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Elsie Mae Johnson Riley 1910–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1910

Birth Location: Humrick, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 1983

Death Location: Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: William Johnson

Mother: Mary Stahl

Spouse(s): Harold Hinkle, Robert Riley, Charles Root

Children(s): William Hinkle, Frances Hinkle, George Hinkle, Elsie Root, Elsie Randolph

The story of Elsie Mae Johnson Riley began in 1910 in Humrick, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Elsie Mae Johnson Riley resided in Love, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Elsie Mae Johnson Riley resided in Cayuga, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA. Elsie Mae Johnson Riley married Charles Amos Root, Harold Franklin Hinkle, Robert Curtis Riley, and had children including Carl Hinkle, Clara Martyne Livengood, Elsie Pearl Sis Root, Elsie Pearl Randolph, Frances Louise Hinkle, George Thomas Hinkle, Marvin Root, William Franklin Hinkle. Elsie Mae Johnson Riley passed away in 1983 in Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elsie Mae Johnson Riley began in 1910 in Humrick, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Elsie Mae Johnson Riley resided in Love, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Elsie Mae Johnson Riley resided in Cayuga, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA.
  • Elsie Mae Johnson Riley married Charles Amos Root, Harold Franklin Hinkle, Robert Curtis Riley, and had children including Carl Hinkle, Clara Martyne Livengood, Elsie Pearl Sis Root, Elsie Pearl Randolph, Frances Louise Hinkle, George Thomas Hinkle, Marvin Root, William Franklin Hinkle.
  • Elsie Mae Johnson Riley passed away in 1983 in Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Johnson
1873–1949
Birth Location: Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
WJ
Mary Stahl
1871–1949
Birth Location: Vermilion, Illinois, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Harold Hinkle
1905–1990
Birth Location: Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
HH
Robert Riley
1919–1996
Birth Location: Fountain County, Indiana, USA
RR
Charles Root
1918–2011
Birth Location: Hoffman, Grant, Minnesota, USA
CR

Children(s)

William Hinkle
1933–2017
Birth Location: Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
WH
Frances Hinkle
1928–1940
Birth Location: Cayuga, Vermilion, Indiana, USA
FH
George Hinkle
1931–2005
Birth Location: Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
GH
Elsie Root
1942–2015
Birth Location: Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
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Elsie Randolph
1942–2015
Birth Location: Cayuga, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA
ER

Elsie Riley's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Riley
1910–1983
Birth Place: Humrick, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Hugh Johnson
1873–1949
Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Mary (Catherine) Stahl
1871–1949
Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Hugh Johnson
1831–1906
Eugene, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA
Amelia Turner
1845–1874
Ohio, USA
Henry Stahl
1849–1894
York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Emaline "Millie" Longfellow -) Stahl
1853–1921
Edgar, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Stahl
1820–1884
Catherine Humrichouse
1820–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elsie Riley's Descendants

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Elsie (Mae Johnson) Riley (16 Jul 1910–15 Sep 1983) m. Harold (Franklin) Hinkle (19 Aug 1905–16 Oct 1990) m. Robert (Curtis) Riley (20 Apr 1919–09 Dec 1996) m. Charles (Amos) Root (08 July 1918–8 Sep 2011)
  1. 1. William (Franklin) Hinkle 1933–2017
  2. 2. Frances (Louise) Hinkle 1928–1940
  3. 3. George (Thomas) Hinkle 1931–2005
  4. 4. Elsie (Pearl "Sis") Root 1942–2015
  5. 5. Elsie (Pearl) Randolph 1942–2015

Elsie Riley's Timeline

8 Records

1910
16 Jul 1910
Birth of Elsie Mae Johnson Riley in Humrick, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Humrick, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Elsie Mae Johnson Riley resided here in Love, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Love, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Elsie Mae Johnson Riley resided here in Cayuga, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Cayuga, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Elsie Mae Johnson Riley resided here in Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana
Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 30
Elsie Mae Johnson Riley resided here in Eugene, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Eugene, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Elsie Mae Johnson Riley resided here in Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 41
Elsie Mae Johnson Riley resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1983
15 Sep 1983
Age 73
Death of Elsie Mae Johnson Riley in Covington, Fountain County, Indiana, USA
Covington, Fountain County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1910
    Event Place: Humrick, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 11 Mar 1948; Publication Place: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA; ,0.2712423,0.63543296,0.3496116

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Love, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Love, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_412; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 192

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cayuga, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340369

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01102; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 83-11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Eugene, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01102; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 83-11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cayuga, Vermillion

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cayuga
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 11 Mar 1948; Publication Place: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA; ,0.2712423,0.63543296,0.3496116

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cayuga, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Veriltoon, Indiana
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cayuga, Vermillion

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1983
    Event Place: Covington, Fountain County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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