Rives, John William

Summary

Father: Stephen Turner Rives
Mother: Sophia Meeks Cannon

Birth: 3 Dec 1818, Warren County, Kentucky
Birth Source: Obituary

Death: 31 Jan 1904, Mayfield, Kentucky
Death Source: Obituary

Spouse1: Lucy Collins, m. 9 Dec 1841, Montgomery County, Tennessee
Spouse2: Sarah Elizabeth Coates, m. 1 Sep 1857

Narrative

Children of John William Rives and Lucy Collins:

1. Montgomery Rives, d. in infancy
2. Silas Andrew Rives, b. 13 Sep 1842
3. Stephen Thomas Rives, b. 8 Aug 1844

Children of John William Rives and Sarah Elizabeth Coates:

1. James Irvin Rives, b. 28 Sep 1858, d. 9 Jun 1865
2. Emma Anna Rives, b. 8 May 1860, d. 24 Dec 1861
3. Mary Susan Rives, b. 27 Nov 1861, m. Benjamin Franklin Briggs
4. John Robert Rives, b. 24 Oct 1867, d. 5 July 1869

The Mayfield Messenger, 1 Feb 1904
AN OLD CITIZEN
Finally Passes Quietly Away After Many Days of Sickness.
FUNERAL SUNDAY AT 1 P. M.
Mr. John W. Rives died Saturday night at 8:15 o'clock at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. B. F. Briggs, at the age of 85 years. He had been almost helpless for a long time and the death had been expected.
The funeral occurred at the residence of Mrs. Briggs at one o'clock Sunday afternoon and the remains were interred by the side of his two wives and several children at the old family grave yard 2 1/2 miles west of the city.
Mr. Rives leaves two children, Mr. S. A. Rives, Prague, Okla., and Mrs. B. F. Briggs, of this city, to mourn his death.
Mr. Rives was a member of the Baptist church and the funeral was conducted by Elder Pettie and Rev. C. A. Waterfield.
Mr. Rives was born in Warren County, N. C., December, 3rd, 1818 and moved to Montgomery County, Tenn., with his parents when a small boy. He moved to Graves county in 1850 and settled west of the city. He has been a continuous resident ever since.
Mr. Rives was a good citizen and had many friends in the county.

The Paducah Sun, 2 Feb 1904
Mayfield, Ky., Feb. 2 - Mr. John W Rives died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. B. F. Briggs, age 85. He had been almost helpless for a long time and the death had been expected. Mr. Rives leaves two children, Mr. S. A. Rives, Prague, Okla., and Mrs. B. F. Briggs, of this city.
He moved to Grave county in 1850 and settled west of the city.

From Reliques of the Rives:
He accompanied his father to Tennessee, later removing to Graves county, near Mayfield, Ky., where he became “one of the most progressive farmers of the county.” In 1838 he married Ist, Mrs. Lucy Brown (Collins) Moss (a widow with four children, William, Lucy Brown, John and James Moss. She was a sister of Thomas Collins and Polly, wife of Thomas Rives). After the death of his first wife on July 20, 1856, John W. Rives married 2nd, September 1, 1857, Sarah Elizabeth Coates.

Research Notes

Note that the marriage date for John and Lucy from Reliques is incorrect.

Sources

Marriage1: Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950 (FamilySearch)
Death:      The Paducah Sun, 2 Feb 1904

1880 Census:  Grave County, Kentucky
1900 Census:  Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky (Ben H Briggs HOH)

Childs, James Rives. Reliques of the Rives, p164
The Mayfield Messenger, 1 Feb 1904