Frank Rivers (1896 - 1964)

Born 1 Mar 1896 in Motley, Morrison, Minnesota, United States

Husband of Myrtle Ruth (Hill) Rivers — married 13 Oct 1926 in Underwood, McLean, North Dakota, United States

Descendants

Died 11 May 1964 at age 68 in Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States

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Biography

Frank Rivers was born on March 1, 1896 at Motley Minnesota. He was the son of Unknown Father and Unknown Mother. He told very little about his early childhood to his wife and children but they understood that he was an orphan from Minnesota.^[1]

He served in WWI, enlisted in Aug 1917 and discharged in April 1919. He served under the name of Frank Palmer and was from Motley Minnesota.

Frank married Myrtle Ruth Hill on Oct 13, 1926 at Underwood North Dakota.^[2]

He passed away on May 11, 1964 at Minot North Dakota^[3] and was laid to rest in Rosehill Memorial Park at Minot North Dakota.^[4]

Inscription

• North Dakota
• Wagoner 108 TM BN
• World War I

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by David Panko, Sunday, June 22, 2014.
2. ↑ "North Dakota, County Marriages, 1882-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZQ-QMFX : 10 January 2017), Frank Rivers and Myrtle Ruth Hill, 30 Oct 1926; citing McLean, North Dakota, United States, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck; FHL microfilm 101,852,741.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLTK-63V : 20 May 2014), Frank Rivers, May 1964; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179544906/frank-rivers: accessed 14 March 2023), memorial page for Frank Rivers (1 Mar 1896–11 May 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 179544906, citing Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by Karl Rivers (contributor 49251402).

US Military Records

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6ZL-VR3 : 24 December 2021), Frank Palmer, 1917-1918.

"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKV3-HX5M : 2 May 2023), Frank Rivers, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQF6-LDN2 : 26 October 2019), Frank Rivers or Palmer, Apr 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.

US Census

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKVH-X1D : accessed 16 September 2019), Myrtle Rivers in household of Frank Rivers, Township 148, McLean, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 67, sheet 4A, line 3, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1738; FHL microfilm 2,341,472.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM9J-6K6 : 27 July 2019), Myrtle Rivers in household of Frank Rivers, Township 148 Range 84, McLean, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-68, sheet 1B, line 56, family 12, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3006.

"United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6F7Z-ZQ16 : Sun Jan 29 15:08:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank Rivers and Myrtle Rivers, 10 April 1950.