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Walter Zachariah Riley 1929–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1929

Birth Location: Union County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 Sep 1996

Death Location: Berea, Madison, Kentucky, USA

Father: Zachariah Riley

Mother: Sallie HAMILTON

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The story of Walter Zachariah Riley began in 1929 in Union County, Tennessee, USA. Walter Zachariah Riley passed away in 1996 in Berea, Madison, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Zachariah Riley began in 1929 in Union County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Walter Zachariah Riley passed away in 1996 in Berea, Madison, Kentucky, USA.

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Walter Riley's Ancestors

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Walter Riley
1929–1996
Birth Place: Union County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Zachariah Martin Riley
1884–1972
Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Sallie (D.) HAMILTON
1897–1984
Union County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Zachariah ("Zack") Riley
1848–1928
Clairborne, TN, USA
Martha (Jane "Sissy") Parkey
1858–1942
Claiborne, TN, USA
Great-Grandparents
John II
1818–1851
Louisa Gibson
1824–1910
William Parkey
1828–1904
Martha Martin
1829–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1770–1854
Anna Martin
1760–1865
Zachariah Gibson
1782–1842
Ann Johnston
1792–1839

Walter Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1929
11 Apr 1929
Birth of Walter Zachariah Riley in Union County, Tennessee, USA
Union County, Tennessee, USA
1996
16 Sep 1996
Age 67
Death of Walter Zachariah Riley in Berea, Madison, Kentucky, USA
Berea, Madison, Kentucky, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1929
    Event Place: Union County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1996
    Event Place: Berea, Madison, Kentucky, USA

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