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Lydia Jane Massey 1835 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1897

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

Father: William Massey

Mother: Huldah Meadows

Spouse(s): William Rivers

Children(s): Fredrick Rivers, Isaac Rivers, Mary Melton, John Rivers, Jacob Rivers, Nancy Sellers, James Rivers, Margaret Sellers

The story of Lydia Jane Massey began in 1835 in South Carolina, USA. Lydia Jane Massey married William James Rivers, and had children including Fredrick William Rivers, Isaac Berkley Rivers, Mary E. Melton, John Lewis Rivers, Jacob B. Rivers, Nancy Jane Sellers, James Alfred Rivers, Margaret Annie Sellers. Lydia Jane Massey passed away in 1897 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Jane Massey began in 1835 in South Carolina, USA.
  • Lydia Jane Massey married William James Rivers, and had children including Fredrick William Rivers, Isaac Berkley Rivers, Mary E. Melton, John Lewis Rivers, Jacob B. Rivers, Nancy Jane Sellers, James Alfred Rivers, Margaret Annie Sellers.
  • Lydia Jane Massey passed away in 1897 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Massey
1813 – 1862
Birth Location: Mount Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
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Huldah Meadows
1811 – 1886
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Rivers
1830 – 1894
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Fredrick Rivers
1857 – 1925
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Isaac Rivers
1860 – 1910
Birth Location: –
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Mary Melton
1864 – 1931
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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John Rivers
1866 – 1947
Birth Location: Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
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Jacob Rivers
1867 – 1924
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Sellers
1869 – 1934
Birth Location: –
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James Rivers
1870 – 1932
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Sellers
1875 – 1935
Birth Location: –
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Lydia Massey's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Massey
1835 – 1897
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Lawrence Massey
1813 – 1862
Mount Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Huldah Meadows
1811 – 1886
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Meadows
Huldah Knight
1788 –
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Knight
1754 – 1839
Elizabeth Lang
1752 – 1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Enos Knight
1729 – 1804
LoisLoiseLouisa Gould
1726 – 1788

Lydia Massey's Descendants

1.
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Lydia (Jane) Massey (1835 – 1897) m. William (James) Rivers (13 Sep 1830 – 17 Apr 1894)
  1. 1. Fredrick (William) Rivers (13 Nov 1857 – 13 Jul 1925)
  2. 2. Isaac (Berkley) Rivers (04 Jul 1860 – 27 Mar 1910)
  3. 3. Mary (E.) Melton (09 Sep 1864 – 21 Apr 1931)
  4. 4. 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)
  5. 5. Jacob (B.) Rivers (17 Nov 1867 – 16 Feb 1924)
  6. 6. Nancy (Jane) Sellers (07 Jun 1869 – 14 Mar 1934)
  7. 7. James (Alfred) Rivers (05 Jun 1870 – 21 Mar 1932)
  8. 8. Margaret (Annie) Sellers (17 Jan 1875 – 26 Dec 1935)

Lydia Massey's Timeline

2 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Lydia Jane Massey in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1897
1897
Age 62
Death of Lydia Jane Massey in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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