Pvt. William James Rivers

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Pvt. William James Rivers

Also Known As: "William Jasper Rivers"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Death: April 17, 1894 (63)
Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States
Place of Burial: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Frederick C. Rivers and Sarah Ann Rivers
Husband of Lydia Jane Rivers
Father of Frederick "Fed" William Rivers; Mary E. Rivers; John Lewis Rivers; Jacob B. Rivers; Isaac Berkeley Rivers and 6 others
Brother of Isaac Rivers; Pvt. Philip Parker Rivers; Margaret Lisenby; John Rivers; Eliza Tucker and 6 others

Occupation: Co. B, 26th SC Inf.
Managed by: Private User
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About Pvt. William James Rivers

Private Company B 26th SC Infantry CSA. Married February 12, 1857. William J. Rivers is the great grandfather of country music legend, Johnny Cash.

Two other children: Sarah E. Rivers April 8, 1859 - 1865 Phillip H. Rivers March 10, 1862 - June 1870

buried at Hurst Cemetery Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

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Pvt. William James Rivers's Timeline

1830
September 13, 1830
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
1857
November 13, 1857
Chesterfield County, South Carolina
1859
April 8, 1859
Chesterfield County, South Carolina
1860
July 4, 1860
Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States
1862
March 13, 1862
Chesterfield County, South Carolina
1864
September 9, 1864
Chesterfield County, South Carolina
1866
May 2, 1866
Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States
1867
November 17, 1867
Chesterfield County, South Carolina
1869
June 7, 1869
South Carolina