Wesley George Riley (1898 - 1989)

Born 15 Apr 1898 in Brown, South Dakota

Ancestors

Husband of Mabel Alvina (Ronning) Riley — married 24 Sep 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Died 4 Jan 1989 at age 90 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States of America

Biography

Wesley was born on 15 April 1898 in Brown, South Dakota. He was the son of George Grant Riley and Mary Addla Moore.^[1]

In the 1900 census Wesley (age 2) was living in New Hope, Brown, South Dakota.^[2]

In the 1910 census Wesley (age 12) was living in Sherman, Faulk, South Dakota.^[3]

In the 1920 census Wesley (age 21) was living in Henry, Brown, South Dakota.^[4]

When Wesley was 23 he married Mabel A UNKNOWN on 24 September 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnsota. The couple had one child: Vernon E Riley.^[5]

In the 1930 census Wesley (age 31) was living in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota.^[6]

Wesley died at the age of 90 on 4 January 1989 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States of America.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Title: South Dakota Births, 1856-1903 Original data - South Dakota Department of Health. South Dakota Birth Records With Birth Dates Over 100 Years. South Dakota Department of Health.Original data: South Dakota Department o.
   Ancestry Record sdbirths #90646 (accessed before 26 September 2011),
   Birth date: 15 Apr 1898; Birth place: Brown, South Dakota Ancestry Record 6996 #90646.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18,
   Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: New Hope, Brown, South Dakota; Roll: T623_1547; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 60.
   Ancestry Record 1900usfedcen #69721247 (accessed before 26 September 2011),
   Birth date: Apr 1898; Birth place: South Dakota; Residence date: 1900; Residence place: New Hope, Brown, South Dakota Ancestry Record 7602 #69721247.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: Title: 1910 United States Federal Census For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United,
   Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherman, Faulk, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1480; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 185; Image: 482.
   Ancestry Record 1910uscenindex #157347522 (accessed before 26 September 2011),
   Birth date: abt 1898; Birth place: South Dakota; Residence date: 1910; Residence place: Sherman, Faulk, South Dakota Ancestry Record 7884 #157347522.
4. ↑ 1920 Census: Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Images reproduced by FamilySearch. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago C,
   Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Henry, Brown, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1715; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 944.
   Ancestry Record 1920usfedcen #53001606 (accessed before 26 September 2011),
   Birth date: abt 1899; Birth place: South Dakota; Residence date: 1920; Residence place: Henry, Brown, South Dakota Ancestry Record 6061 #53001606.
5. ↑ Marriage: Ancestry Member Family Tree Ancestry Profile,
   Page: Cited in the family tree "everything" created by "olddeadkin" Note: Ancestry Profile Note: Data: Text: Ancestry Profile.
6. ↑ 1930 Census: Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,
   Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota; Roll: 2228; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 297.0.
   Ancestry Record 1930usfedcen #111130565 (accessed before 26 September 2011),
   Birth date: abt 1899; Birth place: South Dakota; Residence date: 1930; Residence place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota Ancestry Record 6224 #111130565.
7. ↑ Death Registration: Title: Social Security Death Index Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D,
   Page: Number: 503-03-8458; Issue State: South Dakota; Issue Date: Before 1951.
   Ancestry Record ssdi #52166736 (accessed before 26 September 2011),
   Birth date: 15 Apr 1898; Birth place: Death date: 4 Jan 1989; Death place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States of America Ancestry Record 3693 #52166736.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62335428/wesley-george-riley: accessed 16 August 2023), memorial page for CPL Wesley George Riley (15 Apr 1898–4 Jan 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62335428, citing Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Dr. Marie C. Karban DVM ret (contributor 46774003).

Acknowledgments

• Profile Riley-938 was created through the import of Ries - Kennedy.ged on Sep 26, 2011 by Cindy Davis.