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Melvin Richard Riley 1916–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jun 1916

Birth Location: Page County, Virginia

Death Date: 26 Jul 1964

Death Location: Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: jessie Riley

Mother: Gussie Cameron

Spouse(s): Beulah Riley

Children(s): David Riley, Charles Riley, Dorothy Perron, Dorothy Welch-Perron

Melvin Richard Riley was born in 1916 in Page County, Virginia, the child of Jessie Lee Riley And Gussie S Cameron. Melvin Richard Riley married Beulah Mae Riley, and had children including Charles Richard Riley, David Junior Riley, Dorothy Perron, Dorothy Welch Perron. Melvin Richard Riley passed away in 1964 in Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melvin Richard Riley was born in 1916 in Page County, Virginia, the child of Jessie Lee Riley And Gussie S Cameron.
  • Melvin Richard Riley married Beulah Mae Riley, and had children including Charles Richard Riley, David Junior Riley, Dorothy Perron, Dorothy Welch Perron.
  • Melvin Richard Riley passed away in 1964 in Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melvin Riley's Ancestors

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Melvin Riley
1916–1964
Birth Place: Page County, Virginia
Parents
jessie lee Riley
1880–1945
Page, Virginia
Gussie (S.) Cameron
1878–1942
Rapp. Co., VA
Grandparents
Jesse (W.) Riley
1830–1888
Page, Virginia
Susan (Dagg) Webster
1843–1888
Page Co, Virginia, USA
William (Lee) Cameron
1852–1917
Page, Virginia
Alice (Virginia) Beylor
1861–1901
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Miles Riley
1787–1850
Samuel Webster
1805–1885
Nancy McCullough
1814–1865
Gibson Cameron
1823–1880
Ann Welsh
1823–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy Riley
1765–1825

Melvin Riley's Descendants

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Melvin (Richard) Riley (04 Jun 1916–26 Jul 1964) m. Beulah (Mae) Riley (24 April 1924–1 December 1984)
  1. 1. David (Junior) Riley 1942–1988
  2. 2. Charles (Richard) Riley 1939–2005
  3. 3. Dorothy Perron 1944–2015
  4. 4. Dorothy Welch-Perron 1944–2015

Melvin Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1916
04 Jun 1916
Birth of Melvin Richard Riley in Page County, Virginia
Page County, Virginia
1964
26 Jul 1964
Age 48
Death of Melvin Richard Riley in Virginia
Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1916
    Event Place: Page County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2016
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1964
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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