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Shelby (Shelly) Sherley Riley 1900–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1900

Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 9 Oct 1981

Death Location: Sharps Chapel, Union, Tennessee, United States

Father: Zachariah Riley

Mother: Martha Parkey

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The story of Shelby (Shelly) Sherley Riley began in 1900 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States. Shelby (Shelly) Sherley Riley passed away in 1981 in Sharps Chapel, Union, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Shelby (Shelly) Sherley Riley began in 1900 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States.
  • Shelby (Shelly) Sherley Riley passed away in 1981 in Sharps Chapel, Union, Tennessee, United States.

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Shelby Riley's Ancestors

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Shelby Riley
1900–1981
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

Shelby Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1900
10 Sep 1900
Birth of Shelby (Shelly) Sherley Riley in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
1981
9 Oct 1981
Age 81
Death of Shelby (Shelly) Sherley Riley in Sharps Chapel, Union, Tennessee, United States
Sharps Chapel, Union, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1900
    Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1981
    Event Place: Sharps Chapel, Union, Tennessee, United States

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