John Richards Riley (1826 - 1891)

Born 1 Mar 1826 in New Jersey, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Biography

Research Notes

Living next door to each other on the 1850 census both from New Jersey. William Riley and John Riley

Marriages

John Riley married Catherine Richards who may and Alfred Shuey.

Catherine Ewing married James Rilea

Justifications:

Catherine Richards who married Alfred Shuey in Ohio, 1844 was living with two Rileys who could have been her children and are attached as such, WIlliam Riley who was born in New Jersey 1824 and Mary Riley.

The family of Alfred Shuey was at the census of 1850 living next door to John Richards Riley , who according to posted connections at familysearch, the son of John Riley and Catherine Richards which makes sense given the middle name or Richards for John.

Catherine Ewing and James Rilea were linked on FamilySearch. They have children that follow them on most census. Someone had connected Catherine Ewing and Catherine Riley probably because the marriages were both held in Pickaway at appropriate dates. This did not take into account, however, that WIlliam Riley and his sister, who were born in New Jersey, would unlikely have been the result of the marriage of Catherine Ewing married James Rilea who were married in Ohio, +500 miles to the west of New Jersey. The marriage of Ewing to Riley was claimed by multiple profiles on FamilySearch. The above explanation was my choice as to the correct claim of marriage records.

Following DNA and Census records the family connection has been thus proposed.

It is still unknown whose daughter Viola Riley is. She is listed as grandaughter to Catherine.

Sources

• "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDV3-M5V : 8 December 2014), John R. Riley and Mary Ann Waite, 14 Oct 1849; citing Pickaway,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0288394 V. 4-5.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXQY-1SN : 9 November 2014), John R Riley, Harrison, Pickaway, Ohio, United States; citing family 648, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6RN-2MS : 30 December 2015), John Riley, 1860.

• "Nebraska Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JWR8-5RL : 9 December 2014), John R Riley, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the Territory of Nebraska," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Second Nebraska Cavalry, Pie-Sca, NARA microfilm publication M1787 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995), roll 38.

• Muster Roll

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX6T-2NJ : 17 October 2014), John R Riley, Indiana, United States; citing p. 15, family 114, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,852.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF54-23G : 14 July 2016), J R Riley, Harper, McPherson, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 262, sheet 408A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0387; FHL microfilm 1,254,387.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #35558573