This is an exact transcription of the obituary for William Frederick Rivers, son of William Frederick Rivers and Lucy Jane Odom.
Mr. W. Fred Rivers, of the Zoar community died at his home last Friday morning at about 6 O'clock. He was fifty-one years of age and was a son of the late W. Fred Rivers. He leaves a wife and six children to mourn his death. Mrs. Rivers, before her marriage was Miss Lillie Jones. The funeral services were conducted by the Revs. Peeler and Brown of Chesterfield.[1]
William Frederick Rivers was born March 25, 1871 and died March 5th, 1922. He married Lillie M. Jones in 1905. To this union was born 7 children; 5 sons and two daughters. The youngest child, a son, was a mere 3 months and 12 days old when his Father passed away.
William Frederick Rivers is my second cousin 3 times removed.
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[1] James C. Pigg,
Obituaries from The Chesterfield Advertiser, 1892-1926; Self-Publish, 2001. Obituary of W. Fred Rivers;The Chesterfield Advertiser,11 May 1922, Page 1, Col 1, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
