Roy Edwin Riley (1880 - 1939)

Born 10 Oct 1880 in Redmond, Macon, Missouri

Ancestors

Husband of Mayme Alice (Clark) Riley — married 6 Aug 1907 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1939 at age 58 in Los Angeles, California

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Biography

Roy Edwin Riley was born October 10, 1880 in Redmond, Macon, Missouri.^[1] He was a son of George William Riley and Elisabeth Mariah Gillespie.^[2]

Military

On May 21, 1898 Roy enlisted in the U.S. Army.^[3] In 1900, Roy was in the Philippines as a solider with Co. "B", 44 U.S. Vol. Inf.^[4][5][6] He said he believed he would marry a Filipino girl and stay in the archipelago.^[4] He was later Corporal Redman in Ubay Bohal, Philippine Islands, Military and Naval Forces and discharged from service on June 30, 1901.^[6]

Marriage

On August 6, 1907 he married Mayme Alice Clark in St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States.^[7] Together they have four children:

Children

1. Ardath Fern
2. Robert Leroy
3. Doris Madeline
4. Elizabeth Louella

A year after their first child is born the family moved to Richland, Montana where Roy worked as a farmer and operated the Riley Ferry.

In the late 1920s his family moved from Richland, Montana to Los Angeles, California. He spent the remainder of his life living in Santa Monica.^[8][9]

Death

Roy Edwin Riley died September 15, 1939 in Veteran's Hospital in Los Angeles, California, United States from a heart attack.^[2][6] He was buried in the Los Angeles National Cemetery in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States.^[10][11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Roy Edwin Riley, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 Roy Edwin Riley, 1939.
3. ↑ United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914 Roy E Riley, 21 May 1898; citing p. 11, volume 096, Macon, , Missouri, United States.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Roy Riley in the Phillipines. The Macon Republican (Macon, Missouri). 23 Feb 1900, Fri. Page 1.
5. ↑ United States Census, 1900, Roy E Riley, 2nd District Dept of the Visagas CEBW Hdqtrs Staff & Band 44th Infantry, Philippines; citing enumeration district (ED) 197, sheet 6A, family.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [on-line]. Ancestry.com.
7. ↑ Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, Roy E Riley and Mamie Clark, 06 Aug 1907; citing Marriage, Buchanan, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.
8. ↑ United States Census, 1920, Roy E Riley, School District 13, Richland, Montana, United States; citing ED 180, sheet 6B, line 76, family 115.
9. ↑ United States Census, 1930, Roy E Riley, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1498, sheet 8B, line 62, family 220.
10. ↑ National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [on-line]. Ancestry.com.
11. ↑ Burial Ledgers. The National Cemetery Administration, Washington, D.C. [on-line]. Ancestry.com.
12. ↑ Find A Grave, memorial page for Roy Edwin Riley (10 Oct 1880–15 Sep 1939), Find A Grave Memorial no. 3746932, citing Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.