Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Riley, Silas F. 1842 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

SILAS F. RILEY. Among the native sons of Hadley Township, Lapeer County, is the
enterprising farmer and stock-raiser whose name we have just given. Mr. Riley
was born in 1842, being the fourth in a family of six children, namely: Ashley,
David, Harvey J., our subject, George W. and. Mary L. The latter was called from
earth at the age of eighteen; Ashley and David live in Hadley Township; George
is a resident of Lapeer and Harvey lives in Columbiaville, this county.

  Harvey and Clarinda (Fosdick) Riley were the parents of our subject, the
father having been born in Genesee County, N. Y., July 31, 1811 and being one of
five children, namely: Elijah, who was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal
Church; David, who resided at Pine Hill, N. Y.; Charles, who was an early
settler in Wisconsin; Harvey, the father of our subject; Sophronia, who married
David Riley and resides in New York. Harvey Riley came Lo Michigan in 1836,
having been married in January of that year, and settled in the woods on section
15, of what is now Hadley Township, beginning at once to clear up and develop
his farm. At the time of his death which took place, December 6, 1856, he owned
a beautiful farm of one hundred and sixty acres, and was highly respected both
as a man of business and as a Christian, being a consistent member of the
Baptist Church.

  Silas F. Riley grew to mature years upon his father's farm, being educated in
the common schools of the county and having the best advantages which could then
be obtained in this part of the country. He received excellent and thorough
drill although he was not able to attend school as much as was desirable, on
account of the duties of the farm.

  In 1874 on the 21st of October, Silas F. Riley was united in the bonds of
marriage with Miss Elsa M., daughter of John and Jane (Giles) Wiltsiere of
Dutchess County, N. Y. To this union have been granted four children: Charles
S., Jennie M., Alletta and Lewis. Mr. Riley is an extensive dealer in live
stock, as he buys, sells and ships a great many cattle, hogs and sheep each
3^ear. He owns a farm of three hundred acres in Hadley and some wild land in
Huron. One important item in the family history is embodied in the war
experience of the two brothers, Harvey and David, who enlisted in the army
during the War of the Rebellion but whose term of service was cut short fry the
happy termination of the war.

  Elsewhere in this volume appears a view of the neat residence and rural
surroundings on the farm of Mr. Riley.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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