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Joseph Riley 1828–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1828

Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 08 Feb 1896

Death Location: Nan Riley Cemetery, Fount, Knox Co., Ky

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Nancy Riley

Spouse(s): Mary Jones

Children(s): Jane Riley, Louisa Riley, Nancy Riley, Sarah Riley, Joseph Riley, Samuel Riley, Alice Riley, John Riley, Sarah Riley

Joseph Riley was born in 1828 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Riley Sr And Nancy Ellen Hammons Riley. Joseph Riley married Mary Ann Jones, and had children including Alice M Riley, Jane Riley, John A Riley, Joseph S Riley, Louisa Riley, Nancy C Riley, Samuel Riley, Sarah Ann Riley, Sarah Ann Sally Riley. Joseph Riley passed away in 1896 in Nan Riley Cemetery, Fount, Knox Co., Ky.

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Biography

  • Joseph Riley was born in 1828 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Riley Sr And Nancy Ellen Hammons Riley.
  • Joseph Riley married Mary Ann Jones, and had children including Alice M Riley, Jane Riley, John A Riley, Joseph S Riley, Louisa Riley, Nancy C Riley, Samuel Riley, Sarah Ann Riley, Sarah Ann Sally Riley.
  • Joseph Riley passed away in 1896 in Nan Riley Cemetery, Fount, Knox Co., Ky.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr.
1804–1889
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Riley
1806–1877
Birth Location: Knox County Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Mary Jones
1833–1896
Birth Location: Ky
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Children(s)

Jane Riley
1855–
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Louisa Riley
1857–1902
Birth Location: Horn Branch, Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Riley
1859–
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Riley
1853–
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
SR
Joseph Riley
1863–1950
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Samuel Riley
1866–1927
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Alice Riley
1869–1952
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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John Riley
1872–1954
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Riley
1853–
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Joseph Riley's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Riley
1828–1896
Birth Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Riley Sr.
1804–1889
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Ellen Hammons) Riley
1806–1877
Knox County Kentucky
Grandparents
Joseph Riley
1785–
South Carolina, USA
Alice (Ann) English
1785–
Virginia, USA
Obediah (Hammons) II
1756–1849
Prince William, VA
Elizabeth Skaggs
1766–1849
Greenbriar, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial USA
Great-Grandparents
Obediah I
1730–1790
Betty Pullen
1734–1788
Thomas Skaggs
1700–1805
Ann Wollard
1717–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Job Hammons
1677–1758
Amadine Baylis
1684–1746

Joseph Riley's Descendants

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Joseph Riley (18 Apr 1828–08 Feb 1896) m. Mary (Ann) Jones (1833–08 Feb 1896)
  1. 1. Jane Riley 1855–
  2. 2. Louisa Riley 1857–1902 m. Milton Smith 1859–1936
    1. 1. Emma (B) Smith 1895–1979
    2. 2. Garrard Smith 1893–1983 m. Lucy Wagers 1899–1991
      1. 1. Bertha Smith 1931–2010 m. Harry (Russell) Walker 1926–
        1. 1. Harry (Walker) Jr 1948–1948
      2. 2. Cecil Smith 1927–1931
      3. 3. Clelsie (Smith) Clark 1924–
      4. 4. Garrard (Gilbert Smith) Jr 1929–2005
      5. 5. Grover (Brit Smith) Sr 1919–2010 m. Myrtle (Josephine) Kelley 1924–2011
        1. 1. Gary (Wayne) Smith 1945–1967 m. Brenda (Joyce) Matlock 1948–1967
        2. 2. Harold (Leon) Smith 1939–2022
      6. 6. Harlan Smith 1921–2004 m. Donna (Miller) Granger 1928–2019
    3. 3. Gilbert Smith 1889–1968 m. Rachel (Belle) Mills 1887–1974
      1. 1. Emma (Lee) Smith 1917–
      2. 2. Harold Smith 1919–1998 m. Athalene Brittain 1927–1985
      3. 3. Russel Smith 1920–1986
      4. 4. Daisy Smith 1925–1995
    4. 4. Lettie Smith 1881–1946
    5. 5. Maggie Smith 1884–1980 m. James (T.) Jones 1879–1963
      1. 1. Ballinger Abner 1903–1913
      2. 2. Ray Jones 1907–1970 m. Wilma Deery 1909–1984 m. Loma (Belle) Conahan 1905–1994
      3. 3. Lena Jones 1909–1974
      4. 4. Lila Jones 1911–1989
      5. 5. Audrey Jones –1979
      6. 6. Wilma Jones 1914–
      7. 7. Lillian (Josephine) Jones 1925–
      8. 8. Wilma Jones 1917–2000
      9. 9. Andra Jones 1914–
    6. 6. Samuel Smith 1888–1973 m. Ella Delph 1887–1975
      1. 1. Cloyd Smith 1907–
      2. 2. Edna Smith 1908–
      3. 3. Walter Smith 1911–
      4. 4. Elsie Stewart 1916– m. Clyde (Herschel) Stewart 1912–
      5. 5. Private Smith 1917– m. Private Igoe 1914–
      6. 6. Samuel (Smith) Jr 1923–
    7. 7. Susan Smith 1886–1929 m. Robert (Bob) Mills 1883–1964
      1. 1. Axie Mills 1906–1965 m. Samuel (A) Elam 1906–1964
        1. 1. Ernie Elam 1925–2013 m. Dorthy Frey 1927–2005 m. Juanita (Alice) Porter 1924–2007
      2. 2. Esther Mills 1908–1990 m. James (Toleman) Mills 1902–1980
        1. 1. Hersell Mills 1929–1994
        2. 2. Susan (Mae "Sudie") Mills 1933–1998 m. Carson Trent 1930–2013
      3. 3. Matt Mills 1910–1993 m. Bertha Jackson 1908–1991
        1. 1. Emma (Lee) Mills 1932–2017 m. Harold (Eugene) Boyd 1934–1994
      4. 4. Ethel Mills 1912–1953 m. Dallas Broughton 1910–2000
        1. 1. Irene Broughton 1938–2019
        2. 2. Thelma Broughton 1932–2020
      5. 5. Emma (B) Mills 1914–2000 m. Reed (B) Jones 1913–1992
        1. 1. Wilma Jones 1938–2018 m. John (Franklin) Abplanalp 1939–2018
      6. 6. Lloyd Mills 1916–1955 m. Alta Cole 1921–2000
        1. 1. Marvin Mills 1939–1997
      7. 7. Denver Mills 1925–2020 m. Viola Broughton 1925–2010
        1. 1. Dennis (G) Mills 1949–1995
      8. 8. Grover Mills 1929–2002
      9. 9. Clarence Mills 1921–1921
      10. 10. Mary Mills 1915–
  3. 3. Nancy (C) Riley 1859–
  4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Riley 1853–
  5. 5. Joseph (S) Riley 1863–1950
  6. 6. Samuel Riley 1866–1927
  7. 7. Alice (M) Riley 1869–1952 m. John (Mitchel Smith) Sr 1861–1929
    1. 1. Della South 1903–1971 m. Madison ("Matt") Botkin 1889–1959
      1. 1. Clyde Botkins 1924–1991
      2. 2. Earl Botkins 1922–2000 m. Allie (Mae) Skinner 1926–2012
        1. 1. Earl (Lafayette) Botkins 1946–2015
      3. 3. James (Emery) Botkins 1926–1991
      4. 4. Mary (Alice) Botkins 1933–1959
    2. 2. Bradley Smith 1895–1951 m. Esther Smith 1898–1961
      1. 1. Eva Root 1918–2004 m. Private 1918–1989
        1. 1. Hiram Root 1939–2008
      2. 2. Henry Smith 1919–1991 m. Hester Smith 1916–
      3. 3. Mattie Smith 1920–
      4. 4. Sudie Smith 1938–2019 m. Willie Hatfield –2019
    3. 3. Charley Smith 1893–
    4. 4. Ellen Smith 1898–
    5. 5. John (Mitchel Smith) Jr 1910–2016
    6. 6. Lawrence (L) Smith 1888–1969
    7. 7. Matison Smith 1905–1914
    8. 8. Mitchell Smith 1908–
    9. 9. Beulah Smith 1912–1997 m. Otis (Green) Black 1908–1969 m. Charles Skinner 1915–1984
      1. 1. William (Findley) Black 1934–1988 m. Ruth (Ellen) Black –1980
      2. 2. James (Tandy) Black 1932–1992
      3. 3. Opal (Ruth) Black 1929–1983 m. James (Theo) Young 1926–2009
        1. 1. Infant Wright 1945–1945
    10. 10. William (C.) Smith 1906–
  8. 8. John (A) Riley 1872–1954 m. Reathy Riley 1880–1947 m. Susan (Belle) Hammons 1874–1899
    1. 1. Samuel Riley 1897–1970
    2. 2. Theophilus Riley 1899–
    3. 3. Mary Riley 1895–
  9. 9. Sarah (Ann Sally) Riley 1853– m. James (B) Smith 1857–1927
    1. 1. Frank (P) Smith 1884–1957 m. Lucinda (Lou Cox Philpot) Smith 1896–1982
      1. 1. T (L) Smith 1911–1984 m. Marie Mills 1920–1988
        1. 1. Roy Smith 1941–2003
    2. 2. Martha (Ellen) Smith 1903–1964 m. Willie (T) Hopkins 1902–1974
      1. 1. Laura (Hopkins) Richards 1923–2004
      2. 2. Magnola (Nola) Hopkins 1925–2011
      3. 3. Maude Hopkins 1929–2009 m. Richard (Mason) Jr 1926–2013
      4. 4. James (T) Hopkins 1927–1981
      5. 5. William (Hopkins) Junior 1937–2008
      6. 6. Bev Hopkins 1922–1999 m. Helena (Marie) Jones 1925–2000
    3. 3. Nancy (E) Smith 1887–1915 m. James (Chig) Collins 1884–1975
      1. 1. Ada Fields 1910–1989 m. Felix (Monroe) Fields 1908–1988
        1. 1. Marie Fields 1930–2020 m. Cecil Denney 1923–1984 m. Troy Chadwell 1927–2005
        2. 2. Christine Fields 1934–2006
        3. 3. Monroe (Fields) Jr 1937–1986 m. Barbara (Jean) Brown 1951–1996
      2. 2. Charley Collins 1907–1976
    4. 4. Joseph Smith 1894–1970
      1. 1. Dorothy (Marie) Smith 1931–2002

Joseph Riley's Timeline

12 Records

1828
18 Oct 1828
Birth of Joseph Riley in Ky
Ky
1828
18 Oct 1828
Birth of Joseph Riley
None
1828
18 Oct 1828
Birth of Joseph Riley in Knox County Kentucky
Knox County Kentucky
1828
18 Apr 1828
Birth of Joseph Riley in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 22
Joseph Riley resided here in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 32
Joseph Riley resided here in Payne, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Payne, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1863
01 Jul 1863
Age 35
Joseph Riley resided here in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 42
Joseph Riley resided here in Subdivision 93, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Subdivision 93, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
Joseph Riley resided here in Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1896
08 Feb 1896
Age 68
Death of Joseph Riley in Nan Riley Cemetery, Knox Co., Ky
Nan Riley Cemetery, Knox Co., Ky
1896
08 Feb 1896
Age 68
Death of Joseph Riley in Knox County Kentucky
Knox County Kentucky
1896
08 Feb 1896
Age 68
Death of Joseph Riley in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1828
    Event Place: Ky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] tombstone
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1828
    Record Source: Grover B Smith Family Sheet

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1828
    Event Place: Knox County Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1828
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Payne, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Subdivision 93, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Barbourville, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1896
    Event Place: Nan Riley Cemetery, Knox Co., Ky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Tombstone
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1896
    Event Place: Knox County Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1896
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nan Riley Cemetery, Fount, Knox Co., Ky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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