Teacher, Post Master, Railway Conductor, Mayor, Hotel Operator, Cotton Agent, Turpentine Distiller, County Recorder, Lumber Mill Operator, Building Material Supplier, and North Carolina contractor. Built County Courthouses, bridges, churches, schools, Masonic Halls and residences. He generally moved to where the work was located. He raised his family as Baptists and invested in education for both his sons and daughters. He built churches for Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist and other denominations. His children's industrious careers are a reflection of his investment in them.
Mr. and Mrs. Kivett had a large family of children, twelve in all, born to them, and five that survived both parents.
Eleven identified Children
Walter Raleigh 1855-1932
Margaret Virginia 1856-1857
Henry Lee 1857-1858
Sally Vestal 1859-1859
Robert Marsh 1860-1933
William Wright 1864-1897
Emma S. 1867-1905
Benjamin F 1870-1897
Andrew J. 1872-1937
Sallie B. Pauline 1874-1963, Nov 26
Sarah Adeline 1877-1893, July 28
Teacher, Post Master, Railway Conductor, Mayor, Hotel Operator, Cotton Agent, Turpentine Distiller, County Recorder, Lumber Mill Operator, Building Material Supplier, and North Carolina contractor. Built County Courthouses, bridges, churches, schools, Masonic Halls and residences. He generally moved to where the work was located. He raised his family as Baptists and invested in education for both his sons and daughters. He built churches for Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist and other denominations. His children's industrious careers are a reflection of his investment in them.
Mr. and Mrs. Kivett had a large family of children, twelve in all, born to them, and five that survived both parents.
Eleven identified Children
Walter Raleigh 1855-1932
Margaret Virginia 1856-1857
Henry Lee 1857-1858
Sally Vestal 1859-1859
Robert Marsh 1860-1933
William Wright 1864-1897
Emma S. 1867-1905
Benjamin F 1870-1897
Andrew J. 1872-1937
Sallie B. Pauline 1874-1963, Nov 26
Sarah Adeline 1877-1893, July 28
Family Members
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David Lawrence Kivett
1821–1890
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Hannah Kivett Burroughs
1822–1848
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Thomas Jefferson Kivett
1826–1895
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Rebecca Rosanna Kivett Siler
1828–1892
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Steven Wayland Kivett
1830–1904
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John S Kivett
1831–1915
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Emily J Kivett Spoon
1833–1889
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Mary Kivett Shoffner
1835–1926
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Vestal Robert Kivett
1837–1928
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Lovina Kivett Ferguson
1838–1932
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Meredith Dock Kivett
1840–1932
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Lucy Ellen Kivett Atkinson
1842–1913
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Margaret Virginia Kivett
1856–1857
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Walter Raleigh Kivette Sr
1856–1931
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Henry Lee Kivett
1857–1858
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Sallie Vestal Kivett
1859–1859
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Robert Marsh Kivett
1860–1933
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William Wright "Will" Kivett
1864–1897
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Emma Shaw Kivett Wilson
1867–1905
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Benjamin Franklin Kivett Sr
1870–1897
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Andrew Jackson "Jack" Kivett Jr
1872–1937
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Candy Addie Kivett
1877–1893
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