It’s Family Time~Amelia Emily "Milly" Rivers

Amelia Emily "Milly" Rivers was born about 1800 in Chesterfield, SC to Mark Rivers and one of his three wives. Milly married, about 1817-1818, Moses Holifield of Anson County, North Carolina. Shortly after 1830, Milly and her sister Elizabeth who married John Dryman migrated to Jones County, Mississippi.

A few years later, her brother Mark and his wife Irena Catherine Hancock joined the Holifield's and Dryman's in Mississippi. Then in late 1850, abt 1857, their brother Luke Rivers and his wife Mary Selena Johns also migrated from Chesterfield to Jones county, Mississippi.

Moses Holifield and his wife Milly raised a family of eight children; seven sons and a daughter.

Children of Moses Holifield Sr. and Amelia Emily "Milly" Rivers are:

i. Joshua Holifield was born 15 MAR 1818 in Chesterfield District, SC, and died 29 JAN 1894 in Jones Co, MS.

ii. Bay or Ray Holifield was born bet 1819-1825 in Chesterfield District, SC.

iii. Charlotte Holifield was born 4 Mar 1826 in Chesterfield District, SC, and died 14 JUN 1902.

iv. John C. Holifield was born 1827 in Chesterfield District, SC.

v. Mark Holifield was born ABT 1830 in AL.

vi. Jonathan Holifield was born ABT 1833 in Green Co, AL, and died in Jones Co, MS.

vii. James Holifield was born 1835 in Green Co, AL.

viii. Moses Holifield Jr. was born 1837 in Jones Co, MS, and died BEF 1872.

Recently while networking and corresponding with a fellow researcher I came across this photo of Milly Rivers Holifield and obtained permission from the owner to use the photo (made from a tintype) in one of my blog posts. I want to congratulate and thank “tholifield” for the use of this photo. Mr. Holifield inherited the Tintype from his great grandfather Bart Bradford Holifield.

Photo Courtesy of tholifield

Based on this notice that I found back in January 2017, I’m pretty certain that Samuel Rivers, brother to Milly, Elizabeth, Luke, and Mark Rivers was out of State may have been in Mississippi though I have not yet found him. 

Transcription:

SOUTH CAROLINA,

Chesterfield District.

John B. Rivers applicant vs Ann Rivers (Widow), Wm. Rivers and wife Elizabeth, Moses Holifield and wife Amelia, Matthew Rivers, John Dryman and wife Elizabeth, Mark Rivers, Luke Rives and Samuel Rivers Defendants.

It appearing to my satisfaction that Ann Rivers, Moses Holifield and wife Amellia, Matthew Rivers, John Dryman and wife Elizabeth, Mark Rivers, Luke Rivers and Samuel Rivers reside without this State, it is ordered that they do appear and object to the division or sale of the Real Estate of Mark Rivers deceased on or before the 12th day of April next or their consent, will be entered off record.

T. Bryan

O.C.D.

January 27, 1831

[Farmer Gazette and Cheraw Advertiser, February 03, 1841, page 47, image 3]

Milly Rivers Holifield died about 1865/1867; an exact date has not been found.

After the death of Milly, Moses married  Nancy M. Sumrall (nee McCary). She was the widow of J. Elisha Sumrall. Moses and Nancy had three children; two sons and a daughter.

Moses Holifield, Sr died sometime after 3 August 1872. His Widow, Nancy McCary Sumrall Holifield, re-married on 23 September 1883.

Amelia Emily "Milly" Rivers Holifield is a distant cousin.

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[1] Land Deed - Moses Holifield to Mrs. Kitty Sumrall; 3 August 1872; Deed Book #A1; Page(s) 571; The Chancery Clerk's Office; Ellisville, Jones County, Mississippi; 3 September 2020.

[2] Chronicling America website - http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
[Farmer Gazette and Cheraw Advertiser, February 03, 1841, page 47, image 3]
[Farmers’ Gazette, and Cheraw Advertiser, May 26, 1841, Page 112, Image 4]

[3] Special Thanks to my fellow researcher “tholifield” for the use of this proto of his Great Great GrandMother passed to him by his grandfather (Bart Holifield). After his death (Bart) the tin type was lost.