In June 1851, William Alfred married Mary A. Brock, age 22, daughter of Squire H. Brock and his wife Rachel Parker.
To this union was born a son Squire James Rivers on 13 March 1851. Sadly, Mary A Brock Rivers did not survive the birth of her child thus leaving William Alfred a widow with a baby to raise. Squire H and Rachel played a major role in raising this child.
Squire James Rivers, born 13 Mar 1852, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Emily Ellen White, 18 Apr 1876, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 21 Nov 1917, Adrain, Emanuel County, Georgia.
After the death of Mary A. Brock Rivers, William Alfred, in 1853, married Eliza Ann Turnage, daughter of William Turnage and Lavina Thompson.
By the start of the Civil War in January 1861 William Alfred and Eliza Ann had four children ranging in age from 6 years to the baby born in Feb 1860.
William Alfred Rivers served in C.S.A. War - PSS - Palmetto's Sharp Shooters, and Co. B, 26th S.C. Infantry Rgmt. He died on 17 Aug 1863 at the age of 35 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County' Virginia.
His estate was probated on 29 Oct 1866, Probate record #241, in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. Wife Eliza Ann Rivers appointed administratrix of the estate.
State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield District}
To Hugh Craig Sen. Esquire, Ordinary
The Petition of Mrs. Eliza A. Rivers
Shewth That William A. Rivers late of the District and State aforesaid, lately died intestate, having whilst he lived and at the time of his death divers goods and effect – Your petitioner, therefore, prays that letters of Administration of all and singular the said goods and effects be granted to her according to law.
Oct. 29th 1866 s/Eliza A. Rivers
William Alfred Rivers and Eliza Ann Turnage had the following children:
i. Emily Levinia Rivers, born 12 Apr 1854, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Caleb Coker, 1872; died 25 Nov 1936, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
ii. Annie Elizabeth Rivers, born 21 May 1856, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Thomas James McDonald, abt 1876; died 26 Aug 1889, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iii. Nancy J. "Amanda" Rivers, born abt 1858, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married John P. Smith, abt 1875; died aft 1920.
iv. William Turnage "Billie" Rivers, born 15 Feb 1860, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Henrietta O. Hammond, 5 Oct 1898, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 23 Oct 1933, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
v. Sarah Frances Rivers, born 4 Nov 1862, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married George Washington Carnes Sr., abt 1886, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 26 Dec 1931, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
After the death of her husband in August 1863, Eliza Ann remained
a widow until her death on 5 July 1910. Eliza is buried at Mt. Olivet
Methodist Church in Chesterfield County.
William Alfred Rivers is my 3rd Great Grand Uncle.
Mary A. Brock is my 1st Cousin 4 times removed.
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1. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield District, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield District, South Carolina, Page 179B, Line 16, family 1242, dwelling 1242, Household of William Rivers; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
2. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, page 100, Line 9, dwelling 82, family 82, Household of William A. RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 27 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
3. Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors, and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 1997), page 298.
4. "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ : viewed 3 August 2011), Estate Folder #241,, "Wm. A. RIVERS, Probate Case #241," Images 342-353.
5. 1830 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 235; Line 18,, Household of Squire Brock, Squire Brock; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 29 March 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm M19_172.
6. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield District, South Carolina, Page 168A, Line 18, Dwelling 1068, Family 1068, Household of Squire H. Brock; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 31 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
7. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Self-Published, 1995, Page 695. Tombstone of Eliza Ann Rivers; 17 February 1830–5 July 1910, Mt. Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
8. Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Deed Book 7: Page 230-231, Lavina Turnage to Eliza Rivers Deed; Register of Deeds, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
9. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #5, Page 311, Line 37, Dwelling 26, Family 26, Household of Eliza RIVERS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 4 August 2011); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
10. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #21, Page 91B, Line 94, Dwelling #138, Family 142, Household of William T. RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 5 September 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_Roll: 1523.
11. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #0037, Page: 149B (stamped), Line 65, Dwelling 405, Family 405, Household of William T. Rivers; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 4 August 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T624_1455.
12. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Self-Published, 1995. Tombstone of Eliza Ann Rivers.
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