David Love Riley Jr. (1846-1921) - Find a Grave Memorial

David Love Riley Jr.

Birth

27 Jul 1846

Alabama, USA

Death

2 Oct 1921 (aged 75)

Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA

Burial

Hillcrest Cemetery

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Mr. Riley was born in Alabama on July 27, 1846. He was four years of age when the family came to Van Zandt County. He is therefore practically a native as his life has been spent in the county. When they came, the country was sparsely settled. The Edom county and the northeastern portion of the county were settled early and a few scattering settlements were found elsewhere. The county was filled with game and wild cattle and was new and had all the elements of a frontier. The war came at a time to interfere with the education of young David but he made the very best use of the opportunities he had and has continued to be student all the years since. He is educated in the highest and best sense, has a good knowledge of things and is a thinker.

He grew to manhood in the county and in 1866 Aug. 26, married Miss Mary Hobbs who was related to the Hobbs family who also came to Texas early. Six children were born to this union. On Sept 13,1879, his wife died. On Oct 31,1880, he married Miss Nannie Thompson. They have five children living, two dead. She was also an Alabamian and came to Texas in early life.

Mr. Riley has been a uniformly successful business man, and attributes his success to special applications and rigid economy. He embarked in business in Canton in 1873, in drugs. In 1878, having sold his former business, established himself again in drugs but in 1880 sold it again and embarked in the general merchandise business and has uninterruptedly gone forward in it ever since. Mr. Riley is gentle, decided, commanding, yet conservative and sympathetic. He is a Baptist and has given much time to bis church work, is useful in his town and county.
(Southland newspaper, ca 1904)

Additional information:
David Love Riley served with the 33rd TX Cavalry, Co. B, as Pvt during the Civil War.
Per Civil War Veterans of Van Zandt County, Texas Military and Pension Information Biographies and Obituaries Muster Rolls Newspaper Articles Compiled by Sibyl Creasey)