Riley Smith Emmons was born 16 April 1842 at Elyria, Ohio to Beecher Porter and Sarah (Sally) Smith Emmons. He married Priscilla Eleanore Howard on 15 October 1863 at Kirksville, Missouri. She was born 11 September 1845 near Athens, Ohio to Charles Elisha and Julia Ann Ross Howard. Riley " ... was a Federal soldier during the War between the States."--Page 22. After their marriage, they lived in St. Claire County, Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Graham County, Kansas. Riley was an attorney, farmer and raised race horses. He served two terms as County Attorney for Graham County. In 1895 they moved to Perry, Oklahoma where Riley died on 23 February 1904. Priscilla Eleanor Howard died 17 November 1919 at Joplin, Missouri. Ancestors and descendants lived in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado, Florida and elsewhere