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James G Riley 1893 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1893 or 1896

Birth Location: Delaware

Death Date: 28 Jun 1974

Death Location: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Charnly Reilly

Mother: Ellen Reilly

Spouse(s): Mildred Guessford

Children(s): George Riley, James Riley

The birth of James G Riley took place in 1893 in Delaware, to Charnly Reilly and Ellen Reilly. James G Riley married Mildred Jeanette Guessford, and together they had George Harold Riley and James William Riley. James G Riley's death occurred in 1974 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Charnly Reilly
1865 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
CR
Ellen Reilly
1867 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
ER

Spouses(s)

Mildred Guessford
1902 – 1984
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MG

Children(s)

George Riley
1920 – 1997
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
GR
James Riley
1925 – 1982
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
JR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Dec 1896
    Event Place: Delaware
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1951, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 2, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chester Ward 8, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1561; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 137, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2341764, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Delaware, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chester Ward 2, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1375351

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Dec 1893 or 1896

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1895
    Event Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Chester Ward 2, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chester Ward 2, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1375351

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Delaware

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Chester Ward 8, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chester Ward 8, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1561; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 137

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1926
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1928
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2341764

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03488; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 23-33

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: , Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03488; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 23-33

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, 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: Chester, Del

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    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 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Delaware City, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1951

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Jun 1974
    Event Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 2
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