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William RIVERS 1795 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States

Death Date: May 1865

Death Location: McMinn, Tennessee, United States

Father: Thomas Rivers

Mother: Elizabeth Rivers

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William RIVERS was born in 1795 in Tennessee, United States, the child of Thomas Rivers and Elizabeth Edmund Rivers. William RIVERS passed away in 1865 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • William RIVERS was born in 1795 in Tennessee, United States, the child of Thomas Rivers and Elizabeth Edmund Rivers.
  • William RIVERS passed away in 1865 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States.

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William RIVERS's Ancestors

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William RIVERS
1795 – 1865
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States
Parents
Thomas Rivers
1757 – 1827
Brunswick County, VA
Elizabeth (Edmund) Rivers
1764 – 1832
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Rivers
1740 – 1789
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Mary Jones
1742 – 1795
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Rivers
1701 – 1792
Hannah Hunt
1700 – 1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rivers
1669 – 1720
Mary Rogers
1678 – 1728
William Hunt
1672 – 1714
Sarah Wyche
1681 – 1728

William RIVERS's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of William RIVERS in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1865
May 1865
Age 70
Death of William RIVERS in McMinn, Tennessee, United States
McMinn, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1865
    Event Place: McMinn, Tennessee, United States

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