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George Rolley Riley 1825 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1825

Birth Location: Orange County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 5 Jan 1880

Death Location: Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA

Father: William Riley

Mother: Thirsey Brooks

Spouse(s): Frances Golden

Children(s): Johnathan Riley

George Rolley Riley was born in 1825 in Orange County, Indiana, USA, the child of William N Riley and Thirsey Brooks. George Rolley Riley married Frances Golden, and had children including Johnathan Charles Riley. George Rolley Riley passed away in 1880 in Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • George Rolley Riley was born in 1825 in Orange County, Indiana, USA, the child of William N Riley and Thirsey Brooks.
  • George Rolley Riley married Frances Golden, and had children including Johnathan Charles Riley.
  • George Rolley Riley passed away in 1880 in Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Riley
1782 – 1847
Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, United States
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Thirsey Brooks
1798 – 1840
Birth Location: Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, United States
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Spouses(s)

Frances Golden
1835 – 1911
Birth Location: Harter, Clay, Illinois
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Children(s)

Johnathan Riley
1873 – 1951
Birth Location: Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
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George Riley's Ancestors

Self
George Riley
1825 – 1880
Birth Place: Orange County, Indiana, USA
Parents
William N Riley
1782 – 1847
Franklin, Georgia, United States
Thirsey Brooks
1798 – 1840
Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Elizabeth ("Polly") WHITAKER
1765 – 1830
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Micajah Brooks
1776 – 1850
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Rachael Rose
1772 – 1850
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Keziah Terrell
1732 – 1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy newspaper
1702 – 1763

George Riley's Descendants

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George (Rolley) Riley (28 Feb 1825 – 5 Jan 1880) m. Frances Golden (10 Mar 1835 – 27 Jan 1911)
  1. 1. Johnathan (Charles) Riley (8 Jan 1873 – 12 Jul 1951) m. Nellie Leach (18 Dec 1873 – 26 May 1956)
    1. 1. Helen (Jewel) Riley (28 January 1914 – 25 September 1983) m. William (Elige) Saulsbury (16 Feb 1907 – 22 Oct 1984)
      1. 1. Billy (Ray) Saulsberry (1 Sep 1931 – 1 May 2016) m. Demetria (Ann) Dietrich (17 Feb 1936 – 9 Apr 2011)
        1. 1. Jeanette (Ann) Saulsberry (8 May 1973 – )

George Riley's Timeline

3 Records

1825
28 Feb 1825
Birth of George Rolley Riley in Orange County, Indiana, USA
Orange County, Indiana, USA
1854
3 Feb 1854
Age 29
George Rolley Riley was married in Clay County, Illinois, USA
Clay County, Illinois, USA
1880
5 Jan 1880
Age 55
Death of George Rolley Riley in Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1825
    Event Place: Orange County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1854
    Event Place: Clay County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1880
    Event Place: Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
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