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Thomas Burton Rivers 1810 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1810

Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 03 May 1890

Death Location: Suggsville, Clarke County, Alabama

Father: Richard Rivers

Mother: Lucy Gibbs

Spouse(s): Lydia Carney

Children(s): Sarah Rivers, Joseph Rivers, Lucy Rivers, Robert Rivers, Thomas Rivers, Kathrine Rivers, Thomas Rivers, Mary Rivers, Martha Rivers, Rhoda Rivers, Elvira Rivers, Joseph Rivers, Lydia Rivers, May Rivers, Evelyn Rivers, Emma Rivers

Thomas Burton Rivers was born in 1810 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Richard H. Rivers and Lucy Gibbs. In 1860, Thomas Burton Rivers resided in Clarke, Alabama, USA. In 1870, Thomas Burton Rivers resided in Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama, USA. Thomas Burton Rivers married Lydia Grimes Carney, and had children including Sarah Carney Rivers, Joseph Rivers, Lucy "Ellen" Rivers, Robert "Blount" Rivers, Thomas Richard Rivers, Kathrine Ann Rivers, Thomas Rivers, Mary Elizabeth Rivers, Martha Rebecca Rivers, Rhoda Caroline Rivers, Elvira Virginia Rivers, Joseph Carney Rivers, Lydia "Pauline" Rivers, May Gibbs Rivers, Evelyn Powell Rivers, Emma Lena Rivers. Thomas Burton Rivers passed away in 1890 in Suggsville, Clarke County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Thomas Burton Rivers was born in 1810 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Richard H. Rivers and Lucy Gibbs.
  • In 1860, Thomas Burton Rivers resided in Clarke, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1870, Thomas Burton Rivers resided in Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama, USA.
  • Thomas Burton Rivers married Lydia Grimes Carney, and had children including Sarah Carney Rivers, Joseph Rivers, Lucy "Ellen" Rivers, Robert "Blount" Rivers, Thomas Richard Rivers, Kathrine Ann Rivers, Thomas Rivers, Mary Elizabeth Rivers, Martha Rebecca Rivers, Rhoda Caroline Rivers, Elvira Virginia Rivers, Joseph Carney Rivers, Lydia "Pauline" Rivers, May Gibbs Rivers, Evelyn Powell Rivers, Emma Lena Rivers.
  • Thomas Burton Rivers passed away in 1890 in Suggsville, Clarke County, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Rivers
1786 – 1868
Birth Location: , Warren, North Carolina, USA
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Lucy Gibbs
1793 – 1836
Birth Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Carney
1813 – 1872
Birth Location: Suggsville, Clarke County, Alabama
LC

Children(s)

Sarah Rivers
1834 – 1859
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Joseph Rivers
1835 –
Birth Location: –
JR
Lucy Rivers
1835 – 1912
Birth Location: Alabama
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Robert Rivers
1840 – 1922
Birth Location: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
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Thomas Rivers
1842 – 1845
Birth Location: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
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Kathrine Rivers
1843 – 1848
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Rivers
1845 –
Birth Location: –
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Mary Rivers
1845 – 1848
Birth Location: –
MR
Martha Rivers
1845 – 1848
Birth Location: –
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Rhoda Rivers
1847 – 1848
Birth Location: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
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Elvira Rivers
1848 – 1940
Birth Location: Alabama
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Joseph Rivers
1850 – 1929
Birth Location: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
JR
Lydia Rivers
1852 – 1920
Birth Location: Alabama
LR
May Rivers
1854 – 1881
Birth Location: –
MR
Evelyn Rivers
1856 – 1857
Birth Location: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
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Emma Rivers
1858 – 1858
Birth Location: Alabama
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Thomas Rivers's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Rivers
1810 – 1890
Birth Place: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Richard H. Rivers
1786 – 1868
, Warren, North Carolina, USA
Lucy Gibbs
1793 – 1836
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joel ((4)) Rivers
1755 – 1829
England
Rhoda (Adeline) Harwell
1755 – 1810
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Rivers
1725 – 1762
Mary Nann
1727 – 1762
Mark Harwell
1700 – 1785
Sarah Pepper
1737 – 1783
2nd-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

Thomas Rivers's Descendants

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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 – )
        1. 1. Thomas Fisher (abt 1911 – )
        2. 2. Lulu Fisher (abt 1914 – )
      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)
        1. 1. Robert (Hearin) Rush (14 Jul 1923 – 22 Nov 1996)
      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)
        1. 1. Clyde (Conyers) Hunter (20 Jul 1918 – 13 Jan 1986)
        2. 2. Marg (Knight) Hunter (Abt. 1921 – 08 May 1997)
        3. 3. Lucile (R) Hunter (Abt. 1924 – 23 Nov 2012) m. Charles (Collyer Badger,) Sr.. (02 Aug 1913 – Feb 1990)
      2. 2. Mary (Knight) Rush (Abt. 1896 – Feb 1979) m. Edward (Luckett) Robinson (20 Dec 1888 – 07 Jun 1956)
        1. 1. Mary (Ashley) Robinson (06 Aug 1921 – 15 Dec 2009) m. Harry (Duvall) Childers (17 Mar 1917 – 01 Jun 1988)
        2. 2. Louise (Hartley) Robinson (20 Aug 1925 – 20 Aug 1997) m. Harry (Duvall) Childers (17 Mar 1917 – 01 Jun 1988) m. Robert (Thomas) King (07 Oct 1920 – 24 Oct 1987)
        3. 3. Ann (Lovett) ROBINSON (08 Dec 1927 – 23 May 1999) m. John (Early) McMurphy (26 Dec 1923 – Apr 2001) m. Eldred (C.) Latham
        4. 4. Edward Robinson ( – 1957)
      3. 3. Rivers (Ashley) Rush (26 May 1899 – 15 Nov 1959) m. Clara (Belle) Wilson (Abt. 1908 – 19 Feb 1992)
        1. 1. Rivers (A) Rush (Abt. 1929 – )
        2. 2. Lucille Rush
    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)
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth (PEGGY)) Dunaway (29 Nov 1920 – 04 Feb 2006) m. William (Douglas) Stanard (22 Nov 1917 – May 1971) m. John (Floyd) Piitz (04 Oct 1914 – 31 Jul 1993) m. Manning (Washington) Spottswood (01 Apr 1922 – 25 Sep 2009)
        2. 2. Howard (Yates (SONNY)) Dunaway (27 Oct 1922 – 24 Jun 1985) m. Elizabeth (Suehonor) Geitner (Abt. 1928 – )
        3. 3. Kemp (Rush) Dunaway (12 Apr 1925 – 02 Jul 2014) m. Lucile (Belle) Armbrecht
      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)
        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)
        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)
  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)

Thomas Rivers's Timeline

5 Records

1810
21 Jan 1810
Birth of Thomas Burton Rivers in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 50
Thomas Burton Rivers resided here in Clarke, Alabama, USA
Clarke, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 60
Thomas Burton Rivers resided here in Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 70
Thomas Burton Rivers resided here in Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
1890
03 May 1890
Age 80
Death of Thomas Burton Rivers in Suggsville, Clarke County, Alabama
Suggsville, Clarke County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1810
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 7; Family History Film: 1254007; Page: 326B; Enumeration District: 023; Image: 0278
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M593_8; Page: 164A; Image: 187571; Family History Library Film: 545507
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M653_6; Page: 746; Image: 194; Family History Library Film: 803006
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [5] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M653_6; Page: 746; Image: 194; Family History Library Film: 803006

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M593_8; Page: 164A; Image: 187571; Family History Library Film: 545507

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 7; Family History Film: 1254007; Page: 326B; Enumeration District: 023; Image: 0278

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 May 1890
    Event Place: Suggsville, Clarke County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Suggsville, Clarke County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012
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