History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886
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Part III, History of Adams County, Page 446
DANIEL B. RILEY, farmer, P.O. Fairfield is, on the paternal side, of Irish, and on the maternal side of German, extraction. His grandfather settled in Hamiltonban Township, this county, and the latter's son Barnabas, father of Daniel B., was born here in 1799, where he died in 1880. Barnabas Riley was a carpenter by trade, at which he worked the greater part of his life. He also cultivated a farm in Liberty Township, this county, which he bought. He built the Maria Furnace Works, in Hamiltonban Township, and the Caledonia Iron Works, in Franklin County, Penn. He was an industrious man, of good character, and a
deacon in the Lutheran Church for many years. In 1869 he removed to Fairfield, this county, in which place he died. His wife, Mary Sheets, was born in Freedom Township, this county, in August, 1805. They had ten children of whom two died in infancy. The others were named Adeline, wife of Rev. William Gerhardt, of Martinsburg, W. Va.; Isadore, deceased wife of John Nunemaker (deceased), of Liberty Township, this county; Allah, wife of John Butt, of Highland Township, this county; Margaret, who died at the age of seventeen; Paxton H., married to
Harriet Musselman, and living in Liberty Township, this county; Trimper, married to Malinda Sprenkle, and living in Franklin County; Lucretia, wife of Frederick Shully, of Hamiltonban Township, this county; and Daniel B., the youngest. Our subject was born September 14, 1848, on the farm in Liberty Township, where he worked until 1869, when he learned the trade of a saddler in Fairfield, at which he worked until the spring of 1885, when he rented the farm of Robert R. Blythe, where he is now living. December 27, 1870, he was married to Amanda A.,
daughter of David Musselman, of Hamiltonban Township, this county, and to this union three children have been born: Harry Johnston, born May 19, 1874; Howard Beaver, born September 25, 1876; and Ira Bair, born May 29, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Riley are members of the Lutheran Church. In politics he is a Republican.
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886
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Part III, History of Adams County, Page 446
DANIEL B. RILEY, farmer, P.O. Fairfield is, on the paternal side, of Irish, and on the maternal side of German, extraction. His grandfather settled in Hamiltonban Township, this county, and the latter's son Barnabas, father of Daniel B., was born here in 1799, where he died in 1880. Barnabas Riley was a carpenter by trade, at which he worked the greater part of his life. He also cultivated a farm in Liberty Township, this county, which he bought. He built the Maria Furnace Works, in Hamiltonban Township, and the Caledonia Iron Works, in Franklin County, Penn. He was an industrious man, of good character, and a
deacon in the Lutheran Church for many years. In 1869 he removed to Fairfield, this county, in which place he died. His wife, Mary Sheets, was born in Freedom Township, this county, in August, 1805. They had ten children of whom two died in infancy. The others were named Adeline, wife of Rev. William Gerhardt, of Martinsburg, W. Va.; Isadore, deceased wife of John Nunemaker (deceased), of Liberty Township, this county; Allah, wife of John Butt, of Highland Township, this county; Margaret, who died at the age of seventeen; Paxton H., married to
Harriet Musselman, and living in Liberty Township, this county; Trimper, married to Malinda Sprenkle, and living in Franklin County; Lucretia, wife of Frederick Shully, of Hamiltonban Township, this county; and Daniel B., the youngest. Our subject was born September 14, 1848, on the farm in Liberty Township, where he worked until 1869, when he learned the trade of a saddler in Fairfield, at which he worked until the spring of 1885, when he rented the farm of Robert R. Blythe, where he is now living. December 27, 1870, he was married to Amanda A.,
daughter of David Musselman, of Hamiltonban Township, this county, and to this union three children have been born: Harry Johnston, born May 19, 1874; Howard Beaver, born September 25, 1876; and Ira Bair, born May 29, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Riley are members of the Lutheran Church. In politics he is a Republican.
History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886
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Part III, History of Adams County, Page 446
DANIEL B. RILEY, farmer, P.O. Fairfield is, on the paternal side, of Irish, and on the maternal side of German, extraction. His grandfather settled in Hamiltonban Township, this county, and the latter's son Barnabas, father of Daniel B., was born here in 1799, where he died in 1880. Barnabas Riley was a carpenter by trade, at which he worked the greater part of his life. He also cultivated a farm in Liberty Township, this county, which he bought. He built the Maria Furnace Works, in Hamiltonban Township, and the Caledonia Iron Works, in Franklin County, Penn. He was an industrious man, of good character, and a
deacon in the Lutheran Church for many years. In 1869 he removed to Fairfield, this county, in which place he died. His wife, Mary Sheets, was born in Freedom Township, this county, in August, 1805. They had ten children of whom two died in infancy. The others were named Adeline, wife of Rev. William Gerhardt, of Martinsburg, W. Va.; Isadore, deceased wife of John Nunemaker (deceased), of Liberty Township, this county; Allah, wife of John Butt, of Highland Township, this county; Margaret, who died at the age of seventeen; Paxton H., married to
Harriet Musselman, and living in Liberty Township, this county; Trimper, married to Malinda Sprenkle, and living in Franklin County; Lucretia, wife of Frederick Shully, of Hamiltonban Township, this county; and Daniel B., the youngest. Our subject was born September 14, 1848, on the farm in Liberty Township, where he worked until 1869, when he learned the trade of a saddler in Fairfield, at which he worked until the spring of 1885, when he rented the farm of Robert R. Blythe, where he is now living. December 27, 1870, he was married to Amanda A.,
daughter of David Musselman, of Hamiltonban Township, this county, and to this union three children have been born: Harry Johnston, born May 19, 1874; Howard Beaver, born September 25, 1876; and Ira Bair, born May 29, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Riley are members of the Lutheran Church. In politics he is a Republican.
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886
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Part III, History of Adams County, Page 446
DANIEL B. RILEY, farmer, P.O. Fairfield is, on the paternal side, of Irish, and on the maternal side of German, extraction. His grandfather settled in Hamiltonban Township, this county, and the latter's son Barnabas, father of Daniel B., was born here in 1799, where he died in 1880. Barnabas Riley was a carpenter by trade, at which he worked the greater part of his life. He also cultivated a farm in Liberty Township, this county, which he bought. He built the Maria Furnace Works, in Hamiltonban Township, and the Caledonia Iron Works, in Franklin County, Penn. He was an industrious man, of good character, and a
deacon in the Lutheran Church for many years. In 1869 he removed to Fairfield, this county, in which place he died. His wife, Mary Sheets, was born in Freedom Township, this county, in August, 1805. They had ten children of whom two died in infancy. The others were named Adeline, wife of Rev. William Gerhardt, of Martinsburg, W. Va.; Isadore, deceased wife of John Nunemaker (deceased), of Liberty Township, this county; Allah, wife of John Butt, of Highland Township, this county; Margaret, who died at the age of seventeen; Paxton H., married to
Harriet Musselman, and living in Liberty Township, this county; Trimper, married to Malinda Sprenkle, and living in Franklin County; Lucretia, wife of Frederick Shully, of Hamiltonban Township, this county; and Daniel B., the youngest. Our subject was born September 14, 1848, on the farm in Liberty Township, where he worked until 1869, when he learned the trade of a saddler in Fairfield, at which he worked until the spring of 1885, when he rented the farm of Robert R. Blythe, where he is now living. December 27, 1870, he was married to Amanda A.,
daughter of David Musselman, of Hamiltonban Township, this county, and to this union three children have been born: Harry Johnston, born May 19, 1874; Howard Beaver, born September 25, 1876; and Ira Bair, born May 29, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Riley are members of the Lutheran Church. In politics he is a Republican.
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