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John F Riley

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John F Riley

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
8 Dec 1903 (aged 59)
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 121Z, grave 2
Memorial ID
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Sarah Elizabeth Reed, daughter of William Reed and Mary Green, married John F. Riley, Dec 28, 1870, Trenton NJ.


His widow Sarah E. Riley 85 was still living on 1930 census, Trenton, Mercer NJ residing with their married daughter Augusta 'Gussie' and Frederick William Leimer family.

The 1940 census finds Sarah Elizabeth Riley 95 is living with their widowed daughter Elmira Bregenzer 60 and her son Harold M 27 in Hopwell, Mercer NJ.


"John F Riley Buried

The funeral of John F Riley was held this afternoon from his late home, 321 Academy street with services at 2:30 o'clock at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. The sermon was preached by the Rev Charles H Elder. Mr Riley died Thursday after an illness of seven weeks. Death was due to cancer of the stomach. He was fifty-nine years old and had lived in Trenton all his life. He was employed for fourteen years by Murray, Griffith and Messier. The funeral was attended by a delegation from George Washington Camp OUA. Interment was made at Riverview Cemetery under the direction of D Taylor Ivins."

Trenton Times 14 December 1903

Sarah Elizabeth Reed, daughter of William Reed and Mary Green, married John F. Riley, Dec 28, 1870, Trenton NJ.


His widow Sarah E. Riley 85 was still living on 1930 census, Trenton, Mercer NJ residing with their married daughter Augusta 'Gussie' and Frederick William Leimer family.

The 1940 census finds Sarah Elizabeth Riley 95 is living with their widowed daughter Elmira Bregenzer 60 and her son Harold M 27 in Hopwell, Mercer NJ.


"John F Riley Buried

The funeral of John F Riley was held this afternoon from his late home, 321 Academy street with services at 2:30 o'clock at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. The sermon was preached by the Rev Charles H Elder. Mr Riley died Thursday after an illness of seven weeks. Death was due to cancer of the stomach. He was fifty-nine years old and had lived in Trenton all his life. He was employed for fourteen years by Murray, Griffith and Messier. The funeral was attended by a delegation from George Washington Camp OUA. Interment was made at Riverview Cemetery under the direction of D Taylor Ivins."

Trenton Times 14 December 1903



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  • Created by: Carol Foss
  • Added: Jul 28, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28591221/john_f-riley: accessed ), memorial page for John F Riley (Aug 1844–8 Dec 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28591221, citing Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Carol Foss (contributor 46791230).