William Riley Eddings (1903 - 1958)

Born 17 Sep 1903 in Ava, Douglas Co. Mo

Ancestors

Husband of Ella Martha (Ryan) Eddings — married about 1948 (to about 1950) in Douglas, Missouri, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Gertrude Virginia (Wilson) Eddings — married 14 Sep 1957 in Benton, Arkansas, United States

Died 10 Aug 1958 at age 54 in Bates County, Missouri

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Biography

William was born in 1903. William Eddings ... He passed away in 1958.

Marriages

Married Annabell B Unknown, about 1923

At age 44, married Ella Martha Ryan, 1948, in Douglas County, Missouri

At age 50, married Mary Ruth Millsap, 24 Jul 1954, in Cass County, Missouri

At age 54, married Gertrude Virginia Wilson Duncan, 14 Sep 1957, in Benton County, Arkansas Benton County

Military

He was know as Riley according to Army discharge papers

He was a Private in Company F, 34th Infantry, US Army, Camp Meade, Maryland

Enlisted 1/21/1921 at Jefferson Barracks, MO

Discharged 7/14/1921 (6 months) due to reduction of Army

1910 census, Spring Creek, Douglas, Missouri, United States

John M Eddings Head M 40 Missouri

Joann Eddings Wife F 39 Missouri

Lola M Eddings Daughter F 15 Missouri

Auda L Eddings Son M 13 Missouri

William R Eddings Son M 6 Missouri

Rachel E Eddings Daughter F 4 Missouri

1930 census, Washington, Douglas, Missouri, United States

Riley W Eddings Head M 26 Missouri, farmer

Annabell B Eddings Wife F 26 Missouri

Earl Eddings Son M 6 Missouri

1940 census, Boone Township, Douglas, Douglas, Missouri, United States

William Eddings Head M 37 Missouri, laborer

Anna Eddings Wife F 37 Missouri

Earl Eddings Son M 16 Missouri

Sources

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2TX-L4K : accessed 6 December 2017), William R Eddings in household of John M Eddings, Spring Creek, Douglas, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 59, sheet 5A, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 773; FHL microfilm 1,374,786.

• "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2CC6-DWZ : 28 September 2015), William Riley Eddings and Mary Ruth Millsap, 24 Jul 1954; citing Marriage, Cass, Missouri, United States, p. , Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHXL-DN5 : accessed 6 December 2017), Riley W Eddings, Washington, Douglas, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 6B, line 88, family 145, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1186; FHL microfilm 2,340,921.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7QW-WQ4 : accessed 6 December 2017), William Eddings, Boone Township, Douglas, Douglas, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-3, sheet 6B, line 42, family 99, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2103.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #36391434

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Ron Rowland for creating Eddings-95 on 5 Nov 13.

Thank you to Lisa McKinnon for creating Eddings-103 on 20 Nov 13.