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Mary SHOWS 1798–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1798

Birth Location: Sweetwater, Columbia, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 19 May 1859

Death Location: Hebron, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States

Father: John Schauss\Shows

Mother: Mary Robertson

Spouse(s): Edward Riley

Children(s): Franklin Riley, John Riley, Elizabeth Riley, Nancy Riley, Eleanora Riley, James Riley, William Riley, Mary Riley, Sophronia Riley, Missouri Riley, Andrew Riley, Edward Riley, George Riley

The story of Mary SHOWS began in 1798 in Sweetwater, Columbia, Georgia, United States. Mary SHOWS married Edward Miles Riley, and had children including Andrew Jackson Riley, Edward Madison Ned Riley, Eleanora Ellen Ellender Riley, Elizabeth Riley, Franklin Lafayette Riley, George Washington Riley, James Columbus Riley, John Shows Riley, Mary Riley, Missouri Jane Riley, Nancy Riley, Sophronia Ann Riley, William Miles Riley. Mary SHOWS passed away in 1859 in Hebron, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary SHOWS began in 1798 in Sweetwater, Columbia, Georgia, United States.
  • Mary SHOWS married Edward Miles Riley, and had children including Andrew Jackson Riley, Edward Madison Ned Riley, Eleanora Ellen Ellender Riley, Elizabeth Riley, Franklin Lafayette Riley, George Washington Riley, James Columbus Riley, John Shows Riley, Mary Riley, Missouri Jane Riley, Nancy Riley, Sophronia Ann Riley, William Miles Riley.
  • Mary SHOWS passed away in 1859 in Hebron, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Schauss\Shows
1764–1842
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Mary Robertson
1760–1853
Birth Location: Pocataligo, Jasper, South Carolina
MR

Spouses(s)

Edward Riley
1796–1873
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Franklin Riley
1835–1907
Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
FR
John Riley
1817–1880
Birth Location: Perry, Mississippi, United States
JR
Elizabeth Riley
1818–1878
Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
ER
Nancy Riley
1820–1849
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
NR
Eleanora Riley
1822–1889
Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
ER
James Riley
1824–1881
Birth Location: New Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States
JR
William Riley
1826–1831
Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
WR
Mary Riley
1829–1838
Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
MR
Sophronia Riley
1838–1907
Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
SR
Missouri Riley
1839–1900
Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
MR
Andrew Riley
1833–1905
Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
AR
Edward Riley
1837–1917
Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
ER
George Riley
1831–1862
Birth Location: Jones, Mississippi, United States
GR

Mary SHOWS's Ancestors

Self
Mary SHOWS
1798–1859
Birth Place: Sweetwater, Columbia, Georgia, United States
Parents
John Adam Schauss\Shows
1764–1842
Pennsylvania
Mary (Nancy) Robertson
1760–1853
Pocataligo, Jasper, South Carolina
Grandparents
John (Conrad) Schauss
1738–1791
Falkner Swamp, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Johanna (Maria Magdalena) Schwindt
1745–1766
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Jeffrey Robertson
1737–1827
Chesterfield,Henrico,Virginia,USA
Sarah Norvell
1730–1812
Hanover,Henrico,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Schauss
1704–1770
Maria Baum
1707–1769
Jeffrey Robertson
1709–1784
Judith Tanner
1710–1785
George Norvell
1704–1757
Sarah Bullock
1700–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schauss
1675–1734
Anna Conrad
1678–1712
Johann Baum
1672–
Jeffery Robertson
1654–1734
Elizabeth Bowman
1655–1739
Edward Tanner
1664–1719
Mary Hatcher
1662–1760
Captain Norvell
1674–1719
Sara Besouth
1674–1705

Mary SHOWS's Descendants

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Mary SHOWS (14 Sep 1798–19 May 1859) m. Edward (Miles) Riley (18 Aug 1796–30 Mar 1873)
  1. 1. Franklin (Lafayette) Riley 1835–1907 m. Elmyrah (Balsorah Indiana) Weathersby 1845–1921
    1. 1. May (Virginia) Riley 1887–1973
    2. 2. Balsorah (Lenorah) Riley 1876–1963
    3. 3. Ellen (Nettie) Riley 1884–
    4. 4. John (Bunyan) Riley 1878–1939
    5. 5. Jefferson (Davis) Riley 1870–1947
    6. 6. Edward (Duncan "Ned") Riley 1866–1886
    7. 7. Franklin (Lafayette Riley,) Jr. 1868–1929
    8. 8. Robert (E) Riley 1874–1876
    9. 9. James (Dampeer) Riley 1880–1932
    10. 10. Ghent Riley 1882–
    11. 11. Maud (Edith) Riley 1883–1883
    12. 12. Mary (Elmyra "Mollie") Riley 1863–1952
  2. 2. John (Shows) Riley 1817–1880
  3. 3. Elizabeth Riley 1818–1878
  4. 4. Nancy Riley 1820–1849
  5. 5. Eleanora (Ellen Ellender) Riley 1822–1889
  6. 6. James (Columbus) Riley 1824–1881
  7. 7. William (Miles) Riley 1826–1831
  8. 8. Mary Riley 1829–1838
  9. 9. Sophronia (Ann) Riley 1838–1907
  10. 10. Missouri (Jane) Riley 1839–1900
  11. 11. Andrew (Jackson) Riley 1833–1905
  12. 12. Edward (Madison "ned") Riley 1837–1917
  13. 13. George (Washington) Riley 1831–1862

Mary SHOWS's Timeline

2 Records

1798
14 Sep 1798
Birth of Mary SHOWS in Sweetwater, Columbia, Georgia, United States
Sweetwater, Columbia, Georgia, United States
1859
19 May 1859
Age 61
Death of Mary SHOWS in Hebron, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States
Hebron, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1798
    Event Place: Sweetwater, Columbia, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1859
    Event Place: Hebron, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States
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