Brief Life History of Charles Valentine
Charles Valentine Riley was born on 18 September 1843, in Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom as the son of Unknown Unknown and Mary Saint Valentine Cannon. He married Emilie Georgina Conzelman on 20 June 1878, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1880. He died on 14 September 1895, in District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
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- Charles V Riley, "United States Census, 1880"
- C. V. Riley, "District of Columbia Birth Returns, 1874-1897"
- Charles V Riley, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1859 · Big Ben
Big Ben is the name of the bell that is inside the clock tower. It is one of the most famous landmarks in London. The famous ringing from Big Ben is the result of it cracking four months after opening.
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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