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Gilbert Shivers Riley 1868–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1868

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 28 Feb 1894

Death Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States

Father: Andrew Riley

Mother: Sarah Fortenberry

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In 1868, Gilbert Shivers Riley entered the world in Texas, born to Andrew Jackson Riley And Sarah Amanda Fortenberry. Gilbert Shivers Riley passed away in 1894 in Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1868, Gilbert Shivers Riley entered the world in Texas, born to Andrew Jackson Riley And Sarah Amanda Fortenberry.
  • Gilbert Shivers Riley passed away in 1894 in Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States.

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Gilbert Riley's Ancestors

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Gilbert Riley
1868–1894
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Andrew Jackson Riley
1833–1905
New Hebron, Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
Sarah (Amanda) Fortenberry
1840–1902
Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Edward (Miles) Riley
1796–1873
South Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Nancy) Shows
1798–1859
Sweetwater, Columbia, Georgia, USA
James (Talley) Fortenberry
1808–1897
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
Alice (Virginia) Shivers
1807–1886
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Riley
1747–1833
Mary Wood
1769–1853
John Shows
1764–1842
Mary Robertson
1760–1853
Jacob Fortenberry,Faulkenberry
1765–1842
Celia Berry
1764–1840
John Shivers
1775–1830
Jemima Berry
1776–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wood
1744–1825
Mary Wilson
1744–1803
John Schauss
1738–1793
Jeffrey Robinson
1737–1827
Sarah Norvell
1730–1812
William Shivers
–1810
Rebecca Spellman
–1810
John Berry
1728–1810
Susannah Smith
1735–1796

Gilbert Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1868
21 Nov 1868
Birth of Gilbert Shivers Riley in Texas
Texas
1894
28 Feb 1894
Age 26
Death of Gilbert Shivers Riley in Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States
Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1868
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States

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