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Edna Viola Riley 1897–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 June 1897

Birth Location: Kingman, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 28 January 1978

Death Location: Waynetown, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: David Riley

Mother: Armilda Brown

Spouse(s): Jesse Sr, Jesse Gossett

Children(s): Harold Keller, Lavern Keller, Everett Gossett, Doris Gossett, Jesse Keller

In 1897, Edna Viola Riley entered the world in Kingman, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America, born to David Alonzo Riley And Armilda Catherine Brown. In 1900, Edna Viola Riley resided in Wabash, Fountain, Indiana, USA. In 1910, Edna Viola Riley resided in Millcreek, Fountain, Indiana, USA. Edna Viola Riley married Jesse B Gossett, Jesse Franklin Keller Sr, and had children including Doris Maxine Gossett, Everett Dale Gossett, Harold Gene Keller, Jesse Franklin Keller, Lavern Sue Keller. Edna Viola Riley passed away in 1978 in Waynetown, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Edna Viola Riley entered the world in Kingman, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America, born to David Alonzo Riley And Armilda Catherine Brown.
  • In 1900, Edna Viola Riley resided in Wabash, Fountain, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1910, Edna Viola Riley resided in Millcreek, Fountain, Indiana, USA.
  • Edna Viola Riley married Jesse B Gossett, Jesse Franklin Keller Sr, and had children including Doris Maxine Gossett, Everett Dale Gossett, Harold Gene Keller, Jesse Franklin Keller, Lavern Sue Keller.
  • Edna Viola Riley passed away in 1978 in Waynetown, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Riley
1864–1910
Birth Location: Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
DR
Armilda Brown
1871–1924
Birth Location: Parke County, Indiana, United States of America
AB

Spouses(s)

Jesse Sr
1885–1970
Birth Location: Fountain, Indiana
JS
Jesse Gossett
1891–1923
Birth Location: Tangier, Parke County, Indiana, United States of America
JG

Children(s)

Harold Keller
1934–1998
Birth Location: Washington, Parke, Indiana, USA
HK
Lavern Keller
1936–2010
Birth Location: Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
LK
Everett Gossett
1915–1981
Birth Location: Liverty, Parke, Indiana, USA
EG
Doris Gossett
1918–1982
Birth Location: Sugar Creek, Parke, Indiana, USA
DG
Jesse Keller
1925–2002
Birth Location: Parke County, Indiana, United States of America
JK

Edna Riley's Ancestors

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Edna Riley
1897–1978
Birth Place: Kingman, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
David Alonzo Riley
1864–1910
Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
Armilda (Catherine) Brown
1871–1924
Parke County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
Isaac (Newton) Brown
1836–1907
Tangier, Parke County, Indiana, USA
Apaline Kennedy
1837–1900
Indiana Parke Co
Great-Grandparents
George Kennedy
1803–1871
Mary Pellett
1804–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Kennedy
1765–1820
Rebekah Sill
1768–1825

Edna Riley's Descendants

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Edna (Viola) Riley (29 June 1897–28 January 1978) m. Jesse (Franklin Keller) Sr (23 Nov 1885–December 1970) m. Jesse (B) Gossett (23 September 1891–18 April 1923)
  1. 1. Harold (Gene) Keller 1934–1998 m. Margaret (Marie) Williams 1938–2016
  2. 2. Lavern (Sue) Keller 1936–2010 m. Edgar (Earnest) Woodard 1929–2004
  3. 3. Everett (Dale) Gossett 1915–1981 m. Martha (Lamoyne) Grimes 1922–2006
  4. 4. Doris (Maxine) Gossett 1918–1982 m. Emil (R) Butts 1913–1994
    1. 1. Larry (Dean) Butts 1950–1969
    2. 2. Willard (Dale) Butts 1946–2007
  5. 5. Jesse (Franklin) Keller 1925–2002 m. Irma (Jean) Swindler 1930–2006

Edna Riley's Timeline

7 Records

1897
29 June 1897
Birth of Edna Viola Riley in Kingman, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
Kingman, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 3
Edna Viola Riley resided here in Wabash, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Wabash, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Edna Viola Riley resided here in Millcreek, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Millcreek, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Edna Viola Riley resided here in Sugar Creek, Parke, Indiana, USA
Sugar Creek, Parke, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Edna Viola Riley resided here in Greene, Green, Parke, Indiana, USA
Greene, Green, Parke, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Edna Viola Riley resided here in Richland, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Richland, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1978
28 January 1978
Age 81
Death of Edna Viola Riley in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States of America
Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 June 1897
    Event Place: Kingman, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sugar Creek, Parke, Indiana; Roll: T625_443; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 63
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Green, Parke, Indiana; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340357
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1978; Roll: 01
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Richland, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: 4405; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 23-18

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wabash, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Millcreek, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sugar Creek, Parke, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sugar Creek, Parke, Indiana; Roll: T625_443; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 63

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Greene, Green, Parke, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Green, Parke, Indiana; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340357

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Richland, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Richland, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: 4405; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 23-18

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Parke, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Richland, Fountain, Indiana
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Richland, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: 4405; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 23-18

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1978
    Event Place: Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1978; Roll: 01

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waynetown, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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