1 James Robert RIVERS b: Mar 11, 1835 Columbia, Richland Co., Lexington Co., or Edgefield Co., SC d: Aug 25, 1912 Newberry Co., SC Burial: Rosemont Cem, Newberry, SC -+Sybil Elizabeth "Sibbie" FIKES b: Mar 18, 1843 Lexington Co., SC d: Jun 18, 1916 Columbia, Richland, SC Burial: Rosemont Cem, Newberry, SC Father: David FIKES Mother: Mary CROUT 2 Mary B. RIVERS b: Jul 25, 1859 d: Aug 11, 1889 --- +Joshua "Josh" LANGFORD b: Mar 14, 1859 Lexington Co., SC m: ca 1879 d: Feb 20, 1927 Winnsboro, SC Father: John J. LANGFORD -- 3 Astor LANGFORD -- 3 Ruth LANGFORD b: Nov 08, 1880 Lexington Co., SC d: Apr 07, 1953 ----- +Ira BURTON b: Jul 30, 1871 of Newberry, SC d: Mar 06, 1938 -- 3 Henry Wesley LANGFORD b: Apr 15, 1883 Lexington Co., SC d: May 23, 1964 ----- +Mellie PLAYER b: Jan 07, 1887 d: Jan 27, 1968 -- 3 Sybil Lavenia "Venia" LANGFORD b: May 26, 1886 ----- +David Traxler KIRBY 2 [1] David Aaron "Dave" RIVERS b: Feb 23, 1861 Lexington Co., SC d: Jul 30, 1938 Mollohon Mill, Newberry, Newberry, SC Burial: Union Luth, near Delmar, Newberry, SC, Rev. J. B. Harmon assisted by Rev. Miles Cullum, officiating --- +Ella Jane "Janie" SHEALY b: 1858 m: ca 1880 d: ca 1888 Father: Emanuel "Andrew" SHEALY, Sr. Mother: Rebecca PRICE -- 3 Tilman (possible son) SHEALY b: ca 1879 -- 3 Emanual Forris RIVERS b: Jul 06, 1884 -- 3 James Horris RIVERS b: Jul 06, 1884 ----- +Willie _ -- 3 Florence RIVERS b: May 06, 1886 d: Aft. 1964 ----- +Clyde GORDON -- 3 Lawrence Mays RIVERS b: May 06, 1886 Lexington Co., SC d: Jun 10, 1964 Self Mem Hosp, Greenwood, SC Burial: Greenwood Mem Gdns, Greenwood, SC ----- +Sallie Virginia WILLIAMS b: Sep 17, 1893 Edgefield, Edgefield Co., SC m: ca Mar 1910 d: May 1980 Laurens Hosp, Laurens, SC Burial: Greenwood Mem Gdns, Greenwood, SC Father: Oliphant WILLIAMS Mother: Maggie ROBERTSON *2nd Wife of [1] David Aaron "Dave" RIVERS: --- +Laura Rodella "Laurie" SHEALY b: Feb 10, 1869 Lexington Co., SC m: Oct 16, 1888 d: Apr 24, 1961 Columbia, Richland, SC Burial: Union Luth, near Delmar, Newberry, SC. Funeral at McSwain Funeral Home by Rev. Kenneth Hewitt. Father: Emanuel "Andrew" SHEALY, Sr. Mother: Eve Ann Christena "Tena" JACKSON -- 3 Lola Belle RIVERS b: Jul 05, 1889 Newberry Co., SC d: Jan 09, 1964 Burial: Newberry Mem Gdns, Newberry, SC ----- +Malcolm William REEVES b: Jun 29, 1888 Newberry Co., SC m: Oct 23, 1911 d: Jul 18, 1961 -- 3 Cora Lee RIVERS b: Dec 30, 1890 d: Apr 02, 1932 ----- +Lewis Lemarr CULCLASURE b: Feb 09, 1890 d: Nov 1974 -- 3 Alonzo Evans "Lonnie" RIVERS b: Feb 04, 1893 d: Jul 12, 1980 Leesville, SC Burial: Ridgecrest Cem, Batesburg, SC ----- +Ella Elizabeth MCCARTHA b: May 28, 1889 d: Feb 18, 1977 Leesville, SC Burial: Ridgecrest Cem, Batesburg, SC Father: George David MCCARTHA Mother: Messoria Adrian PRICE -- 3 Lessie Meeter RIVERS b: Jan 04, 1896 Lexington Co., SC d: Nov 14, 1994 Sacred Heart Hosp, Eugene, Lane, OR Burial: Rosemont, Newberry, SC ----- +Walter TURNER b: Mar 23, 1897 m: May 07, 1919 Newberry, SC d: May 07, 1950 -- 3 David Reedie "Jake" RIVERS b: Apr 22, 1899 d: ca 1958 ----- +Lucy E. _ -- 3 Henry Hearl RIVERS b: Oct 08, 1903 d: Sep 28, 1949 ----- +Drucy Odelite SHEALY Father: Simon Lonnie SHEALY, Sr. Mother: Lula Pearl SHEALY -- 3 Ella Pearl RIVERS b: Feb 10, 1904 d: May 1984 ----- +Gene BRANHAM -- 3 Minnie Estelle RIVERS b: Jan 21, 1907 Newberry, Newberry, SC d: Jul 1986 2 Corrie M. RIVERS b: ca 1866 --- +Emanual BERRY b: Dec 27, 1857 d: Dec 10, 1891 -- 3 James T. BERRY 2 Rebecca RIVERS b: ca 1868 d: Aft. 1880 2 Ina RIVERS b: ca 1871 d: Aft. 1880 2 Henry Preston RIVERS b: ca 1872 d: 1925 --- +Mary Elizabeth LONGSHORE m: ca 1912 d: Aft. 1925 -- 3 Arthur RIVERS d: 1919 -- 3 James Omega RIVERS b: Jan 13, 1920 d: Aft. 2000 ----- +Bernice "Bernie" ROBINSON -- 3 Lucy RIVERS b: ca Jun 1921 d: Bef. 2000 "years ago" -- 3 Henry Preston RIVERS, Jr. b: Bet. 1922 - 1925 d: Aft. 2000 2 Rebie RIVERS b: ca 1875 d: Aft. 1880 --- +Frank LURK 2 Ara Malverda RIVERS b: ca 1877 d: Aug 27, 1891 unmarried Burial: Rosemont, Newberry, SC 2 Ezra Thomas RIVERS b: Apr 05, 1880 d: Nov 05, 1963 --- +Amanda SHEALY b: Apr 26, 1877 d: Mar 23, 1922 Burial: Rosemont, Newberry, SC Father: William Andrew SHEALY Mother: Jennie INABINET -- 3 child RIVERS -- 3 child RIVERS -- 3 Ezra Thomas RIVERS, Jr. b: Mar 28, 1910 Newberry, SC d: Aug 08, 1916 Newberry, SC Burial: Rosemont, Newberry, SC 2 Vina Salome "Loomy" RIVERS b: Apr 03, 1881 Lexington Co., SC d: Oct 01, 1940 Burial: Welcome Bapt, White Horse Rd, Greenville, SC --- +Sidney Lawson PRICE b: Oct 23, 1876 Lexington Co., SC m: Nov 13, 1898 Newberry, SC, Rev. Geo. Wright, officiating d: Dec 05, 1922 Gastonia, NC Burial: Welcome Bapt, White Horse Rd, Greenville, SC Father: John Caldwell Calhoun PRICE Mother: Nancy Christina SNELGROVE 2 Sophie Victoria "Vick" RIVERS b: Mar 15, 1885 d: Apr 08, 1959 Burial: Rosemont, Newberry, SC --- +Daniel B. GOINGS b: Oct 02, 1888 d: Jul 25, 1940 Burial: Rosemont, Newberry, SC -- 3 Irwin GOINGS ----- +_ SMITH -- 3 child GOINGS -- 3 child GOINGS -- 3 child GOINGS -- 3 child GOINGS James Robert RIVERS (b. 1835) has been a brick wall for a couple generations of genealogists. He is first known in the 1850 Lexington SC census, aged 15, residing with the family of Henry KLECKLEY. Subsequently, Robert variously listed his place of birth as Richland, Lexington, and Edgefield Counties of SC. My main line of attack of this brick wall has been to also research the KLECKLEY family. I have found a CLACKER (the Edgefield version of KLECKLEY) and RIVERS connection, which would date to approximately the time of Robert's grandparents. There was also a RIVERS family in 1830 Edgefield, which could possibly be his. 1 Thomas RIVERS b: ca 1800 d: Aft. 1830 - +_ _ b: ca 1800 d: Aft. 1830 2 daughter RIVERS b: Bet. 1820 - 1825 2 son RIVERS b: Bet. 1825 - 1830 2 daughter RIVERS b. Bet. 1825-1830 Thanks for any assistance. Bonnie Butler skyvine@alum.wofford.org http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/u/t/Bonnie-Ferguson-Butler/