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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

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)

Children(s)

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 Rivers
1755–1810
Joel Rivers
1776–1853
Mary Priest
1755–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rivers
1725–1762
Mary Nann
1727–1762
Mark Sr.
1700–1785
Sarah Pepper
1737–1783
Joel Rivers
1755–1829
Rhoda Rivers
1755–1810

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 1885–1958 m. William (Alexander) Smith 1874–1955
    1. 1. Gray Smith 1907–1958
    2. 2. Russell (Jackson) Smith 1912–1993
    3. 3. Agnew (Earl) Smith 1915–2005 m. Dorothy (Leona) Martin 1921–2017
    4. 4. O (V) Smith 1921–
    5. 5. Nyal (Alexander) Smith 1924–
    6. 6. Lawrence Smith 1926–2018
    7. 7. Bama (Ellen) Smith 1909–1929
    8. 8. William (Clark) Smith 1918–1922
    9. 9. Oscar (Vernon) Smith 1920–1983
    10. 10. Bertha (Mae) Smith 1897–1962

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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