Annie Rhoda RILEY

1866 - 1941  (74 years)

• Name	Annie Rhoda RILEY  [1]
  Born	30 Jul 1866	Doddridge Co, WV   [2, 3]
  	The History of Doddridge County, p. 167, reports her birth as 1861, but headstone clearly says 1866, and death record specified Jul 30 1866. Her age at time of Mar 1886 marriage was given as 20. Circumstances of her birth six years before her parents' marriage are unknown.
  Gender	Female
  Residence	West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [2, 4, 5]
  Died	1 Feb 1941	West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [2, 3, 6]
  	Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County Deaths" incorrectly gives death date as Feb 1 1940.
  Buried	Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I6274	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	John T. RILEY,   b. CA 1835, Ohio
  Mother	Agnes Stevenson GARRISON,   b. 14 May 1844, Pleasants Co, (W)VA ,   d. 18 Mar 1886  (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F7146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Beau HICKMAN,   b. 16 Dec 1861, Tyler Co, WV ,   d. 1 May 1957, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA  (Age 95 years)
  Married	11 Mar 1886	Doddridge Co, WV   [6, 9, 10]
  Notes	Thomas Beau Hickman and his brother Fillmore owned and edited the West Union Record, the first successful newspaper ever published in Doddridge County. He had served as superintendent of the water works in West Union for 18 years, served as town police for several years, and worked for the B&O Railroad as a fan operator at the Central Station tunnel. He came to West Union at the age of three and spent his entire life in the family home on Wood Street. 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 4 1900: Thomas Hickman, 39, b. Dec 1861, day laborer, married 13 yrs; wife Annie, 33, b. Jul 1866, mother of 7 children (5 still living); son Burleigh C, 15, b. Sep 1884; son Robert S, 13, b. Nov 1886; son Francis G, 11, b. Mar 1889; dau Minnie, 8, b. Jul 1891; son Leland M, 4, b. Jul 1895. 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 16 1910: Thomas Hickman, 48, pumper at pump house; wife Annie, 43; son Robert, 23, single, common laborer; son Frank G, 21, single, common laborer; son Leland, 14; dau Jane, 8; dau Mildred, 6; father Frank, 85, widowed. Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, May 25 1916, in its entirety: "Thomas Hickman, the veteran town pumper, and Earl B. Kinney, town sergeant, tendered their resignations to the town council last Monday night at the regular session. Both resignations were accepted, and D. B. Knight, better known as "Chick," was appointed pumper and Bailey Knight appointed town sergeant." Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Sep 16 1926, in its entirety: "Water Supt. Thomas Hickman and son Burley are engaged in repairing the road on East Main Street. This brick was dug up in order to fix the water main some time ago, and the holes in the pavement made it very uncomfortable for the traveling public." [11]
  Children	+ 1. Burleigh C. HICKMAN,   b. 2 Sep 1884, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 3 Aug 1975, Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH  (Age 90 years) + 2. Robert Stanley HICKMAN,   b. 4 Nov 1886,   d. 13 Oct 1964  (Age 77 years) + 3. Francis Grover "Frank" HICKMAN,   b. Mar 1889, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 1949  (Age ~ 59 years) + 4. Minnie Davis HICKMAN,   b. 23 Jul 1891, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 11 Jul 1979, Washington, DC  (Age 87 years)   5. (Infant) HICKMAN,   d. Bef Jun 1900 + 6. Leland Morris HICKMAN,   b. 23 Jul 1895, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 12 Feb 1976, Coraopolis, Allegheny Co, PA  (Age 80 years)   7. David HICKMAN,   b. 28 Dec 1897, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 11 Mar 1900, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 2 years) + 8. Jane E. HICKMAN,   b. 30 Jun 1901, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 11 Dec 2003, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA  (Age 102 years) + 9. Mildred Christina HICKMAN,   b. 17 Jan 1904,   d. Dec 1980  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F2211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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  Documents

  6274_HICKMAN_AnnieRhodaRiley_1866-1941_DeathCertificate.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S1564] Obituary of daughter. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). [S638] Headstone (year only). [S2101] 1930 Census, Calhoun County, WV. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). [S110] Obituary of husband. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)). [S5] Headstone. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)). Identified as Thomas Hickman, 24, of Doddridge Co; and Annie Riley, 20, of Doddridge Co. Married Mar 11 1886. [S1574] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900, (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm). [S14] Obituary.