Hon. Flournoy Rivers

Flournoy Rivers was a prominent lawyer, a published genealogist, and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. He was the son of William C. and Julia Flournoy Rivers of Pulaski TN (Giles County). He married Lidie Avirett, also a published genealogist, in 1891.

On his mother's side, Flournoy Rivers was a descendant of Littleberry and Elizabeth Netherland Mosby, via Flournoy's grandparents, William Cannon and Martha Ann Rebecca Ward Camp Flournoy; his great grandparents, Silas and Martha Cannon Flournoy; and his great, great grandparents, William Cannon and Sarah Mosby.

On his father's side, Flournoy Rivers was a grandson of John Harper Rivers (1802-1836) and his wife Sarah Myra Rodes (1812-1865), and great grandson of John and Martha Harper Rivers of Sussex County VA, and Tyree Rodes (1771-1827) and his wife Cynthia Holland, daughter of Major James and Sarah Gilbert Holland, of NC.

See "The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography", Vols. 2, 3, 7 and 10 among other sources.

Flournoy and Lide Avirett Rivers had son John Flournoy Rivers (b: 22 MAR 1894, in Pulaski, Giles County TN).* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 30 2023, 23:22:14 UTC