William is found, at the age of 75 years, on the United States Census of 1850, living in Chester county, South Carolina. Four of William's children, plus Sarah Davis and her three young children are living in the household [1]
1850 Census
Name: William Rivers
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Chesterfield county, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Event Place (Original): Chesterfield county, Chesterfield, South Carolina
Gender: Male
Age: 75
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1775
Birthplace: South Carolina
Schedule Type: 1850 Population
House Number: 1242
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Rivers M 75 South Carolina
Nancy Rivers F 26 South Carolina
William A Rivers M 22 South Carolina
Dempsey Rivers M 20 South Carolina
James Rivers M 15 South Carolina
Sarah Davis F 31 South Carolina
Frederick Davis M 9 South Carolina
Hannah Davis F 5 South Carolina
Elijah Davis M 1 South Carolina
Household ID: 1242
Line Number: 16
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 851
GS Film Number: 444814
Digital Folder Number: 004205404
Digital Folder Number: 004205404
Image Number: 00363
Image Number: 00363
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01156-8
Record Number: 14981
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QX-6JP : 4 April 2020), Elijah Davis in household of William Rivers, Chesterfield county, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; citing family 1242, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158802303/william-rivers : accessed 28 June 2022), memorial page for William Rivers (25 Feb 1776–7 Jun 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158802303, ; Maintained by W.Wm.McLeod (contributor 48215895) Burial Details Unknown, who reports a unknown at this time.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
There was a proposed matched with Rivers-2132 which was rejected in 2020. The profiles appear to represent the same person. What was the reason for the rejection?