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Joseph S Riley 1863–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1863

Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 24 Jul 1950

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

Father: Joseph Riley

Mother: Mary Jones

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Joseph S Riley was born in 1863 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Riley And Mary Ann Jones. Joseph S Riley married Amanda Cottingim. Joseph S Riley passed away in 1950 in Nan Riley Cemetery, Fount, Knox Co., Ky.

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Biography

  • Joseph S Riley was born in 1863 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Riley And Mary Ann Jones.
  • Joseph S Riley married Amanda Cottingim.
  • Joseph S Riley passed away in 1950 in Nan Riley Cemetery, Fount, Knox Co., Ky.

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Joseph Riley's Ancestors

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Joseph Riley
1863–1950
Birth Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joseph Riley
1828–1896
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann) Jones
1833–1896
Ky
Grandparents
John (Riley) Sr.
1804–1889
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Ellen Hammons) Riley
1806–1877
Knox County Kentucky
Samuel (C) Jones
1797–1876
Tennessee, USA
Jennie (Jane) Gilbert
1812–1858
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Riley
1785–
Alice English
1785–
Obediah II
1756–1849
Elizabeth Skaggs
1766–1849
Isaac Sr
1774–1854
Rhoda Smith
1774–1842
Felix Gilbert
Nancy Wallace
1768–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obediah I
1730–1790
Betty Pullen
1734–1788
Thomas Skaggs
1700–1805
Ann Wollard
1717–1799
Vinson Jones
1745–1817
Elizabeth Cope
1745–1816
Elijah Smith
1748–1864
Anna Haddon
1754–1842

Joseph Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1863
19 May 1863
Birth of Joseph S Riley in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1950
24 Jul 1950
Age 87
Death of Joseph S Riley in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1863
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1950
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nan Riley Cemetery, Fount, Knox Co., Ky
    Record Source: Tombstone

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