John Riley, Sr. - RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS

RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS

David Gates- 10/18/2015

Below is a newspaper clipping from 1944 describing the last battle of Curtis Riley.

Madelyn Stark- 03/02/2013

Attached are 4 pages of Mary Riley's will (b.1770 d.1858, wife of John Riley, Sr). I just happen to stumble across it while researching, what a treasure! There are 16 pages to this will and can be found on Familysearch.org.

Madelyn Stark

Ervin Riley- 02/04/2013

Ervin compiled and edited the best account to date of known Riley kin that served during the War Between the States (both Confederate and a few Union).

Ervin writes: Pete, I am honored that my Riley Civil War research now appears on the John Riley Sr. website. Each soldier has been diligently checked and re-checked to ensure accuracy, but there may be some errors. I am aware that my research doesn't always coincide with what has been posted previously on the website. I am so grateful to all of you who have contributed to our Riley family research. The encouragement that I have received from Jim Riley is beyond measure. I am always available to answer any questions concerning our Riley veterans and would be glad to conduct further research on anyone in our family. Erv Riley

Penny Nichols- 02/05/2011

Penny writes: Parents of Argie Malissia Riley - My mother was named after her. William Robert Riley and Mary E Rogers Riley given to me by my grandmother, Clara Ola Granberry Chancey and she was married to Hurley B Chancey, (his father was Jonathan Brink Chancey and his mother was Argie Mailissia Riley. I more packed away and will send them when I am able to get to them, although it may be a while. I think I also have a small riley booklet my grandmother had given me though not sure.

Bryant Riley- 11/27/2010-

LEFT: Front: Mary Emma Speller Riley (1879-1954), William Bryant Riley(1868-1954); Back: Chauncey Wesley Riley (nee Clayton Wesley Riley) (1903-1972), Bryant Holly Riley (1949- ), Tuskegee, Alabama, November or December 1949. RIGHT: Bryant Holly Riley (1949- ) and William Bryant Riley (1868-1954), Tuskegee, Alabama, November or December 1949.

LEFT: Chauncey Wesley Riley (nee Clayton Wesley Riley) (1903-1972), and Monica Riley, daughter, (1926- ), New Orleans, LA, 1927.

RIGHT: Bryant Holly Riley (1949- ) and Chauncey Wesley Riley (nee Clayton Wesley Riley) (1903-1972), New Canaan, CT, c.1955.

Kim 07/14/2010-

Kim of Tumwater, WA, writes: Hi there~ Recently we renovated an OLD historic home here in Tumwater Wa. & found 40 OLD glass plate negatives. 2 of them have the name....EL Riley & wife & the other reads EL Rileys children...any relation? Thnx~ Kim~ :)

Madelyn Stark 04/18/2010-

This is a picture of Mary Ann Riley, born 1851, died 1929. She was married to David Taylor Ard, also in the picture. Mary Ann was the daughter of Needham Riley and Eliza Ann Oliver Riley.

Madelyn Stark 04/08/2010-

Madelyn submitted a group of military records of George Riley (son of Edward), who served in the CSA in the WBTS. George Riley enlisted Dale Co., AL., 15 Aug 1862, died in service, 18 Jun 1863 at Lynchburg, VA. See above in MILITARY section.

George Beck 04/05/2010-

George has submitted a series of fine old photographs of the George Washington and Lettie Brannon Riley family, including JEZ and Lenora. Please visit the PHOTOGRAPHS section to view! The photo of John Edward Zinnamon Riley, below, is one of 7 photographs in this new collection.

Submitted by Rebecca Jackson 10/08/2009-

Pictured in the photo are Nancy Jane Riley Kelso and her husband William Calhoun Kelso on the front row. In the back row are their four sons from left to right: Leroy Littleton Kelso, Samuel Taylor Kelso, Charles Curry Kelso and Clyde Cornelius Kelso. This photo was taken in Greenbriar, Faulkner County, Arkansas where Nancy and her husband resided.

Submitted by Mary Calhoun- 10/06/2009

Shirley Hutchinson has passed away. She was the daughter of Essie Bell (Riley) Newman who was the daughter of Estelle and Lonnie Riley. Not sure if anyone passed this along.

Name:

Shirley Ann Hutchinson

Birth Date & Death Date

August 13th, 1946 - September 20th, 2009

Obituary:

Shirley Ann Hutchinson (Mimi), age 63 of Jefferson, died Sunday, September 20, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 1 P.M. Wednesday, September 23 in the Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville with Rev. Joe McKechnie officiating. Ms. Hutchinson is survived by children Michael Ray Hutchinson; Sheila Faye Hutchinson, of Jacksonville, FL; Starr and Chase Williamson, of Jacksonville, FL; Wendy Marie and John Michael Hoover, of Auburn, GA; Chadwick Forrest and Tara Lyn Hutchinson, of Jefferson, GA; Brandy and Joe Lee, of Sherrills Ford, NC; brother and sister-in-law Robert Earl and Judy Newman; grandchildren Michael Joseph Tortorella; Erika Ryan and Aaron Chase Williamson; Johnathan Dwayne, Jessica Dawn, Rylee Nicole Hoover; Megan Christine and Abigail Rose Hutchinson; Erica Marie, Kellie Ann, and Ryan Hunter Lee. Several nieces and nephews also survive. The family will receive friends Wednesday, September 23 from 12 to 1 P.M. at Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simonton Road, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045. 770-962-3100. Please sign the online guestbook at www.stewartfh.com

Visitations:

12:00PM to 1:00PM on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home Lawrenceville (map/driving directions)

Services:

1:00PM at Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 (map/driving directions)

Submitted by Jack Speigner 09/30/2009-

I am a member of a Yahoo genealogy group that researches articles in the Elba, AL newspaper from 1900 to around 1930. The following was in the 6 Nov 1924 issue. I thought you and other Riley researchers might like to have it.

November 6, 1924

We, the undersigned business houses and business men of Elba, agree to close our places of business the entire day of November 11, in order that our Clerks may celebrate that day:

W.I. English and Sons, Patrick and Kendrick, Edwards-Rainer Hardware Co., W.B. Rainer, People's Tribune, English Brothers, Devane Brothers, Dorsey Brothers, White and Company, D.P. Maddox, Mays-Vaughan Merc. Co., Mays-Whitman Drug Co., Elba Bank and Trust, First National Bank, E.L. Harper, Wise and Company, Hay Mercantile Co., Lime-Cola Bottling Co., Elba Drug Co., W.C. Boutwell, Bonneau-Jeter Hardware Co., Miss Debata Blocker, E.F. Blocker, Smith Brothers, Taylor Mercantile Co., W.E. Blair, Frank Blair, W.W. Ham, Lindsey and Son, G.E. Lindsey, D.F. Prescott, City Barbershop, Conner Brothers Motor Co., Elba Motor Co., Elba Clipper.

Tuskegee, Ala, Nov. 3 -- A wedding of unusual interest occurred in Tuskegee Sunday afternoon at five o'clock when Miss Annie Bird Fort became the bride of John W. Dowdle of Elba, Ala. Miss Fort is the charming daughter of Mrs. A.P. Fort and is greatly loved in Tuskegee. Mr. Dowdle represented Pickens county in the legislature during the last session. Previous to that he was county superintendent of education of Pickens county for four years. He has a teaching record of eight years, but is now a prosperous lumber man at Elba. The happy couple will make their home at Elba.

Andalusia, Oct. 23 - Mrs. Dora Riley, age 72, one of the most widely known women of Southeast Alabama, dropped dead while superintending preparation of the evening meal in her hotel here, Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Riley was seized by the fatal attack while in the kitchen. She expired before assistance reached her.

Mrs. Riley was the widow of the late William Riley who died I 1920. She was related to several of the most prominent families in this section of the state. She has conducted the hotel, "The Riley House" who some time.

Mrs. Riley is survived by five daughters, Mrs. J.C. Hill, Mrs. E.M. Beckett and Miss Fannie Bell Riley, of Andalusia; Mrs. Warren Hunter, of Selma, and Mrs. Harry Lynn, of Little Rock, Ark., two sons, J.H. Riley, of Andalusia and Fred C. Riley, of Denver, Colo; two sisters, Mrs. E.M. O'Neal and Mrs. N.D. Caton, both of Andalusia.

Mrs. Riley was the mother of the late Claude Riley, of Elba, for many years one of our most prominent citizens, and one of the leading attorneys in this section.