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Paul Edward Riley 1922 – 1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1922

Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 7 Dec 1999

Death Location: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Father: Mack Riley

Mother: Ellen Messer

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Children(s):

The story of Paul Edward Riley began in 1922 in Gaston, North Carolina, United States. Paul Edward Riley passed away in 1999 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Paul Edward Riley began in 1922 in Gaston, North Carolina, United States.
  • Paul Edward Riley passed away in 1999 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.

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Paul Riley's Ancestors

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Paul Riley
1922 – 1999
Birth Place: Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Mack William Riley
1901 – 1987
North Carolina
Ellen (Andora) Messer
1903 – 1966
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Franklin (James "Frank") Riley
1873 – 1956
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Minnie (S.) VanPelt
1874 – 1962
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
William (Washington Joseph) Messer
1876 – 1959
Sevier, Tennessee
Mary (Jane) Reece
1875 – 1963
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Riley
1826 –
Mollie Prim
1843 –
William VanPelt
1828 – 1900
Martha Sims
1833 – 1894
James Messer
1846 – 1905
Rachel Barnes
1854 – 1920
Thomas Reece
Ellie Akins
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Messer
1822 – 1899
Elizabeth Palmer
1825 – 1887
Henry Barnes
1827 – 1864
Catherine Caldwell
1827 – 1947

Paul Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1922
6 Nov 1922
Birth of Paul Edward Riley in Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Gaston, North Carolina, United States
1999
7 Dec 1999
Age 77
Death of Paul Edward Riley in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1999
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1922
    Event Place: Gaston, North Carolina, United States

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