Col. Robert R. Bivens[1]

Male 1804 - 1872  (68 years)


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  • Name Col. Robert R. Bivens  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Born 1804  Madison County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Male 
    Name Robert Bivens 
    Residence 1830  Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Residence 1840  Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1850  Five Mile, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1 Jun 1860  Bivens, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 14
    Residence Post Office: Elyton 
    Residence 1870  Township 16 Range 4, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Residence Post Office: Oregon 
    Died 17 Jan 1872  Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12
    Probate 10 Feb 1872  Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Buried Brookside, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID P441  Woelfel Test
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2020 

    Father Festus Valentine Bivens,   b. 1780, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1856, 5 Mile Creek, Adamsville, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Speer (Bivens),   b. 23 Jan 1782, Rowan, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850, 5 Mile Creek, Adamsville, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 15 Mar 1803  Madison County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17, 18
    Family ID F136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha Aikins (Bivens),   b. 1806, Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1836, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 25 Oct 1828  Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 7
    Children 
    +1. Lt James Allen Bivens,   b. 26 Oct 1829, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1917, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
     2. Elizabeth Jane Bivens (Fields),   b. 3 Apr 1831, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1912, Walker County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
    +3. John Valentine Bivens,   b. 26 Jan 1833, Brookside, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1923, Mountain Creek, Chilton County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martha Linn (Bivens),   b. 1818, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1853, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Married 24 Feb 1842  Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Children 
    +1. Nancy Jerusha Bivens (Crumley),   b. 22 Dec 1842, Adamsville, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1905, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [natural]
     2. Missouri Carline Bivens,   b. 10 Apr 1845, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1938, Pratt City, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Susan Linn (Bivens),   b. 15 Apr 1826, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1887, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 13 Feb 1854  Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 7
    Children 
     1. Mary Maranda Bivens (Steelman),   b. 13 Jan 1849, Shelby County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1942, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)  [natural]
    +2. Martha J. Bivens (Harden),   b. 30 Jun 1853, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1883, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)  [natural]
     3. Sarah Ellen Bivens (Carroll),   b. 22 Apr 1858, Brookside, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1926, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
     4. Harriett L Bivens (Hill),   b. 21 Mar 1860, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1925, Pratt City, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)  [natural]
     5. Andrew J. Bivens,   b. 1862, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1863  (Age 1 years)  [natural]
     6. Isaac Newton Bivens,   b. 1865, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1939, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F132  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Robert was the son of Valentine and Elizabeth Speer Bivens, and the grandson of William Speer, the Revolutionary War soldier buried near him. He was married three times, his first wife being Martha Aikins who died in 1836.


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