Iowa Family Group Sheet for the John Riley Family Submitted by: Terry Sosebee Dixon Email address:Husband: John Riley Birthdate: 1815 Birthplace: Ireland Death date: 1911 Place of death: Mercer Co. MO Burial: Union Cemetery Father: William O'Riley Mother: Unknown Marriage date: 7-22-1841 Marriage place: Linn Co. Iowa Wife: Mary Ellen BIGGER Birthdate: abt 1810 Birthplace: Ireland Death date: bef 1890 Place of death: Linn Co. Iowa Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery Father: Unknown Mother: Jane BIGGER CHILDREN Child No. 1: Eliza Jane RILEY Sex: f Birthdate: 1842 Birthplace: Linn Co. IA Death date: Unknown Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Edmond D. POWERS Child No. 2: James A. RILEY Sex: m Birthdate: Jan 1843 Birthplace: Linn Co. IA Death date: Unknown Place of death: KS Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 3: Mertie Lee RILEY Sex: f Birthdate: 1847 Birthplace: Linn Co. IA Death date: bef 1850 Place of death: Linn Co. IA Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 4: George W. RILEY Sex: m Birthdate: Feb 1849 Birthplace: Linn Co. IA Death date: Unknown Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Annie R. Unknown Child No. 5: Mary Alice Ann RILEY Sex: f Birthdate: 1-14-1852 Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Linn Co. IA Death date: 3-17-1930 Place of death: Mosquero, Harding Co. NM Marriage date: 5-20-1872 Burial: David Community Cemetery Marriage place: Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co. MO Spouse's name: John Shelton WOOD Documentation: Census 1850 to 1900 Linn Co. IA, Letters from John Riley to his children, 1900 Topeka, Shawnee Co. KS, Stories from Susie Retta Coker about the Wood family. John Riley came to America at age 3, with a friend of his Father, William O'Riley, who he said died in the French Revolution. *********************************************** Copyright 2007 Terry Sosebee Dixon. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ***********************************************