Person:Thomas Riley (1)

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Thomas Anthony Riley
b.29 Jan 1842 Chillicothe, Ohio
d.11 Apr 1881 Bear Creek, Iowa River, Iowa
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m. 28 Dec 1876
  1. George Allen (Riley) Jenkins1879 - 1962
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Name Thomas Anthony Riley
Gender Male
Birth? 29 Jan 1842 Chillicothe, Ohio
Marriage 28 Dec 1876 Eldora, Iowato Mary Matilda Snook
Occupation? He was in the artesian (sp?) well drilling business, according to Aunt Margaret’s notes.
Death? 11 Apr 1881 Bear Creek, Iowa River, Iowa
Burial[1] Marengo Cemetary, Iowa


George Allen (Riley) Jenkins was the only child of Mary Matilda Snook and Thomas Anthony Riley. They lived in Iowa City and then moved to Marengo, Iowa. While hunting ducks on the Iowa River, Riley drowned on April 11, 1881. Mary taught school in Hartley, Iowa. She met Frank DeWayne Jenkins and they married at Sanborn IA Dec. 17, 1882. Jenkins adopted Allen. No other children born to the couple. (notes from Mary Heimann Jan. 2000) According to his death certificate, Thomas had lived in Iowa for 24 years. So he would have moved from Ohio to Iowa in 1857 when he was 15 years old.

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  1. ↑ on Rte. 6 just west of Marengo
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