Brief Life History of Hugh Lafayette
When Hugh Lafayette Riley was born in 1845, in Russell, Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Jackson Riley, was 33 and his mother, Celia Johnson, was 25. He married Josephine Bradshaw on 18 December 1871, in Russell, Virginia, United States. He lived in Russell, Russell, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died in 1894, in Ellis, Texas, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States.
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- Hugh L Riley in household of Thomas J Riley, "United States Census, 1850"
- H. L. Riley, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Hugh L Riley, "BillionGraves Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Ellis, Texas, United States
1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name chiefly from High Ryley in Accrington (Lancashire) and Riley in Kirkburton, which was in the manor of Wakefield (Yorkshire). In some cases the name may derive from Riley Farm in Eyam (Derbyshire), Royley in Royton (Lancashire), or Rylah in Scarcliffe (Derbyshire). The placenames all come from Old English rȳge ‘rye’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Irish: from Ó Raghailligh ‘descendant of Raghailleach’, Old Irish Roghallach. This is the name of a chieftain family in Cavan, related to the O'Rourkes. In Anglicized form it has also been confused with Ó Raithile found in Munster, usually Anglicized as O'Rahilly or Rahilly . See O'Reilly .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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