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John Spencer Raley 1825–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 March 1825

Birth Location: Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 28 March 1873

Death Location: Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Benedict Reighley

Mother: Keziah 1789

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John Spencer Raley was born in 1825 in Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Benedict Reighley And Keziah Scott 1789. John Spencer Raley passed away in 1873 in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Spencer Raley was born in 1825 in Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Benedict Reighley And Keziah Scott 1789.
  • John Spencer Raley passed away in 1873 in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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John Raley's Ancestors

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John Raley
1825–1873
Birth Place: Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Benedict Reighley
1788–1866
Maryland, United States of America
Keziah (Scott) 1789
1789–1861
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
7 (John Scott) 1751
1751–1811
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia
7 (Chloe Riggs) 1752
1752–1852
Mitchell River, Surrey County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
8 1728
1728–1799
8 Collier
1735–1799
Samuel Riggs
1728–1798
8 1732
1720–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
9 1705
1705–1778
9 1708
1708–1771
John Virginia
1685–1735
Nancy Collier
1695–1765
Samuel 1681
1681–1770
Keziah 1690
1690–1750
Thomas Tompkins
1709–1785

John Raley's Timeline

2 Records

1825
7 March 1825
Birth of John Spencer Raley in Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
1873
28 March 1873
Age 48
Death of John Spencer Raley in Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 March 1825
    Event Place: Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 March 1873
    Event Place: Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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