HENRY THOMAS "HUNT" RILEY

BORN: August 30, 1846 (Floyd Co., VA)
DIED: May 19, 1919 (Carvin's Cove, Botetourt Co., VA)

FATHER: John Riley (1800-1870)
MOTHER: Mary Magdalene Sarver (1813-1902)

MARRIED: Frances Catherine "Mit" Leonard (1850-1910)
October 3, 1868

CHILDREN:
John Henry Riley (1869-1915)
Mary Ann "Maime" Riley (Etter) (1872-1920)
James William (later B) "Jim" Riley (1874-1943)
George Thomas Riley (1875-1937)
Charles Lewis Riley (1878-1950)
Ernest Preston Riley (1881-1940)
Letcher Lee Riley (1883-1957)
Grover Cleveland Riley (1885-1967)
Baby girl, born c.1886
ROBERT THURMAN RILEY (1888-1969)


A "tough gentleman", according to his granddaughter, Louise Riley Harmon.

From Larry Haden Riley:
Enlisted in the Civil War (1861-65) as a Private on April 15, 1863. He served 1 month, 11 days in Company E, 28th Regiment, Virginia Infantry under command of Captain James G. Board. He was discharged May 26, 1863 at his parents' request because he was underage (17). He re-enlisted in May 1864, was captured at Harper's farm at the Battle of Saylers Creek (also called Hunton's Brigade) on April 6, 1865. At City Point, Va., April 14, 1865. Prisoner of War at Point Lookout, Md. Released June 17, 1865.

Hunt's obituary, published May 19, 1919:
Hunt Riley, aged 70 years, a prominent farmer and citizen of Carvin's Cove, Botetourt County, died suddenly about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon of apoplexy while working in his garden. He was engaged in sharpening a hoe when a member of the family noticed his struggle, and before he could be carried into the house he was dead. Most of his life was spent in the neighborhood in which he lived and died. He served three years in the Confederate Army, and for fifty years or more had been a member of the Baptist Church. His wife died in 1910. Mr. Riley is survived by six sons, one daughter, thirty-four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The sons are: James B., of Roanoke County; George T., of Hollins; Charles L., Ernest P., Letcher L., and Grover C. of Botetourt County and Robert T. Riley, of Roanoke, the last named being a member of the Roanoke police force. The surviving daughter is Mrs. Mary Etter, of Hollins. The funeral arrangements had not been completed last night and will be announced later. It is expected the services will be held at the home sometime Wednesday morning.

Buried in the Riley family cemetery, 2 1/2 miles from the "Picnic Area" at the Hollins entrance of Carvin's Cove, Virginia. His gravestone reads:

In loving memory of
Henry Thomas Riley
Born Aug. 30, 1846
Died May 19, 1919
For he was a good man and full
of the Holy ghost and of faith.
Acts II:24


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