Brief Life History of Nicholas Eugene
When Nicholas Eugene Riley was born on 20 August 1907, in Elma, Howard, Iowa, United States, his father, Nicholas Riley, was 44 and his mother, Margaret H Buckley, was 39. He married Lillian Helene Elise Buchholtz on 9 May 1944, in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States. He lived in Afton Township, Howard, Iowa, United States for about 20 years. He died on 4 December 1990, in Osage, Mitchell, Iowa, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Osage, Mitchell, Iowa, United States.
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- Eugene Riley in household of Nicholas Riley, "United States Census, 1930"
- Nicholas Eugene Riley, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Eugene N Riley, "Iowa, Marriage Records, 1941-1951"
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1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
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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