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| Family | Susan Cummins b. 1 January 1806, d. 1875 | |
| Marriage* | 1827 | Knox Co., OH, William Riley & Susan Cummings 15 Feb 1827 Coshocton, Ohio, Principal=Susan Cummins |
| Children | 1. | Maria Riley b. 1828, d. 1887 |
| 2. | Harriet Riley b. 9 Nov 1829, d. 19 May 1898 | |
| 3. | George Washington "Wash" Riley b. May 1832, d. 1915 | |
| 4. | William McCray Riley b. 17 Jun 1835, d. 2 Aug 1876 | |
| 5. | Nicholas Jackson "Jack" Riley b. 18 Nov 1838, d. 27 Aug 1910 | |
| 6. | James Marion Riley b. Apr 1842, d. Jun 1917 | |
| 7. | Eli Bruce Riley b. 27 Mar 1846, d. 12 Oct 1924 | |
| 8. | Lewis Tullis Riley b. 1 Jan 1851, d. 28 Nov 1938 | |
| Note* | William had but a limited education in a primitive pioneer school and was a farmer all his life. In 1853, he and his wife Susan and their 8 children migrated from Knox County, Ohio to Fayette County, Illinois. They brought two wagons; one pulled by horses, and the other by oxen named Beer and Brandy. The journey took 21 days. They settled on a farm 6 miles southwest of Beecher City, Illinois. They lived there for one year, then purchased a 120 acre farm from Warren Reed for $1000 in gold coin. This farm was 3 miles west of Beecher City. Thomas Boyd Taylor recalls the property being 2 and one half miles west and one quarter mile north of Beecher City and one and one quarter mile north of the Greenland Baptist Church. William was blind the last 16 years of his life. | |
| Birth* | 12 January 1803 | Wellsburg, Brooke Co., VA, Later Wellsburg would be in West Virginia. |
| Marriage* | 1827 | Knox Co., OH, William Riley & Susan Cummings 15 Feb 1827 Coshocton, Ohio, Principal=Susan Cummins |
| Census* | 1850 | 1850 Federal Census, Ohio, Knox County, Butler Township, Series: M432, Roll: 700, Page: 392A, September 20 20, 2367, 2427, Riley, William, 47, M, , Farmer, 1000, Virginia, , , , 21, 2367, 2427, Riley, Susan, 43, F, , , , Virginia, , , , 22, 2367, 2427, Riley, Maria, 22, F, , , , Ohio, , , , 23, 2367, 2427, Riley, Harriet, 20, F, , , , Ohio, , , , 24, 2367, 2427, Riley, George W, 18, M, , Farmer, , Ohio, , 1, , 25, 2367, 2427, Riley, William M, 15, M, , Farmer, , Ohio, , 1, , 26, 2367, 2427, Riley, Nicholas J, 12, M, , , , Ohio, , 1, , 27, 2367, 2427, Riley, James, 8, M, , Farmer, , Ohio, , 1, , 28, 2367, 2427, Riley, Eli B, 4, M, , Farmer, , Ohio, , , ,1 |
| Land* | 1 November 1853 | Fayette Co., IL, Purchaser: RILEY, WILLIAM Residence of Purchaser: FAYETTE Legal Description: Aliquot Parts or Lot: NWSE Section Number: 09 Township: 08N Range: 03E Meridan: 3 County of Purchase: FAYETTE Details of Sale: Acres: 40.00 Price per Acre: 1.25 Total Price: 50.00 Type of Sale: FD Date of Purchase: 11/01/1853 Volume: 148 Page: 1032 |
| Death* | 18 September 1883 | Beecher City, Effingham Co., IL |
| Burial* | after 18 September 1883 | Bob Doane Cemetery, Fayette Co., IL |
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