Born 1807 in Garrard County, Kentucky
Agnes Rice m. Jonathan Bivens
They married on 23 Oct 1824, in Garrard Co, KY
Jonathan Bivens b. 1805 KY who was a wagoner from KY
Agnes presumably passed away at the home of her son Robert Bivens.
She was supposed to be an Indian and when the family went to town for supplies the children rode in the wagon with their father, but she refused to ride in the wagon and would walk along be side it. She would put her shoes in the wagon and walk barefoot until they reached the edge of town, then she would put her shoes on. Every spring she would get a blanket and a few supplies and would ride horseback to see her people. This story appears in the History of Linn County, Missouri but there is no PROOF that she had any Native American blood.
The story of Agnes Rice Bivens having Native American blood is a MYTH. There has never been any documented evidence for it and initial DNA testing among my family has shown 0% Native American.
Their children were:
JOHN WILLIAM BIVENS (1825-1861)
killed by a falling tree in Illinois
m KATHERINE "KITTIE" WELLS 1843 in IN
ROBERT BIVENS (1828-1906) IL
m ELIZA MARIAH RENSHAW (1829-1897)1848 in IN
BENJAMIN BIVENS (1830-1882)
m AMANDA (1838-1886) in IL
MARY ELIZABETH BIVENS (1832-1880)
m ANDREW W LIVINGSTON 29 Sep 1850. She died in In
SARAH ELIZABETH BIVENS (1834-1895)
m FRANKLIN WESTON 19 Jun 1854. She died in IA
ISABEL BIVENS (1836-1920)
m JAMES F MARTIN 19 Jun 1854 in IL
CATHERINE ANN BIVENS (1838-1860s?)
likely died in Minnesota
m ROBERT M PINER 26 Dec 1854 in IL
JAMES ANDREW BIVENS b 1842 IN
m MARY ANN GREENLEE Sep 1877
MARTHA J BIVENS (1843-1916)
m DAVID KISER 24 Aug 1865 in IN
JONATHAN BIVENS (1846-1922)
m MARGARET KELLY Feb 1872 in IL
JOEL HENRY BIVENS (1849-betw 1900/1905)
m VIRGINIA ANN "JENNIE" EDWARDS Aug 1873 in IL
Residence:1850 Age: 43
Washington, Owen County, Indiana
Residence:1860 Age: 53
Linn County, Missouri
Residence:1880 Age: 73
Grantsville, Linn County, Missouri
Widowed. Living w/son Robert and family.
Agnes Rice m. Jonathan Bivens
They married on 23 Oct 1824, in Garrard Co, KY
Jonathan Bivens b. 1805 KY who was a wagoner from KY
Agnes presumably passed away at the home of her son Robert Bivens.
She was supposed to be an Indian and when the family went to town for supplies the children rode in the wagon with their father, but she refused to ride in the wagon and would walk along be side it. She would put her shoes in the wagon and walk barefoot until they reached the edge of town, then she would put her shoes on. Every spring she would get a blanket and a few supplies and would ride horseback to see her people. This story appears in the History of Linn County, Missouri but there is no PROOF that she had any Native American blood.
The story of Agnes Rice Bivens having Native American blood is a MYTH. There has never been any documented evidence for it and initial DNA testing among my family has shown 0% Native American.
Their children were:
JOHN WILLIAM BIVENS (1825-1861)
killed by a falling tree in Illinois
m KATHERINE "KITTIE" WELLS 1843 in IN
ROBERT BIVENS (1828-1906) IL
m ELIZA MARIAH RENSHAW (1829-1897)1848 in IN
BENJAMIN BIVENS (1830-1882)
m AMANDA (1838-1886) in IL
MARY ELIZABETH BIVENS (1832-1880)
m ANDREW W LIVINGSTON 29 Sep 1850. She died in In
SARAH ELIZABETH BIVENS (1834-1895)
m FRANKLIN WESTON 19 Jun 1854. She died in IA
ISABEL BIVENS (1836-1920)
m JAMES F MARTIN 19 Jun 1854 in IL
CATHERINE ANN BIVENS (1838-1860s?)
likely died in Minnesota
m ROBERT M PINER 26 Dec 1854 in IL
JAMES ANDREW BIVENS b 1842 IN
m MARY ANN GREENLEE Sep 1877
MARTHA J BIVENS (1843-1916)
m DAVID KISER 24 Aug 1865 in IN
JONATHAN BIVENS (1846-1922)
m MARGARET KELLY Feb 1872 in IL
JOEL HENRY BIVENS (1849-betw 1900/1905)
m VIRGINIA ANN "JENNIE" EDWARDS Aug 1873 in IL
Residence:1850 Age: 43
Washington, Owen County, Indiana
Residence:1860 Age: 53
Linn County, Missouri
Residence:1880 Age: 73
Grantsville, Linn County, Missouri
Widowed. Living w/son Robert and family.
Born 1807 in Garrard County, Kentucky
Agnes Rice m. Jonathan Bivens
They married on 23 Oct 1824, in Garrard Co, KY
Jonathan Bivens b. 1805 KY who was a wagoner from KY
Agnes presumably passed away at the home of her son Robert Bivens.
She was supposed to be an Indian and when the family went to town for supplies the children rode in the wagon with their father, but she refused to ride in the wagon and would walk along be side it. She would put her shoes in the wagon and walk barefoot until they reached the edge of town, then she would put her shoes on. Every spring she would get a blanket and a few supplies and would ride horseback to see her people. This story appears in the History of Linn County, Missouri but there is no PROOF that she had any Native American blood.
The story of Agnes Rice Bivens having Native American blood is a MYTH. There has never been any documented evidence for it and initial DNA testing among my family has shown 0% Native American.
Their children were:
JOHN WILLIAM BIVENS (1825-1861)
killed by a falling tree in Illinois
m KATHERINE "KITTIE" WELLS 1843 in IN
ROBERT BIVENS (1828-1906) IL
m ELIZA MARIAH RENSHAW (1829-1897)1848 in IN
BENJAMIN BIVENS (1830-1882)
m AMANDA (1838-1886) in IL
MARY ELIZABETH BIVENS (1832-1880)
m ANDREW W LIVINGSTON 29 Sep 1850. She died in In
SARAH ELIZABETH BIVENS (1834-1895)
m FRANKLIN WESTON 19 Jun 1854. She died in IA
ISABEL BIVENS (1836-1920)
m JAMES F MARTIN 19 Jun 1854 in IL
CATHERINE ANN BIVENS (1838-1860s?)
likely died in Minnesota
m ROBERT M PINER 26 Dec 1854 in IL
JAMES ANDREW BIVENS b 1842 IN
m MARY ANN GREENLEE Sep 1877
MARTHA J BIVENS (1843-1916)
m DAVID KISER 24 Aug 1865 in IN
JONATHAN BIVENS (1846-1922)
m MARGARET KELLY Feb 1872 in IL
JOEL HENRY BIVENS (1849-betw 1900/1905)
m VIRGINIA ANN "JENNIE" EDWARDS Aug 1873 in IL
Residence:1850 Age: 43
Washington, Owen County, Indiana
Residence:1860 Age: 53
Linn County, Missouri
Residence:1880 Age: 73
Grantsville, Linn County, Missouri
Widowed. Living w/son Robert and family.
Agnes Rice m. Jonathan Bivens
They married on 23 Oct 1824, in Garrard Co, KY
Jonathan Bivens b. 1805 KY who was a wagoner from KY
Agnes presumably passed away at the home of her son Robert Bivens.
She was supposed to be an Indian and when the family went to town for supplies the children rode in the wagon with their father, but she refused to ride in the wagon and would walk along be side it. She would put her shoes in the wagon and walk barefoot until they reached the edge of town, then she would put her shoes on. Every spring she would get a blanket and a few supplies and would ride horseback to see her people. This story appears in the History of Linn County, Missouri but there is no PROOF that she had any Native American blood.
The story of Agnes Rice Bivens having Native American blood is a MYTH. There has never been any documented evidence for it and initial DNA testing among my family has shown 0% Native American.
Their children were:
JOHN WILLIAM BIVENS (1825-1861)
killed by a falling tree in Illinois
m KATHERINE "KITTIE" WELLS 1843 in IN
ROBERT BIVENS (1828-1906) IL
m ELIZA MARIAH RENSHAW (1829-1897)1848 in IN
BENJAMIN BIVENS (1830-1882)
m AMANDA (1838-1886) in IL
MARY ELIZABETH BIVENS (1832-1880)
m ANDREW W LIVINGSTON 29 Sep 1850. She died in In
SARAH ELIZABETH BIVENS (1834-1895)
m FRANKLIN WESTON 19 Jun 1854. She died in IA
ISABEL BIVENS (1836-1920)
m JAMES F MARTIN 19 Jun 1854 in IL
CATHERINE ANN BIVENS (1838-1860s?)
likely died in Minnesota
m ROBERT M PINER 26 Dec 1854 in IL
JAMES ANDREW BIVENS b 1842 IN
m MARY ANN GREENLEE Sep 1877
MARTHA J BIVENS (1843-1916)
m DAVID KISER 24 Aug 1865 in IN
JONATHAN BIVENS (1846-1922)
m MARGARET KELLY Feb 1872 in IL
JOEL HENRY BIVENS (1849-betw 1900/1905)
m VIRGINIA ANN "JENNIE" EDWARDS Aug 1873 in IL
Residence:1850 Age: 43
Washington, Owen County, Indiana
Residence:1860 Age: 53
Linn County, Missouri
Residence:1880 Age: 73
Grantsville, Linn County, Missouri
Widowed. Living w/son Robert and family.
Gravesite Details
She is believed to be buried near her son, Robert, but I have seen no evidence that her grave was marked.
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