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William Helmer Riley 1912 – 1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 JAN 1912

Birth Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada

Death Date: 6 APR 1990

Death Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada

Father: William Riley

Mother: Elizabeth Helmer

Spouse(s): Ina Henderson

Children(s):

According to available records, William Helmer Riley was born in 1912 in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada, the child of William James (Willie) Riley and Elizabeth Jane (Jennie) Helmer. Following those early years, William Helmer Riley married Ina Martha Henderson. In the later years of life, William Helmer Riley died in 1990 in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada.

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Parents

William Riley
1874 – 1950
Birth Location: Ontario
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Elizabeth Helmer
1881 – 1970
Birth Location: Quebec
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Spouses(s)

Ina Henderson
1910 – 1996
Birth Location: Bismark St, Didsbury, Division No. 6, Alberta, T0M, Canada
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Children(s)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 JAN 1912

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1916
    Event Place: 42, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: 42, Rimbey Municipality Township 42 28 4th M, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 APR 1990
    Event Place: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: Age:

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 APR 1990
    Event Place: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: Age:

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada
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