Our family's historical journey through time.
1. | Raymond Riley was born on 27 Jan 1896 in Nowata Co., Oklahoma. (son of James Stewart Riley and Jennie Mae Paxton). Other Events:
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2. | James Stewart Riley was born on 27 Apr 1870 in Oklahoma (son of John Q Riley and Minerva Porter); died in Nov 1932 in Nowata County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried on 20 Feb 1883. Other Events:
Notes: The information I have on James S Riley came from sites.rootsweb.com/~oknowata/riley1.htm James married Jennie Mae Paxton on 15 May 1894 in Vinita, Oklahoma. Jennie (daughter of Thomas Marion Paxton and Elizabeth Jane Thornton) was born on 25 Oct 1875 in Lincoln Co., Kansas; died on 19 Dec 1958 in Riley Cemetery, Nowata, Oklahoma.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Jennie Mae Paxton was born on 25 Oct 1875 in Lincoln Co., Kansas (daughter of Thomas Marion Paxton and Elizabeth Jane Thornton); died on 19 Dec 1958 in Riley Cemetery, Nowata, Oklahoma.. Other Events:
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4. | John Q Riley was born in 1827 (son of Looney Riley and Rachel Stuart); died in 1880. Other Events:
Notes: At one time John Riley, father of James Stewart, ran a ferry boat across the Verdigris River east of Nowata, Oklahoma. John married Minerva Porter. Minerva was born in 1845; died in 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Minerva Porter was born in 1845; died in 1890. Other Events:
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6. | Thomas Marion Paxton was born on 1 May 1835 in Charleston, West Virginia. Other Events:
Notes: Thomas Paxton and Elizabeth Jane Thornton were married and came to Lincoln County, Kansas on a train. Thomas worked on the building of the first railroad that goes through Nowata, Oklahoma. They moved to Emporia, Kansas. Later they moved to Coody's Bluff, Oklahoma in a covered wagon. Their was only three houses near the road from Coffeyville, Kansas to Nowata, Oklahoma at that time. Thomas married Elizabeth Jane Thornton. Elizabeth was born on 13 Jul 1837 in Charleston, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Elizabeth Jane Thornton was born on 13 Jul 1837 in Charleston, West Virginia. Other Events:
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8. | Looney Riley was born in 1800 in Ireland; died in 1883 in Indian Territory, Nowata, Oklahoma. Other Events:
Notes: It is believed a man named Samuel Riley came from Ireland to Tennessee and married a full blood Cherokee Indian girl. We have no record of this. Looney married Rachel Stuart. Rachel was born on 21 Jul 1800; died on 15 Apr 1883. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Rachel Stuart was born on 21 Jul 1800; died on 15 Apr 1883.
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