Hi, my wife's grandad, James Whitcomb O'Riley ran away from Ireland, age 12, abt 1860. He had broken a prize stalion 's leg he was not supposed to ride, but did and did not make one hurdle. He stowed away in a life boat 3 days and then the Captain let him work his way over. He signed on as a Tinker's (sheetmetal) Apprentice in a waterfront shop which supplied ships. My father in law knew almost nothing about the children of his dad by his first wife. One in Boston is supposed to have had a shoe factory. My wife's Grandparents- Renfro, Spence, and Ash lived with her dad at Pettit, Texas and are buried in Levelland. He had 2 sisters- one, a Clyde, Texas Lofton and one a Houston Texas Resident until death. Mr. Riley was about 5 when his dad died in Cleburne, Texas and my wife is the youngest of 7. She played basketball at Clyde High School. We met at Tarleton State Univ. when it was JTAC. Her mom's ancestors were Clayton, Ash, Jack, Gillespie, McCallie of East Tennessee, Alabama and Alvararo and Decatur Texas and Sand Flat outside Keene (Cleburne), Texas. My wife's grandad is buried in the Old Cleburne Cemetery. Have much more- but unless you have Riley records from Ireland don't think there is a connection. James whitcomb was a red headed Irish Catholic but avoided that church in the U.S. as he was afraid some Irish Priest might try to send him back to his parents on the race horse farm. My dad belived Mr. Riley ahd a red headed half brother who barberred in Cleburne, Texas, but Mr. Riley said no., they were not kin. My wife's brother was not kin to the other Rileys in the Dublin, Texas Rileys unless some grandchildren of his dad's first wife migrated. Take care, Charles Wyly Take care, Charles