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Martha Elizabeth RIVERS 1854–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1854

Birth Location: Choctaw Comer, Clarke, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 22 Mar 1942

Death Location: Thomasville, Clarke, AL

Father: Edgar Rivers

Mother: NANCY WILLIAMS

Spouse(s): Charles Kelley

Children(s): Balmer Kelly, Jodie Kelly, William Kelley, Edward Kelley, Vivian Kelley, Laura Bagley, Lillie Branton, Ernest Kelley, Nancy Pardin, Edna Horton, Ida Walton, Annie Geiger, Hannah Friddle, Willie Kelley, Edna Kelley, Grover Kelley, Charles Kelley, Sarah Kelley, George Kelley, Barnie Kelley, William Kelley

The story of Martha Elizabeth RIVERS began in 1854 in Choctaw Comer, Clarke, Alabama, USA. Martha Elizabeth RIVERS married Charles Powell Kelley, and had children including Annie Jane Kelly Geiger, Balmer Kelly, Barnie Vivian Kelley, Charles R Kelley, Edmond R Kelley, Edna Addine Kelley Horton, Edna Kelley, Edward Kelley, Ernest Acie Kelley, George Elias Kelley, Grover Monroe Kelley, Hannah Josephine Jodie Kelley Friddle, Ida Halisa Kelley Walton, Jodie N Kelly, Laura Alabama Kelley Bagley, Lillie Ollie Mae Kelley Branton, Nancy Gilley Kelley Pardin, Sarah Ida Kelley, Vivian Kelley, William J Kelley, William Marion Kelley, Willie J Kelley. Martha Elizabeth RIVERS passed away in 1942 in Thomasville, Clarke, AL.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Elizabeth RIVERS began in 1854 in Choctaw Comer, Clarke, Alabama, USA.
  • Martha Elizabeth RIVERS married Charles Powell Kelley, and had children including Annie Jane Kelly Geiger, Balmer Kelly, Barnie Vivian Kelley, Charles R Kelley, Edmond R Kelley, Edna Addine Kelley Horton, Edna Kelley, Edward Kelley, Ernest Acie Kelley, George Elias Kelley, Grover Monroe Kelley, Hannah Josephine Jodie Kelley Friddle, Ida Halisa Kelley Walton, Jodie N Kelly, Laura Alabama Kelley Bagley, Lillie Ollie Mae Kelley Branton, Nancy Gilley Kelley Pardin, Sarah Ida Kelley, Vivian Kelley, William J Kelley, William Marion Kelley, Willie J Kelley.
  • Martha Elizabeth RIVERS passed away in 1942 in Thomasville, Clarke, AL.

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Martha RIVERS's Ancestors

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Martha RIVERS
1854–1942
Birth Place: Choctaw Comer, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Parents
Edgar Monroe Rivers
1818–1898
Clarke County, Alabama, USA
NANCY (PEARL) WILLIAMS
1831–1900
Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Mason (Harwell) Rivers
1794–1825
Virginia, United States
Mary Willis
1795–1835
Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joel Rivers
1776–1853
Mary Priest
1755–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Rivers
1755–1829
Rhoda Rivers
1755–1810

Martha RIVERS's Descendants

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Martha (Elizabeth) RIVERS (13 Nov 1854–22 Mar 1942) m. Charles (Powell) Kelley (16 Dec 1845–09 November 1921)
  1. 1. Balmer Kelly 1892–
  2. 2. Jodie (N.) Kelly 1879–1965
  3. 3. William (J.) Kelley 1890–1933
  4. 4. Edward Kelley 1875–
  5. 5. Vivian Kelley 1875–
  6. 6. Laura (Alabama Kelley) Bagley 1891–1979
  7. 7. Lillie (Ollie Mae Kelley) Branton 1896–1989 m. Carl (Lee "Lon") Branton 1895–1948
    1. 1. Beulah (Estelle) Branton 1917–1959
    2. 2. Willie ("Ruth" "Mamaw") Branton 1926–2009
    3. 3. William (Vester) Branton 1929–2013 m. Rebecca (Olene (Becky)) Sheffield 1929–2008
    4. 4. Ruth (Mae) Branton 1925–2008
    5. 5. Margie (Lee) Branton 1920–2012 m. Johnnie (Pitman) Jackson 1917–1988
  8. 8. Ernest (Acie) Kelley 1887–1953 m. Josephine Kelley 1891–1978
    1. 1. Ralph (Mac) KELLEY 1930–2015 m. Zena (Faye) Fendley 1932–2018
    2. 2. Mattie (P) Kelley 1919–2003
    3. 3. Charlie (Lee) Kelley 1910–1980
    4. 4. Earnestphine Kelly 1932–1972
    5. 5. Mattie (Pearl) Stephens 1918–2003
  9. 9. Nancy (Gilley Kelley) Pardin 1873–1922 m. Samuel (Elias) Pardin 1862–1949
    1. 1. Henry (Salvage) Parden 1897–1986
    2. 2. Alona (S) Partin 1895–
    3. 3. Arraye Pardon 1898–1986
    4. 4. Jewel Partin\Parden 1907–1907
    5. 5. Lonnie (Powell) Parden 1891–1974
    6. 6. Ollie Pardon 1892–1975
    7. 7. Ida (Elizabeth) Partin\Parden 1894–1918
    8. 8. Alma (Sarah) Pardin 1895–1976
    9. 9. Charlie (Roscoe) Parden 1899–1982
    10. 10. William (Littleberry) Parden 1901–1942 m. Annie (Belle) Parden 1910–1979
      1. 1. Leila (Elizabeth) Parden 1933–2000 m. Roy (Grey) Sexton 1922–1978 m. James (Levoy) BROOKS 1927–2005
        1. 1. Jessie (Michael) Brooks 1950–1971
      2. 2. Jocielyne Arendall 1929–2014
      3. 3. Thomas (E) Parden 1936–2018
      4. 4. Vaughan (Duke) Parden 1926–1992
    11. 11. Mattie (Floyd) Parden 1905–1978
    12. 12. Kelly (Carlee) Partin\Parden 1910–1987
    13. 13. Lassa (Irene) Parden 1903–1976
    14. 14. Kenny Parden 1898–
    15. 15. Sarah (Alma) Parden 1895–1976
  10. 10. Edna (Addine Kelley) Horton 1876–1961
  11. 11. Ida (Halisa Kelley) Walton 1872–1942
  12. 12. Annie (Jane Kelly) Geiger 1882–1969
  13. 13. Hannah (Josephine "Jodie" Kelley) Friddle 1878–1965
  14. 14. Willie (J) Kelley 1871–
  15. 15. Edna Kelley 1897–1984
  16. 16. Grover (Monroe) Kelley 1890–1955
  17. 17. Charles (R.) Kelley 1881–1956
  18. 18. Sarah (Ida) Kelley 1872–1942
  19. 19. George (Elias) Kelley 1893–1961
  20. 20. Barnie (Vivian) Kelley 1885–1970
  21. 21. William (Marion) Kelley 1871–1933

Martha RIVERS's Timeline

3 Records

1854
13 Nov 1854
Birth of Martha Elizabeth RIVERS in Choctaw Comer, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Choctaw Comer, Clarke, Alabama, USA
1869
20 Feb 1869
Age 15
Martha Elizabeth RIVERS was married in Clarke, Alabama
Clarke, Alabama
1942
22 Mar 1942
Age 88
Death of Martha Elizabeth RIVERS in Thomasville, Clarke, AL
Thomasville, Clarke, AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1854
    Event Place: Choctaw Comer, Clarke, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1869
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1942
    Event Place: Thomasville, Clarke, AL

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