Rives, Albert P.

Summary

Father: Edmund Harris Rives
Mother: Mary Ann Harding

Birth: c1807, Davidson County, Tennesse
Birth Source: Reliques

Death: c12 Jun 1849
Death Source: Burial Record

Spouse1: Elizabeth Wiles, m. 24 Oct 1833, Williamson County, Tennessee

Narrative

Children of Albert Rives and Elizabeth Wiles:

1. Nathan Granville Rives, b. 11 Oct 1834
2. Rachel J. Rives, b. c1837
3. Silas William Rives, b. c1836
4. James A. Rives, b. c1848

From Reliques of the Rives:
Albert Rives was born about 1807 in Davidson county, Tennessee, where he resided throughout his life until his death from cholera on June 13, 1849.

The 1840 census lists him incorrectly as "Alfred P. Reaves" in Davidson County, with two sons and two daughters. His wife Elizabeth "Reives" and four children are listed in the 1850 census in Davidson County as well.

Research Notes

Nashville City Cemetery Records in Davidson County show he was buried the 13 Jun 1849 and died of Cholera. According to the 1850 Mortality Schedule, Albert P. Rives, age 44 and born in Virginia, died in June after having Cholera for 1 day.

Sources

Marriage1:  Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 (Ancestry)
Death:        1850 Mortality Schedule
                   Historic Nashville City Cemetery Interments (1846-1979)

1840 Census:  Davidson County, Tennessee (Alfred P Reaves)
1850 Census:  Davidson County, Tennessee (Elizabeth Reives)

Childs, James Rives. Reliques of the Rives, p675