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James Robert Riley 1904 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1904

Birth Location: Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 Jun 1987

Death Location: Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA

Father: Franklin Riley

Mother: Minnie VanPelt

Spouse(s): Edith McGee

Children(s): James Riley

James Robert Riley Sr. was born in 1904 in Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, USA, the child of Franklin James "Frank" Riley and Minnie S. VanPelt. James Robert Riley Sr. later married Edith Emily McGee, and together they raised children including James Robert Riley. In 1987, James Robert Riley Sr. passed away in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Franklin Riley
1873 – 1956
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
FR
Minnie VanPelt
1874 – 1962
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
MV

Spouses(s)

Edith McGee
1909 – 1989
Birth Location: Morganton, North Carolina, USA
EM

Children(s)

James Riley
1931 – 2000
Birth Location: Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
JR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Jun 1987
    Event Place: Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Apr 1904
    Event Place: Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1299; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 96; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1299; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 96; Image: .
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