Born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Henderson Jr.
and Elizabeth (Callaway) Henderson
Sister of
Frances (Henderson) Gillespie, Susan (Henderson) Spyker, Richard Henderson, Baldwin Henderson, Betsy (Henderson) Dixon, Pleasant Henderson, Samuel Henderson, Julia Henderson, Ezekil Henderson, Eudocia Henderson and Alfred Henderson
Wife of
Edmund Rivers
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Richard Henderson Rivers
Died
at age 89
in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Apr 2011
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Contents |
Biography
Sally (Henderson) Rivers 1787 - 1876 Birth: Apr 6 1787 North Carolina
Death: May 15 1876 Pulaski, Tennessee
Parents: Samuel Henderson 1746 - 1826 Elizabeth Henderson (born Callaway)
Husband: Edmunds Rivers 1783 - 1859
Siblings
Siblings listed on family tree: dob with * coincide with Wiki Profile; others dates at end.[1]
- Frances "Fannie" (Henderson) Gillespie 1777*
- Susan (Henderson) Spyker 1779 - 1829*
- Richard Henderson 1780 - 1814*
- Pleasant Henderson 1781 - 1835 1780
- Samuel Henderson 1784*
- Elizabeth "Betsy" (Henderson) Dixon 1789 1782
- Eudocia Estell (Henderson) 1791
- Julia (Henderson) "Dickerd" 1796-1870 1790
- Baldwin Henderson 1781 - 1794 *
- Sarah "Sally" (Henderson) Rivers 1787-1876*
- Alfred Henderson 1797 - 1893 1792
Children
- Minerva Scruggs (born Rivers) 1806 - 1860
- Richard Henderson Rivers 1814 - 1894
- Gen. Thomas Rivers 1819 - 1863
- Elizabeth A. Morgan (born Rivers)
Sources
- ↑ https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-198941421-1-13420/eudocia-estell-born-henderson-in-myheritage-family-trees?s=216760841
- Ancestry Family Trees Publication: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/28002655/family
- Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #78722081 accessed 18 April 2022), memorial page for Sallie Henderson Rivers (6 Apr 1787–15 May 1876), citing Somerville Cemetery, Somerville, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Tranquillas Wings (contributor 47629638) .
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Henderson-2047 created by George Henderson.
- WikiTree profile Henderson-2044 created by George Henderson.
See the Changes page for the details of edits by George and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sallie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sallie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sallie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sallie:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Harold Decuir 
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Decuir1
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~0.78%
A. (Garcia) Banks :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A569545 [compare], Ancestry member banks_a_m
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~0.78%
~3.12%
James Shannon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A693498 [compare], Ancestry member MikeNTex
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~0.39%
Daniel McGeachy :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Alexander McGeachy :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
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[Living Begin]
Henderson-2044 and Henderson-734 appear to represent the same person because: the one dob is an estimate while the other is precise. The locations are different, so further research is required.
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