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Robert Jones Rivers 1806 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1806

Birth Location: Greensville County, Virginia

Death Date: 14 Dec 1854

Death Location: Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Rivers

Mother: Elizabeth Rivers

Spouse(s): Amanda Cheatman

Children(s): Jennie Rivers

Robert Jones Rivers was born in 1806 in Greensville County, Virginia, the child of Thomas Rivers and Elizabeth Edmund Rivers. Robert Jones Rivers married Amanda Cheatman, and had children including Jennie Rivers. Robert Jones Rivers passed away in 1854 in Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Jones Rivers was born in 1806 in Greensville County, Virginia, the child of Thomas Rivers and Elizabeth Edmund Rivers.
  • Robert Jones Rivers married Amanda Cheatman, and had children including Jennie Rivers.
  • Robert Jones Rivers passed away in 1854 in Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Rivers
1757 – 1827
Birth Location: Brunswick County, VA
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Elizabeth Rivers
1764 – 1832
Birth Location: Sussex County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Amanda Cheatman
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Jennie Rivers
1840 – 1930
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Robert Rivers's Ancestors

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Robert Rivers
1806 – 1854
Birth Place: Greensville County, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Rivers
1757 – 1827
Brunswick County, VA
Elizabeth (Edmund) Rivers
1764 – 1832
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Rivers
1740 – 1789
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Mary Jones
1742 – 1795
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Rivers
1701 – 1792
Hannah Hunt
1700 – 1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rivers
1669 – 1720
Mary Rogers
1678 – 1728
William Hunt
1672 – 1714
Sarah Wyche
1681 – 1728

Robert Rivers's Descendants

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Robert (Jones) Rivers (1806 – 14 Dec 1854) m. Amanda Cheatman
  1. 1. Jennie Rivers (9 September 1840 – 24 March 1930) m. William Byrd (09 Sep 1828 – 10 Apr 1898)
    1. 1. Mary Byrd (Feb 1854 – )
    2. 2. Susan (Rivers) Byrd (Apr 1856 – Aft. 1920)
    3. 3. Richard (Evelyn) Byrd (13 August 1860 – 23 October 1925) m. Eleanor (Bolling) Byrd (1864 – 17 September 1957)
      1. 1. Harry (Flood) Byrd (10 June 1887 – 20 Oct 1966)
      2. 2. Richard (Evelyn) Byrd (25 Oct 1888 – 11 Mar 1957) m. Marie (Donaldson) Byrd (19 January 1889 – 3 September 1974)
        1. 1. Richard (Evelyn) Byrd (19 February 1920 – 3 October 1988)
      3. 3. Thomas (Bolling) Byrd (4 Sep 1890 – 23 February 1968)
    4. 4. Mary (Amistead) Byrd (1862 – 1950)
    5. 5. Margaret Byrd (Abt. 1867 – )
    6. 6. Francie (Olway) Byrd (Sep 1868 – )
    7. 7. Edward Byrd (Abt 1870 – )
    8. 8. Anne (Harrison) Byrd (21 May 1874 – 10 Aug 1958)
    9. 9. George Byrd (Abt 1880 – )
    10. 10. William Byrd (13 August 1880 – 9 May 1945)
    11. 11. Alfred (H.) Byrd (1881 – )
    12. 12. Albert Byrd (Jul 1883 – )
    13. 13. Harry Byrd (10 Jun 1887 – 20 Oct 1966)

Robert Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1806
1806
Birth of Robert Jones Rivers in Greensville County, Virginia
Greensville County, Virginia
1854
14 Dec 1854
Age 48
Death of Robert Jones Rivers in Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA
Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Greensville County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1854
    Event Place: Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA
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