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Elijah J. Riley 1816–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: Abt 1855

Death Location: missing from 1860 census

Father: James Riley

Mother: Nancy EVANS

Spouse(s): Martha Cain

Children(s): Nancy Riley, Nancy Riley, William Riley, Samuel Riley, John Riley, Milton Riley, Thomas Riley

In 1816, Elijah J. Riley entered the world in Kentucky, born to James Hamilton Not Proven Riley And Nancy Renfro Evans. Elijah J. Riley married Martha Cain, and had children including John Riley, Milton Riley, Nancy Caroline Riley, Nancy Renfro Riley, Samuel Riley, Thomas J Riley, William Riley. Elijah J. Riley passed away in 1855 in missing from 1860 census.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Elijah J. Riley entered the world in Kentucky, born to James Hamilton Not Proven Riley And Nancy Renfro Evans.
  • Elijah J. Riley married Martha Cain, and had children including John Riley, Milton Riley, Nancy Caroline Riley, Nancy Renfro Riley, Samuel Riley, Thomas J Riley, William Riley.
  • Elijah J. Riley passed away in 1855 in missing from 1860 census.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Riley
1775–1856
Birth Location: , Russell, Virginia, USA
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Nancy EVANS
1783–1815
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Cain
1815–1860
Birth Location: Barren County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Riley
1841–1915
Birth Location: Boone, Indiana, United States
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Nancy Riley
1840–1915
Birth Location: Boone, Indiana, USA
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William Riley
1838–
Birth Location: Clinton, Boone, Indiana, United States
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Samuel Riley
1844–
Birth Location: Boone County, Indiana, USA
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John Riley
1846–
Birth Location: Clinton Twp., Boone Co., IN
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Milton Riley
1849–
Birth Location: Boone County, Indiana, USA
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Thomas Riley
1853–1942
Birth Location: Boone County, Indiana, USA
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Elijah Riley's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Riley
1816–1855
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
James Hamilton (Not Proven) Riley
1775–1856
, Russell, Virginia, USA
Nancy (RENFRO) EVANS
1783–1815
Russell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Patrick Riley
1750–1823
Frederick County, Virginia
Catherine ("Caty") FUGATE
1750–1820
Fredrick, Virginia, United States
Thomas (Jefferson) Evans
1747–1832
Montgomery County, Virginia
Jane HOWERTON
1757–1845
Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1716–1793
Elizabeth McCullough
1718–1794
Martin Fugate
1727–1803
Sarah Clark
1726–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eliphaz Riley
1688–1760
Elizabeth Riley
1685–1759
Capt. "LaFoucate"
1688–1757
Mary Fugate
1692–1757
Christopher Captain
1681–1754
Penelope Clark
1684–1760

Elijah Riley's Descendants

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Elijah (J.) Riley (1816–Abt 1855) m. Martha Cain (1815–AFT 1860)
  1. 1. Nancy (Caroline) Riley 1841–1915 m. Thomas (Levi) Sampson 1835–1905
    1. 1. William (Wallace) Sampson 1861–1926 m. Florence (Gooding) (Sampson) 1869–1966
      1. 1. Anna (M) Sampson 1899–1981 m. Davide Arizzoli 1885–1945 m. Benj. (Franklin) Faulkner 1898–
        1. 1. Mary (Azlee) (Arizzoli)Adams 1918–2000
      2. 2. Earnest (J) Sampson 1891–
      3. 3. Nellie (E) Sampson 1895–
    2. 2. Frances (Agnes) Sampson 1862–1911
  2. 2. Nancy (Renfro) Riley 1840–1915
  3. 3. William Riley 1838–
  4. 4. Samuel Riley 1844–
  5. 5. John Riley 1846–
  6. 6. Milton Riley 1849–
  7. 7. Thomas (J) Riley 1853–1942

Elijah Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Elijah J. Riley in Kentucky
Kentucky
1855
Abt 1855
Age 39
Death of Elijah J. Riley in missing from 1860 census
missing from 1860 census

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1855
    Event Place: missing from 1860 census
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