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Alexander Elex Riley 1825–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Fentress, Tennessee, United States

Father: William Riley

Mother: Mary Riley

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Alexander Elex Riley was born in 1825 in Tennessee, the child of William Riley And Mary Polly Wilson Riley. Alexander Elex Riley passed away in 1880 in Fentress, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Alexander Elex Riley was born in 1825 in Tennessee, the child of William Riley And Mary Polly Wilson Riley.
  • Alexander Elex Riley passed away in 1880 in Fentress, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Riley
1801–1851
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
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Mary Riley
1801–1876
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
MR

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Riley's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Riley
1825–1880
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
William Riley
1801–1851
, , Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly" (Wilson)) Riley
1801–1876
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel Wilson
1766–1828
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Susannah (Jane (Riddle)) Wilson
1760–1835
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of Alexander Elex Riley in Tennessee
Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 55
Death of Alexander Elex Riley in Fentress, Tennessee, United States
Fentress, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fentress, Tennessee, United States
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