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Bessie Lois Riley 1917–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1917

Birth Location: Kennard, Mercer, PA, USA

Death Date: 19 Oct 1976

Death Location: Greenville, Mercer, PA, USA

Father: Lloyd Riley

Mother: Bertha Kimmel

Spouse(s): Clarence Swartz

Children(s):

Bessie Lois Riley was born in 1917 in Kennard, Mercer, PA, USA, the child of Lloyd W Riley And Bertha K Kimmel. In 1920, Bessie Lois Riley resided in Sugar Grove, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA. Bessie Lois Riley married Clarence Swartz, and had children including James Swartz. Bessie Lois Riley passed away in 1976 in Greenville, Mercer, PA, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Lois Riley was born in 1917 in Kennard, Mercer, PA, USA, the child of Lloyd W Riley And Bertha K Kimmel.
  • In 1920, Bessie Lois Riley resided in Sugar Grove, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Bessie Lois Riley married Clarence Swartz, and had children including James Swartz.
  • Bessie Lois Riley passed away in 1976 in Greenville, Mercer, PA, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lloyd Riley
1892–1959
Birth Location: Sugar Grove Township, Mercer County
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Bertha Kimmel
1893–1984
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
BK

Spouses(s)

Clarence Swartz
1913–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
CS

Children(s)

Bessie Riley's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Riley
1917–1976
Birth Place: Kennard, Mercer, PA, USA
Parents
Lloyd W Riley
1892–1959
Sugar Grove Township, Mercer County
Bertha (K) Kimmel
1893–1984
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Edwin (Walter) KIMMEL
1867–1957
Delaware Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Sade (E) Kimmel
1868–1907
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Johann Kümmel\Kimmel
1820–1885
Katherine Achenstein
1824–1901
William Swagger
1842–1916
Sally Pollard
1848–1937
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pollard
1787–1875
Elizabeth King
1812–1880

Bessie Riley's Timeline

7 Records

1917
abt 1917
Birth of Bessie Lois Riley in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1917
13 Mar 1917
Birth of Bessie Lois Riley in Kennard, Mercer, PA, USA
Kennard, Mercer, PA, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Bessie Lois Riley resided here in Sugar Grove, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Sugar Grove, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Bessie Lois Riley resided here in Sugar Grove, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Sugar Grove, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Bessie Lois Riley resided here in Greenville, Mercer, Pennsylvania
Greenville, Mercer, Pennsylvania
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 23
Bessie Lois Riley resided here in Greenville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Greenville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1976
19 Oct 1976
Age 59
Death of Bessie Lois Riley in Greenville, Mercer, PA, USA
Greenville, Mercer, PA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1917
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenville, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3570; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 43-22
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sugar Grove, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1601; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 95
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sugar Grove, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2078; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 2341812

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Kennard, Mercer, PA, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sugar Grove, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sugar Grove, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1601; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 95

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sugar Grove, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sugar Grove, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2078; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 2341812

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Greenville, Mercer, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenville, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3570; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 43-22

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Greenville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenville, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3570; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 43-22

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1976
    Event Place: Greenville, Mercer, PA, USA
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