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John Lewis Rivers 1866 – 1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 May 1866

Birth Location: Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 18 Feb 1947

Death Location: Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States

Father: William Rivers

Mother: Lydia Massey

Spouse(s): Mrs Rivers, Rosanna Hurst

Children(s): James Rivers, Edna Rivers, M Rivers, John RIVERS, Janie Rivers, Edna Rivers, Lula Rivers, Horace Rivers, Carrie Rivers, Gracie Rivers

John Lewis Rivers was born in 1866 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA, the child of William James Rivers and Lydia Jane Massey. John Lewis Rivers married Mrs Anna Rivers, Rosanna Lee Hurst, and had children including James Carthen Rivers, Edna Rivers, M E Rivers, John W RIVERS, Janie Rivers, Edna L Rivers, Lula Pearl Rivers, Horace Rivers, Carrie Cloveree Rivers, Gracie Rivers. John Lewis Rivers passed away in 1947 in Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • John Lewis Rivers was born in 1866 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA, the child of William James Rivers and Lydia Jane Massey.
  • John Lewis Rivers married Mrs Anna Rivers, Rosanna Lee Hurst, and had children including James Carthen Rivers, Edna Rivers, M E Rivers, John W RIVERS, Janie Rivers, Edna L Rivers, Lula Pearl Rivers, Horace Rivers, Carrie Cloveree Rivers, Gracie Rivers.
  • John Lewis Rivers passed away in 1947 in Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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John Rivers's Ancestors

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John Rivers
1866 – 1947
Birth Place: Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William James Rivers
1830 – 1894
South Carolina, USA
Lydia (Jane) Massey
1835 – 1897
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Lawrence) Massey
1813 – 1862
Mount Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Huldah Meadows
1811 – 1886
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Meadows
Huldah Knight
1788 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Knight
1754 – 1839
Elizabeth Lang
1752 – 1799

John Rivers's Descendants

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John (Lewis) Rivers (02 May 1866 – 18 Feb 1947) m. Mrs (Anna) Rivers (1881 – ) m. Rosanna (Lee) Hurst (13 Oct 1870 – 06 Nov 1951)
  1. 1. James (Carthen) Rivers (12 Feb 1889 – 28 Dec 1891)
  2. 2. Edna Rivers (26 Jul 1890 – 06 Nov 1983)
  3. 3. M (E) Rivers (26 Jul 1890 – 05 Jun 1897)
  4. 4. John (W) RIVERS (1892 – 04 Apr 1893)
  5. 5. Janie Rivers (Abt. 1894 – 15 Sep 1974)
  6. 6. Edna (L) Rivers (1896 – 06 Nov 1983)
  7. 7. Lula (Pearl) Rivers (06 Aug 1900 – 02 Sep 1903)
  8. 8. Horace Rivers (10 Aug 1902 – 04 Jan 1967)
  9. 9. Carrie (Cloveree) Rivers (13 Mar 1904 – 11 Mar 1991) m. Ray (Grant) Cash (13 May 1897 – 23 Dec 1985)
    1. 1. Roy Cash (02 Sep 1921 – 08 Jul 1993)
    2. 2. Margaret (Louise) Cash (01 Mar 1924 – 04 Apr 2003)
    3. 3. Jack (Dem) Cash (25 Jan 1929 – 20 May 1944)
    4. 4. John (R) Cash (26 Feb 1932 – 12 Sep 2003) m. Vivian (Dorraine) Liberto (23 Apr 1934 – 24 May 2005) m. Valerie (June) Carter (23 Jun 1929 – 15 May 2003) m. Billie (Jean) Jones (12 Aug 1933 – )
      1. 1. Rosanne Cash (24 May 1955 – Oct 2003)
      2. 2. Rebecca (Carlene) Cash (26 Sep 1955 – 23 Feb 2003)
      3. 3. Cindy Cash (28 Jul 1959 – )
      4. 4. Rosanna Carter (13 Jul 1958 – 24 Oct 2003)
    5. 5. Reba Cash (28 Jan 1934 – 05 Mar 2006)
    6. 6. Joanne Cash (09 Mar 1938 – 12 Sep 2003)
    7. 7. Tommy Cash (05 Apr 1940 – )
    8. 8. Tommy Cash (05 Apr 1940 – )
  10. 10. Gracie Rivers (01 Feb 1910 – 19 Jun 1912)

John Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1866
02 May 1866
Birth of John Lewis Rivers in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
1947
18 Feb 1947
Age 81
Death of John Lewis Rivers in Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States
Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 May 1866
    Event Place: Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1947
    Event Place: Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kingsland, Cleveland County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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