Rives, George Eldon, Sr.
Summary
Father: John Hood RivesMother: Elizabeth Ann Randle
Birth: 23 Apr 1866, Greenfield, Greene County, Illinois
Birth Source: Reliques of the Rives (Ryves) p. 916
Death: 31 Dec 1954, Greene County, Illinois
Death Source: Gravestone Photo from Oakwood Cemetery, Find A Grave
Spouse1: Ida Lou Clark, m. 11 Jun 1885, Greene County, Illinois
Spouse2: Angeline Rebecca Miller, m. 1 Sep 1892, Greene County, Illinois
Narrative
Children of George Eldon Rives, Sr. and Ida Lou Clark:- Howard Edwin Rives, b. 14 Mar 1886
- Helen Randle Rives, b. 30 Jun 1888
Children of George Eldon Rives, Sr. and Angeline Rebecca Miller:
- Dee Gamble Rives, b. 23 May 1893
- Emily Hood Rives, b. 29 Oct 1901, m. Thomas P. Thaxton
- George Eldon Rives, Jr., b. 8 Feb 1904
- Glenn Elder Rives, b. 18 July 1905
- Madama I. Rives, b. 12 may 1909 m. Harold Sawyer
- Anabel Rives, b. 23 Jul 1911
First marriage record says parents were John H. Rives and E. A. Randle. The second says his mother was Lizzie Badle. Perhaps this was a second marriage for her.
Sources
Marriage1: Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940 (FamilySearch)Marriage2: Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940 (FamilySearch)
Death: Gravestone Photo from Oakwood Cemetery, Greenfield, Illinois at Find A Grave
Census: 1880 Census - Greene County, Illinois (HOH - John H Rives)
1900 Census - St. Clair County, Illinois
1910 Census - Greene County, Illinois
1920 Census - Greene County, Illinois
1930 Census - Greene County, Illinois
History: Childs, James Rives. Reliques of the Rives, p203