James
Edward
Riley
Born in Echo, Dale County, Alabama, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Daniel Riley
and Mary Ann (Brannon) Riley
Brother of
Andrew Jackson Riley, Abraham Riley, Sarah Anzilla (Riley) Newton, Permelia Ann Riley and Emanuel Jasper Riley [half]
Husband of
Lenorah (Halstead) Riley
— married
1 May 1887 in Dale County, Alabama, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Nannie Camellia (Riley) Hodges and Myrtle C (Riley) Strickland
Died
at age 86
in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Oct 2018
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Biography
James was born in 1860. He passed away in 1947.
Sources
- census records, family records, death certificate, marriage records
- 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 9, Dale, Alabama; Roll: M593_12; Page: 223B
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #13421140 (accessed 22 September 2023)
J E Riley (12) in Beat 9, Dale, Alabama. Born in Alabama.
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Daniel Riley | M | 63 | Farmer | North Carolina |
| Mary Riley | F | 40 | Keeping House | Alabama |
| Abraham Riley | M | Farm Laborer | Alabama | |
| J A Riley | M | 18 | Farm Laborer | Alabama |
| Sarah Riley | F | 19 | Alabama | |
| Joseph Riley | M | 16 | Farm Laborer | Alabama |
| Nellie Riley | F | 15 | Alabama | |
| Alex Riley | M | 13 | Alabama | |
| J E Riley | M | 12 | Alabama | |
| George Riley | M | 9 | Alabama | |
| Jasper Riley | M | 7 | Alabama | |
| Noah Riley | M | 2 | Alabama | |
| James Rodgers | M | 18 | Farm Laborer | Alabama |
- Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #126965683
Ancestry Record 60525 #83952059 (accessed 22 September 2023)
James Edward Riley burial (died on 19 Aug 1947) in Eastside Free Will Baptist Cemetery, Houston County, Alabama, United States of America.
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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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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. 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
-
~12.50%
~25.00%
Melanie (Strickland) Renfroe :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A353017 [compare], Ancestry member MelanieMuse7
-
~3.12%
Glenn Brackin :
23andMe, GEDmatch A454595 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A454595 [compare], Ancestry member GlennBrackin
-
~3.12%
Tom Matthews :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UN9037028 [compare], yourDNAportal TOM093cc457, Ancestry member t_m_matthews
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Suzan Redmon :
AncestryDNA
-
~2.34%
Daniel Riley :
23andMe
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #960161
-
~2.34%
Nancy (Riley) Richburg :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member nrrichburg46
-
~1.56%
Lisa (Phelps) Linn :
23andMe, GEDmatch M911018 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M911018 [compare], Ancestry member LisaLinn51
-
~1.56%
Gay (Davis) Dunn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LB1203762 [compare], Ancestry member gdunn972
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Debbie (Bullington) Quattrin :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Bruce Lee :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DBLEE19
-
~0.78%
Mary Beth (Brannan) Fisher :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A969398 [compare], Ancestry member quarterhorses95
-
~0.78%
Kristina (Goens) Holmes :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CN6218699 [compare], yourDNAportal KRI85408b79, Ancestry member RebelGirl76
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Rejected matches › James Riley (1861-) › James Riley (abt.1862-) › James B. Riley (abt.1858-) › Eldred James Riley (1862-1894) › Edward James Riley (1861-1945) › Edwin James Reeley (1867-1948) › James Thompson Raley (1862-1949) › James Roscoe Rule (abt.1862-1952) › James A Ripley II (1862-) › James H. Rowley (abt.1860-)
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