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Nancy Joan Rivers 1897–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 November 1897

Birth Location: Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States

Death Date: 4 September 1976

Death Location: Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: James Rivers

Mother: Martha Martinez

Spouse(s): Thomas Ferguson, Thomas Ferguson

Children(s): Hobart Ferguson, Herbert Ferguson, Luciana Craig, Thomas Ferguson, Mary Ferguson, Ruel Ferguson, Henry Ferguson, Thelma Ferguson

The story of Nancy Joan Rivers began in 1897 in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States. In 1920, Nancy Joan Rivers resided in Little Bayou Scie, Sabine, Louisiana, USA. Nancy Joan Rivers married Thomas Jefferson Ferguson, and had children including Henry Theo Ferguson, Herbert George Ferguson, Hobart Jeff Ferguson, Luciana Elma Ferguson Craig, Mary Laverne Ferguson, Ruel Ferguson, Thelma Josephine Ferguson, Thomas Huey Ferguson. Nancy Joan Rivers passed away in 1976 in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy Joan Rivers began in 1897 in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States.
  • In 1920, Nancy Joan Rivers resided in Little Bayou Scie, Sabine, Louisiana, USA.
  • Nancy Joan Rivers married Thomas Jefferson Ferguson, and had children including Henry Theo Ferguson, Herbert George Ferguson, Hobart Jeff Ferguson, Luciana Elma Ferguson Craig, Mary Laverne Ferguson, Ruel Ferguson, Thelma Josephine Ferguson, Thomas Huey Ferguson.
  • Nancy Joan Rivers passed away in 1976 in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Rivers
1860–1936
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Martha Martinez
1865–1939
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Ferguson
1897–1946
Birth Location: Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Thomas Ferguson
1897–1946
Birth Location: Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, USA
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Children(s)

Hobart Ferguson
1920–1995
Birth Location: Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, USA
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Herbert Ferguson
1917–1995
Birth Location: Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana
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Luciana Craig
1922–1992
Birth Location: Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana
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Thomas Ferguson
1927–1994
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Mary Ferguson
1935–2004
Birth Location: Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, USA
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Ruel Ferguson
1932–1942
Birth Location: Zwolle, Sabine Parish, LA
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Henry Ferguson
1930–2008
Birth Location: Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Thelma Ferguson
1925–1926
Birth Location: Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana
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Nancy Rivers's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Rivers
1897–1976
Birth Place: Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States
Parents
James R Rivers
1860–1936
Louisiana
Martha Martinez
1865–1939
Louisiana
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Rivers's Descendants

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Nancy (Joan) Rivers (1 November 1897–4 September 1976) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Ferguson (4 August 1897–13 October 1946) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Ferguson (4 Aug 1897–13 Oct 1946)
  1. 1. Hobart (Jeff) Ferguson 1920–1995 m. Mary (Faye Howard) Ferguson 1925–2005
    1. 1. Patsy (Ann) Ferguson 1942–1994 m. Andrew (A) Sepulvado 1937–2023
  2. 2. Herbert (George) Ferguson 1917–1995
  3. 3. Luciana (Elma Ferguson) Craig 1922–1992
  4. 4. Thomas (Huey) Ferguson 1927–1994
  5. 5. Mary (Laverne) Ferguson 1935–2004
  6. 6. Ruel Ferguson 1932–1942
  7. 7. Henry (Theo) Ferguson 1930–2008
  8. 8. Thelma (Josephine) Ferguson 1925–1926

Nancy Rivers's Timeline

3 Records

1897
1 November 1897
Birth of Nancy Joan Rivers in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States
Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States
1920
1920
Age 23
Nancy Joan Rivers resided here in Little Bayou Scie, Sabine, Louisiana, USA
Little Bayou Scie, Sabine, Louisiana, USA
1976
4 September 1976
Age 79
Death of Nancy Joan Rivers in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States of America
Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 November 1897
    Event Place: Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Little Bayou Scie, Sabine, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1976
    Event Place: Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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