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Cornelius Riley

Birth
Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
26 Apr 1917 (aged 64–65)
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Walker, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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CORNELIUS RILEY, son of William Riley and Margaret Baer, was born in 1852 in PA. He died on 26 Apr 1917 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. He married (1) MARY JANE ANTHONY about 1875, daughter of David Anthony and Eliza Jane Westcott. She was born in Sep 1848 in PA. She died on 02 Apr 1925 in Crawford Co., PA. He married (2) MARGARET JANE OR ANN DEEM on 17 Apr 1897 in Wood Co., WV, daughter of Jehu or John Deem? and Annie E. Ruble?. She was born between 1869-16 Sep 1870 in Ritchie Co., WV. She died on 29 Oct 1970 in Wirt Co., WV.


Cornelius Riley and Mary Jane Anthony had the following children:
1. MARY RILEY was born in 1874 in PA.
2. ANNA B. RILEY was born about 1877 in PA.
3. DAVID WILLIAM RILEY was born on 22 Aug 1879 in Greenwood Twp, Crawford Co., PA. He died on 09 Mar 1965 in Meadville, Crawford Co., PA. He married GEORGIA EMMALINE WESTCOTT on 31 Aug 1878 in Greenwood Twp, Crawford Co., PA, daughter of Harvey Axtell Westcott and Desiree or Desta Mona Palm. She was born on 23 Feb 1887 in Butler Co., PA. She died on 28 Aug 1931 in Geneva, Crawford Co., PA.
4. LEWIS MELVIN RILEY was born on 10 Jul 1882 in Geneva?, Crawford Co., PA. He died on 31 Dec 1946 in Greenwood, Crawford Co., PA. He married SUSAN MAE CONSLA. She was born on 17 Jan 1882. She died on 05 Feb 1954.


Cornelius Riley and Margaret Jane or Ann Deem had the following children:
1. BESSIE VIRGINIA RILEY was born on 28 Jul 1898 in Walker, Wood Co. or Wirt Co., WV. She died in Jul 1987 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. She married (1) HOWARD WILLIAM MOREHEAD on 09 Oct 1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, son of Abraham Armstrong Morehead and Ura Victoria Watson. He was born on 18 Nov 1894 in Slate Dist., Wood Co., WV. He died on 17 Mar 1928 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. She married (2) ADAM HARRISON GOUDY on 03 Nov 1928 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, son of Robert Miller Goudy and Inda Arrena Watson. He was born on 05 Sep 1895 in Wood Co., WV. He died on 01 Mar 1974 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV.
2. RUTH ARULA RILEY was born on 22 Dec 1903 in Wood Co., WV. She died on 30 Jul 2001 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. She married CLYDE ULYSSES BECKETT on 16 Feb 1920 in Wood Co., WV, son of William M. Beckett and Ida Florence McAtee. He was born on 03 Sep 1898 in Wood Co., WV. He died on 30 Apr 1991 in Vienna, Wood Co., WV.
3. NELLIE RILEY was born on 29 Mar 1910 in Walker, Wood Co., WV. She died in May 1984 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. She married SHIRLEY EDWARD GOUDY on 05 Oct 1923, son of Joshua Alonzo Goudy and Oma Jane Watson. He was born on 28 Feb 1901. He died on 15 Mar 1974.
4. RAYMOND RILEY was born on 27 Dec 1915 in Walker, Wood Co., WV. He died in Nov 1985 in Mineral Wells, Wood Co., WV. He married KATHLEEN FAYE WIGGINS on 29 Feb 1936 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, daughter of William Austin Wiggins and Ada R. Chandler. She was born on 13 Oct 1917 in Williamstown, Wood Co., WV. She died on 20 Nov 1982 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV.
5. NEAL (CORNELIUS?) RILEY was born on 03 Sep 1910 in Walker, Wood Co., WV. He died on 29 Jan 1964 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV.


He had a farm on Goose Creek in Wirt County, WV. His brother Samuel held a neighboring farm that was split by Wood and Wirt Counties. Some records are found in Elizabeth, Wirt County, and some are found in Parkersburg, Wood County.
CORNELIUS RILEY, son of William Riley and Margaret Baer, was born in 1852 in PA. He died on 26 Apr 1917 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. He married (1) MARY JANE ANTHONY about 1875, daughter of David Anthony and Eliza Jane Westcott. She was born in Sep 1848 in PA. She died on 02 Apr 1925 in Crawford Co., PA. He married (2) MARGARET JANE OR ANN DEEM on 17 Apr 1897 in Wood Co., WV, daughter of Jehu or John Deem? and Annie E. Ruble?. She was born between 1869-16 Sep 1870 in Ritchie Co., WV. She died on 29 Oct 1970 in Wirt Co., WV.


Cornelius Riley and Mary Jane Anthony had the following children:
1. MARY RILEY was born in 1874 in PA.
2. ANNA B. RILEY was born about 1877 in PA.
3. DAVID WILLIAM RILEY was born on 22 Aug 1879 in Greenwood Twp, Crawford Co., PA. He died on 09 Mar 1965 in Meadville, Crawford Co., PA. He married GEORGIA EMMALINE WESTCOTT on 31 Aug 1878 in Greenwood Twp, Crawford Co., PA, daughter of Harvey Axtell Westcott and Desiree or Desta Mona Palm. She was born on 23 Feb 1887 in Butler Co., PA. She died on 28 Aug 1931 in Geneva, Crawford Co., PA.
4. LEWIS MELVIN RILEY was born on 10 Jul 1882 in Geneva?, Crawford Co., PA. He died on 31 Dec 1946 in Greenwood, Crawford Co., PA. He married SUSAN MAE CONSLA. She was born on 17 Jan 1882. She died on 05 Feb 1954.


Cornelius Riley and Margaret Jane or Ann Deem had the following children:
1. BESSIE VIRGINIA RILEY was born on 28 Jul 1898 in Walker, Wood Co. or Wirt Co., WV. She died in Jul 1987 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. She married (1) HOWARD WILLIAM MOREHEAD on 09 Oct 1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, son of Abraham Armstrong Morehead and Ura Victoria Watson. He was born on 18 Nov 1894 in Slate Dist., Wood Co., WV. He died on 17 Mar 1928 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. She married (2) ADAM HARRISON GOUDY on 03 Nov 1928 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, son of Robert Miller Goudy and Inda Arrena Watson. He was born on 05 Sep 1895 in Wood Co., WV. He died on 01 Mar 1974 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV.
2. RUTH ARULA RILEY was born on 22 Dec 1903 in Wood Co., WV. She died on 30 Jul 2001 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. She married CLYDE ULYSSES BECKETT on 16 Feb 1920 in Wood Co., WV, son of William M. Beckett and Ida Florence McAtee. He was born on 03 Sep 1898 in Wood Co., WV. He died on 30 Apr 1991 in Vienna, Wood Co., WV.
3. NELLIE RILEY was born on 29 Mar 1910 in Walker, Wood Co., WV. She died in May 1984 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. She married SHIRLEY EDWARD GOUDY on 05 Oct 1923, son of Joshua Alonzo Goudy and Oma Jane Watson. He was born on 28 Feb 1901. He died on 15 Mar 1974.
4. RAYMOND RILEY was born on 27 Dec 1915 in Walker, Wood Co., WV. He died in Nov 1985 in Mineral Wells, Wood Co., WV. He married KATHLEEN FAYE WIGGINS on 29 Feb 1936 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, daughter of William Austin Wiggins and Ada R. Chandler. She was born on 13 Oct 1917 in Williamstown, Wood Co., WV. She died on 20 Nov 1982 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV.
5. NEAL (CORNELIUS?) RILEY was born on 03 Sep 1910 in Walker, Wood Co., WV. He died on 29 Jan 1964 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV.


He had a farm on Goose Creek in Wirt County, WV. His brother Samuel held a neighboring farm that was split by Wood and Wirt Counties. Some records are found in Elizabeth, Wirt County, and some are found in Parkersburg, Wood County.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168007493/cornelius-riley: accessed ), memorial page for Cornelius Riley (1852–26 Apr 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 168007493, citing Mount Olive Cemetery, Walker, Wood County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Rick (contributor 46951563).