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Samuel Finley Riley

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Samuel Finley Riley

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30 Sep 1939 (aged 85)
Burial
Walker, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Samuel Finley Riley, son of William Riley and Margaret Jane Baer, was born 03 Mar 1854 in Atlantic or East Fallowfield, Crawford Co., PA, and died 30 Sep 1939 in Eatons, Wood Co., WV. He married Sarah Jane Taylor 11 Mar 1875 in prob East Bay (now Traverse City), Traverse Co., MI, daughter of Mathias Taylor and Elizabeth French. She was born 17 Apr 1853 in Swanton?, Fulton? or Williams Co., OH, and died 28 May 1927 in Eatons, Wood Co., WV.

He was a lumberer and moved from Pennsylvania to Michigan, back to Pennsylvania, and then to West Virginia. He operated a stove mill and a country store, and was an apple orchardist after moving to West Virginia. He was one of the first to own a steam operated tractor in his region. His brother Cornelius farmed not far in Wirt County, with his own farm divided by Wood and Wirt counties. The two farms were on Goose Creek.

More About Samuel Finley Riley:
Burial: MT Olive Cemetery, Walker, Wood Co., WV

Notes for Sarah Jane Taylor:
Died at 9:15PM

More About Sarah Jane Taylor:
Burial: MT Olive Cemetery, Walker, Wood Co., WV

Children of Samuel Riley and Sarah Taylor are:
1. Elizabeth May or Lizzie May Riley, b. 29 Mar 1876, East Bay, Traverse Co., MI; d. 21 May 1971, Toledo, Lucas Co., OH. She married (1) James Lewis Burch 07 Apr 1901 in Wood Co., WV, son of Martin Burch and Mary Braham. He was born 25 Nov 1856 in Wood Co., WV. She married (2) Henry J. or Heinrich Johann Friedrich Griewahn Bet. 1901 - 1915, son of Joachim Karl Heinrich Griewahn and Elisabeth Maria Schroeder. He was born 29 Apr 1873 in Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI, and died 11 Jul 1919 in Toledo, Lucas Co., OH. She married (3) William Christian 24 Nov 1919 in Toledo, Lucas Co., OH, son of Peter Christian and Mary Franks. He was born 01 Jan 1882 in Greece?.

2. William Marvin Riley, b. 30 Apr 1878, East Bay, Traverse Co., MI; d. Sugar Grove, possibly OH.

3. Arthur Vernon "Arlie" Riley, b. 26 Aug 1881, East Bay, Traverse Co., MI; d. 31 Jul 1966, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., PA. He married Alta Flora Ware 27 May 1907 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, daughter of John William Ware and Virginia Susan Swick. She was born 25 Nov 1890 in Barbour Co., WV, and died 06 Dec 1943 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA.

4. Lester Ray "Bert" Riley, b. 31 Oct 1883, Oil City, Venango Co. or Mercer Co., PA; d. 06 Aug 1957, Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co., PA. He married Minnie Jane Ware 14 Apr 1910 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, daughter of John William Ware and Virginia Susan Swick. She was born 19 Jul 1888 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co. or Barbour Co., WV, and died 15 Feb 1974 in Blairsville, Indiana Co., PA.

5. James Bee Riley, b. 07 Feb 1886, Eatons, Wood Co., WV; d. 08 Jun 1966, Eatons, Wood Co., WV.

More About James Bee Riley:
Burial: MT Olive Cemetery, Walker, Wood Co., WV

6. Jesse Grant Riley, b. 02 May 1888, Eatons, Wood Co., WV; d. 11 Jun 1945, Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. He married Edith Katherine Marlow 27 Nov 1922 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, daughter of Lewis Napoleon Marlow and Mary Elizabeth LeMasters. She was born 23 Sep 1905 in Eatons, Wood Co., WV, and died 25 May 1953 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV.


7. Ruby Pearl Riley, b. 11 Jul 1892, Eatons, Wood Co., WV; m. (1) John Charles Smith, 24 Mar 1926; b. Wirt or Jackson Co., WV; m. (2) Frederick Hodgkiss, 25 May 1939, Wood Co., WV, son of Joseph Hodgkiss and Janette or Jeanette (DeVaughn) Lemon; b. 02 Jul 1884, Eatons or Walker, Wood Co., WV; d. 30 May 1953, Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV; m. (3) Jesse Stell Hardman, 21 Jan 1957, son of Joe Hardman and Louisa ( ? ).

More About Frederick Hodgkiss:
Burial: MT Olive Cemetery, Walker, Wood Co., WV
Samuel Finley Riley, son of William Riley and Margaret Jane Baer, was born 03 Mar 1854 in Atlantic or East Fallowfield, Crawford Co., PA, and died 30 Sep 1939 in Eatons, Wood Co., WV. He married Sarah Jane Taylor 11 Mar 1875 in prob East Bay (now Traverse City), Traverse Co., MI, daughter of Mathias Taylor and Elizabeth French. She was born 17 Apr 1853 in Swanton?, Fulton? or Williams Co., OH, and died 28 May 1927 in Eatons, Wood Co., WV.

He was a lumberer and moved from Pennsylvania to Michigan, back to Pennsylvania, and then to West Virginia. He operated a stove mill and a country store, and was an apple orchardist after moving to West Virginia. He was one of the first to own a steam operated tractor in his region. His brother Cornelius farmed not far in Wirt County, with his own farm divided by Wood and Wirt counties. The two farms were on Goose Creek.

More About Samuel Finley Riley:
Burial: MT Olive Cemetery, Walker, Wood Co., WV

Notes for Sarah Jane Taylor:
Died at 9:15PM

More About Sarah Jane Taylor:
Burial: MT Olive Cemetery, Walker, Wood Co., WV

Children of Samuel Riley and Sarah Taylor are:
1. Elizabeth May or Lizzie May Riley, b. 29 Mar 1876, East Bay, Traverse Co., MI; d. 21 May 1971, Toledo, Lucas Co., OH. She married (1) James Lewis Burch 07 Apr 1901 in Wood Co., WV, son of Martin Burch and Mary Braham. He was born 25 Nov 1856 in Wood Co., WV. She married (2) Henry J. or Heinrich Johann Friedrich Griewahn Bet. 1901 - 1915, son of Joachim Karl Heinrich Griewahn and Elisabeth Maria Schroeder. He was born 29 Apr 1873 in Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI, and died 11 Jul 1919 in Toledo, Lucas Co., OH. She married (3) William Christian 24 Nov 1919 in Toledo, Lucas Co., OH, son of Peter Christian and Mary Franks. He was born 01 Jan 1882 in Greece?.

2. William Marvin Riley, b. 30 Apr 1878, East Bay, Traverse Co., MI; d. Sugar Grove, possibly OH.

3. Arthur Vernon "Arlie" Riley, b. 26 Aug 1881, East Bay, Traverse Co., MI; d. 31 Jul 1966, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., PA. He married Alta Flora Ware 27 May 1907 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, daughter of John William Ware and Virginia Susan Swick. She was born 25 Nov 1890 in Barbour Co., WV, and died 06 Dec 1943 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA.

4. Lester Ray "Bert" Riley, b. 31 Oct 1883, Oil City, Venango Co. or Mercer Co., PA; d. 06 Aug 1957, Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co., PA. He married Minnie Jane Ware 14 Apr 1910 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, daughter of John William Ware and Virginia Susan Swick. She was born 19 Jul 1888 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co. or Barbour Co., WV, and died 15 Feb 1974 in Blairsville, Indiana Co., PA.

5. James Bee Riley, b. 07 Feb 1886, Eatons, Wood Co., WV; d. 08 Jun 1966, Eatons, Wood Co., WV.

More About James Bee Riley:
Burial: MT Olive Cemetery, Walker, Wood Co., WV

6. Jesse Grant Riley, b. 02 May 1888, Eatons, Wood Co., WV; d. 11 Jun 1945, Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. He married Edith Katherine Marlow 27 Nov 1922 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, daughter of Lewis Napoleon Marlow and Mary Elizabeth LeMasters. She was born 23 Sep 1905 in Eatons, Wood Co., WV, and died 25 May 1953 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV.


7. Ruby Pearl Riley, b. 11 Jul 1892, Eatons, Wood Co., WV; m. (1) John Charles Smith, 24 Mar 1926; b. Wirt or Jackson Co., WV; m. (2) Frederick Hodgkiss, 25 May 1939, Wood Co., WV, son of Joseph Hodgkiss and Janette or Jeanette (DeVaughn) Lemon; b. 02 Jul 1884, Eatons or Walker, Wood Co., WV; d. 30 May 1953, Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV; m. (3) Jesse Stell Hardman, 21 Jan 1957, son of Joe Hardman and Louisa ( ? ).

More About Frederick Hodgkiss:
Burial: MT Olive Cemetery, Walker, Wood Co., WV


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23231015/samuel_finley-riley: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Finley Riley (3 Mar 1854–30 Sep 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23231015, citing Mount Olive Cemetery, Walker, Wood County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Rick (contributor 46951563).