Kay Russ Andress..... Would you know of any connection between any of the family members of B.F. Riley that might have married KINGs in Conecuh County, before 1850? I have a very keen interest in the 'RILEY' name out of Conecuh County!!!! (see below) There is a WILLIAM R. KING buried at Bellville Baptist Church Cemetery in Conecuh.... his wife was URSULA CROSBY, dau of Chesley Crosby of SC. Wm R. King died in 1848 (in Mexico) while serving with the Alabama Militia during the Mexican War. COULD HIS MIDDLE NAME HAVE BEEN "RILEY"? He was the son of John King and Elizabeth Coleman (also buried at Bellville Cemetery in Conecuh County). In 1852, a member of this same KING family was born in Calhoun County, AR and was named WILLIAM R. KING <middle name thought to have been "RILEY".> It is believed that this William R. King was named for his 'Uncle' William R. King buried at Bellville Baptist Church Cemetery in Conecuh. The Calhoun County, AR Wm R. King died in 1890 and is buried in Moody Farmplace Cemetery in Calhoun County, AR. In 1898 in Calhoun County, AR, my father was born and was named WILLIAM RILEY KING. He died in Pineville, LA in 1945. In 1934 in Pineville, LA, I was born and was named WILLIAM RILEY KING, JR. ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED. Bill King [email protected] Houston, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [ALCONECU] CONECUH CO. HERITAGE BOOK --BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!!!!! sherry If you get confirmation on the B. F. Riley book please let me know so I can get one. He was adopted brother Capt Thomas Mercer Riley (actually double 1st cousin) made such history in Monroe county both as a Civil War soldier then apparently saving the bank in Monroeville in the 1930's and apparently the county as well. Most exceptionally of all is he lived with a common law mulatto (or some say totally black) lady after his return from the war and had 5 children and did it successfully in the early 1900's in Alabama. we were invited as the closest family they could find to Due West south Carolina to the college that B. F attended recoznizing him one of their graduates who did well 4-5 years ago. We have a certificate that we would love to give a closer family member if we found one. My husbands gggrandmother was sister to B. F. and Thomas's sister Elizabeth Parthenia Riley Andress widow of Redden McCoy Andress lost at the Battle of Atlanta. There is a family story about B. F. that we find amusing. apparently B. F. and some of his brothers were out chopping cotton. all of a sudden B. F. Threw down his hoe and said, "there must be a better way of making a living.". so he started preaching. I think this is such a fun family to research. Kay Russ Andress