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Franklin Lafayette Riley 1835–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1835

Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 19 Feb 1907

Death Location: New Hebron, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States

Father: Edward Riley

Mother: Mary SHOWS

Spouse(s): Elmyrah Weathersby

Children(s): May Riley, Balsorah Riley, Ellen Riley, John Riley, Jefferson Riley, Edward Riley, Franklin Jr., Robert Riley, James Riley, Ghent Riley, Maud Riley, Mary Riley

In 1835, Franklin Lafayette Riley entered the world in Lawrence, Mississippi, United States, born to Edward Miles Riley And Mary Shows. Franklin Lafayette Riley married Elmyrah Balsorah Indiana Weathersby, and had children including Balsorah Lenorah Riley, Edward Duncan Ned Riley, Ellen Nettie Riley, Franklin Lafayette Riley Jr, Ghent Riley, James Dampeer Riley, Jefferson Davis Riley, John Bunyan Riley, Mary Elmyra Mollie Riley, Maud Edith Riley, May Virginia Riley, Robert E Riley. Franklin Lafayette Riley passed away in 1907 in New Hebron, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Franklin Lafayette Riley entered the world in Lawrence, Mississippi, United States, born to Edward Miles Riley And Mary Shows.
  • Franklin Lafayette Riley married Elmyrah Balsorah Indiana Weathersby, and had children including Balsorah Lenorah Riley, Edward Duncan Ned Riley, Ellen Nettie Riley, Franklin Lafayette Riley Jr, Ghent Riley, James Dampeer Riley, Jefferson Davis Riley, John Bunyan Riley, Mary Elmyra Mollie Riley, Maud Edith Riley, May Virginia Riley, Robert E Riley.
  • Franklin Lafayette Riley passed away in 1907 in New Hebron, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

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Franklin Riley's Ancestors

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Franklin Riley
1835–1907
Birth Place: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
Parents
Edward Miles Riley
1796–1873
South Carolina, United States
Mary SHOWS
1798–1859
Sweetwater, Columbia, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
John (Adam) Schauss\Shows
1764–1842
Pennsylvania
Mary (Nancy) Robertson
1760–1853
Pocataligo, Jasper, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Schauss
1738–1791
Johanna Schwindt
1745–1766
Jeffrey Robertson
1737–1827
Sarah Norvell
1730–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schauss
1704–1770
Maria Baum
1707–1769
Jeffrey Robertson
1709–1784
Judith Tanner
1710–1785
George Norvell
1704–1757
Sarah Bullock
1700–1726

Franklin Riley's Descendants

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Franklin (Lafayette) Riley (10 Feb 1835–19 Feb 1907) m. Elmyrah (Balsorah Indiana) Weathersby (13 Sep 1845–23 Feb 1921)
  1. 1. May (Virginia) Riley 1887–1973
  2. 2. Balsorah (Lenorah) Riley 1876–1963
  3. 3. Ellen (Nettie) Riley 1884–
  4. 4. John (Bunyan) Riley 1878–1939
  5. 5. Jefferson (Davis) Riley 1870–1947
  6. 6. Edward (Duncan "Ned") Riley 1866–1886
  7. 7. Franklin (Lafayette Riley,) Jr. 1868–1929
  8. 8. Robert (E) Riley 1874–1876
  9. 9. James (Dampeer) Riley 1880–1932
  10. 10. Ghent Riley 1882–
  11. 11. Maud (Edith) Riley 1883–1883
  12. 12. Mary (Elmyra "Mollie") Riley 1863–1952

Franklin Riley's Timeline

3 Records

1835
10 Feb 1835
Birth of Franklin Lafayette Riley in Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
1862
21 Oct 1862
Age 27
Franklin Lafayette Riley was married in Hebron, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
Hebron, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
1907
19 Feb 1907
Age 72
Death of Franklin Lafayette Riley in New Hebron, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
New Hebron, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1835
    Event Place: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1862
    Event Place: Hebron, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1907
    Event Place: New Hebron, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States

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