Sussex-Southampton County-Petersburg City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rives, Rev. George, 1895 

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PETERSBURG HAPPENINGS. 

Report of Tobacco Inspector McCullough. 

  Petersburg, Va., September 30. - (Special.)

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  Rev George Rives died about 1 o'clock this afternoon at the residence of his 
son-in-law, Captain Robert Bland, on High street.  The deceased was a native 
of Sussex county and 78 years of age.  He came to Petersburg from Norfolk, 
where he at one time resided.  Shortly after the war he was engaged in the 
commission business here, the style of the firm being Roger, Jarratt & Rives. 
He leaves five sons and four daughters.  They are Rev. George Rives, of 
Richmond; Messrs Hicks and Poindexter Rives, of Norfolk; Messrs. Arthur and 
Andrew Rives, who reside in one of the adjoining counties; Mrs. Robert Bland 
of Petersburg; Mrs. Rosser Johnson, of Prince George county, and Misses Anne 
and Lou Rives, of this city.  The deceased was an uncle of Hon. Charles F. 
Collier, Mayor of this place. 

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Rev. George RIVES, Methodist minister, former commission merchant, 
b. 28 Sep 1818, Sussex Co., d. 30 Sep 1895, at son's home, Petersburg, 
interred in Blandford Cemetery*, Petersburg, 
"Norfolk Virginian," Oct. 1, 1895. p. 5 

*Find a Grave Mem. #29234478.  His wife & her parents are marked on the same 
   stone. 

*The {recopied} Southampton Co. D.Recs. give d. age 55. 
   (p. 366; orig.p. 6 #25) 

His wife's obits ("Daily Dispatch," Nov. 26 & 27, 1877, p. 2) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r120a1ob.txt 


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