Born about in Virginia, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Freeman White Rivers Sr
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Liberia Rivers, James Rivers, Matilda (Rivers) Hill, John Rivers, Lucy A (Rivers) Brown, Nancy (Rivers) Hill, Freeman Rivers Jr, Sarah Rivers, Frederick Rivers and Catherine (Rivers) Brewster
Died
at about age 40
in Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jun 2021
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Sarah (Walker) Rivers is a part of US Black heritage.
Biography
Sarah was born about 1845 in Virginia. She was the daughter of Albert Walker and Matilda [LNU]. She married Freeman Rivers around 1865 (based on age of children). They lived in Totaro, Brunswick, Virginia where her husband was a carpenter. They had at least 8 children before she passed away in 1885 in Brunswick County. She is buried in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia.
Sources
- 1870 US Census, age 21, bp Virginia, keeping house, with husband Freeman and 3 children. Year: 1870; Census Place: Totaro, Brunswick, Virginia; Roll: M593_1637; Page: 120B. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Free Ancestry Image
- 1880 US Census, age 31, wife, keeps house, with husband Freeman and 8 children, Year: 1880; Census Place: Totaro, Brunswick, Virginia; Roll: 1357; Page: 209D; Enumeration District: 028. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Free Ancestry Image
- 1885 Death: Brunswick County, Virginia. 6 Aug 1885. Sarah Rivers, age 40, married, father: Albert Walker, mother: Matilda Walker, spouse: Freeman Rivers. FHL Film Number: 2056974. Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853–1912." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
- Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196630388/sarah-rivers Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/196630388/sarah-rivers : accessed 9 June 2021), memorial page for Sarah Walker Rivers (1845–6 Aug 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 196630388, citing Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Louise Keiser, The Blithe Spirit (contributor 47168457) .
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