Lang, H. O., ed. "The History of the Willamette Valley, Being A Description of the Valley and its Resources, with an account of its Discovery and Settlement by White Men, and its Subsequent History; Together with Personal Reminiscences of its Early Pioneers." Portland, OR, Geo. H. Himes, Book and Job Printer, 1885. p. 725. J. B. RILEY Born in Vermont in 1827. Went to Massachusetts in 1846 and became apprentice to a cabinet-maker near Boston. In May, 1849, he took passage on the third vessel that left Boston for California, sailing by way of Cape Horn. He came to Oregon in 1850, and lived ten years in Oregon City; then moved to The Dalles, where he lived three years, and after a short residence in Portland, purchased a hotel in Dayton, a business he is engaged in at present. He was married in 1862 to Miss S. Jacobs, and two children were born to them---Ella M. and William. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in May 2009 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.