Alfred Ernest Rivera (1917 - 1993)

Born 27 Mar 1917 in Trinidad, Colorado, USA

Husband of Emma (Pacheco) Rivera — married 3 Jun 1936 (to 4 Mar 1981) in Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA

Died 23 Dec 1993 at age 76 in Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Biography

Fred was born in 1917. He passed away in 1993.

Birth

• Fred Ernest Rivera was born 27 Mar 1917 in Trinidad, Colorado, USA.^[1][2][3][4]

Early Years

• In 1920, Alfred Rivera, age 2; lived in Trinchera, Las Animas, Colorado, with his father, Joe Rivera, age 43, a farmer; and his mother, Mercedes Rivera, age 30; and with Alfred's siblings: Alfonso Rivera, age 9; Rafael Rivera, age 7; Joe Rivera, his newborn brother; and Eva Fisher, age 16, his stepsister.^[5]

Marriage

• Fred Rivera married Emma Pacheco on 3 Jun 1936 at Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA.^[6]

Residence

• In 1940, Fred E. Rivera, age 23, worked as a laborer for a W.P.A. project, and lived at 423 South 3rd Street, Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, with his wife, Emma Rivera, age 21; and their children: Susana Louise Rivera, age 2; and Eleanore Sally Rivera, age 1.^[7]

Military Service

• Fred Rivera served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Enlistment date 1: 8 Mar 1945. Release date 1: 15 Jan 1946.^[8]

Death

• Fred E. Rivera died 23 Dec 1993 (aged 76) in Salt Lake County, Utah, and he was interred at Utah State Veterans Memorial Park, Bluffdale, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/37074458:60901)
2. ↑ U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6447064:60525)
3. ↑ The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Colorado, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 202(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2238&h=5236896&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=3693)
4. ↑ Utah, U.S., Select Union Pacific Railroad Personnel Records, 1890-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=9204&h=2304&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7545)
5. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Trinchera, Las Animas, Colorado; Roll: T625_166; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 133(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/62621176:6061)
6. ↑ Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=61366&h=340209&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2238)
7. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00470; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 39-15(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2442&h=38839627&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=3693)
8. ↑ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2441&h=3587338&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525)
9. ↑ Number: 700-01-6742; Issue State: Railroad Board (Issued Through); Issue Date: Before 1951(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3693&h=52313796&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2441)
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 September 2019), memorial page for Fred E Rivera (27 Mar 1917–23 Dec 1993), Find A Grave Memorial no. 48982523, citing Utah State Veterans Memorial Park, Bluffdale, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by J (contributor 47064720) .(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48982523)
11. ↑ U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/500399297:7545)
12. ↑ National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6425608:8750)