Columbia County FlArchives Photo Tombstone.....Rivers Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: George Edison Creel, Hernando Beach, FL (gecreel@earthlink.net) April 06, 2010 Rivers Cemetery, Columbia County, Florida Rivers Cemetery is located at 30 degrees, 15 minutes, 37.98 N Latitude and 82 degrees, 40 minutes, 07.98 minutes West Longitude. From the Intersection OF CR 131 and US 41 in NW Columbia County, go approx 1.7 miles north on CR 131 to Falling Creek Falls Park, which is on the east side of CR 131. Immediately on the west side of CR 131, 200 feet back in a forested area, is Rivers Cemetery. There is a sign in front of the cemetery that reads "Abraham Isaac Jacob Rivers Cemetery. Pioneer Florida Settler. Born S.C. 6-29-1815 Died here 12-28-1863" All tombstones, along with the layout of the cemetery, were photographed and the full set of high resolution photos along with this text file will be placed in the Family History Library for public use. This cemetery is not in current use, but is neat and cleared of underbrush. Survey taken February 8, 2010. Abbreviations: STW = Shares Tombstone With (normally indicates husband/wife); TIA = Tombstone Identical and Adjacent to (normally indicates husband/wife); GBNF = Gone but not Forgotten; M/M = Mr & Mrs, IMO = In Memory of; S/O = Son of; D/O = Daughter of; W/O = Wife of (SURVEYOR'S COMMENTS IN PARENTHESES) MOLE, Julia A 24 May 1844 22 Aug 1868 W/O John A Mole Resting in Peace RIVERS, A P 10 Jun 1859 27 Oct 1863 S/O A & SS Rivers Asleep in Jesus RIVERS, Abram 29 Jun 1815 28 Dec 1863 At Rest RIVERS, Charles 12 Mar 1884 21 Sep 1885 S/O D J & S C Rivers At Rest RIVERS, Infant 1866 1866 S/O L W & S A A Rivers RIVERS, James R 12 Oct 1870 28 Nov 1879 S/O D J & S C Rivers At Rest RIVERS, Percy 22 JUn 1875 01 Aug 1876 S/O L W & S A A Rivers RIVERS, S C 26 Jun 1847 04 Aug 1888 W/O D J Rivers Asleep in Jesus RIVERS, Selah S 04 Apr 1817 16 Aug 1886 At Rest RIVERS, Walter 30 Sep 1877 04 Mar 1878 S/O L W & S A A Rivers