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Ernest Riley 1888–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1888

Birth Location: Randolph County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 3 July 1973

Death Location: Huntsville, Randolph County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: James Riley

Mother: Susan Winkler

Spouse(s): Mary Tilden

Children(s): Mary Riley, Melvin Riley, Merlin Riley, Martha Riley

Ernest Riley was born in 1888 in Randolph County, Missouri, USA, the child of James Henry Riley And Susan Jane Winkler. In 1930, Ernest Riley resided in Salt Springs, Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, US. In 1935, Ernest Riley resided in Salt Spring, Randolph, Missouri. Ernest Riley married Mary Ethel Tilden, and had children including Martha Sue Riley, Mary Irene Riley, Melvin Henry Riley, Merlin Ernest Riley. Ernest Riley passed away in 1973 in Huntsville, Randolph County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ernest Riley was born in 1888 in Randolph County, Missouri, USA, the child of James Henry Riley And Susan Jane Winkler.
  • In 1930, Ernest Riley resided in Salt Springs, Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, US.
  • In 1935, Ernest Riley resided in Salt Spring, Randolph, Missouri.
  • Ernest Riley married Mary Ethel Tilden, and had children including Martha Sue Riley, Mary Irene Riley, Melvin Henry Riley, Merlin Ernest Riley.
  • Ernest Riley passed away in 1973 in Huntsville, Randolph County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Riley's Ancestors

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Ernest Riley
1888–1973
Birth Place: Randolph County, Missouri, USA
Parents
James Henry Riley
1843–1902
Randolph County, Missouri, United States of America
Susan (Jane) Winkler
1847–1924
Macon County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Riley
1816–1852
Hardin Co, Kentucky, USA
Julia Harris
1825–1860
Randolph County, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Harris
1798–1875
Margaret Dale
1798–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harris
1738–1810
Mary Owings
1777–1793
Abraham Dale
1760–1826
Catherine Shake
1760–1860

Ernest Riley's Descendants

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Ernest Riley (20 September 1888–3 July 1973) m. Mary (Ethel) Tilden (21 Aug 1892–15 Mar 1978)
  1. 1. Mary (Irene) Riley 1921–1998 m. James (Rolla) Miles 1919–1984
  2. 2. Melvin (Henry) Riley 1923–2016 m. Minnie (Lou) Swetnam 1926–2022
  3. 3. Merlin (Ernest) Riley 1924–2008 m. Esther (Lee) Riley 1927–2014
  4. 4. Martha (Sue) Riley 1930–2022 m. William (Ray) Oliver 1929–1998

Ernest Riley's Timeline

6 Records

1888
20 September 1888
Birth of Ernest Riley in Randolph County, Missouri, USA
Randolph County, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 42
Ernest Riley resided here in Salt Springs, Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Salt Springs, Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 47
Ernest Riley resided here in Salt Spring, Randolph, Missouri
Salt Spring, Randolph, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 52
Ernest Riley resided here in Salt Spring Township, Salt Spring, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Salt Spring Township, Salt Spring, Randolph, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 62
Ernest Riley resided here in Salt Spring, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Salt Spring, Randolph, Missouri, USA
1973
3 July 1973
Age 85
Death of Ernest Riley in Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA
Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1888
    Event Place: Randolph County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Salt Spring, Randolph, Missouri; Roll: 4057; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 88-19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Salt Springs, Salt Springs, Randolph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Salt Spring, Randolph, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Salt Spring Township, Salt Spring, Randolph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Salt Spring, Randolph, Missouri, 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: Salt Spring, Randolph, Missouri; Roll: 4057; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 88-19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 July 1973
    Event Place: Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntsville, Randolph County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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