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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: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama

Father: Thomas Rivers

Mother: Lydia Carney

Spouse(s): Sarah Wilson

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

The story of Robert "Blount" Rivers began in 1840 in Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama. Robert "Blount" Rivers married Sarah Sallie Wilson, and had children including Thomas Robert Rivers, Richard Armistead Rivers, Paul Jones Rivers, Lydia Maud Rivers, May Rebecca Rivers, Sadie Eva Roberta Rivers. Robert "Blount" Rivers passed away in 1922 in Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert "Blount" Rivers began in 1840 in Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama.
  • Robert "Blount" Rivers married Sarah Sallie Wilson, and had children including Thomas Robert Rivers, Richard Armistead Rivers, Paul Jones Rivers, Lydia Maud Rivers, May Rebecca Rivers, Sadie Eva Roberta Rivers.
  • Robert "Blount" Rivers passed away in 1922 in Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama.

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Robert Rivers's Ancestors

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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 Harwell
1755 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rivers
1725 – 1762
Mary Nann
1727 – 1762
Mark Harwell
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. 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)
      1. 1. Mason Johnson (1926 – )
      2. 2. Sally (Louise) Johnson (12 Feb 1930 – 4 Jul 2003) m. Richard (Hugo) Magers (November 13, 1928 – 4 September 2010)
        1. 1. Mason (Lonnie) Magers (12 Sep 1964 – 12 Sep 1964)
        2. 2. Sally (Lindsay) Magers
      3. 3. Catherine (Virginia) Johnson (7 Aug 1937 – )
    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)

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, 1700s-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, 1700s-Current

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

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