Riley Williams

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Biography

A Riley Williams died in Nashville in 1935, aged 78. He would have been born in 1857, making him nine years old at the time of this incident.

Sources

"Recorder's Court." Daily Union and American [Nashville, TN], 16 Sept., 1866: 3. Web, Chronicling America. 11 Apr. 2014. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/

"The Five B's C Stars." Daily Union and American [Nashville, TN], 16 Sept., 1866: 3. Web, Chronicling America. 11 Apr. 2014. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/

"A Freedman's Club." Republican Banner [Nashville, TN], 16 Sept., 1866.

Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 9

Comment

It is not clear whether BBBBBC was an actual club, or merely an informal group of players saddled with a sarcastic moniker in a local newspaper. He was fined $9 for playing base ball on the sabbath.

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Clubs

Club	Years	Roles	Edit Association with Player
Brownlow's Black Boys Base Ball Club	1866