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Jesse Pitts Riley 1857–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1857

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1921

Death Location: Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, USA

Father: James Riley

Mother: Elizabeth Riley

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In 1857, Jesse Pitts Riley entered the world in Mississippi, USA, born to James Elbert Riley And Elizabeth Bettie Pitts Riley. Jesse Pitts Riley passed away in 1921 in Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Jesse Pitts Riley entered the world in Mississippi, USA, born to James Elbert Riley And Elizabeth Bettie Pitts Riley.
  • Jesse Pitts Riley passed away in 1921 in Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, USA.

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Jesse Riley's Ancestors

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Jesse Riley
1857–1921
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
James Elbert Riley
1826–1899
Alabama
Elizabeth ("Bettie" (Pitts)) Riley
1830–1874
Overton, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John ("Jack" W) Riley
1800–1866
Georgia, United States
Drucilla Pitts
1806–1888
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1748–1854
Mary Tyner
1765–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1857
24 Feb 1857
Birth of Jesse Pitts Riley in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1921
31 May 1921
Age 64
Death of Jesse Pitts Riley in Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, USA
Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1921
    Event Place: Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, USA

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