RILEY
Father
John L.
1847 - 1915
Mother
Cornelia
1848 - 1934
J.L. Riley
married Cornelia Jane Adkins 12 March 1868 in Caldwell County, Kentucky. Giving
consent for the bride was her father, Robert Atkins [sic]. The bride was age 18 and the bridegroom was 20.[1]
According to
her death record,[2]
Cornelia was born 10 June 1848 Lyon County, Kentucky and died 3 February 1934
Lola, Livingston County, Kentucky. The
informant was Sarah Harris of Lola.
John Lansden
Riley was born 30 May 1847 Lyon County and died 15 August 1915 Crittenden
County.[3] John L.
Riley is listed in the household of James and Lydia Riley on the 1850 Caldwell
County census. [4]
His parents were both born in Tennessee.
[1]
Brenda Joyce Jerome. Caldwell County,
Kentucky Marriages 1866-1873, (Evansville, IN: Evansville Bindery, 2002)
47. Also recorded in Caldwell County Marriage Book 8, p. 57.
[2]
Kentucky Death Record #4539 (1934), Cornelia Jane Riley, Ancestry.com.
[3]
Kentucky Death Record #20916 (1915), John Lansden Riley, Ancestry.com.
[4]
1850 Caldwell County, Kentucky census, Dist. 1, Roll M432_194, p. 325B,
Ancestry.com.
Published 15 Jan 2019, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/
3 comments:
Those are my GG Grandparents from my Mom's Paternal side, John William "Willie" Riley's side.
Bettie, This is another family that connects us. Reuben Riley of Jackson County, TN and Crittenden County was my 2nd great grandfather.
To the best of my knowledge,John L & Cornelia J Adkins Riley are my GGG grandparents.I'm Jim N Riley,Jr.
My grandfather is Luther O Riley of Crittenden, Kentucky.
I'd greatly appreciate any more Riley family history.
To those of you who have made this information available,thank you!
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