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Name

Rivers, Ellen

Age

75 Years

Race/Color

Black

Sex

Female

Nativity

Florida

Marital Status

Widow

Occupation

Housewife

Date of Death

November 8, 1909

Cause of Death

Organic Heart Disease

Place of Death

City [Fernandina]

Title

Rivers, Ellen

Subject

Burial -- Florida -- Nassau County

Cemeteries -- Florida -- Nassau County

Death -- Proof and certification -- Florida

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series L648

Date

1909-11

Format

death certificates

Type

Text

Identifier

l648_1571

Coverage

Florida Boom and Progressive Era (1900-1926)

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1909_083

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Race/Ethnicity

Black

nativity

Florida

Death Date

1909-11-08

Occupation

Housewife

age

75 Years

causeofdeath

Organic Heart Disease

placeofdeath

City [Fernandina]

sex

Female

maritalstatus

Widow

Geographic Term

Fernandina Beach (Fla.)

Nassau County (Fla.)

Amelia Island (Fla.)

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Rivers, Ellen. 1909-11. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/280246>, accessed 3 August 2026.

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Rivers, Ellen. 1909-11. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/280246>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2026-27, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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