Florence Emily Riley (b. Rogers) (1872-1934) was born in Utica, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. She married Frank Lawrence Riley, 1870-, a physician and surgeon, in Utica in 1892, and they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where Frank worked for the Young Men's Christian Association as a medical examiner and physical director. In 1897 the Rileys were introduced to Christian Science, and Florence was healed of poor eyesight by reading Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896. Within a few months of learning of Christian Science, Frank discontinued practicing medicine, and both he and Florence began practicing Christian Science.
In September 1897 they consulted with Mary Baker Eddy about moving to England, where Florence had family, to practice Christian Science there. Eddy replied favorably and invited them to visit her in person while en route to England, which they did in November 1897. During their visit with Eddy, she gave them a lesson on handling mental malpractice. They practiced Christian Science in London for the following 14 years. Upon returning to the United States, they lived in several places in California, including Long Beach, Carmel, and Los Angeles. Both Rileys joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 1, 1898, and were listed as practitioners in The Christian Science Journal, Florence from 1901 until 1916, and Frank from 1902 until 1913. Florence and Frank divorced sometime after 1920, and in 1925 Florence married Perle C. Pemberton, an estimator, in Los Angeles.
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Florence Emily Riley (b. Rogers) (1872-1934) was born in Utica, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. She married Frank Lawrence Riley, 1870-, a physician and surgeon, in Utica in 1892, and they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where Frank worked for the Young Men's Christian Association as a medical examiner and physical director. In 1897 the Rileys were introduced to Christian Science, and Florence was healed of poor eyesight by reading Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896. Within a few months of learning of Christian Science, Frank discontinued practicing medicine, and both he and Florence began practicing Christian Science.
In September 1897 they consulted with Mary Baker Eddy about moving to England, where Florence had family, to practice Christian Science there. Eddy replied favorably and invited them to visit her in person while en route to England, which they did in November 1897. During their visit with Eddy, she gave them a lesson on handling mental malpractice. They practiced Christian Science in London for the following 14 years. Upon returning to the United States, they lived in several places in California, including Long Beach, Carmel, and Los Angeles. Both Rileys joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 1, 1898, and were listed as practitioners in The Christian Science Journal, Florence from 1901 until 1916, and Frank from 1902 until 1913. Florence and Frank divorced sometime after 1920, and in 1925 Florence married Perle C. Pemberton, an estimator, in Los Angeles.
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