Judge Looney “Luney” Riley (1800-1883)

Judge Looney “Luney” Riley

Birth

12 Nov 1800

Death

28 Feb 1883 (aged 82)

Burial

Riley Cemetery

Nowata County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map

Plot

24, SEE Tyner's Plat Map in "Our People And Where They Rest," Vol. 3

Memorial ID

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22 OCT 2020, Memorial notes at or near time of transfer. Added gender. 1) Original bio section from the creator of memorial is below the divider. Edited for punctuation, missing words and readability.
04 JUL 2021 SAC which raises questions about report in bio section of a LOB of Nowata, IT.* It appears there has been a merge since I took over management, new information from another source now appears in bio, and I am not familiar with this assertion. It does seem more probable that he was born in the Cherokee Eastern Nation. (Tennessee, prior to the forced removal)~"Luney" (sic) (on) headstone - Traditionally, (the given name Luney is) spelled as "LOONEY" in Cherokee; (he was) grandson of Chief Doublehead. Judge, Counselor and politician in Cherokee District, Cooweescoowee. Husb. of Rachel [Stuart] Riley, buried here. F/o 10 children.∼Luney was born in Nowata (I.T.) Oklahoma.*
Luney is the son of Samuel Riley and GU-LUU-STI-YU. He was married to Rachel Stuart by Dr Richard Richards on 29 Aug 1819 in Roane County, Tennessee and she was born 21 Dec 1800 and died 15 Apr 1883. They had 10 children born and they are as follows:
John Riley, born June 1827 married Minerva Porter in 1863
Eliza Riley married George Harlan
Belinda George Riley married Richard Coody
Samuel King Riley born 30 Nov 1824 and died 31 Mar 1875 marrieed Sallie Rider in 1855
Mary Jane Riley married Watson Walker
Rufus Riley born 1831 married Elizabeth Risnerb in 1866
Lucy Riley married Andrew Jackson Greenway
Sallie Riley married Samuel Coody
Ellen Riley married William Roach
Randolph Riley married Eliza Coody

Luney entered Brainerd Mission on 23 May 1817, at the age of 16 and left before Jan 1818. On 6 Dec 1819, Luney (a native) enrolled for life reservation in accordance with 27 Feb 1819 treaty of Washington, 2 in family above treaty, cities residence as "south side of Tennessee opposite to Southwest point", in possession of land.

Luney was District Judge of Tahlequah District. His court had jurisdiction on all matters of petty larceny, etc. He was elected to the Council from the Tahlequah District on 4 August 1851, an(d) chosen by that body as its speaker. In 1851 his family enrolls on the Old Settler rolls just before the family of Isaac Keys in Tahlequah. Luney elected to the Council from the Cooweescoowee District 2 August 1875.

Luney was a Western Cherokee signatory of the "Act of Union" of 12 July 1839 between East and West Cherokee Nations at Illinois Camp Ground, IT.