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Richard Rivers

Birth	:	27 Jan 1799 Muldraugh, Meade County, Kentucky, USA
Death	:	1 May 1872 Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Thayer Cemetery, Thayer, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.5152200, -91.5395100
Description	:	73y; Husband of Mary Watson ****************************** Bio provided by BAH FAG member #48110185 Richard Rivers came to Iowa from Indiana in 1846, stopping one year in Keokuk county, then came to Sugar Creek township, entered land, built up a home and continued to live here until the time of his death. There was a large colony of Indiana people who emigrated to Iowa at that time. With Mr Rivers, came Robert F Steele, his son-in-law, Thomas Brown and family, James Reynolds and family, George Purkey and John Orr. These all came from Indiana to Keokuk county. Mr Rivers brought to the county with... Read More	73y; Husband of Mary Watson **************************** Bio provided by BAH FAG member #48110185 Richard Rivers came to Iowa from Indiana in 1846, stopping one year in Keokuk county, then came to Sugar Creek township, entered land, built up a home and continued to live here until the time of his death. There was a large colony of Indiana people who emigrated to Iowa at that time. With Mr Rivers, came Robert F Steele, his son-in-law, Thomas Brown and family, James Reynolds and family, George Purkey and John Orr. These all came from Indiana to Keokuk county. Mr Rivers brought to the county with him two teams of oxen, one team of horses, forty head of sheep, and twelve head of cattle. At the time his family consisted of seven children. His eldest daughter, Elizabeth, had already married Robert F Steele. The other children were: Jacob; Richard and Mary were twins; Sarah, William, and John. Richard Rivers and Mary Watson were married in Jackson county, Indiana, about 1817, and there their family was born to them. During the first summer Mr Rivers raised ten acres of corn, and built a log house eighteen feet square, men coming from Keokuk county to "the raising". The first land he bought was a claim of one hundred and sixty acres for which he paid twenty dollars. He continued to add to his first farm until he became a large landholder, and each year increased the number of acres of cultivated land. After living in the first log house two years he built another of hewed logs and this was his home until his death in 1873, his wife having died in 1865. *************************

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Where is Richard Rivers's memorial?
Richard Rivers's memorial is located at: Thayer Cemetery, Thayer, Oregon County, USA.
When did Richard Rivers death?
Richard Rivers death on 1 May 1872 in Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Richard Rivers's memorial?
Latitude: 36.5152200
Longitude: -91.5395100

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Watson Rivers

(1794 - 1864)

Children

Elizabeth Rivers Steele

(unknow - 1877)

Jacob R. Rivers

(1825 - 1891)

Mary Ann Rivers Sampson

(1828 - 1883)

William Rivers

(1832 - 1906)

John Landers Rivers

(1835 - 1906)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Thayer Cemetery
Thayer, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5152200, -91.5395100

2. Old Town Church of God
Old Town, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5004900, -91.5451800

3. Ragan Cemetery
Thayer, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5235863, -91.5213242

4. Spring City Cemetery
Mammoth Spring, Fulton County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4983360, -91.5308040

5. Spring City Cemetery #2
Mammoth Spring, Fulton County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4982800, -91.5299400

6. Davis Cemetery
Fulton County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4991989, -91.5643997

7. Old George Martin Farm Cemetery
Allen Ford, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5374850, -91.5230010

8. Riverside Cemetery
Mammoth Spring, Fulton County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4838982, -91.5406036

9. N B Allen Ford
Allen Ford, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5411700, -91.5172900

10. Clifton Cemetery
Clifton, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5511017, -91.5350037

11. Brenner Farm Cemetery
Allen Ford, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5477000, -91.5065400

12. Two Mile Cemetery
Thayer, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5485700, -91.5748800

13. Bledsaw Cemetery
Thayer, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5595741, -91.5537949

14. McCameron Cemetery
Thayer, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5103073, -91.6037903

15. Clifton Cemetery
Sloan Ford, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5677900, -91.5329000

16. Union Hill Cemetery
Brandsville, Howell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5256341, -91.4746829

17. Jeff Cemetery
Jeff, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5256166, -91.4746129

18. Field Creek Cemetery
Mammoth Spring, Fulton County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4693985, -91.5042038

19. Davis Cemetery
Thayer, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5339508, -91.4751358

20. Sergeant-Mount Olive Cemetery
Thayer, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5634390, -91.5755830

21. Whiteside Cemetery
Fulton County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4958000, -91.6053009

22. Buehler Farm Cemetery
Clifton, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5639496, -91.4845810

23. Roth Cemetery
Sloan Ford, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5808945, -91.5498657

24. Dode Jones Farm Cemetery
Sloan Ford, Oregon County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5804900, -91.5568800