Rivers family.

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South Carolina family. John Elijah Rivers (1793-1850) was a plantation owner of James Island, S.C. His second wife was Sarah H. Rivers, and their children included Elias Lynch Rivers (1838-1911) and John Edward Rivers (1819-1878), a Charleston attorney. George Lamb Buist (1838-1907), a Charleston, S.C. attorney and South Carolina legislator, was related to the Rivers family through the marriage of his daughter Eliza Ingraham Buist to Moultrie Rutledge Rivers (their son was George Lamb Buist Rivers, 1896-1963).

From the description of Rivers family papers, 1825-1883. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35916212

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creatorOf Rivers family. Rivers family papers, 1825-1883. South Carolina Historical Society
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associatedWith Buist, George Lamb, 1838-1907. person
associatedWith Kortman, Caroline M. person
associatedWith Legare, Charles. person
associatedWith McLeod, William Wallace, 1820-1865. person
associatedWith Rivers, Elias Lynch, 1838-1911. person
associatedWith Woddrop, John. person
associatedWith Woddrop, John, 1756-1828. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
South Carolina
Confederate States of America
South Carolina--Charleston
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Decedents' estates
Freedmen
Slaves
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Family

Active 1825

Active 1883

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