Jacob Rivir (1839 - 1862)

Born 1839 in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Dec 1862 at about age 23 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Private Jacob Rivir served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 11, 1862
Mustered out: Dec. 15, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 14th Army corps, 88th Infantry, Co. E

Jacob River was born in Pennsylvania, and moved with his parents to Indiana as a child. The 1860 census list him as a carpenter. He volunteered to fight in the war to free the slaves. He was a private in the 88th Indiana Infantry, company E, where he served with Distinguished Service. He was killed in the Civil War, either in Dec., 1862, or Jan. of '63. Jacob Rivir was buried at Nashville National Cemetery; Buried At: Section B Site 5963.

Sources

• Bob Wolfe genealogy [1]
• https://websites.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/genbob/1873_BibleRivirChristianNorth06x.jpg

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FT-KM8 : 13 December 2017), Nancy Rivir in entry for John Rivir, 1860.

• Find a Grave [2]

• Indiana Volunteers, 88th Regiment [3]

Research Notes

• Name: Jacob Rivir

Event Type: Census Event Date: 1860 Event Place: Green, Noble, Indiana, United States Gender: Male Age: 21 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1839 Birthplace: Penn Page: 55

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John Rivir M 52 Penn Nancy Rivir F 52 Penn John Rivir M 24 Penn Jacob Rivir M 21 Penn Mary Rivir F 17 Penn Eli Rivir M 15 Penn Elizabeth Rivir F 12 Penn Nancy Rivir F 8 Ind

Household ID: 370 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 Affiliate Film Number: 285 GS Film Number: 803285 Digital Folder Number: 005166246 Image Number: 00060

Citing this Record "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FT-KM8 : 13 December 2017), Nancy Rivir in entry for John Rivir, 1860.