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Alexander William Wesley Riley 1913–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1913

Birth Location: Confluence, Somerset, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 30 Dec 1962

Death Location: Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Harmon Riley

Mother: Margaret Ritchey

Spouse(s): Ruby Carr

Children(s): Susan Riley

Alexander William Wesley Riley was born in 1913 in Confluence, Somerset, Pennsylvania, the child of Harmon A Riley And Margaret Elizabeth Ritchey. In 1930, Alexander William Wesley Riley resided in Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Alexander William Wesley Riley married Ruby T Carr, and had children including Laura Jean Riley, Susan B Riley. Alexander William Wesley Riley passed away in 1962 in Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alexander William Wesley Riley was born in 1913 in Confluence, Somerset, Pennsylvania, the child of Harmon A Riley And Margaret Elizabeth Ritchey.
  • In 1930, Alexander William Wesley Riley resided in Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Alexander William Wesley Riley married Ruby T Carr, and had children including Laura Jean Riley, Susan B Riley.
  • Alexander William Wesley Riley passed away in 1962 in Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harmon Riley
1878–1930
Birth Location: Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia
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Margaret Ritchey
1899–1977
Birth Location: Maryland
MR

Spouses(s)

Ruby Carr
1919–1994
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
RC

Children(s)

Susan Riley
1951–2016
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
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Alexander Riley's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Riley
1913–1962
Birth Place: Confluence, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Parents
Harmon A. Riley
1878–1930
Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia
Margaret (Elizabeth) Ritchey
1899–1977
Maryland
Grandparents
Isaiah Riley
1853–1917
West Virginia, USA
Lydia (A) Keener
1853–1939
Taylor, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Harmon Keener
1826–1900
Mioma Goodwin
1831–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Keener
1787–1855
Mary Crim
1790–1838

Alexander Riley's Descendants

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Alexander (William Wesley) Riley (19 Aug 1913–30 Dec 1962) m. Ruby (T.) Carr (4 Oct 1919–23 Nov 1994)
  1. 1. Susan (B.) Riley 1951–2016

Alexander Riley's Timeline

6 Records

1913
19 Aug 1913
Birth of Alexander William Wesley Riley in Confluence, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Confluence, Somerset, Pennsylvania
1914
19 Aug 1914
Age 1
Birth of Alexander William Wesley Riley in Confluence, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Confluence, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Alexander William Wesley Riley resided here in Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Alexander William Wesley Riley resided here in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 27
Alexander William Wesley Riley resided here in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1962
30 Dec 1962
Age 49
Death of Alexander William Wesley Riley in Dormont, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Dormont, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1914
    Event Place: Confluence, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03421; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 2-625
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 109951-112800
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0522; FHL microfilm: 2341694
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Confluence, Somerset, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2091

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0522; FHL microfilm: 2341694

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03421; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 2-625

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03421; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 2-625

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2091

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1962
    Event Place: Dormont, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 109951-112800
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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