Rives, William Green

Summary

Father: John Green Rives
Mother: Elizabeth Perry Harrison

Birth: 2 July 1831, Fairfield County, South Carolina
Birth Source: Headstone, Civil War Profile

Death: 4 Dec 1887, Marion County, Texas
Death Source: Headstone, Civil War Profile

Spouse1: Mary Haywood, m. 27 Sep 1858, Cass County, Texas

Narrative

Children of William Green Rives and Mary Haywood:

1. Tralucia Rives, b. 20 July 1860, m. Louis B. Webster

His Civil War Profile states he was born in Chester County, South Carolina. However, the original service record available on Fold3 states he was born in Fairfield, which agrees with where his father was living. He enlisted 1 Jun 1861 in Red River County, Texas as a private in Company G, Texas 3rd Cavalry. It also states he died in Marion County, Texas in 1887.

Sources

Marriage1:  Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019 (Ancestry)
Burial:       Findagrave - Oakwood Cemetery, Marion County, Texas

1850 Census:  Precinct 7, Cass County, Texas
1860 Census:  Beat 4, Marion County, Texas
1870 Census:  Jefferson, Marion County, Texas

Childs, James Rives. Reliques of the Rives, p132
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 (Ancestry)
Civil War Service Record, Fold3