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Obadiah "Obie" Riley 1877–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1877

Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 29 Jan 1963

Death Location: Seattle, King County, Washington

Father: Zachariah Riley

Mother: Martha Parkey

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In 1877, Obadiah "Obie" Riley entered the world in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, born to Zachariah Zack Riley And Martha Jane Sissy Parkey. Obadiah "Obie" Riley passed away in 1963 in Seattle, King County, Washington.

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Biography

  • In 1877, Obadiah "Obie" Riley entered the world in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, born to Zachariah Zack Riley And Martha Jane Sissy Parkey.
  • Obadiah "Obie" Riley passed away in 1963 in Seattle, King County, Washington.

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Obadiah Riley's Ancestors

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Obadiah Riley
1877–1963
Birth Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Zachariah "Zack" Riley
1848–1928
Clairborne, TN, USA
Martha (Jane "Sissy") Parkey
1858–1942
Claiborne, TN, USA
Grandparents
John (S Riley) II
1818–1851
Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Louisa (Melvina) Gibson
1824–1910
Gibson Station, Lee County, Virginia, USA
William ((Billy) Thomas) Parkey
1828–1904
Claiborne Co, TN, USA
Martha ((Mary) Ann) Martin
1829–1895
Claiborne Co, TN, USA
Great-Grandparents
John I
1770–1854
Anna Martin
1760–1865
Zachariah Gibson
1782–1842
Ann Johnston
1792–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Riley
1751–1820
Catherine Fugate
1750–1820
Obediah Ferguson
1738–1820
Elizabeth Harris
1743–1812
Major Gibson
1732–1819
Elizabeth Smith
1758–1826
James Johnston
1763–1843
Esther Turk
1770–1845

Obadiah Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1877
1877
Birth of Obadiah "Obie" Riley in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
1963
29 Jan 1963
Age 86
Death of Obadiah "Obie" Riley in Seattle, King County, Washington
Seattle, King County, Washington

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1963
    Event Place: Seattle, King County, Washington

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