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Mary Sue Riley 1917–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 October 1917

Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 21 January 2011

Death Location: Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Robert Riley

Mother: Clara Thornley

Spouse(s): James Hunter

Children(s):

Mary Sue Riley was born in 1917 in Dorsey, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Robert E Riley And Clara Ellison Thornley. In 1920, Mary Sue Riley resided in Beat 3, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA. In 1930, Mary Sue Riley resided in Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi, USA. Mary Sue Riley married James Marvin Hunter, and had children including James Riley Hunter Sr, William Keller Hunter. Mary Sue Riley passed away in 2011 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Sue Riley was born in 1917 in Dorsey, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Robert E Riley And Clara Ellison Thornley.
  • In 1920, Mary Sue Riley resided in Beat 3, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1930, Mary Sue Riley resided in Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi, USA.
  • Mary Sue Riley married James Marvin Hunter, and had children including James Riley Hunter Sr, William Keller Hunter.
  • Mary Sue Riley passed away in 2011 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Riley's Ancestors

Self
Mary Riley
1917–2011
Birth Place: Dorsey, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Robert E Riley
1890–1957
Dorsey, Mississippi, USA
Clara (Ellison) Thornley
1893–1969
Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Willis (Otha) Thornley
1871–1951
Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Nancy) Owings
1872–1966
Mooresville, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Thornley
1847–1886
Helen Richards
1849–1886
James Owings
1844–1926
Mary Cummings
1847–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Thornley
1818–1847
Nancy Gilleyian
1825–1854
Jeptha Richards
1819–1880
Helen Henry
1824–
Marcus Owings
1810–1895
Nancy Henderson
1813–1898
John Cummings
1820–1896
Margaret Betts
1827–1913

Mary Riley's Timeline

7 Records

1917
16 October 1917
Birth of Mary Sue Riley in Dorsey, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Dorsey, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Mary Sue Riley resided here in Beat 3, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Mary Sue Riley resided here in Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Mary Sue Riley resided here in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi
Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 23
Mary Sue Riley resided here in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Mary Sue Riley resided here in Sumner, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
Sumner, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
2011
21 January 2011
Age 94
Death of Mary Sue Riley in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 October 1917
    Event Place: Dorsey, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02042; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 41-11
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: T625_877; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 17
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340889
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Missouri, USA
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 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: Sumner, Tallahatchie

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: T625_877; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340889

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02042; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 41-11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02042; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 41-11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sumner, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, 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: Sumner, Tallahatchie

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tupelo, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 2011
    Event Place: Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Missouri, USA
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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