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Thomas David Rivers 1885 – 1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1885

Birth Location: Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 12 Apr 1964

Death Location: Greenwood, Washington, Mississippi, United States

Father: George RIVERS

Mother: Belle Wheeless

Spouse(s): Mary Hill

Children(s): Lice Rivers, George Rivers, Ruby Rivers, Birdie Rivers, Alice Rivers, Bee Rivers, Thomas Rivers, Reba Rivers, Rail Rivers, Fannie Rivers, Doris Rivers, Doris Rivers, Etta Rivers, T. Lishman, C. Teden, J. er, C. Elliott

Thomas David Rivers Sr was born in 1885 in Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States, the child of George Washington RIVERS and Belle Vernon Wheeless. In 1920, Thomas David Rivers Sr resided in New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA. Thomas David Rivers Sr married Mary Ida Hill, and had children including Lice Rivers, George Ellis Rivers, Ruby Lee Rivers, Birdie Rivers, Alice Virginia Rivers, Bee B Rivers, Thomas David Rivers, Reba L. Rivers, Rail Cecil Rivers, Fannie Mae Rivers, Doris Amelia Rivers, Doris Rivers, Etta Mildred Rivers, T. F. Lishman, C. A. Teden, J. E. Walk er, C. M. Elliott. Thomas David Rivers Sr passed away in 1964 in Greenwood, Washington, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas David Rivers Sr was born in 1885 in Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States, the child of George Washington RIVERS and Belle Vernon Wheeless.
  • In 1920, Thomas David Rivers Sr resided in New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA.
  • Thomas David Rivers Sr married Mary Ida Hill, and had children including Lice Rivers, George Ellis Rivers, Ruby Lee Rivers, Birdie Rivers, Alice Virginia Rivers, Bee B Rivers, Thomas David Rivers, Reba L. Rivers, Rail Cecil Rivers, Fannie Mae Rivers, Doris Amelia Rivers, Doris Rivers, Etta Mildred Rivers, T. F. Lishman, C. A. Teden, J. E. Walk er, C. M. Elliott.
  • Thomas David Rivers Sr passed away in 1964 in Greenwood, Washington, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Rivers's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Rivers
1885 – 1964
Birth Place: Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Parents
George Washington RIVERS
1856 – 1948
Sandflat, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Belle (Vernon) Wheeless
1868 – 1951
Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Edgar (Monroe) Rivers
1818 – 1898
Clarke County, Alabama, USA
NANCY (PEARL) WILLIAMS
1831 – 1900
Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mason Rivers
1794 – 1825
Mary Willis
1795 – 1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Rivers
1755 – 1829
Rhoda Harwell
1755 – 1810

Thomas Rivers's Descendants

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Thomas (David) Rivers (15 Dec 1885 – 12 Apr 1964) m. Mary (Ida) Hill (21 May 1886 – 31 Aug 1958)
  1. 1. Lice Rivers (11 May 1909 – 23 Mar 2003)
  2. 2. George (Ellis) Rivers (29 Oct 1909 – 01 Mar 1986)
  3. 3. Ruby (Lee) Rivers (10 Oct 1911 – 19 Sep 1916)
  4. 4. Birdie Rivers (08 Mar 1913 – 25 Jan 2001)
  5. 5. Alice (Virginia) Rivers (19 Oct 1914 – 13 May 2009)
  6. 6. Bee (B) Rivers (Abt. 1915 – )
  7. 7. Thomas (David) Rivers (18 Sep 1916 – 16 Mar 2001) m. Evelyn (Bessie) Beck (19 Jul 1916 – 02 Aug 2000)
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Rivers (03 Jan 1937 – 18 Oct 1940)
    2. 2. George (Thomas) Rivers (18 Mar 1939 – 26 Mar 2001)
    3. 3. Willie (Frank) Rivers (24 Feb 1940 – 24 Mar 2003)
    4. 4. Jessie (Marie) Rivers (20 Dec 1942 – 17 Apr 1990)
    5. 5. Rita (Faye) Rivers (1944 – 1945)
    6. 6. Mack (Ernest) Rivers (30 Dec 1945 – 4 Dec 2019)
    7. 7. Robert (Harry) Rivers (08 Nov 1949 – 07 Jul 1999)
    8. 8. John (Alston) Rivers (12 Apr 1950 – 21 Oct 2010)
    9. 9. David (Earl) Rivers (18 Feb 1953 – 01 Oct 1953)
    10. 10. B. Rivers
  8. 8. Reba (L.) Rivers (23 Apr 1918 – 13 Jan 2007)
  9. 9. Rail (Cecil) Rivers (07 Oct 1919 – 05 May 1984)
  10. 10. Fannie (Mae) Rivers (23 Apr 1921 – 10 Apr 1982)
  11. 11. Doris (Amelia) Rivers (28 Aug 1924 – 19 Oct 2013)
  12. 12. Doris Rivers (28 Aug 1924 – 13 Jan 2001)
  13. 13. Etta (Mildred) Rivers (20 Dec 1926 – 18 Nov 1994) m. Valton (Gene) Woolever (21 Mar 1925 – 12 Oct 2003) m. Clarence (Cornelius) Herring
    1. 1. Michele Herring
  14. 14. T. (F.) Lishman
  15. 15. C. (A.) Teden
  16. 16. J. (E. Walk) er
  17. 17. C. (M.) Elliott

Thomas Rivers's Timeline

3 Records

1885
15 Dec 1885
Birth of Thomas David Rivers Sr in Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
1920
1920
Age 35
Thomas David Rivers Sr resided here in New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA
New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA
1964
12 Apr 1964
Age 79
Death of Thomas David Rivers Sr in Greenwood, Washington, Mississippi, United States
Greenwood, Washington, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1885
    Event Place: Glover, Clarke, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: T625_7; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 931

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: New Prospect, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: T625_7; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 931

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1964
    Event Place: Greenwood, Washington, Mississippi, United States

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