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Robert "Blount" Rivers 1840–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1840

Birth Location: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama

Death Date: 10 Feb 1922

Death Location: Clarke County, Alabama, USA

Father: Thomas Rivers

Mother: Lydia Carney

Spouse(s): Sarah Wilson

Children(s): May Rivers, Richard Rivers, Thomas Rivers, Paul Rivers, Lydia Rivers, Sadie Rivers

In 1840, Robert "Blount" Rivers entered the world in Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama, born to Thomas Burton Rivers And Lydia Grimes Carney. Robert "Blount" Rivers married Sarah Sallie Wilson, and had children including Lydia Maud Rivers, May Rebecca Rivers, Paul Jones Rivers, Richard Armistead Rivers, Sadie Eva Roberta Rivers, Thomas Robert Rivers. Robert "Blount" Rivers passed away in 1922 in Clarke County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Robert "Blount" Rivers entered the world in Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama, born to Thomas Burton Rivers And Lydia Grimes Carney.
  • Robert "Blount" Rivers married Sarah Sallie Wilson, and had children including Lydia Maud Rivers, May Rebecca Rivers, Paul Jones Rivers, Richard Armistead Rivers, Sadie Eva Roberta Rivers, Thomas Robert Rivers.
  • Robert "Blount" Rivers passed away in 1922 in Clarke County, Alabama, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Robert Rivers's Ancestors

Self
Robert Rivers
1840–1922
Birth Place: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
Parents
Thomas Burton Rivers
1810–1890
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Lydia (Grimes) Carney
1813–1872
Suggsville, Clarke County, Alabama
Grandparents
Richard (H.) Rivers
1786–1868
, Warren, North Carolina, USA
Lucy Gibbs
1793–1836
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Rivers
1755–1829
Rhoda Rivers
1755–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rivers
1725–1762
Mary Nann
1727–1762
Mark Sr.
1700–1785
Sarah Pepper
1737–1783

Robert Rivers's Descendants

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Robert ("Blount") Rivers (27 Aug 1840–10 Feb 1922) m. Sarah (Sallie) Wilson (20 Feb 1852–21 Jul 1908)
  1. 1. May (Rebecca) Rivers 1879–1959 m. Hiram (Edward) Aiken 1877–1941
    1. 1. Dorothy (May) Aiken 1909–1988
    2. 2. Sadie (R) Aiken 1900–1984 m. William (Mason) Johnson 1896–1958
      1. 1. Sally (Louise) Johnson 1930–2003 m. Richard (Hugo) Magers 1928–2010
      2. 2. Mason Johnson 1926–
    3. 3. John (Edward) Aiken 1902–1977
    4. 4. Charles (Rivers) Aiken 1906–
    5. 5. Mollie (White) Aiken 1911–1914
    6. 6. Jackson (Davis) Aiken 1914–1999
    7. 7. Emma (Virginia) Aiken 1916–2000
    8. 8. Carole (Grace) Aiken 1924–2008
  2. 2. Richard (Armistead) Rivers 1872–1942
  3. 3. Thomas (Robert) Rivers 1870–1899
  4. 4. Paul (Jones) Rivers 1874–1895
  5. 5. Lydia (Maud) Rivers 1876–1885
  6. 6. Sadie (Eva Roberta) Rivers 1882–1889

Robert Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1840
27 Aug 1840
Birth of Robert "Blount" Rivers in Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
1922
10 Feb 1922
Age 82
Death of Robert "Blount" Rivers in Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1840
    Event Place: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1922
    Event Place: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clarke County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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