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Richard H. Rivers 1786 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1786

Birth Location: , Warren, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 Oct 1868

Death Location: Clarke Co., AL

Father: Joel Rivers

Mother: Rhoda Harwell

Spouse(s): Lucy Gibbs, Jane Gordon

Children(s): Thomas Rivers, Joel Rivers, I. Rivers, Rhoda Rivers, Rebecca Rivers, Richard Rivers, Mary Rivers, Franklin Rivers, Gordon Rivers, William Rivers

The story of Richard H. Rivers began in 1786 in , Warren, North Carolina, USA. Richard H. Rivers married Lucy Gibbs, Jane Carolyn wid of Addison Anderson Ezell) Gordon, and had children including Thomas Burton Rivers, Joel Petway Rivers, I. B. Rivers, Rhoda Harwell Rivers, Rebecca Griffin Rivers, Richard Rim Rivers, Mary Elizabeth Rivers, Franklin Cook Rivers, Gordon Severt Rivers, William Addison Rivers. Richard H. Rivers passed away in 1868 in Clarke Co., AL.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard H. Rivers began in 1786 in , Warren, North Carolina, USA.
  • Richard H. Rivers married Lucy Gibbs, Jane Carolyn wid of Addison Anderson Ezell) Gordon, and had children including Thomas Burton Rivers, Joel Petway Rivers, I. B. Rivers, Rhoda Harwell Rivers, Rebecca Griffin Rivers, Richard Rim Rivers, Mary Elizabeth Rivers, Franklin Cook Rivers, Gordon Severt Rivers, William Addison Rivers.
  • Richard H. Rivers passed away in 1868 in Clarke Co., AL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Rivers
1755 – 1829
Birth Location: England
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Rhoda Harwell
1755 – 1810
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Gibbs
1793 – 1836
Birth Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
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Jane Gordon
1815 –
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Thomas Rivers
1810 – 1890
Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
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Joel Rivers
1812 – 1823
Birth Location: , Clarke, Alabama, USA
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I. Rivers
1813 – 1872
Birth Location: –
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Rhoda Rivers
1815 – 1847
Birth Location: , Clarke, Alabama, USA
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Rebecca Rivers
1819 – 1880
Birth Location: , Clarke, Alabama, USA
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Richard Rivers
1822 – 1856
Birth Location: Clarke County, Alabama
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Mary Rivers
1825 – 1852
Birth Location: , Clarke, Alabama, USA
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Franklin Rivers
1827 – 1832
Birth Location: Clarke County, Alabama
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Gordon Rivers
1828 –
Birth Location: , Clarke, Alabama
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William Rivers
1830 –
Birth Location: , Clarke, Alabama
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Richard Rivers's Ancestors

Self
Richard Rivers
1786 – 1868
Birth Place: , Warren, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joel (4) Rivers
1755 – 1829
England
Rhoda (Adeline) Harwell
1755 – 1810
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard ((5)) Rivers
1725 – 1762
Brunswick Co., VA
Mary ((5)) Nann
1727 – 1762
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Mark ((5)) Harwell
1700 – 1785
, Surry, Virginia, USA
Sarah ((5)) Pepper
1737 – 1783
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Rivers
1701 – 1792
Hannah Hunt
1700 – 1770
Samuel Harwell
1688 – 1753
Mary Coleman
1643 – 1705
Richard Pepper
1716 – 1760
Martha Fox
1715 – 1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rivers
1669 – 1720
Mary Rogers
1678 – 1728
William Hunt
1672 – 1714
Sarah Wyche
1681 – 1728
Thomas Harwell
1661 – 1719
Mary Coleman
1643 – 1705
Thomas Coleman
1652 – 1748
Rebecca Claiborne
1650 – 1702
STEPHEN PEPPER
1700 – 1746
JANE Wife)
1700 – 1782
Col. Munford
1679 – 1734
Martha Kennon
1681 – 1735

Richard Rivers's Descendants

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Richard (H.) Rivers (Abt. 1786 – 10 Oct 1868) m. Lucy Gibbs (25 Mar 1793 – 30 Jan 1836) m. Jane (Carolyn wid of Addison Anderson Ezell)) Gordon (1815 – )
  1. 1. Thomas (Burton) Rivers (21 Jan 1810 – 03 May 1890) m. Lydia (Grimes) Carney (24 Nov 1813 – 27 Aug 1872)
    1. 1. Sarah (Carney) Rivers (27 Jan 1834 – 27 Apr 1859) m. James (Madison) Hearin (04 May 1831 – 13 Mar 1858) m. Sarah (C) Rivers
      1. 1. Leila (Rivers) Hearin (14 Oct 1856 – 16 Feb 1864)
      2. 2. Sallie (James) Hearin (22 Apr 1858 – 16 May 1929) m. Thomas (Pace) Rush (1857 – After 1930)
        1. 1. Martha (E.) Rush (December 1883 – ) m. Walter (A) Fisher (July 1887 – )
        2. 2. Martha (E.) Rush (Dec 1883 – )
        3. 3. Lydia (E.) Rush (January 1887 – )
        4. 4. Benjamin (A) Rush (1889 – )
        5. 5. Thomas (Hearin) Rush (23 Dec 1896 – April 15, 1982) m. Edna (B) Hunt (26 Dec 1901 – 10 Dec 1978)
        6. 6. Teddy (R.) Rush (11 Feb 1905 – 16 Jan 1962)
        7. 7. Theodore (R) Rush (11 Feb 1905 – 16 Jan 1962)
        8. 8. Carney Rush
      3. 3. John (Mills) Hearin (1859 – 1940)
    2. 2. Joseph Rivers (Abt. 1835 – )
    3. 3. Lucy ("Ellen") Rivers (13 Aug 1835 – 19 Sep 1912) m. Benjamin (Andrew) Rush (02 Jun 1830 – 05 Jun 1903)
      1. 1. Rivers (Ashley) Rush (13 Jun 1870 – 16 May 1928) m. MARY (PINKIE) FOWLKES (15 Jul 1873 – 04 Jul 1924)
        1. 1. Lucille (Fowles) RUSH (May 1893 – 07 Jan 1945) m. Clyde (Conyers) Hunter (1886 – 1943)
        2. 2. Mary (Knight) Rush (Abt. 1896 – Feb 1979) m. Edward (Luckett) Robinson (20 Dec 1888 – 07 Jun 1956)
        3. 3. Rivers (Ashley) Rush (26 May 1899 – 15 Nov 1959) m. Clara (Belle) Wilson (Abt. 1908 – 19 Feb 1992)
      2. 2. Leila Rush (23 Mar 1871 – 09 Mar 1965) m. Thomas (Dupre) Kemp (24 Dec 1867 – 28 Apr 1945)
        1. 1. Lelia Kemp (1891 – 1906)
        2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Kemp (1893 – 1976) m. Howard (Yates) Dunaway (01 Aug 1893 – 08 Jan 1953)
        3. 3. Thomas (Dupre) Kemp (08 Aug 1902 – 11 Apr 1996)
        4. 4. James (Hal) Kemp (27 Mar 1904 – 21 Dec 1940)
    4. 4. Robert ("Blount") Rivers (27 Aug 1840 – 10 Feb 1922) m. Sarah (Sallie) Wilson (20 Feb 1852 – 21 Jul 1908)
      1. 1. Thomas (Robert) Rivers (28 APR 1870 – 12 Sep 1899)
      2. 2. Richard (Armistead) Rivers (16 Oct 1872 – 29 Jan 1942)
      3. 3. Paul (Jones) Rivers (7 Jul 1874 – AUG 1895)
      4. 4. Lydia (Maud) Rivers (21 Jul 1876 – 30 Aug 1885)
      5. 5. May (Rebecca) Rivers (23 Jul 1879 – 1 Jun 1959) m. Hiram (Edward) Aiken (18 Feb 1877 – 21 Oct 1941)
        1. 1. Sadie (R) Aiken (4 Sep 1900 – Nov 1984) m. William (Mason) Johnson (14 Jun 1896 – 29 Apr 1958)
        2. 2. John (Edward) Aiken (6 Sep 1902 – 24 Jun 1977)
        3. 3. Charles (Rivers) Aiken (1906 – )
        4. 4. Dorothy (May) Aiken (16 Jun 1909 – 5 Mar 1988)
        5. 5. Mollie (White) Aiken (4 DEC 1911 – 25 SEP 1914)
        6. 6. Jackson (Davis) Aiken (24 Mar 1914 – 23 Jul 1999)
        7. 7. Emma (Virginia) Aiken (30 Aug 1916 – 22 APR 2000)
        8. 8. Carole (Grace) Aiken (1 Jul 1924 – 4 May 2008)
      6. 6. Sadie (Eva Roberta) Rivers (9 APR 1882 – 29 OCT 1889)
    5. 5. Thomas (Richard) Rivers (Abt. 1842 – Abt. 1845)
    6. 6. Kathrine (Ann) Rivers (1843 – 29 AUG 1848)
    7. 7. Thomas Rivers (Abt. 1845 – )
    8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Rivers (Abt. 1845 – 29 Aug 1848)
    9. 9. Martha (Rebecca) Rivers (Abt. 1845 – 29 Aug 1848)
    10. 10. Rhoda (Caroline) Rivers (Abt. 1847 – Abt. 1848)
    11. 11. Elvira (Virginia) Rivers (18 Dec 1848 – 31 Jan 1940)
    12. 12. Joseph (Carney) Rivers (01 Jul 1850 – 30 Oct 1929)
    13. 13. Lydia ("Pauline") Rivers (04 Sep 1852 – 30 Apr 1920)
    14. 14. May (Gibbs) Rivers (1854 – 1881)
    15. 15. Evelyn (Powell) Rivers (Abt. 1856 – Abt. 1857)
    16. 16. Emma (Lena) Rivers (01 Mar 1858 – 1858)
  2. 2. Joel (Petway) Rivers (17 Dec 1812 – 16 Oct 1823)
  3. 3. I. (B.) Rivers (24 Nov 1813 – 29 Aug 1872)
  4. 4. Rhoda (Harwell) Rivers (03 Dec 1815 – 03 Jul 1847)
  5. 5. Rebecca (Griffin) Rivers (10 May 1819 – 01 Dec 1880)
  6. 6. Richard (Rim) Rivers (04 Apr 1822 – 06 Dec 1856)
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Rivers (02 Sep 1825 – 23 Jun 1852)
  8. 8. Franklin (Cook) Rivers (05 Apr 1827 – 30 Jul 1832)
  9. 9. Gordon (Severt) Rivers (Abt. 1828 – )
  10. 10. William (Addison) Rivers (Abt. 1830 – )

Richard Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1786
Abt. 1786
Birth of Richard H. Rivers in , Warren, North Carolina, USA
, Warren, North Carolina, USA
1868
10 Oct 1868
Age 82
Death of Richard H. Rivers in Clarke Co., AL
Clarke Co., AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1786
    Event Place: , Warren, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1868
    Event Place: Clarke Co., AL
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