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Charles English Riley

Male 1894 - 1981  (87 years)


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  • Name Charles English Riley 
    Nickname Chas 
    Born 18 Apr 1894  , ,Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID 1DF71B4FEA4E66488F3BC9A9737CBA105978 
    Died 15 Dec 1981  Mc Gregor, Mclennan,Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Abt 18 Dec 1981 
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      BIRTH/DEATH:
      1. Social Security Death Index <http://www.ancestry.com>
      Name: Charles Riley SSN: 360-01-1551
      Last Residence: 76657 Mc Gregor, Mclennan, Texas, United States of America
      Born: 18 Apr 1894 Died: Dec 1981
      State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)

      2. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 <http://www.ancestry.com>
      Charles Riley, Death Date: 15 Dec 1981, Death County: Mc Lennan,Gender: Male
      Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
      Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.

      1920 US Census
      Charles E Riley Home in 1920: Granite, Greer, Oklahoma Age: 26[36] Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894[abt 1884] Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) [Head] Spouse's Name: Fern Riley Father's Birth Place: Illinois Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes
      - Fern Riley, Age: 24 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Wife Spouse's Name: Charles E Riley Father's Birth Place: Illinois Mother's Birth Place: [Illinois] Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Female Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes
      - Charles M Riley[Charles E Riley] Age: 1yr 6mo, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1918[abt 1894] Birthplace: Oklahoma[Illinois] Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: Charles E Riley Father's Birth Place: Illinois Mother's name: Fern Riley Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male.
      - Fern Mozelle Riley [Fern Moselle Riley] Age: 1mo, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919, Birthplace: Oklahoma Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Charles E Riley Father's Birth Place: Illinois Mother's name: Fern Riley Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Female.
      Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Granite, Greer, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1465; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 70; Image: 66.
      Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 <http://www.ancestry.com> Charles E. Riley, Birth Date:18 Apr 1896, Birthplace: Illinois
      County: Greer State: Oklahoma
      Race: Caucasian (White)
      FHL Roll Number: 1851779 DraftBoard: 0
      Age: Occupation: Nearest Relative: Height/Build: Color of Eyes/Hair: Signature:

      Ancestry.com file: Ed Crays; Crays/Riley/Bitner/Murphy/Basset Tree:
      My Grandpa
      My Grandpa was the only grandfather that I remember. He lived in Oklahoma then Texas so only on vacations did I ever get to see him, or when he visited us in Martinez California. I never heard the story of why he and my Grandma Fern Bassett seperated, I never knew how long they were married, all I remember is they were never together or spoke of each other since I was a little kid. Grandpa married a very nice woman named Virginia, and Virginia to me was my grandmother too. Our family almost every year went to Kansas, Oklahoma or Texas to visit all my relatives, be it by car or train. Besides the fact that I honored Grandpa for his military time in WW2 he introduced me to Wrestling on TV, ya the fake stuff. He loved wrestling, and though Im a closet fan, I still watch a match from time to time, thanks to Grandpa, lol. Me and Grandpa would stay up late and watch the old TV series COMBAT starring Vic Morrow, I will never forget that show, it was simple but so real to me as a kid. Grandpa struck me as someone who was super smart, maybe because he was a medic in WW2 (on a ship) and retired in McGregor Texas as a phramacist. Maybe it was the way he dressed sharp or just the way he spoke, All I know is I will never forget Grandpa.
      Ed Crays
    Person ID I11794  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2011 

    Family Fern Bassett,   b. 2 Feb 1896, , Shelby, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1982, Derby, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 16 Feb 1917 
    Divorced Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F4956  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S222] Taylor File, Bradford P. Taylor, (Ancestry.com).