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Thomas Jefferson Riley (Madison County, KY, soldier)

b. 1839?

Madison County, Kentucky, soldier. Madison County native. Son of George S. Riley and Elizabeth Riley. Resident in Madison County in 1850. Resident in Madison County in 1860. Served in the 8th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private from January 15, 1862 to November 17, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, District 2, p. 259A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Division 1, p. 299.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 225.

Citation

Riley, Thomas Jefferson. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205051 (November 12, 2026).

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