Lineage of John 'Gransir' Riley and Elizabeth Williams


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1. John 'Gransir' Riley 1 was born in 1794 in Russell Co, VA and died in 1870 in Lee Co, KY at age 76. Another name for John was John Riley.

John married Elizabeth Williams, daughter of Hiram Williams and Unknown, on 8 Sep 1816 in Clay Co, KY. Elizabeth was born about 1800 in VA and died in Breathitt Co, KY.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. Zachariah Riley was born about 1817 in Clay Co, KY.

+ 3 M    ii. James Riley was born on 27 Jun 1827.

+ 4 F    iii. Lucinda Riley was born about 1829 in Clay Co, KY, died after 1910 in KY, and was buried after 1910 in KY.

   5 M    iv. William Riley was born in 1832 in Owsley Co, KY.

William married Margaret Rice. Margaret was born in 1800.

+ 6 M    v. John 'Cooney' Riley was born in 1835.

+ 7 F    vi. Hannah Riley was born about 1843.

John next married Lydia Rice on 10 Jun 1853 in Perry Co, Ky. Lydia was born on 11 May 1825 in KY and died on 8 Apr 1915 in KY at age 89.

Children from this marriage were:

   8 F    i. Eliza Riley was born in 1854.

   9 F    ii. Margaret Riley was born in 1864.

Margaret married Rob Riley.

   10 M    iii. Henry Riley was born in 1855.

Henry married Hess Bowling.

Henry next married Ibb Woods.

+ 11 M    iv. George Riley was born on 20 Mar 1857 and died in 1932 in Combs, Perry Co, KY at age 75.

   12 M    v. Harvey Riley was born on 23 Nov 1858.

+ 13 F    vi. Ell Riley was born in Jan 1862.

+ 14 F    vii. Nellie Riley was born in Jan 1862.

+ 15 F    viii. Loudemia Riley was born on 15 Feb 1858 in Owsley Co, KY, died on 7 Jan 1950 in Bowlings Branch, Breathitt Co, KY at age 91, and was buried in Stamper Cemetery, Breathitt Co, KY.


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This information was compiled and contributed by Golden Combs Ferguson on Sep 4, 2010
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