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Richard Henderson Rivers 1814 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1814

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 Jun 1894

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Edmund Rivers

Mother: Sallie Henderson

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The story of Richard Henderson Rivers began in 1814 in Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA. Richard Henderson Rivers passed away in 1894 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Henderson Rivers began in 1814 in Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Richard Henderson Rivers passed away in 1894 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Richard Rivers's Ancestors

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Richard Rivers
1814 – 1894
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Edmund Rivers
1783 – 1859
Greensville County, Virginia, USA
Sallie Henderson
1787 – 1876
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Rivers
1757 – 1827
Brunswick County, VA
Elizabeth (Edmund) Rivers
1764 – 1832
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rivers
1740 – 1789
Mary Jones
1742 – 1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Rivers
1701 – 1792
Hannah Hunt
1700 – 1770

Richard Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1814
11 Sep 1814
Birth of Richard Henderson Rivers in Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
1894
21 Jun 1894
Age 80
Death of Richard Henderson Rivers in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1814
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1894
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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