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Willie Lee Rivers 1908 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1908

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 10 Feb 1959

Death Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Father: Charlie Rivers

Mother: Beulah Tampling

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Willie Lee Rivers was born in 1908 in Georgia, the child of Charlie Walter Rivers and Beulah Pearl Tampling. Willie Lee Rivers passed away in 1959 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Willie Lee Rivers was born in 1908 in Georgia, the child of Charlie Walter Rivers and Beulah Pearl Tampling.
  • Willie Lee Rivers passed away in 1959 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charlie Rivers
1883 – 1973
Birth Location: Georgia
CR
Beulah Tampling
1891 – 1937
Birth Location: Georgia
BT

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Rivers's Ancestors

Self
Willie Rivers
1908 – 1959
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Charlie Walter Rivers
1883 – 1973
Georgia
Beulah (Pearl) Tampling
1891 – 1937
Georgia
Grandparents
Dock Rivers
1829 – 1926
Virginia
Patsy Pitts
1860 –
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Rivers's Timeline

9 Records

1907
12 Jan 1907
Birth of Willie Lee Rivers in Pike County, Georgia
Pike County, Georgia
1907
28 Jan 1907
Birth of Willie Lee Rivers in Georgia
Georgia
1908
abt 1908
Birth of Willie Lee Rivers in Georgia
Georgia
1910
1910
Age 2
Willie Lee Rivers resided here in Gill, Meriwether, Georgia
Gill, Meriwether, Georgia
1920
1920
Age 12
Willie Lee Rivers resided here in Griffin Ward 2, Spalding, Georgia, USA
Griffin Ward 2, Spalding, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Willie Lee Rivers resided here in Griffin Ward 2, Spalding, Georgia, USA
Griffin Ward 2, Spalding, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Willie Lee Rivers resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 32
Willie Lee Rivers resided here in Chattanooga, Hampden, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Hampden, Tennessee
1959
10 Feb 1959
Age 51
Death of Willie Lee Rivers in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1907
    Event Place: Pike County, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2341984
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gill, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: T624_203; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1374216

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1907
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1965
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Griffin Ward 2, Spalding, Georgia; Roll: T625_277; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 169
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gill, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: T624_203; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1374216

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1908
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Griffin Ward 2, Spalding, Georgia; Roll: T625_277; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 169

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Gill, Meriwether, Georgia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gill, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: T624_203; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1374216

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Griffin Ward 2, Spalding, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Griffin Ward 2, Spalding, Georgia; Roll: T625_277; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 169

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Griffin Ward 2, Spalding, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Griffin Ward 2, Spalding, Georgia; Roll: T625_277; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 169

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2341984

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hampden, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1959
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1965
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