Brief Life History of Richard Berry
When Richard Berry Riley was born on 12 April 1861, in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States, his father, Thomas Miles Riley, was 22 and his mother, Emiline C Brumfield, was 24. He had at least 9 sons and 4 daughters with Eliza Ann Bennett. He lived in Valley Township, Grant, Oklahoma, United States in 1920 and Medford, Grant, Oklahoma, United States for about 10 years. He died on 26 December 1944, in Wakita, Grant, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Wakita, Grant, Oklahoma, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Richard Riley in household of Thos M Riley, "United States Census, 1870"
- Richard Riley, "Find A Grave Index"
- Richard B Riley in entry for Ernest Miles Riley, "Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1861–1944 Male
1871–1949 Female
Children (13)
1891–1969 Male
1893–1986 Female
1895–1964 Male
1896–1965 Male
1899– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1839–1916 Male
1836–1901 Female
Siblings (2)
1861–1944 Male
1865– Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 2
1871
Age 10
1885 · The First Skyscraper
Age 24
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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