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John Lansden Riley 1847 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1847

Birth Location: Caldwell, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 15 Aug 1915

Death Location: Sisco Chapel Cemetary, Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky

Father: James Riley

Mother: Lydia Sisco

Spouse(s): Cornelia Adkins

Children(s): Marcenia Riley, William Riley, Leonard Riley, Lillie Riley, Sarah Riley

Born in 1847 in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States, John Lansden Riley was the child of James Riley and Lydia Allie Sisco. In time, John Lansden Riley married Cornelia Jane Adkins, and they raised a family that included Marcenia Riley, William Marshall Riley, Leonard Nathan Riley, Lillie Riley and Sarah Riley. John Lansden Riley died in Sisco Chapel Cemetary, Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky in 1915.

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Parents

James Riley
1816 – 1860
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
JR
Lydia Sisco
1820 – 1886
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
LS

Spouses(s)

Cornelia Adkins
1848 – 1934
Birth Location: Lyon, Kentucky
CA

Children(s)

Marcenia Riley
1869 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
MR
William Riley
1871 – 1937
Birth Location: Crittenden Co, Kentucky
WR
Leonard Riley
1874 – 1962
Birth Location: Crittenden, Kentucky, USA
LR
Lillie Riley
1879 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
LR
Sarah Riley
1884 – 1954
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
SR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 May 1847
    Event Place: Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky; Roll: 410; Family History Film: 1254410; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 054; Image: 0561, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky; Roll: 517; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1240517, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky; Roll: T624_472; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1374485

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky; Roll: 410; Family History Film: 1254410; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 054; Image: 0561

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky; Roll: 517; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1240517

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky; Roll: T624_472; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1374485

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Aug 1915
    Event Place: Sisco Chapel Cemetary, Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky
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