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Ida Ellen Riley 1879–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1879

Birth Location: Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi

Death Date: 15 Mar 1962

Death Location: Shady Grove, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Henry Short

Mother: Mary Wright

Spouse(s): Andrew Cauthen, George Riley

Children(s): Estelle Cauthen, Oscar Cauthen

Ida Ellen Riley was born in 1879 in Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, the child of Henry Gibson Short And Mary Ellen Wright. Ida Ellen Riley married Andrew Milton Andy Cauthen, George Ashford Riley, and had children including Estelle Cauthen, Oscar Theo Cauthen. Ida Ellen Riley passed away in 1962 in Shady Grove, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ida Ellen Riley was born in 1879 in Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, the child of Henry Gibson Short And Mary Ellen Wright.
  • Ida Ellen Riley married Andrew Milton Andy Cauthen, George Ashford Riley, and had children including Estelle Cauthen, Oscar Theo Cauthen.
  • Ida Ellen Riley passed away in 1962 in Shady Grove, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Short
1840–1899
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Mary Wright
1846–1890
Birth Location: Leake County, Mississippi, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Andrew Cauthen
1877–
Birth Location: Madison County, Mississippi
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George Riley
1883–1944
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
GR

Children(s)

Estelle Cauthen
1899–
Birth Location: Mississippi
EC
Oscar Cauthen
1895–1969
Birth Location: Section, Jackson, Alabama, USA
OC

Ida Riley's Ancestors

Self
Ida Riley
1879–1962
Birth Place: Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi
Parents
Henry Gibson Short
1840–1899
Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ellen) Wright
1846–1890
Leake County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Thomas SHORT
1818–1880
Georgia, United States
Thomas (L) Wright
1799–1870
Warren, North Carolina, United States
Frances (M.) Sturdivant
1816–1890
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ida Riley's Descendants

1.
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Ida (Ellen) Riley (3 Aug 1879–15 Mar 1962) m. Andrew (Milton "Andy") Cauthen (abt 1877–) m. George (Ashford) Riley (6 Dec 1883–22 Feb 1944)
  1. 1. Estelle Cauthen 1899– m. Columbus (Thomas) Moss 1892–1963
    1. 1. Jack (Scarbrough) Moss 1919–1996
    2. 2. Hazel Moss 1918–2001
    3. 3. Thomas (Craig) Moss 1921–1985 m. Vivian (Arlene) Lincoln 1925–2002
  2. 2. Oscar (Theo) Cauthen 1895–1969

Ida Riley's Timeline

3 Records

1878
3 Aug 1878
Birth of Ida Ellen Riley in Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi
Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi
1879
3 Aug 1879
Birth of Ida Ellen Riley in Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi
Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi
1962
15 Mar 1962
Age 83
Death of Ida Ellen Riley in Thomastown Mississippi
Thomastown Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1962
    Event Place: Thomastown Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shady Grove, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1878
    Event Place: Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi
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