David
M.
Riley
Born in Knox County, Ohio
Ancestors 
Son of Nicholas Riley Jr.
and Elizabeth (Mercer) Riley
Brother of
Ransom Riley, Martha J. Riley, Samuel M. Riley, George A. Riley, Infant Riley and Carrie Riley
Husband of
Alvina M. (Fry) Riley
— married
2 Feb 1888 in Knox, Ohio, United States
Father of
William Wayne Riley
Died
at about age 71
in Knox County, Ohio
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Sep 2015
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Biography
David was the son of Nicholas, Jr. and Elizabeth Riley. His father was a farmer, farming the land next to his grandfather on one side and his uncle George on the other. David was the youngest son of his parents. His siblings were Ransom, Martha J., Samuel, George, and Carrie. David's mother died when he was four years old, and it was several years before his father remarried.
Like his father and grandfather, David became a farmer in Knox County. He married Alvina. They adopted one child, a son, William Wayne Riley. David died in 1940 and is buried in Riley Chapel Cemetery, Knox County, Ohio.
Sources
- David Riley on Find A Grave
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M625-FYK : accessed 22 September 2015), David Riley in household of Nicholas Riley, Ohio, United States.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M896-8HF : accessed 22 September 2015), David Riley in household of Nicholas Riley, Butler, Knox, Ohio.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLNQ-KXX : accessed 23 September 2015), David M Riley, Butler, Knox, Ohio, United States.
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDYR-C3M : accessed 23 September 2015), David M Riley, Butler, Knox, Ohio, United States.
- "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4WG-TML : accessed 23 September 2015), David M Riley, Butler, Knox, Ohio, United States.
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWFZ-3PP : accessed 23 September 2015), David M Riley, Ward 1, Mount Vernon City, Clinton Township, Knox, Ohio, United States.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with David:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with David:
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~1.56%
Ernie Allsop
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23andMe, yourDNAportal ERN940bc47a
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AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal ERN940bc47a, Ancestry member einred
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~0.78%
David Riley :
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