Rose Rivers was born March 1875, the eighth child of John Rivers and Frances Jane Munson. Her marriage record, death record and the 1900 census all testify to that. However, her birth record has not been found and oddly enough she doesn’t appear on the 1880 census with her family.

It is not known why all of the other children appear (including 2 younger ones) and she doesn’t.

Marriage Record of “Gust” Malory and Rosa Rivers

She married on July 3, 1903 August Louis Mallory. Her marriage record only gives her father’s name – John Rivers and not her mother’s. I suppose it could be said that this is a different John Rivers – and thus not a member of my family. However, when Rose died on February 5, 1910, her death certificate pretty clearly confirms that she is indeed the daughter of John Rivers and Frances Jane Munson (who went by her middle name of Jane).

August and Mary had one child – Mary. She was born April 15, 1903 (a couple of months before they were married). It appears from her death certificate, that Mary was pregnant with a second child when she died. In 1910, the daughter Mary is not found on the census with her father – who was living with his brother and their mother. August would later re-marry and have children with his second wife Clara Macomber. Mary would be married by 1930 however, she doesn’t appear in the 1910 and 1920 census with her maiden name. It might be said that August wasn’t the father of Mary – since the marriage is happening after her birth and August isn’t taking care of her as she is growing up, but her death certificate names August as her father.