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William Howard Rivers 1947–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1947

Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 4 May 1967

Death Location: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

Father: Clarence Rivers

Mother: Pauline Rivers

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The story of William Howard Rivers began in 1947 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA. William Howard Rivers passed away in 1967 in Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).

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Biography

  • The story of William Howard Rivers began in 1947 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Howard Rivers passed away in 1967 in Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).

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William Rivers's Ancestors

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William Rivers
1947–1967
Birth Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Clarence Benjamin Rivers
1908–1987
Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Pauline (Lathan) Rivers
1912–1992
Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Albert (Parsons) Rivers
1881–1952
Cheraw Chest, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Carrie (Josephine) Brock
1884–1945
Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States of America
William (Walter Lathan) Sr
1884–1977
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Laura (Jane) Tyner
1887–1957
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Squire Rivers
1852–1917
Emily White
1860–1938
James Brock
1845–1919
Catherine Smith
1853–1928
Lawrence Lathan
1848–1937
Amanda Lawrence
1845–1906
Alexander Tyner
1851–1941
Anne McDougald
1865–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Rivers
1828–1863
Mary Brock
1831–1852
Samuel White
1822–1899
Emily McMurray
1834–1915
Samuel Brock
1797–1899
Martha Mobley
1805–1879
Elisha Smith
1822–1873
Delilah Wallace
1829–1874
Noah Latham
1823–1880
Martha Hancock
1821–1856
Thomas Lawrence
1794–1870
Mahala Bell
1811–1886
James (Tiner)
1825–1865
Juliann Council
1827–1882
Alexander McDougald
1830–1911
Emaline Webster
1839–1924

William Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1947
11 Feb 1947
Birth of William Howard Rivers in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
1967
4 May 1967
Age 20
Death of William Howard Rivers in Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1947
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1967
    Event Place: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

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