James
"Cottonhead Jim"
Riley
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of John J. Riley
and Jane (Johnson) Riley
Brother of
Wiley Riley, Sarah Riley, Samuel Henry Riley, Margaret (Riley) Baker, Nancy (Riley) Bolling, Loudema Riley, Esquire Riley, Granville Polk Riley, Elihu Riley and Allen M Riley [half]
Husband of
Eliza Ann Johnson
— married
1845 in Breathitt County, KY
Father of
Granville C. Riley
Died
at about age 93
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Feb 2012
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Contents |
Biography
This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.
He is the son of John Riley and Jane Johnson. [1]
Name
- Name: James "Cottonhead Jim" /Riley/
- Given Name: James "Cottonhead Jim"
- Surname: Riley
Birth
User ID
- User ID: 625078CAD9672F4C9682FADBD5894CC20867
Sources
- Source: S124 Abbreviation: Dozens of Cousins Author: William O'Connor Publication: 1988
- Source: S38 Abbreviation: Dozens of Cousins Author: William O'Connor Publication: 1988
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Riley-1248 created through the import of meland2012.ged on Feb 6, 2012 by Greg Meland. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Greg and others.
- WikiTree profile Riley-1263 created through the import of meland2012.ged on Feb 6, 2012 by Greg Meland. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Greg and others.
- Thanks to Wesley Doughman for starting this profile.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~2.34%
~3.12%
Mary Gay 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A158759 [compare], Ancestry member MARYKGAY
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~1.56%
Nora (Welch) Goodin :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Cleta (Turner) Pence :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A162791 [compare]
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~0.78%
Bill Huitt :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bill_huitt
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Britton Meland :
23andMe, GEDmatch AL3638922 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Sharon Barger :
23andMe
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~0.78%
D Moyers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PW1517003 [compare]
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~0.78%
Tina (Bowman) Johnston :
AncestryDNA
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Wesley Doughman
Wesley Doughman
Riley-1866 and Riley-1248 appear to represent the same person because: These have to be the same person. Do you have any information on the parents of Nancy Ann Rice, who married Houston also spelled Huston Riley, ?
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Rejected matches › James Arthur Riley (1873-) › Albert James Riley (abt.1877-1953) › D James Riley › James Riley (bef.1850-) › James Riley I (abt.1811-) › James Edward Riley (1884-1921) › James Riley › Jamie Riley › James Riley II
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