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James Franklin Riley 1865–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 January 1865

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 27 December 1959

Death Location: Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Albert Riley

Mother: Pamela Pitts

Spouse(s): Nancy Riley

Children(s): William Riley, Mamie Pack

In 1865, James Franklin Riley entered the world in Tennessee, United States of America, born to Albert Sidney Riley And Pamela Adeline Pitts. James Franklin Riley married Nancy Jane Riley, and had children including Mamie Lee Pack, William Mitchem Riley. James Franklin Riley passed away in 1959 in Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1865, James Franklin Riley entered the world in Tennessee, United States of America, born to Albert Sidney Riley And Pamela Adeline Pitts.
  • James Franklin Riley married Nancy Jane Riley, and had children including Mamie Lee Pack, William Mitchem Riley.
  • James Franklin Riley passed away in 1959 in Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Riley's Ancestors

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James Riley
1865–1959
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Albert Sidney Riley
1834–1933
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Pamela (Adeline) Pitts
1842–1910
Lauderdale Alabama United States
Grandparents
John (Wright “Poke”) Riley
1807–1864
Wake, North Carolina
Lucinda Gooch
1813–1886
Wake, North Carolina, United States
J (T) Pitts
1816–1850
Alabama United States?
Minerva (Pitts) Kyle
1818–1870
Madison County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Riley
1790–1829
Mary NUTT
1794–1880
Rowland Gooch
1757–1843
Milly Smith
1760–
NK Pitts
1770–
Joseph Pitts
1799–1863
Mary Barnett
1800–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Riley's Descendants

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James (Franklin) Riley (3 January 1865–27 December 1959) m. Nancy (Jane) Riley (18 January 1877–3 March 1963)
  1. 1. William (Mitchem) Riley 1898–1977
  2. 2. Mamie (Lee) Pack 1912–1946

James Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1865
3 January 1865
Birth of James Franklin Riley in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1959
27 December 1959
Age 94
Death of James Franklin Riley in Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 January 1865
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1959
    Event Place: Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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