John
Weldon
Rivers
Born in South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Weldon Rivers
and Mattie (Gardner) Rivers
Brother of
Dorothy Lou (Rivers) Davis, James Nelson Rivers, Melba I (Rivers) Brock and Lindsey Eugene Rivers
Husband of
Hazel Eudy
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 80
in South Carolina, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
In the 1940 census J W Rivers (age 5) was the son of Weldon Rivers in Court House Township, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.[1]
- Weldon Rivers M White 35 Married Head South Carolina
- Lula Rivers F White 30 Married Wife South Carolina
- Dorothy Lou Rivers F White 12 Single Daughter South Carolina
- Nelson Rivers M White 11 Single Son South Carolina
- Melba Rivers F White 9 Single Daughter South Carolina
- Linsey Rivers M White 7 Single Son South Carolina
- J W Rivers M White 5 Single Son South Carolina
In the 1950 census J W Rivers, Jr (age 15) was the never married son of J Weldon Rivers in Court House Township, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.[2]
- J Weldon Rivers M 46 Married Head Carpenter South Carolina
- Mattie L Rivers F 40 Married Wife South Carolina
- Lindsay Rivers M 17 Never married Son South Carolina
- J W Rivers, Jr M 15 Never married Son South Carolina
John Weldon Rivers was buried in Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States with a death date of 6 February 2015.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940", citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 48; Digital film/folder number: 005461890; Image number: 501; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: B, FamilySearch Record: K48R-9KK (accessed 5 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9M1-PLMD, J W Rivers (5), single son, in household of Weldon Rivers (35) in Court House Township, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina.
- ↑ "United States 1950 Census", citing Page: 2; Line: 13; Digital film/folder number: 109025253; Image number: 3, FamilySearch Record: 6F77-8BLK (accessed 5 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QHJ-5QHW-18SC, J W Rivers, Jr (15), single son, in household of J Weldon Rivers (46) in Court House Township, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina.
- ↑ Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #142288468 (accessed 5 April 2024), Memorial page for John Weldon “Well Digger” Rivers Jr. (6 Jan 1935-6 Feb 2015), citing Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Julious (contributor 46966445).
Acknowledgments
- Profile Rivers-199 was created through the import of HAYER.GED on May 29, 2011 by Larry Hayer.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 John:
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~25.00%
50.00%
Amy (Rivers) Bryant 
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A542138 [compare]
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~1.56%
Anne (Lowe) Murphy :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member alowemurph50
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~0.78%
Larry Hayer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A037820 [compare], Ancestry member lwhayer
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UC3378114 [compare], FTDNA kit #30030
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