Elijah
Riley
Born about in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Spencer Riley
and Elizabeth Betsey Conner
Brother of
Martha Jane Riley, George Thomas Riley, Marcus O Riley, Samuel Elgin Riley, Sylvanus Isiah Riley and Joseph Lawrence Riley
Husband of
Elizabeth German
— married
9 Jun 1866 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Permelia Ann Riley, Catherine F Riley, Elijah Sylvanis Riley, Nancy Elizabeth Riley, Mary Marshall Riley, William Spencer Riley, Lavenia Riley and Ida Bell Riley
Died
at about age 73
in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Profile last modified
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Contents |
Biography
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.
Name
Birth
Residence
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- 1880
- Jefferson, Culpeper, Virginia, USA[16]
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- 1910
- Cedar Run, Fauquier, Virginia, USA[17]
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- 1870
- Wakefield, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[18]
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- 1860
- Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[19]
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- 1850
- Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[20]
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- 1900
- Marshall, Fauquier, Virginia, USA[21]
Military Service
- Service: Confederate Pvt Co. B 7th Reg't Virginia Infantry Age 23
- 20 Apr 1861
- Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA[22]
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Jul Aug 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card May Jun 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Dec 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Nov Dec 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Sep Oct 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Jan Feb 1863
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Mar Apr 1864
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Mar Apr 1863
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card May Jun 1863
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Mar 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Jul Aug 1863
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Sep Oct 1863
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Dec 1861
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Apr Jun 1861
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Jan Feb 1864
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Jan 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Mar Apr 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Envelope
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Oct Nov 1861
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Jan Feb 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Nov Dec 1863
Note
- 1880 Census - Farmer
- 1900 Census - Day Laborer
- 1910 Census - Civil War Vet CA
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Jul Aug 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card May Jun 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Dec 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Nov Dec 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Sep Oct 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Jan Feb 1863
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Mar Apr 1864
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Mar Apr 1863
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card May Jun 1863
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Mar 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Jul Aug 1863
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Sep Oct 1863
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Dec 1861
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Apr Jun 1861
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Jan Feb 1864
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Jan 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Mar Apr 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Envelope
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Oct Nov 1861
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Jan Feb 1862
- Elijah Riley Civil War Service Card Nov Dec 1863
Marriage
- FAM
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- to Mother: Natural
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- to Mother: Natural
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- to Mother: Natural
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- to Mother: Natural
- Rappahannock County, Virginia, Marriage Register 1854-1930 Pg. 10
- 09 Jun 1866
- Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[23]
- FAM
- @P130@
- @P129@
- @P178@
- to Father: Natural
- to Mother: Natural
- @P181@
- to Father: Natural
- to Mother: Natural
- @P179@
- to Father: Natural
- to Mother: Natural
- @P93@
- to Father: Natural
- to Mother: Natural
- @P183@
- to Father: Natural
- to Mother: Natural
- @P182@
- to Father: Natural
- to Mother: Natural
- @P184@
- to Father: Natural
- to Mother: Natural
- Marge Davis Email
- 23 Aug 1832
- Frederick County, Virginia, USA[24]
Sources
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- Repository: R-1565805857 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
- Source: S-1335191586 Repository: #R-1565805857 Title: Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early Amer Note: APID: 1,3723::0
- Source: S-1372972537 Repository: #R-1565805857 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=40144393&pid=93
- Source: S-1373531572 Repository: #R-1565805857 Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record Note: APID: 1,7163::0
- Source: S-1373544399 Repository: #R-1565805857 Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited Note: APID: 1,6742::0
- Source: S-1373544764 Repository: #R-1565805857 Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Note: APID: 1,7667::0
- Source: S-1373544842 Repository: #R-1565805857 Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Note: APID: 1,8054::0
- Source: S-1373547860 Repository: #R-1565805857 Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was Note: APID: 1,7884::0
- Source: S-1373548404 Repository: #R-1565805857 Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18 Note: APID: 1,7602::0
- ↑ Source: #S-1373548404 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Marshall, Fauquier, Virginia; Roll: T623_1708; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 33. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=71553225&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Apr 1830 Birth place: Virginia Marriage date: 1876 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Marshall District (south & east part), Fauquier, Virginia APID: 1,7602::71553225
- ↑ Source: #S-1373544842 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: , Rappahannock, Virginia; Roll: M432_972; Page: 146B; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=15467699&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1838 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Rappahannock, Virginia APID: 1,8054::15467699
- ↑ Source: #S-1373544764 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Rappahannock, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: 207; Image: 222. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=34115798&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1838 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States APID: 1,7667::34115798
- ↑ Source: #S-1373544399 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Jefferson, Culpeper, Virginia; Roll: 1361; Family History Film: 1255361; Page: 342A; Enumeration District: 034; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=13334111&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Jefferson, Culpeper, Virginia, United States APID: 1,6742::13334111
- ↑ Source: #S-1373531572 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Wakefield, Rappahannock, Virginia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=40365110&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1820 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Wakefield, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States APID: 1,7163::40365110
- ↑ Source: #S-1334168649 Page: Side served: Confederacy; State served: Virginia; Enlistment date: 20 Apr 1861. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=hdssoldiers&h=6020377&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: APID: 1,3737::6020377
- ↑ Source: #S-1373547860 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Cedar Run, Fauquier, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=179417440&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1835 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Cedar Run, Fauquier, Virginia APID: 1,7884::179417440
- ↑ Source: #S-1275480518 Page: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X51Z-YBS : accessed 19 Jan 2013), Elijah Riley and Elizabeth German, 09 Jun 1866; citing reference Item 2 P 267 L 41, FHL microfilm 2048472 Note: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X51Z-YBS Data: Text: groom's name: Elijah Riley groom's birth date: 1840 groom's birthplace: , Rappk., groom's age: 26 bride's name: Elizabeth German bride's birth date: 1845 bride's birthplace: , Culpeper, bride's age: 21 marriage date: 09 Jun 1866 marriage place: Rappahannock, Virginia groom's father's name: Spencer Riley groom's mother's name: Elizabeth Riley bride's father's name: bride's mother's name: Elizabeth German groom's race: groom's marital status: Single groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: Single bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M00624-7 system origin: Virginia-EASy source film number: 2048472 reference number: Item 2 P 267 L 41
- ↑ Source: #S-1373548404 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Marshall, Fauquier, Virginia; Roll: T623_1708; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 33. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=71553225&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Apr 1830 Birth place: Virginia Marriage date: 1876 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Marshall District (south & east part), Fauquier, Virginia APID: 1,7602::71553225
- ↑ Source: #S-1373544842 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: , Rappahannock, Virginia; Roll: M432_972; Page: 146B; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=15467699&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1838 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Rappahannock, Virginia APID: 1,8054::15467699
- ↑ Source: #S-1373544764 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Rappahannock, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: 207; Image: 222. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=34115798&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1838 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States APID: 1,7667::34115798
- ↑ Source: #S-1373544399 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Jefferson, Culpeper, Virginia; Roll: 1361; Family History Film: 1255361; Page: 342A; Enumeration District: 034; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=13334111&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Jefferson, Culpeper, Virginia, United States APID: 1,6742::13334111
- ↑ Source: #S-1373531572 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Wakefield, Rappahannock, Virginia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=40365110&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1820 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Wakefield, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States APID: 1,7163::40365110
- ↑ Source: #S-1373547860 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Cedar Run, Fauquier, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=179417440&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1835 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Cedar Run, Fauquier, Virginia APID: 1,7884::179417440
- ↑ Source: #S-1275480518 Page: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X51Z-YBS : accessed 19 Jan 2013), Elijah Riley and Elizabeth German, 09 Jun 1866; citing reference Item 2 P 267 L 41, FHL microfilm 2048472 Note: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X51Z-YBS Data: Text: groom's name: Elijah Riley groom's birth date: 1840 groom's birthplace: , Rappk., groom's age: 26 bride's name: Elizabeth German bride's birth date: 1845 bride's birthplace: , Culpeper, bride's age: 21 marriage date: 09 Jun 1866 marriage place: Rappahannock, Virginia groom's father's name: Spencer Riley groom's mother's name: Elizabeth Riley bride's father's name: bride's mother's name: Elizabeth German groom's race: groom's marital status: Single groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: Single bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M00624-7 system origin: Virginia-EASy source film number: 2048472 reference number: Item 2 P 267 L 41
- ↑ Source: #S-1373544399 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Jefferson, Culpeper, Virginia; Roll: 1361; Family History Film: 1255361; Page: 342A; Enumeration District: 034; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=13334111&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Jefferson, Culpeper, Virginia, United States APID: 1,6742::13334111
- ↑ Source: #S-1373547860 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Cedar Run, Fauquier, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=179417440&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1835 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Cedar Run, Fauquier, Virginia APID: 1,7884::179417440
- ↑ Source: #S-1373531572 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Wakefield, Rappahannock, Virginia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=40365110&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1820 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Wakefield, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States APID: 1,7163::40365110
- ↑ Source: #S-1373544764 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Rappahannock, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: 207; Image: 222. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=34115798&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1838 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States APID: 1,7667::34115798
- ↑ Source: #S-1373544842 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: , Rappahannock, Virginia; Roll: M432_972; Page: 146B; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=15467699&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1838 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Rappahannock, Virginia APID: 1,8054::15467699
- ↑ Source: #S-1373548404 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Marshall, Fauquier, Virginia; Roll: T623_1708; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 33. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=71553225&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Apr 1830 Birth place: Virginia Marriage date: 1876 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Marshall District (south & east part), Fauquier, Virginia APID: 1,7602::71553225
- ↑ Source: #S-1373547860 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Cedar Run, Fauquier, Virginia; Roll: T624_1628; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0039; Image: 499; FHL microfilm: 1375641. Data: Date: 1910 Note: Data: Text: Column 30 Civil War Veteran Answer CA
- ↑ Source: #S-1275480518 Page: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X51Z-YBS : accessed 19 Jan 2013), Elijah Riley and Elizabeth German, 09 Jun 1866; citing reference Item 2 P 267 L 41, FHL microfilm 2048472 Note: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X51Z-YBS Data: Text: groom's name: Elijah Riley groom's birth date: 1840 groom's birthplace: , Rappk., groom's age: 26 bride's name: Elizabeth German bride's birth date: 1845 bride's birthplace: , Culpeper, bride's age: 21 marriage date: 09 Jun 1866 marriage place: Rappahannock, Virginia groom's father's name: Spencer Riley groom's mother's name: Elizabeth Riley bride's father's name: bride's mother's name: Elizabeth German groom's race: groom's marital status: Single groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: Single bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M00624-7 system origin: Virginia-EASy source film number: 2048472 reference number: Item 2 P 267 L 41
- ↑ Source: #S-1335191586 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=va2&h=134359&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Marriage date: 23 August 1832 Marriage place: Frederick, Virginia APID: 1,3723::134359
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Frank Riley for creating WikiTree profile Riley-2087 through the import of Riley Family Tree 2.ged on May 5, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Frank and others.
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