Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, job worker. Tennessee native. Married to Anna Riley. Father of Alfred Riley, William Riley, Mary Riley, Petra Jane Riley, Melissa Riley, Caleb Riley, Preston Riley, Nancy Riley, Susan Riley, and George Riley. Farmer in Fentress County, Tennessee, in 1850. Job worker in Princeton, Kentucky, in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Fentress County, District 8, p. 419A-B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 43.

Citation

Riley, George Washington. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198506 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
John Tobary et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-21

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