Wesley
Riley
Born in Darlington, South Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Edward R Riley Sr
and Mary Polly (Outlaw) Riley
Husband of
Nancy Maria (Galloway) Riley
— married
2 Feb 1860 in Henry County, Alabama
Descendants 
Father of
James Early Riley, Lucinda (Riley) Baldwin, Zinnamon Riley, William Bryant Riley, Asa Earley Riley, Archie Walter Riley and Minnie (Riley) Brannon
Died
at age 72
in Echo, Dale County, Alabama
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Nov 2014
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Biography
ADAH Civil War Service Database Records verify that Wesley enlisted in Company B, 33rd Alabama Infantry Regiment on 11 March 1862 at Clopton with the grade of 3rd Sgt. He was serving in the grade of 2nd Lieutenant when captured near Atlanta Georgia on July 22, 1864. He lost his right eye in this battle. He arrived at the Johnson Island prisoner of War Depot, Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie Ohio on August 1, 1864 and was released on June 15, 1865. After the War Wesley Farmed and served as a Methodist Church Minister until his death.
- Burial: Center Methodist Cemetery, Henry County Alabama (Source: Riley.FTW, Date of Import: Aug 18, 2000.)
- Census 1: 01 Jun 1900, Echo, Dale County Alabama, 239a, age 67
- Census 2: 31 Oct 1850, Echo, Dale County Alabama, HH 181, age 18, b, SC
- Census 3: 16 Aug 1860, Dale County Alabama, dwelling 896, age 28, b, SC
- Census 4: 19 Jun 1880, Echo, Dale County Alabama, Dwelling 5, age 47, b, SC
Sources
- Descendants of Edward R. Riley, Sr, submitted by Jim Riley on March 17, 2012. http://www.johnriley-sr.net/research/edward_r_riley_sr
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wesley by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wesley by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Daniel Riley
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-Y67830, FTDNA kit #960161
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~3.12%
Daniel Riley :
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #960161
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~3.12%
Bruce Lee :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DBLEE19
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~3.12%
Nancy (Riley) Richburg :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member nrrichburg46
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~1.56%
Glenn Brackin :
23andMe, GEDmatch A454595 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A454595 [compare], Ancestry member GlennBrackin
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~1.56%
Lisa (Phelps) Linn :
23andMe, GEDmatch M911018 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M911018 [compare], Ancestry member LisaLinn51
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~1.56%
Melanie (Strickland) Renfroe :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A353017 [compare], Ancestry member MelanieMuse7
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~1.56%
Gay (Davis) Dunn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LB1203762 [compare], Ancestry member gdunn972
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~0.78%
Tom Matthews :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UN9037028 [compare], yourDNAportal TOM093cc457, Ancestry member t_m_matthews
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~0.78%
Kristina (Goens) Holmes :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CN6218699 [compare], yourDNAportal KRI85408b79, Ancestry member RebelGirl76
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EDWARD R. RILEY, SR (JOHN5, EDWARD4, WILLIAM3, EDWARD2, EDWARD1) was born 22 Jun 1801 in Orange County North Carolina, and died 15 May 1875 in Echo, Dale County Alabama. He married MARY POLLY OUTLAW Abt. 1822 in Darlington District, South Carolina, daughter of GEORGE OUTLAW and WINIFRED. She was born 1803 in Darlington District, South Carolina, and died 11 Sep 1888 in Echo, Dale County Alabama.