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Wayne Claude Riley 1930–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1930

Birth Location: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 Aug 2009

Death Location: Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA

Father: Mack Riley

Mother: Ellen Messer

Spouse(s): Theresa Dietz

Children(s):

Wayne Claude Riley was born in 1930 in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA, the child of Mack William Riley And Ellen Andora Messer. Wayne Claude Riley married Theresa Doris Dietz, and had children including Ellen Riley, Joan Lynn Riley, Karen Joan Riley, Linda Riley, Nancy Theresa Riley, Wayne David Riley. Wayne Claude Riley passed away in 2009 in Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Wayne Claude Riley was born in 1930 in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA, the child of Mack William Riley And Ellen Andora Messer.
  • Wayne Claude Riley married Theresa Doris Dietz, and had children including Ellen Riley, Joan Lynn Riley, Karen Joan Riley, Linda Riley, Nancy Theresa Riley, Wayne David Riley.
  • Wayne Claude Riley passed away in 2009 in Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Wayne Riley's Ancestors

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Wayne Riley
1930–2009
Birth Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Mack William Riley
1901–1987
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Ellen (Andora) Messer
1903–1966
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
James (Franklin Roberson Riley) Jr.
1870–1956
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Minerva ((Minnie) S Van) Pelt
1874–1962
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
William (Washington Joseph) Messer
1876–1959
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Jane) Reece
1877–1963
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Pelt
1828–1900
Martha Sims
1833–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wayne Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1930
18 Oct 1930
Birth of Wayne Claude Riley in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
2009
24 Aug 2009
Age 79
Death of Wayne Claude Riley in Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA
Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1930
    Event Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 2009
    Event Place: Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA

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