West Virginia Pioneers

Orpha Collins Riley

Male 1904 - 1982  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Orpha Collins Riley was born on 4 Jan 1904 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA (son of Jonathan Kennedy Riley and Corda Belle Kerns); died on 19 Oct 1982; was buried in Cunningham Gardens, St Albans, WV.

    Orpha married Nettie Carter on 29 Mar 1927 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. Nettie (daughter of Richard Monterville Carter and Florida E Edmond) died in Jun 2002 in Tucker Co, WV; was buried in Cunningham Gardens, St Albans, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Carole S Riley
    2. William M Riley

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jonathan Kennedy Riley was born on 29 Sep 1873 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA (son of John Elliott Riley and Mary Elizabeth Summerville); and died.

    Jonathan married Corda Belle Kerns on 7 Nov 1900 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Corda (daughter of Isaac Kerns and Martha Jane Rhodes) was born on 19 May 1883 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 8 Jul 1968 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Corda Belle Kerns was born on 19 May 1883 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (daughter of Isaac Kerns and Martha Jane Rhodes); died on 8 Jul 1968 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. Claude Monroe Riley was born on 22 Jul 1901 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 3 Mar 1979.
    2. James Cecil Riley was born in 1902; died in 1903.
    3. 1. Orpha Collins Riley was born on 4 Jan 1904 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 19 Oct 1982; was buried in Cunningham Gardens, St Albans, WV.
    4. Hubert Clive Riley was born about 1906 in West Virginia, USA; died on 29 Jan 1986.
    5. Isaac Buel Riley was born on 27 Oct 1907 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died before 2006.
    6. Reva Magadeline Riley was born on 6 Feb 1910 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died before 2006.
    7. Martha Vay Riley was born on 26 Nov 1911 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 10 Apr 1986.
    8. Clarence Iona Riley
    9. Darrell Riley


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Elliott Riley was born on 19 Oct 1840 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (son of George Wade Riley and Kitturah Louise Sarah Arnold); died on 19 Nov 1890 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.

    John married Mary Elizabeth Summerville on 22 Mar 1866 in Wirt County, West Virginia, USA. Mary (daughter of Jonathan Somerville and Margaret Ott) was born on 21 Oct 1841 in Wirt County, West Virginia, USA; died on 21 Mar 1922 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Elizabeth Summerville was born on 21 Oct 1841 in Wirt County, West Virginia, USA (daughter of Jonathan Somerville and Margaret Ott); died on 21 Mar 1922 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. Dexter C G Riley was born on 6 Dec 1866 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 2 Feb 1867 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.
    2. 2. Jonathan Kennedy Riley was born on 29 Sep 1873 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
    3. Lewis M Riley was born in Mar 1875 in West Virginia, USA; and died.
    4. Wade George Riley was born in Sep 1877 in West Virginia, USA; and died.
    5. Margaret Riley was born in 1880 in West Virginia, USA; died before 1900.
    6. Albert Lee Riley was born on 6 Sep 1882 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
    7. Alfred E Riley was born on 1 Mar 1885 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
    8. Elizabeth C Riley was born on 10 Apr 1888 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.

  3. 6.  Isaac Kerns was born about 1859 in Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA; died on 17 Feb 1922 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA.

    Isaac married Martha Jane Rhodes on 29 May 1881 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Martha (daughter of Charles Lewis Rhodes and Elizabeth K Reynolds) was born in Oct 1863 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 21 Mar 1957 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Martha Jane Rhodes was born in Oct 1863 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (daughter of Charles Lewis Rhodes and Elizabeth K Reynolds); died on 21 Mar 1957 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 3. Corda Belle Kerns was born on 19 May 1883 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 8 Jul 1968 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.
    2. Perry L Kerns was born in Apr 1885 in West Virginia, USA; and died.
    3. John M Kerns was born in Feb 1887 in West Virginia, USA; and died.
    4. Clarence Kerns was born in May 1894 in West Virginia, USA; and died.
    5. Mary E Kerns was born in Aug 1895 in West Virginia, USA; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George Wade Riley was born on 24 Jun 1814 in Harrison County, West Virginia, USA (son of Elijah Riley and Sarah Carder); and died; was buried in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.

    George married Kitturah Louise Sarah Arnold on 28 May 1836 in Lewis County, Virginia, USA. Kitturah (daughter of James Jackson Arnold and Theresa Board) was born est 1815–1818 in Lewis County, Virginia, USA; died before Apr 1850 in Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Kitturah Louise Sarah Arnold was born est 1815–1818 in Lewis County, Virginia, USA (daughter of James Jackson Arnold and Theresa Board); died before Apr 1850 in Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. Mariah Theresa Riley was born on 25 Feb 1837 in Harrison County, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Oct 1887; was buried in Wood County, West Virginia, USA.
    2. 4. John Elliott Riley was born on 19 Oct 1840 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; died on 19 Nov 1890 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.
    3. Sarah E Riley was born about 1844 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died in Apr 1877 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.
    4. Startira Riley was born in Sep 1847 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; died between 1900 and 1910.

  3. 10.  Jonathan Somerville was born about 1818 in Virginia, USA (son of Samuel Somerville and Susan\Susanna Sheppard); died on 28 Aug 1906 in Wirt County, West Virginia, USA.

    Jonathan married Margaret Ott. Margaret was born about 1821 in Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Margaret Ott was born about 1821 in Virginia, USA; and died.
    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Elizabeth Summerville was born on 21 Oct 1841 in Wirt County, West Virginia, USA; died on 21 Mar 1922 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.
    2. Alfred Somerville was born about 1844 in Virginia, USA; and died.
    3. Orlie Catherine Somerville was born on 8 Dec 1852 in Virginia, USA; and died.
    4. B Somerville was born about 1860 in Virginia, USA; and died.
    5. O J Somerville was born about 1862 in West Virginia, USA; and died.
    6. S W Somerville was born about 1863 in West Virginia, USA; and died.

  5. 14.  Charles Lewis Rhodes was born in Mar 1840 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (son of Abraham 'Abram' Rhodes and Elizabeth Rhodes); died on 5 Aug 1928.

    Charles married Elizabeth K Reynolds on 18 Dec 1862 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Reynolds and Lucinda "Lucy" Tolley) was born in Apr 1843 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 8 Jun 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Elizabeth K Reynolds was born in Apr 1843 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (daughter of Thomas Reynolds and Lucinda "Lucy" Tolley); died on 8 Jun 1910.
    Children:
    1. 7. Martha Jane Rhodes was born in Oct 1863 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 21 Mar 1957 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.
    2. Mary Frances Rhodes was born on 13 Dec 1866 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
    3. Mazilla Annabelle Rhodes was born on 8 Mar 1869 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died in 1963; was buried in Fairplain, Jackson, West Virginia, USA.
    4. James Asbury Rhodes was born in Apr 1871 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died in 1916.
    5. Luvina Myrtle Rhodes was born on 17 Aug 1883 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 26 Oct 1961 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.