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Minnie Mae Riley 1896–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 August 1896

Birth Location: Hicksbaugh, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 11 June 1974

Death Location: Warren, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Thomas Gardner

Mother: Josephine Ractliff

Spouse(s): Oscar Riley, Ben Foster

Children(s): Vivian Hogan

Minnie Mae Riley was born in 1896 in Hicksbaugh, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Thomas Joshua Gardner And Josephine Ractliff. In 1950, Minnie Mae Riley resided in Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA. Minnie Mae Riley married Ben F Foster, Oscar Riley, and had children including Vivian K Hogan. Minnie Mae Riley passed away in 1974 in Warren, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Minnie Mae Riley was born in 1896 in Hicksbaugh, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Thomas Joshua Gardner And Josephine Ractliff.
  • In 1950, Minnie Mae Riley resided in Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA.
  • Minnie Mae Riley married Ben F Foster, Oscar Riley, and had children including Vivian K Hogan.
  • Minnie Mae Riley passed away in 1974 in Warren, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Minnie Riley's Ancestors

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Minnie Riley
1896–1974
Birth Place: Hicksbaugh, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Joshua Gardner
1862–1943
Mississippi, United States of America
Josephine Ractliff
1873–1950
Texas
Grandparents
William (Dorsey) Gardner
1841–1909
Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
*Lavicy (Ann "Vicy") Walters
1843–1917
Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Gardner
1810–1872
Mary Jones
1818–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gardner
1789–1830
Mary McCreary
1791–1847

Minnie Riley's Descendants

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Minnie (Mae) Riley (12 August 1896–11 June 1974) m. Oscar Riley (9 August 1892–15 May) m. Ben (F) Foster (abt 1896–)
  1. 1. Vivian (K) Hogan 1920–2002 m. Floyd (James) Hogan 1914–1969

Minnie Riley's Timeline

3 Records

1896
12 August 1896
Birth of Minnie Mae Riley in Hicksbaugh, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America
Hicksbaugh, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 54
Minnie Mae Riley resided here in Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA
1974
11 June 1974
Age 78
Death of Minnie Mae Riley in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America
Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 August 1896
    Event Place: Hicksbaugh, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 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: Nederland, Jefferson

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, 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: Nederland, Jefferson

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 June 1974
    Event Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warren, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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