Riley Family
Compiled by Eileen Thomas
Generation No. 1
1. Matson1 Riley He married Mary Dye.
Child of Matson Riley and Mary Dye is:
+ 2 i. Rev. John Dye2 Riley, born September 18, 1810 in Little Kanawah River Valley, Wood Co., Virginia; died March 04, 1891.
Generation No. 2
2. Rev. John Dye2 Riley (Matson1) was born September 18, 1810 in Little Kanawah River Valley, Wood Co., Virginia, and died March 04, 1891. He married (1) Katherine King. She was born 1812, and died 1832. He married (2) Elizabeth Leachman August 17, 1834, daughter of Thomas Leachman and Sarah Coe. She was born January 24, 1815 in Wood Co., Virginia, and died April 24, 1902.
Notes for Rev. John Dye Riley:
John Dye Riley, a Baptist Minister served the Baptist Church in Parkersburg. West. Virginia from October 1841 to December 1843; Lawrence Baptist from 1844 to 1853. He also served the Newport Baptist Church from 1851 to 1868. For two years he had both the Lawrence and the Newport churches.
More About Rev. John Dye Riley:
Burial: Newport Cemetery
More About Elizabeth Leachman:
Burial: Newport Cemetery
Child of John Riley and Katherine King is:
3 i. Hannah Katherine3 Riley, born December 04, 1831; died April 26, 1882. She married Jermiah Fuller December 04, 1851.
Children of John Riley and Elizabeth Leachman are:
4 i. Thomas Marson3 Riley, born July 1835 in Wood Co., Virginia; died September 05, 1835 in Wood Co., Virginia.
+ 5 ii. Sarah Mary Riley, born August 04, 1836 in Washington Co., Ohio; died March 25, 1873.
6 iii. Louise Jane Riley, born November 01, 1839; died November 07, 1864 in Washington Co., Ohio.
More About Louise Jane Riley:
Burial: Newport Cemetery
7 iv. Caroline Hortensia Riley, born February 17, 1842; died May 23, 1925. She married John H. Beach October 17, 1866 in Washington Co., Ohio.
8 v. John Newton Riley, born February 23, 1844; died June 28, 1924. He married Hattie Williams November 17, 1869 in Washington Co., Ohio.
9 vi. Judson Robert A. Riley, born June 23, 1846; died February 24, 1924. He married Lou Dye November 14, 1871 in Washington Co., Ohio.
+ 10 vii. Dr. Calvin Thomas Riley, born March 21, 1848 in Washington Co., Ohio; died May 09, 1935.
+ 11 viii. Margaret Elizabeth Riley, born June 09, 1850 in Washington Co., Ohio; died November 09, 1914.
12 ix. Theodore Dana Riley, born October 17, 1852; died December 15, 1937. He married Lucy Proctor December 15, 1876 in Washington Co., Ohio.
13 x. George James Riley, born January 15, 1856; died 1934.
14 xi. America Eugenia Riley, born May 23, 1861; died January 05, 1884.
More About America Eugenia Riley:
Burial: Newport Cemetery
Generation No. 3
5. Sarah Mary3 Riley (John Dye2, Matson1) was born August 04, 1836 in Washington Co., Ohio, and died March 25, 1873. She married Rev Watson Dana June 15, 1859 in Washington Co., Ohio, son of Charles Dana and Eunice Churchill. He was born November 12, 1837 in Washington Co., Ohio, and died 1928.
More About Sarah Mary Riley:
Date born 2: August 04, 1836
Burial: Newport Cemetery
Notes for Rev Watson Dana:
Rev Watson Dana was the first Pastor oat Center Valley Baptist Church by unanimous vote on August 3, 1872. He served until 1875. He again served as Pastor of Center Valley from March 1881 to August 1883. In the early years of his life her was in the mercantile business in Newport.
More About Rev Watson Dana:
Burial: Newport Cemetery
Children of Sarah Riley and Watson Dana are:
15 i. Daughter4 Dana, born May 02, 1860; died May 03, 1860.
16 ii. Charlotte Dana, born July 15, 1861; died September 28, 1862.
17 iii. Watson Jr. Dana, born Abt. 1862.
18 iv. John Dana, born Abt. 1864.
19 v. Joseph Dana, born Abt. 1866.
20 vi. Samuel Dana, born Abt. 1868.
21 vii. Carrie Dana, born Abt. 1872.
22 viii. Noah Theodore Dana, born March 12, 1873; died September 01, 1874.
10. Dr. Calvin Thomas3 Riley (John Dye2, Matson1) was born March 21, 1848 in Washington Co., Ohio, and died May 09, 1935. He married Maria Dana October 12, 1871 in Washington Co., Ohio, daughter of Charles Dana and Eunice Churchill. She was born March 1851 in Newport Township, Washington Co., Ohio, and died 1929.
Notes for Dr. Calvin Thomas Riley:
Dr. C. T. Riley who is successfully engaged in the practice of medicine in New Matamoras, Washington County, Ohio enjoys the confidence of the public to an unlimited degree and has a large and lucrative patronage. The Doctor was born in Washington County on March 21, 1848, and is the son of Rev. J. D. and Elizabeth Leachman Riley. Virginians by birth.
Dr. C. T. Riley attended public school during his youth and afterward took a more complete course in Marietta Academy. He subsequently followed teaching as a profession for a period of ten years, three of which were spent as instructor in the New Matamoras High School. In 1872 he commenced to read medicine with a wire of making a physician of himself. Some time later he entered the Pulte Homeopathic Medical College of Cincinnati, and graduated in the class of 1881. Returning to Washingotn County he began his practice of his profession at New Matamoras, which is still his home. From the start his success was pronounced and his practice is now second to none in his locality.
October 12, 1871, Dr. Riley wedded Maria Dana, was was born In Newport, Ohio and is the daughter of Charles Dana, a prosperous merchant of that place, Mrs Riley was educated at Denison University, at Grandville, Ohio, and a lady of high social attainments, and a writer of no little note. Her Mother's maiden name was Churchill and she was a native of Massachusetts. She and her husband reared four children of whom Mrs. Riley is the third. The others are: Watson, a minister; Fanny wife of Dr. McElHinney and Dr. Wiliams, deceased.
Dr. Riley is a pronounced advocate of the temperance cause and votes the Prohibition ticket. He and his wife are regular attendants of the Baptist Church of which the Doctor is a deacon and in which both are active workers. The Doctor is also superintendent of the Sunday-School. Socially, he is a valued member of the Court of Honor.
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More About Maria Dana:
Burial: Newport Cemetery
Children of Calvin Riley and Maria Dana are:
23 i. George W.4 Riley, born 1872; died 1884.
More About George W. Riley:
Burial: Newport Cemetery
24 ii. Thomas C. Riley, born 1874; died 1946.
More About Thomas C. Riley:
Burial: Newport Cemetery
25 iii. Calvin Riley, born 1875.
26 iv. Bessie C. Riley, born July 1875.
27 v. John Charles Riley, born May 1879.
28 vi. Carrie Riley, born July 1885.
29 vii. Dana Riley, born 1890; died 1892.
More About Dana Riley:
Burial: Newport Cemetery
30 viii. Archbold Riley, born 1892; died 1892.
More About Archbold Riley:
Burial: Newport Cemetery
31 ix. Francis Riley, born 1895; died 1896.
More About Francis Riley:
Burial: Newport Cemetery
11. Margaret Elizabeth3 Riley (John Dye2, Matson1) was born June 09, 1850 in Washington Co., Ohio, and died November 09, 1914. She married Rev Watson Dana November 05, 1874 in Washington Co., Ohio, son of Charles Dana and Eunice Churchill. He was born November 12, 1837 in Washington Co., Ohio, and died 1928.
More About Margaret Elizabeth Riley:
Burial: Newport Cemetery
Notes for Rev Watson Dana:
Rev Watson Dana was the first Pastor oat Center Valley Baptist Church by unanimous vote on August 3, 1872. He served until 1875. He again served as Pastor of Center Valley from March 1881 to August 1883. In the early years of his life her was in the mercantile business in Newport.
More About Rev Watson Dana:
Burial: Newport Cemetery
Children of Margaret Riley and Watson Dana are:
32 i. Lois4 Dana, born Abt. 1877.
33 ii. Paul Dana, born Abt. 1880.
34 iii. Marshall Dana, born October 1884.
35 iv. Philip Dana, born February 1887.
36 v. Hope Dana, born December 1888.
37 vi. Walter Dana, born May 1891.
38 vii. Anna Dana, born June 1894.
39 viii. Eunice Leachman Dana, born February 10, 1879; died July 16, 1882.
40 ix. Child Dana.
41 x. Child Dana.
