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Martha Rebecca Rivers 1848 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1848

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 26 Dec 1918

Death Location: Sand Flat, Alabama, United States

Father: Hinchey Rivers

Mother: Rhoda Rivers

Spouse(s): Joe Pope

Children(s): Adeline Pope, George Pope

Martha Rebecca Rivers was born in 1848 in Alabama, USA, the child of Hinchey Petway Rivers and Rhoda Adaline Rivers. In 1860, Martha Rebecca Rivers resided in Clarke, Alabama, USA. Martha Rebecca Rivers married Joe Berry Jackson Pope, and had children including Adeline Lucretia Pope, George Gray Pope. Martha Rebecca Rivers passed away in 1918 in Sand Flat, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Martha Rebecca Rivers was born in 1848 in Alabama, USA, the child of Hinchey Petway Rivers and Rhoda Adaline Rivers.
  • In 1860, Martha Rebecca Rivers resided in Clarke, Alabama, USA.
  • Martha Rebecca Rivers married Joe Berry Jackson Pope, and had children including Adeline Lucretia Pope, George Gray Pope.
  • Martha Rebecca Rivers passed away in 1918 in Sand Flat, Alabama, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Martha Rivers's Ancestors

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Martha Rivers
1848 – 1918
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Hinchey Petway Rivers
1810 – 1866
Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA
Rhoda (Adaline) Rivers
1815 – 1901
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Thomas) Rivers
1776 – 1853
Virginia, USA
Mary Priest
1755 – 1810
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Mason (Harwell) Rivers
1794 – 1825
Virginia, United States
Mary Willis
1795 – 1835
Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joel Rivers
1755 – 1829
Rhoda Harwell
1755 – 1810
Joel Rivers
1755 – 1829
Rhoda Harwell
1755 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rivers
1725 – 1762
Mary Nann
1727 – 1762
Mark Harwell
1700 – 1785
Sarah Pepper
1737 – 1783
Richard Rivers
1725 – 1762
Mary Nann
1727 – 1762
Mark Harwell
1700 – 1785
Sarah Pepper
1737 – 1783

Martha Rivers's Descendants

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Martha (Rebecca) Rivers (16 Jun 1848 – 26 Dec 1918) m. Joe (Berry Jackson) Pope (1849 – Jan or Feb 1923)
  1. 1. Adeline (Lucretia) Pope (13 Jun 1885 – 25 Oct 1958) m. William (Alexander) Smith (15 Jun 1874 – 04 Jun 1955)
    1. 1. Bertha (Mae) Smith (10/19/1897 – 6/29/1962)
    2. 2. Gray Smith (abt 1907 – 30 Nov 1958)
    3. 3. Bama (Ellen) Smith (04 Jun 1909 – 20 Sep 1929)
    4. 4. Russell (Jackson) Smith (27 Jun 1912 – 26 February 1993)
    5. 5. Agnew (Earl) Smith (13 Sep 1915 – 12 Jan 2005) m. Dorothy (Leona) Martin (16 Nov 1921 – 20 Sep 2017)
      1. 1. Myrna (Nell) Smith (23 Jun 1943 – )
      2. 2. William ("Bill" Horace) Smith
      3. 3. Janet (Carol) Smith
    6. 6. William (Clark) Smith (02 Jun 1918 – 13 DEC 1922)
    7. 7. Oscar (Vernon) Smith (03 Nov 1920 – 9 November 1983)
    8. 8. O (V) Smith (abt 1921 – )
    9. 9. Nyal (Alexander) Smith (abt 1924 – )
    10. 10. Lawrence Smith (abt 1926 – 12 April 2018)
  2. 2. George (Gray) Pope

Martha Rivers's Timeline

3 Records

1848
16 Jun 1848
Birth of Martha Rebecca Rivers in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 12
Martha Rebecca Rivers resided here in Clarke, Alabama, USA
Clarke, Alabama, USA
1918
26 Dec 1918
Age 70
Death of Martha Rebecca Rivers in Sand Flat, Alabama, United States
Sand Flat, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1848
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M653_6; Page: 604; Family History Library Film: 803006

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M653_6; Page: 604; Family History Library Film: 803006

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Sand Flat, Alabama, United States

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