James Wayne Riley (1800 - 1875)

Born 1800 in Kentucky, United States

Husband of Sarah Jane Carpenter — married about 1823 in Harrison, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 1875 at about age 75 in Llano, Texas, United States

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Biography

James Wayne Riley BIRTH 1800 Kentucky, USA DEATH 1875 (aged 74–75) Llano County, Texas, USA BURIAL Oxford Cemetery Llano County, Texas, USA ^[1] Parents James Whitfield Riley 1770–1814 / Delphia Rice Riley 1776–1851

Spouses

Sarah Jane Carpenter Riley 1806–1866 (m. 1823)

Children

1. William McKendree Riley 1825–1895
2. James C. Riley 1831–1908
3. David Riley 1833–1911
4. George Wesley Riley 1835–1877
5. Richard Watson Riley 1837–1912
6. Mary Ruby Riley Leverett 1841–1907
7. Phoebe Riley Ward 1843–1920
8. John C Riley 1844–1926

1841 Riley family emigrated to Texas. Republic of Texas land grant to James W Riley 1 May 1841. ^{[2] [3]}

1870 Census: Texas> Travis Co. 17 Aug - James was living w/Richard's family

1860 Census: Texas> Llano Co 29 Jun - 53 yrs, married w/3 children at home

1850 Census: Texas> Travis Co 11 Sep - 44 yrs, married w/10 children at home

Sources

1. ↑ James Wayne Riley (1800–1875), Find A Grave: Memorial #28252648, citing Oxford Cemetery, Llano County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Terenda Curtis Wyant (contributor 47333875) .
2. ↑ http://www.glo.texas.gov/ncu/SCANDOCS/archives_webfiles/arcmaps/webfiles/landgrants/PDFs/1/0/6/1/1061801.pdf
3. ↑ http://www.glo.texas.gov/ncu/SCANDOCS/archives_webfiles/arcmaps/webfiles/landgrants/PDFs/2/4/6/246623.pdf

1850 Travis County, Texas "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLP-3QF : 12 April 2016), Sarah Riley in household of James W Riley, Travis county, part of, Travis, Texas, United States; citing family 182, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

1860 Llano County, Texas "Riley Mountain" "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFJ-NZK : 26 July 2017), Sarah Jane Riley in entry for James W Riley, 1860.