, Earl Tinsley, Elsie Rivers, Bruce Rivers, Ernest Rivers, Pearl Rivers

Joel Payton RIVERS was born in 1839 in Green, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jones Rivers And Sally Underwood. Joel Payton RIVERS married Rose M Herr, Samantha P Sullivan, Violet A Doyle, and had children including Bruce Royal Rivers, Earl Tinsley, Effa Rivers, Effie B Rivers, Elsie Ernestine Rivers, Ernest Rivers, Lettie C Tinsley, May W Tinsley, Pearl Blanche Rivers, Zura Rivers. Joel Payton RIVERS passed away in 1877 in Taylor, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Joel Payton RIVERS was born in 1839 in Green, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jones Rivers And Sally Underwood.
  • Joel Payton RIVERS married Rose M Herr, Samantha P Sullivan, Violet A Doyle, and had children including Bruce Royal Rivers, Earl Tinsley, Effa Rivers, Effie B Rivers, Elsie Ernestine Rivers, Ernest Rivers, Lettie C Tinsley, May W Tinsley, Pearl Blanche Rivers, Zura Rivers.
  • Joel Payton RIVERS passed away in 1877 in Taylor, Kentucky, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel RIVERS's Ancestors

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Joel RIVERS
1839–1877
Birth Place: Green, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Jones Rivers
1797–1875
Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Sally Underwood
1810–1883
Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Joel ((4)) Rivers
1755–1829
England
Rhoda Rivers
1755–1810
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Rivers
1725–1762
Mary Nann
1727–1762
Mark Sr.
1700–1785
Sarah Pepper
1737–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1701–1792
Hannah Hunt
1700–1770
1688–1753
Mary Coleman
1643–1705
Richard Pepper
1716–1760
Martha Fox
1715–1743

Joel RIVERS's Descendants

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Joel (Payton) RIVERS (08 Sep 1839–09 Apr 1877) m. Violet (A) Doyle (circa 1847–1875-1880) m. Rose (M) Herr (10 Dec 1852–13 May 1929)
  1. 1. Effa Rivers 1872–
  2. 2. Effie (B) Rivers 1873–1941
  3. 3. Zura Rivers 1873–
  4. 4. Lettie (C) Tinsley 1886–
  5. 5. May (W) Tinsley 1888–1970
  6. 6. Earl Tinsley 1891–
  7. 7. Elsie (Ernestine) Rivers 1890–1966
  8. 8. Bruce (Royal) Rivers 1878–1956 m. Grace (Avis "Ann") Ridpath 1882–1926
    1. 1. Erma (E) Rivers 1903–
    2. 2. Cecil (Bruce) Rivers 1904–1989
    3. 3. Guy (Alanzo) Rivers 1906–1931
    4. 4. Margurite ("Margie") Rivers 1912–1993
    5. 5. Aline (Jean) Rivers 1916–1974
    6. 6. Richard (Joe) Rivers 1923–1995
    7. 7. Leonard (Carl) Rivers 1919–1994 m. Bonnie (Wilma) Baker 1919–2001 m. Mahalia (Mildred) Southern 1926–1985
    8. 8. Gleen Wren 1922–
  9. 9. Ernest Rivers 1886–1888
  10. 10. Pearl (Blanche) Rivers 1880–1938

Joel RIVERS's Timeline

2 Records

1839
08 Sep 1839
Birth of Joel Payton RIVERS in Green, Kentucky, USA
Green, Kentucky, USA
1877
09 Apr 1877
Age 38
Death of Joel Payton RIVERS in Taylor, Kentucky, United States
Taylor, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1839
    Event Place: Green, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Apr 1877
    Event Place: Taylor, Kentucky, United States

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