Carolina Family Roots: Tombstone Tuesday~Martha Caroline Dean Rivers

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Tombstone Tuesday~Martha Caroline Dean Rivers

Martha Caroline Dean Rivers

b. Jul 1841

d. 25 May 1906 (aged 64)

Mark Rivers and Martha Caroline Dean were married on 13 Jan 1864 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Martha Caroline Dean was born in Jul 1841 in Anson County, North Carolina. She died on 25 May 1906 at the age of 64 in Marlboro County, South Carolina. She was buried on 27 May 1906 at Spears Cemetery in Marlboro County, South Carolina.

Mark Rivers and Martha Caroline Dean had the following children:

i. John F. Rivers was born on 15 Nov 1867 in Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina. He died on 26 Feb 1868 at the age of 0 in Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina.

ii. Joseph Lee Rivers, born 28 Jan 1870, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married Mary Abigail Frasier, 13 Oct 1889, Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina; died 22 Jan 1931, Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina.

iii. Robert Johnson Rivers, born 4 Feb 1872, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married Ida Kinnie Knight, 23 Dec 1897; died 23 Nov 1933, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida.

iv. Columbus Lafayette "Buck" Rivers Sr., born 1 Apr 1874, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married Atlanta Nell Smith, 26 Dec 1902, Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina; died 18 Feb 1911, Marlboro County, South Carolina.

v. Malachi Franklin Rivers was born on 23 Apr 1876 in Marlboro County, South Carolina. He died on 28 Feb 1885 at the age of 8 in Marlboro County, South Carolina. He was buried in Mar 1885 at Spears and Edens Cemetery in Marlboro County, South Carolina.

vi. Nancy Ella Rivers, born 19 Sep 1878, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married William Angus Smith, 26 Sep 1897, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married Walter Thomas Mayers, bef 1910; died 24 Feb 1947, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

vii. Caroline Lugene "Carrie" Rivers, born 19 Dec 1880, Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married James Marion McQuage, 15 Dec 1895, Marlboro County, South Carolina; died 10 May 1951, Marlboro County, South Carolina.

viii. Laura Clide Rivers, born 9 Mar 1884, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married William Garland Smith, 6 Nov 1899; died 4 Mar 1970, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia.

Martha Caroline Dean Rivers, 2nd wife of Mark Rivers is my 3rd Great GrandAunt by marriage.

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[1]. Family data, Mark RIVERS Family Bible, Holy Bible: 8 Xeroxed page from Original Bible, (New York: n.p., n.d.); original owned by [address for private use].
[2]. 1880 US Census, Marlboro County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Adamsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina, ED #104, Page: 359A; Line 39, Dwelling 6, Family 6, Household of Mark Rivers. 1880 CENSUS: Adamsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina; Roll: 1235; Family History Film: 1255235; Enumeration District: 104; Page: 359A; Line 39, Dwelling 6, Family 6; Mark Rivers, Male, age 56, born in SC; Martha C. Rivers, Wife, age 36, born in NC; Elizabeth Rivers, daughter, age 21, born in SC; Joseph Rivers, Son, age 10, born in SC; Robert J. Rivers, Son, age 8, born in SC; Lafayette Rivers, Son, age 6, born in SC; Franklin Rivers, Son, age 4, born in SC and Nancy Rivers, Daughter, age 2, born in SC. .
[3]. 1900 U. S. Census, Marlboro County, South Carolina, population schedule, Smithville Township, Marlboro County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #99, Page 277, Line 1, Dwelling 1, Family 1, Household of William SMITH; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 22 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_1536. 1900 CENSUS: Smithville Township, Marlboro County, South Carolina, Roll: T623_1536; Enumeration District: 99; Page 277, Line 1, Dwelling 1, Family 1. LDS FHL Film #1241536. William SMITH, age 46, born February 1854 in SC; 6 children, 2 living; Ella R. SMITH, born Sept. 1878, age 21, 0 children, 0 living; Atlanta SMITH, Daughter, born Sept. 1886, age 13; Caroline RIVERS, Mother-in-Law, Widowed, born July 1841, age 58, 1 child, 1 living.
[4]. Elizabeth C. Drake, Cemetery Records of Marlboro County, South Carolina; Marlboro County Historical Society, 1984, Page 132. Tombstone of Martha Caroline Dean Rivers; Ju;y 1841-25 May 1906, Spears & Edens Graveyard, Marlboro County, South Carolina.
BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Tombstone, Spears & Edens Graveyard as recorded in "Cemetery Records of Marlboro County, South Carolina", Second Edition, Page 132, By Elizabeth C. Drake, Published by Marlboro County Historical Society, Copyright 1984. Date of death recorded as 25 May 1906 in this book. Death (26 May 1906) recorded in Mark Rivers Family Bible. Copies of Bible pages in possession of Charles L. Purvis. Tombstone shows May 25, 1906. Spears Cemetery.
[5]. Mark Rivers & Caroline Dean Rivers Family Bible, Birth: - 15 Nov 1867, John F. Rivers. BIRTH: Birth (15 Nov 1867) recorded in Mark Rivers Family Bible.
[6]. Elizabeth C. Drake, Marlboro County Cemetery Survey; Marlboro County Historical Society, 1984, page 132. Tombstone of Mallie Franklin Rivers; 23 April 1876–28 February 1885, Spears & Edens Graveyard, Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina.
BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Tombstone, Spears & Edens Graveyard as recorded in "Cemetery Records of Marlboro County, South Carolina", Second Edition, Page 132, By Elizabeth C. Drake, Published by Marlboro County Historical Society, Copyright 1984. Date of Birth recorded in this book as 23 Apr 1876, date of death as 28 Feb 1885. Name recorded as Fallie Franklin Rivers, known as Mallie Franklin.