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Male 1932 - 2003  (71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Johnny Cash was born 26 Feb 1932, Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA (son of Ray Grant Cash and Carrie Cloveree Rivers); died 12 Sep 2003, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.

    Johnny married Vivian Dorraine Liberto 7 Aug 1954, St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA; divorced 1968. Vivian (daughter of Thomas Peter Liberto and Irene Robinson) was born 23 Apr 1934, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA; died 24 May 2005, Ventura, Ventura, California, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Rosanne Cash
    2. Kathy Cash was born 16 Apr 1956, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
    3. Cindy Cash was born 29 Jul 1959, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
    4. Tara Cash was born 24 Aug 1961, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

    Johnny married June Carter 1 Mar 1968, Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, USA. June (daughter of Ezra J. Carter and Maybelle Addington) was born 23 Jun 1929, Maces Spring, Scott, Virginia, USA; died 15 May 2003, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. John Carter Cash

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ray Grant Cash was born 13 May 1897, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA (son of Rev. William Henry Cash and Rebecca Sarah Jane Overton); died 23 Dec 1985, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.

    Ray married Carrie Cloveree Rivers 18 Aug 1920, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA. Carrie (daughter of John Lewis Rivers and Rosanna Lee Hurst) was born 13 Mar 1904, Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 11 Mar 1991, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Carrie Cloveree Rivers was born 13 Mar 1904, Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA (daughter of John Lewis Rivers and Rosanna Lee Hurst); died 11 Mar 1991, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.
    Children:
    1. Roy Cash was born 2 Sep 1921; died 8 Jul 1993, Bassett, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Bassett Cemetery, Bassett, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA.
    2. Margaret Louise Cash was born 1 Mar 1924, Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 4 Apr 2003, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA .
    3. Jack Dempsey Cash was born 1 Nov 1929, Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 20 May 1944, Dyess, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Bassett Cemetery, Bassett, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA.
    4. 1. Johnny Cash was born 26 Feb 1932, Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 12 Sep 2003, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.
    5. Reba Ann Cash was born 28 Jan 1934, Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 5 Mar 2006, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.
    6. Joanne Cash was born Abt 1939, Dyess, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA.
    7. Tommy Cash


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. William Henry Cash was born 27 Jul 1852, Elbert, Georgia, USA (son of Moses Reuben Cash and Pheletia White); died 4 Dec 1912, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Cash Cemetery, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.

    William married Rebecca Sarah Jane Overton 1 Oct 1874, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Rev. John Hubbard Woodson Overton and Susan Wharton) was born 1 Aug 1855, Smith, Bradley, Arkansas, USA; died 11 Jun 1916, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Cash Cemetery, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Rebecca Sarah Jane Overton was born 1 Aug 1855, Smith, Bradley, Arkansas, USA (daughter of Rev. John Hubbard Woodson Overton and Susan Wharton); died 11 Jun 1916, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Cash Cemetery, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    Children:
    1. Susan Augusta Cash was born 15 Aug 1875, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 22 Jul 1969, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    2. George E. Cash was born 12 Jan 1877, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 9 Oct 1882, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Cash Cemetery, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    3. Rosa Jane W. Cash was born 29 Dec 1878, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 17 May 1965, Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, USA.
    4. Elbert E. Cash was born 24 Nov 1880, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 8 Sep 1881, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Cash Cemetery, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    5. John Reuben Cash was born 26 Apr 1882, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 1 Mar 1965; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    6. Dave Kelly Cash was born 15 Jan 1884, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 17 Jun 1959, Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    7. James Marion Cash was born 21 Feb 1886, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 28 Jun 1889, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Cash Cemetery, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    8. Minnie Miariam Cash was born 11 Jul 1889, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 4 Feb 1958, Garland, Miller, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    9. Russell Dowe Cash was born 14 Mar 1891, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 5 Apr 1968, Crossett, Ashley, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    10. Mabel Cash was born 13 Mar 1893, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 27 Mar 1981, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    11. Roy Cash was born Feb 1895, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 25 Aug 1900, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Cash Cemetery, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    12. 2. Ray Grant Cash was born 13 May 1897, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 23 Dec 1985, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.

  3. 6.  John Lewis Rivers was born 2 May 1866, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA (son of William James Rivers and Lydia Jane Massey); died 18 Feb 1947, Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Cross Roads Cemetery, Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.

    John married Rosanna Lee Hurst. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Rosanna Lee Hurst
    Children:
    1. Janie Rivers
    2. Edna Rivers
    3. Horace Rivers
    4. 3. Carrie Cloveree Rivers was born 13 Mar 1904, Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; died 11 Mar 1991, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.
    5. Gracie Rivers


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Moses Reuben Cash

    Moses married Pheletia White Pheletia was born Abt 1819, Elbert, Georgia, USA; died 1900, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried 1900, Cherry Cemetery, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Pheletia White was born Abt 1819, Elbert, Georgia, USA; died 1900, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried 1900, Cherry Cemetery, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    Children:
    1. Mary Frances Cash was born 1837, Elbert, Georgia, USA; died 1887, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    2. Nancy Elizabeth Cash was born 1838, Elbert, Georgia, USA; died 1880, Mount Elba, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Cherry Cemetery, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    3. John S. Cash was born 1840, Elbert, Georgia, USA; died 1862, Mississippi, USA.
    4. Virginia Ann Cash was born 19 Jun 1841; died 25 Dec 1891; was buried , Old Dublin Memorial Park, Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA .
    5. Pheletia Jane Cash was born 1843, Elbert, Georgia, USA; died 13 Oct 1887, Randall, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    6. James Wesley Cash was born 1845, Elbert, Georgia, USA; died 29 Jun 1898, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Bellwood Cemetery, Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.
    7. Francis Marion Cash was born 16 Oct 1848, Elbert, Georgia, USA; died 27 Mar 1920, Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Bellwood Cemetery, Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.
    8. Sarah P. Cash
    9. 4. Rev. William Henry Cash was born 27 Jul 1852, Elbert, Georgia, USA; died 4 Dec 1912, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Cash Cemetery, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    10. Thomas Blackwell Cash was born Abt 1854, Arkansas, USA; died 19 Oct 1888, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Cash Cemetery, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.

  3. 10.  Rev. John Hubbard Woodson Overton

    John married Susan Wharton. Susan (daughter of James Campbell Wharton) was born 23 Sep 1836, South Carolina, USA; died 3 Jun 1900, Smith, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Susan Wharton was born 23 Sep 1836, South Carolina, USA (daughter of James Campbell Wharton); died 3 Jun 1900, Smith, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    Children:
    1. 5. Rebecca Sarah Jane Overton was born 1 Aug 1855, Smith, Bradley, Arkansas, USA; died 11 Jun 1916, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Cash Cemetery, Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    2. John H. Overton
    3. Davis Overton
    4. Jackson Overton was born 6 Feb 1864, Smith, Bradley, Arkansas, USA; died 24 Oct 1875.
    5. William Overton
    6. Mary E. O. Overton was born 20 Sep 1869, Smith, Bradley, Arkansas, USA; died 21 Sep 1880, Smith, Dorsey, Arkansas, USA.
    7. Benjamin Overton
    8. Marshall Overton
    9. Charlie B. Overton was born 21 Jan 1880, Smith, Dorsey, Arkansas, USA; died 17 Aug 1886.

  5. 12.  William James Rivers was born 13 Sep 1830, South Carolina, USA (son of Frederick C. Rivers and Sarah A.); died 17 Apr 1894, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA.

    William married Lydia Jane Massey. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Lydia Jane Massey
    Children:
    1. Fredrick William Rivers was born 13 Nov 1857; died 13 Jul 1925.
    2. Isaac Berkley Rivers was born 4 Jul 1860; died 27 Mar 1913.
    3. Mary E. Rivers was born 9 Sep 1864; died 21 Apr 1931.
    4. 6. John Lewis Rivers was born 2 May 1866, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA; died 18 Feb 1947, Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Cross Roads Cemetery, Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    5. Jacob B. Rivers was born 17 Nov 1867; died 16 Feb 1924.
    6. Nancy Jane Rivers was born 7 Jun 1869; died 14 Mar 1934.
    7. James Alfred Rivers was born 5 Jun 1870; died 21 Mar 1932.
    8. Margaret Annie Rivers was born 17 Jan 1875; died 26 Dec 1935.

  7. 14.  Phillip James Hurst was born 22 Jan 1840, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA; died 14 Feb 1912, Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.

    Phillip married Mary Ann Gainey. Mary was born 20 Jul 1842; died 19 Mar 1908. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Ann Gainey was born 20 Jul 1842; died 19 Mar 1908.
    Children:
    1. 7. Rosanna Lee Hurst


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