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John Andrew Riley 1856 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1856

Birth Location: Horsepen, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Jun 1936

Death Location: Squire, McDowell, West Virginia

Father: George Riley

Mother: Virginia Bowman

Spouse(s): Mary Sparks

Children(s): Rosa Riley

John Andrew Riley was born in 1856 in Horsepen, Tazewell, Virginia, USA, the child of George Washington Riley and Virginia Bowman. John Andrew Riley married Mary Jane Sparks, and had children including Rosa Virginia Riley. John Andrew Riley passed away in 1936 in Squire, McDowell, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • John Andrew Riley was born in 1856 in Horsepen, Tazewell, Virginia, USA, the child of George Washington Riley and Virginia Bowman.
  • John Andrew Riley married Mary Jane Sparks, and had children including Rosa Virginia Riley.
  • John Andrew Riley passed away in 1936 in Squire, McDowell, West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Riley
1832 – 1923
Birth Location: Davidson, North Carolina, USA
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Virginia Bowman
1834 – 1925
Birth Location: Pulaski, Virginia, USA
VB

Spouses(s)

Mary Sparks
1855 – 1922
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Rosa Riley
1877 – 1972
Birth Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
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John Riley's Ancestors

Self
John Riley
1856 – 1936
Birth Place: Horsepen, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Parents
George Washington Riley
1832 – 1923
Davidson, North Carolina, USA
Virginia Bowman
1834 – 1925
Pulaski, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George Riley
1781 – 1859
North Carolina
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Pike
1808 – 1870
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Daniel (P) Bowman
1797 – 1860
Pulaski, Virginia, USA
Christina Owens
1804 – 1900
Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Ann Smith
1739 – 1784
Benjamin Bowman
1754 – 1829
Sarah Shoemaker
1752 – 1836
John Owens
1775 – 1849
Lydia Picklesimer
1782 – 1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Riley's Descendants

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John (Andrew) Riley (8 Jan 1856 – 27 Jun 1936) m. Mary (Jane) Sparks (30 May 1855 – 29 April 1922)
  1. 1. Rosa (Virginia) Riley (28 Jan 1877 – 22 Dec 1972) m. Gratton (Floyd) Shrader (12 Jul 1878 – 9 October 1940)
    1. 1. Ruby (Grace) Helmondollar (4 December 1909 – 28 July 2004) m. James (Edward) Helmondollar (6 March 1910 – 28 December 1996)
      1. 1. Donald Helmandollar (abt 1932 – )
      2. 2. Floyd (Ray) Helmondollar (18 Jul 1933 – 15 Apr 2015) m. Shirley (A) Duncan (abt 1939 – )
        1. 1. Terry Helmondollar
        2. 2. Michelle Flinchum
      3. 3. Curtiss Helmandollar (abt 1935 – )
      4. 4. Willis Helmandollar (abt 1938 – )

John Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1856
8 Jan 1856
Birth of John Andrew Riley in Horsepen, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Horsepen, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1936
27 Jun 1936
Age 80
Death of John Andrew Riley in Squire, McDowell, West Virginia
Squire, McDowell, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Horsepen, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1936
    Event Place: Squire, McDowell, West Virginia
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