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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, USA

Father: Richard Rivers

Mother: Lucy Gibbs

Spouse(s): Lydia Carney

Children(s): Lucy Rivers, Thomas Rivers, Joseph Rivers, Thomas Rivers, Mary Rivers, Evelyn Rivers, Rhoda Rivers, Martha Rivers, Elvira Rivers, Emma Rivers, Joseph Rivers, May Rivers, Lydia Rivers, Robert Rivers, Sarah Rivers, Kathrine 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 Elvira Virginia Rivers, Emma Lena Rivers, Evelyn Powell Rivers, Joseph Carney Rivers, Joseph Rivers, Kathrine Ann Rivers, Lucy Ellen Rivers, Lydia Pauline Rivers, Martha Rebecca Rivers, Mary Elizabeth Rivers, May Gibbs Rivers, Rhoda Caroline Rivers, Robert Blount Rivers, Sarah Carney Rivers, Thomas Richard Rivers, Thomas Rivers. Thomas Burton Rivers passed away in 1890 in Suggsville, Clarke County, Alabama, USA.

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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 Elvira Virginia Rivers, Emma Lena Rivers, Evelyn Powell Rivers, Joseph Carney Rivers, Joseph Rivers, Kathrine Ann Rivers, Lucy Ellen Rivers, Lydia Pauline Rivers, Martha Rebecca Rivers, Mary Elizabeth Rivers, May Gibbs Rivers, Rhoda Caroline Rivers, Robert Blount Rivers, Sarah Carney Rivers, Thomas Richard Rivers, Thomas Rivers.
  • Thomas Burton Rivers passed away in 1890 in Suggsville, Clarke County, Alabama, USA.

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)

Lucy Rivers
1835–1912
Birth Location: Alabama
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Thomas Rivers
1845–
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Rivers
1835–
Birth Location: –
JR
Thomas Rivers
1842–1845
Birth Location: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
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Mary Rivers
1845–1848
Birth Location: –
MR
Evelyn Rivers
1856–1857
Birth Location: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
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Rhoda Rivers
1847–1848
Birth Location: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
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Martha Rivers
1845–1848
Birth Location: –
MR
Elvira Rivers
1848–1940
Birth Location: Alabama
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Emma Rivers
1858–1858
Birth Location: Alabama
ER
Joseph Rivers
1850–1929
Birth Location: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
JR
May Rivers
1854–1881
Birth Location: –
MR
Lydia Rivers
1852–1920
Birth Location: Alabama
LR
Robert Rivers
1840–1922
Birth Location: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama
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Sarah Rivers
1834–1859
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
SR
Kathrine Rivers
1843–1848
Birth Location: –
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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 Rivers
1755–1810
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Rivers
1725–1762
Mary Nann
1727–1762
Mark Sr.
1700–1785
Sarah Pepper
1737–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1701–1792
Hannah Hunt
1700–1770
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. Lucy ("Ellen") Rivers 1835–1912 m. Benjamin (Andrew) Rush 1830–1903
    1. 1. Leila Rush 1871–1965 m. Thomas (Dupre) Kemp 1867–1945
      1. 1. James (Hal) Kemp 1904–1940
      2. 2. Thomas (Dupre) Kemp 1902–1996
      3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Kemp 1893–1976 m. Howard (Yates) Dunaway 1893–1953
        1. 1. Kemp (Rush) Dunaway 1925–2014
        2. 2. Howard (Yates (SONNY)) Dunaway 1922–1985
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth (PEGGY)) Dunaway 1920–2006 m. Douglas Stannard 1917–1971 m. John (Floyd) Piitz 1914–1993 m. Manning (Washington) Spottswood 1922–2009
      4. 4. Lelia Kemp 1891–1906
    2. 2. Rivers (Ashley) Rush 1870–1928 m. MARY (PINKIE) FOWLKES 1873–1924
      1. 1. Rivers (Ashley) Rush 1899–1959 m. Clara (Belle) Wilson 1908–1992
      2. 2. Mary (N) Rush 1896–1979 m. Edward (Luckett) Robinson 1888–1956
        1. 1. Edward Robinson –1957
        2. 2. Ann (Lovett) ROBINSON 1927–1999 m. John (Early) McMurphy 1923–2001
        3. 3. Mary (Ashley) Robinson 1921–2009 m. Harry (Duvall) Childers 1917–1988
        4. 4. Louise (Hartley) Robinson 1925–1997 m. Harry (Duvall) Childers 1917–1988 m. Robert (Thomas) King 1920–1987
      3. 3. Lucille Fowles 1893–1945 m. Clyde (Conyers) Hunter 1886–1943
        1. 1. Clyde (Conyers Hunter) Jr 1918–1986
        2. 2. Mary (N) Hunter 1921–1997
        3. 3. Lucile (R) Hunter 1924–2012 m. Charles (Collyer Badger, Sr..) Sr. 1913–1990
  2. 2. Thomas Rivers 1845–
  3. 3. Joseph Rivers 1835–
  4. 4. Thomas (Richard) Rivers 1842–1845
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Rivers 1845–1848
  6. 6. Evelyn (Powell) Rivers 1856–1857
  7. 7. Rhoda (Caroline) Rivers 1847–1848
  8. 8. Martha (Rebecca) Rivers 1845–1848
  9. 9. Elvira (Virginia) Rivers 1848–1940
  10. 10. Emma (Lena) Rivers 1858–1858
  11. 11. Joseph (Carney) Rivers 1850–1929
  12. 12. May (Gibbs) Rivers 1854–1881
  13. 13. Lydia ("Pauline") Rivers 1852–1920
  14. 14. Robert ("Blount") Rivers 1840–1922 m. Sarah (Sallie) Wilson 1852–1908
    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
  15. 15. Sarah (Carney) Rivers 1834–1859 m. James (Madison) Hearin 1831–1858
    1. 1. Leila (Rivers) Hearin 1856–1864
    2. 2. Sallie (James) Hearin 1858–1929 m. Thomas (Pace) Rush 1857–1930
      1. 1. Benjamin (A) Rush 1889–
      2. 2. Thomas (Hearin) Rush 1896–1982 m. Edna (B) Hunt 1901–1978
        1. 1. Robert (Hearin) Rush 1923–1996
      3. 3. Lydia (E.) Rush 1887–
      4. 4. Teddy (R.) Rush 1905–1962
      5. 5. Mattie (E.) Rush 1883– m. Walter (A) Fisher 1887–
        1. 1. Thomas Fisher 1911–
        2. 2. Lulu Fisher 1914–
      6. 6. Theodore (R) Rush 1905–1962
      7. 7. Martha (E.) Rush 1883–
    3. 3. John (Mills) Hearin 1859–1940
  16. 16. Kathrine (Ann) Rivers 1843–1848

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, 1600s-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, 1600s-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, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012
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