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George Joseph Riley 1892–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1892

Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 12 Jun 1966

Death Location: Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Riley

Mother: Mary Davis

Spouse(s): Lessie Vandiver

Children(s): Anie Baxter, Addie Riley, Cova Riley, Frances Riley, Elmer Riley, Opal Riley, Robert Riley, Jo Riley

George Joseph Riley was born in 1892 in Maury, Tennessee, United States, the child of John Henry Riley And Mary Isabelle Davis. George Joseph Riley married Lessie Catherine Vandiver, and had children including Addie Louise Riley, Anie E R Baxter, Cova Myrtle Riley, Elmer Olney Dick Riley, Frances Isabell Riley, Jo Ann Riley, Opal Reed Riley, Robert William Riley. George Joseph Riley passed away in 1966 in Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Joseph Riley was born in 1892 in Maury, Tennessee, United States, the child of John Henry Riley And Mary Isabelle Davis.
  • George Joseph Riley married Lessie Catherine Vandiver, and had children including Addie Louise Riley, Anie E R Baxter, Cova Myrtle Riley, Elmer Olney Dick Riley, Frances Isabell Riley, Jo Ann Riley, Opal Reed Riley, Robert William Riley.
  • George Joseph Riley passed away in 1966 in Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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George Riley's Ancestors

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George Riley
1892–1966
Birth Place: Maury, Tennessee, United States
Parents
John Henry Riley
1868–1942
Tennessee
Mary (Isabelle) Davis
1872–1959
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Josephus Riley
1826–
Tennessee
William (Catherine) Lovett
1846–
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Lovett
1806–1860
Martha DeVore
1817–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Lovett
1786–1826
Rachel White
1786–1862
James DeVore
1775–1835
Patsy Duncan
1780–1840

George Riley's Descendants

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George (Joseph) Riley (18 Jul 1892–12 Jun 1966) m. Lessie (Catherine) Vandiver (9 Mar 1899–4 Jul 1966)
  1. 1. Anie (E. R.) Baxter 1923–2004 m. Albert (Howard) Baxter 1910–1990
    1. 1. Ocie (Albert) Baxter 1936–2004
  2. 2. Addie (Louise) Riley 1915–2007 m. William (Herbert) Baxter 1906–1970
    1. 1. Helen (Louise "Hon") Mcdonald 1949–2002
    2. 2. Rebecca (Jane) Warren 1945–1999
  3. 3. Cova (Myrtle) Riley 1913–1974 m. William (Garfield) Simmons 1906–1987
    1. 1. Joe Simmons 1936–2015
    2. 2. Billy (Ray) Simmons 1941–2009
    3. 3. Edith (Rose) Simmons 1940–1943
    4. 4. Gracie (Lee) Davidson 1929–2024
    5. 5. William (Edward) Simmons 1931–2015
    6. 6. Bobby (Thomas) Simmons 1934–2022
  4. 4. Frances (Isabell) Riley 1924–2000 m. Charles (Ira Howell) Sr 1920–1992
    1. 1. Charles (Ira Howell) Jr 1940–1995
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Brooks 1943–2009
  5. 5. Elmer (Olney "Dick") Riley 1922–1973 m. Johnnie (Juanita) Anderson 1924–2004
    1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Riley 1947–2021
  6. 6. Opal (Reed) Riley 1926–2009 m. Tommy (Leroy Collier) Sr 1916–1989
  7. 7. Robert (William) Riley 1917–2006 m. Edna Davis 1914–
  8. 8. Jo (Ann) Riley 1931–2016 m. Earnest (Simpson) Anderson 1924–1996
    1. 1. George (Cummings) Anderson 1948–1990

George Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1892
18 Jul 1892
Birth of George Joseph Riley in Maury, Tennessee, United States
Maury, Tennessee, United States
1966
12 Jun 1966
Age 74
Death of George Joseph Riley in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1892
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1966
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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