Riley Murray CAVENAUGH^[1]

1855 - 1927  (72 years)

• Name	Riley Murray CAVENAUGH
  Birth	17 Feb 1855	Duplin Co, NC   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	8 Aug 1870	Island Creek, Duplin Co, NC   [4]
  	Riley was a farm laborer, most likely on the family farm.
  Occupation	14 Jun 1880	Island Creek, Duplin Co, NC   [2]
  	Riley was a farmer. His mother was noted as keeping house, and his brothers James and John were listed as laborers, most likely on the family farm.
  Occupation	21 Jun 1900-3 May 1910	Cypress Creek, Duplin Co, NC   [3, 5]
  	Riley was a farmer, and owned his farm.
  Death	29 Dec 1927	Duplin Co, NC   [1]
  Person ID	I60403	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Obed Eden CAVENAUGH,   b. 5 Mar 1828, Duplin Co, NC d. 1 Jul 1862, Malvern Hill, VA (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Mary SHOLAR,   b. 14 Feb 1834, Duplin Co, NC d. 26 Dec 1902, Duplin Co, NC (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F6239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ellen BROWN,   b. 5 Apr 1874, Duplin Co, NC d. 8 Oct 1963, Duplin Co, NC (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1894  [1, 3, 5]
  Notes	The 1910 census noted that Mary had given birth to nine children, eight of whom were living on 3 May 1910.
  Children	1. Obed D. CAVENAUGH,   b. 5 Jul 1895, Duplin Co, NC d. 29 Jun 1920 (Age 24 years)   2. Fennell Murray CAVENAUGH,   b. 30 Sep 1896, NC d. 3 Sep 1970 (Age 73 years)   3. Mary Annie CAVENAUGH,   b. 8 Dec 1897, NC d. 1 Jul 1973 (Age 75 years)   4. Stephen William CAVENAUGH,   b. 24 Sep 1899, NC d. 5 May 1981 (Age 81 years)   5. James Sidney CAVENAUGH,   b. 24 Jul 1902, NC d. 11 Feb 1977 (Age 74 years)   6. Cyrus Alton CAVENAUGH,   b. 13 Jan 1903, NC d. 15 Dec 1981 (Age 78 years)   7. Walter Guy CAVENAUGH,   b. 19 Jul 1906, NC d. 29 Dec 1967 (Age 61 years)   8. Carroll Isaiah CAVENAUGH,   b. 2 Aug 1908, NC d. 29 Aug 1992 (Age 84 years)   9. Arlie Adell CAVENAUGH,   b. 7 Oct 1910   d. 18 May 1979 (Age 68 years)   10. J. Buel CAVENAUGH,   b. 21 Jun 1913   11. Myrtle CAVENAUGH,   b. 22 Jul 1915   d. 12 Jan 1994 (Age 78 years)   12. (Infant son) CAVENAUGH,   b. c 1916
  Family ID	F6265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Betsy C. BATCHELOR,   b. c 1866, Duplin Co, NC d. before Sep 1894, Duplin Co, NC (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1888	Duplin Co, NC   [1]
  Family ID	F6326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3092] Eleanor Daphine Smith Draughon, compiler & editor, Draughton, Henderson and Sholar Lineages of Duplin County North Carolina, ((Franklin, NC: Genealogy Publishing Service, 1995)). [S3063] 1880 US Census / Cavenaugh, Mary. [S3083] 1900 US Census / Cavenaugh, Riley M. [S3064] 1870 US Census / Cavenaugh, Mary. [S3084] 1910 US Census / Cavenaugh, Riley M.