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Benjamin Harvey Riley 1845–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 August 1845

Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 14 June 1921

Death Location: Mulberry Grove, Bond County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James Riley

Mother: Emarentha Spradling

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Benjamin Harvey Riley was born in 1845 in Illinois, United States of America, the child of James Watson Riley And Emarentha Paralee Spradling. Benjamin Harvey Riley passed away in 1921 in Mulberry Grove, Bond County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Harvey Riley was born in 1845 in Illinois, United States of America, the child of James Watson Riley And Emarentha Paralee Spradling.
  • Benjamin Harvey Riley passed away in 1921 in Mulberry Grove, Bond County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Benjamin Riley's Ancestors

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Benjamin Riley
1845–1921
Birth Place: Illinois, United States of America
Parents
James Watson Riley
1819–1892
Bond County, Illinois, United States of America
Emarentha (Paralee) Spradling
1824–1910
Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
James (H. Spradling) Sr
1796–1867
Williamson, Tennessee, USA
Frances (T) Oliver
1790–1869
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lucinda Creel
1768–1850
Obediah Spradling
1763–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rhoda Dodson
1744–1821
Joseph Spradling
1733–1766
Susanna Sneed
1737–1795

Benjamin Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1845
30 August 1845
Birth of Benjamin Harvey Riley in Illinois, United States of America
Illinois, United States of America
1921
14 June 1921
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Harvey Riley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 August 1845
    Event Place: Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 June 1921
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mulberry Grove, Bond County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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