J. Leslie Riley and Melissa Linn

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Husband J. Leslie Riley ¹

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           Born: 6 May 1842 - Sugargrove Twp, Mercer Co, PA
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         Father: James T. Riley (1812-1885) 2
         Mother: Mary E. Miller (      -1883) 1

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       Marriage: 16 Jul 1863 1

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Wife Melissa Linn ¹

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         Father: David Linn (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Margaret Wilson (      -Bef 1888) 3

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Children

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1 M Ellis A. Riley ¹

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2 F Ada E. Riley ¹

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         Spouse: A. L. Beil (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - J. Leslie Riley

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They first settled in Sugar Grove Township, Mercer County, PA. He engaged in coop­ering, and remained there until 1875, when they went to Salem Township and lived on a part of the Caughey farm until he purchased the Dean farm. He was a member of the Eureka Lodge No. 290, F. & A. M., and of the I. O. O. F., and was also a member of the State police. Politically he was a Prohibitionist. He and his wife were members of the Method­ist Episcopal Church. [HMC 1888, 1133]

1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1133.

2 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1133, 1142.

3 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1082.