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    Riley Thomas Wilson

    Riley Thomas Wilson

    Male 1861 - 1903  (41 years)

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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  Riley Thomas WilsonRiley Thomas Wilson was born on 31 Jul 1861 in Little Rock, Arkansas U.S.A. (son of Richard Carlyle Wilson and Mary Louisa Hughey); died on 2 Feb 1903 in Ritzville, Adams, Washington U.S.A..

      Notes:

      Raised by Anna Sanders Devin Wilson, second wife of his father.
      Riley married into the Hughes family, Ella Louisa Hughes.
      Died about 1944 of smallpox.

      Census:
      1880 Polk Co MO book p 134 w/father

      MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO E-246

      Riley married Ella Louisa Hughes on 13 Apr 1884 in Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Ella (daughter of Abner Benton Hughes and Massa Louisa Devin) was born in Apr 1868 in Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died on 05 Jan 1943 in Seal Beach, Los Angeles, California U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. Walter Wilson was born in 1886 in Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died in 1899.
      2. Arvil Richard Wilson was born on 15 Aug 1892 in Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died on 05 Apr 1971 in Seattle, King, Washington U.S.A.; was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
      3. Lovina Wilson was born in 1892 in Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died in 1988.
      4. Estella Wilson was born in 1897; died in 1984.
      5. Letha Maria Wilson was born on 2 May 1903 in Ritzville, Adams, Washington U.S.A.; died on 6 Feb 2005 in Seaside, Clatsop, Oregon U.S.A..

    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  Richard Carlyle Wilson was born on 11 Sep 1833 in Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A.; died on 15 Jul 1905 in Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; was buried in Greenwook Cemetery, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A..

      Notes:

      !Miscellaneous: Richard C. Wilson was a widower at the time he married Anna
      Sanders Devin. She raised his three sons up as her own,
      Riley, Dove and Frank.
      He may have died in Bolivar Missouri
      MARRIAGE:
      1st: History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade & Barton Counties MO;
      SLC 977.87 H2h
      2nd: Polk Co MO B-271

      Census:
      1880 Polk Co MO book p 134

      Parents: Samuel Houston Wilson b. KY & Cynthia Gibson b. VA
      He had a twin brother, Thomas Paine Wilson
      Widower when he married Anna Sanders Devin. Three children: Riley, Dove &
      Frank. Riley & Frank married into the Hughes family.
      Per Charlene Hook--Four States Genealogist: Richard C. Wilson & Mary L. Hughey
      were 1st cousins.

      He may have died in Bolivar, MO.
      Buried Greenwood Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO

      Richard married Mary Louisa Hughey on 6 Oct 1858 in Carroll County, Arkansas. Mary was born on 2 Apr 1836 in Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A.; died on 26 Jan 1866 in Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; was buried in Greenwook Cemetery, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]


    2. 3.  Mary Louisa Hughey was born on 2 Apr 1836 in Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A.; died on 26 Jan 1866 in Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; was buried in Greenwook Cemetery, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A..
      Children:
      1. Dovie Ann Wilson
      2. 1. Riley Thomas Wilson was born on 31 Jul 1861 in Little Rock, Arkansas U.S.A.; died on 2 Feb 1903 in Ritzville, Adams, Washington U.S.A..
      3. Frank Carlyle Wilson was born on 26 Jan 1866 in Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died on 26 May 1937 in Olathe, Johnson, Kansas U.S.A..