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George Washington Riley 1832 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1832

Birth Location: Davidson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 July 1923

Death Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Father: George Riley

Mother: Elizabeth Pike

Spouse(s): Virginia Bowman

Children(s): John Riley

George Washington Riley was born in 1832 in Davidson, North Carolina, USA, the child of George Riley and Elizabeth (Betsy) Pike. George Washington Riley married Virginia Bowman, and had children including John Andrew Riley. George Washington Riley passed away in 1923 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • George Washington Riley was born in 1832 in Davidson, North Carolina, USA, the child of George Riley and Elizabeth (Betsy) Pike.
  • George Washington Riley married Virginia Bowman, and had children including John Andrew Riley.
  • George Washington Riley passed away in 1923 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Riley
1781 – 1859
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Elizabeth Pike
1808 – 1870
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Virginia Bowman
1834 – 1925
Birth Location: Pulaski, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Riley
1856 – 1936
Birth Location: Horsepen, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
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George Riley's Ancestors

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George Riley
1832 – 1923
Birth Place: Davidson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
George Riley
1781 – 1859
North Carolina
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Pike
1808 – 1870
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Ann (R) Smith
1739 – 1784
Chester, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Riley's Descendants

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George (Washington) Riley (28 Feb 1832 – 10 July 1923) m. Virginia Bowman (22 Sep 1834 – 28 Mar 1925)
  1. 1. John (Andrew) Riley (8 Jan 1856 – 27 Jun 1936) m. Mary (Jane) Sparks (30 May 1855 – 29 April 1922)
    1. 1. Rosa (Virginia) Riley (28 Jan 1877 – 22 Dec 1972) m. Gratton (Floyd) Shrader (12 Jul 1878 – 9 October 1940)
      1. 1. Ruby (Grace) Helmondollar (4 December 1909 – 28 July 2004) m. James (Edward) Helmondollar (6 March 1910 – 28 December 1996)
        1. 1. Donald Helmandollar (abt 1932 – )
        2. 2. Floyd (Ray) Helmondollar (18 Jul 1933 – 15 Apr 2015) m. Shirley (A) Duncan (abt 1939 – )
        3. 3. Curtiss Helmandollar (abt 1935 – )
        4. 4. Willis Helmandollar (abt 1938 – )

George Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1832
28 Feb 1832
Birth of George Washington Riley in Davidson, North Carolina, USA
Davidson, North Carolina, USA
1923
10 July 1923
Age 91
Death of George Washington Riley in Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1832
    Event Place: Davidson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1923
    Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
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