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Ancestors 
Daughter of Millard Fillmore Riley
and Isadora Helen (Staats) Riley
Sister of
Robert H Riley, Clerc Riley, Paul Riley, Greek (Riley) Fleming, Alma (Riley) Burton, Warren Staats Riley and Mae Riley
Wife of
George S Langford
— married
9 Sep 1926 in Denver, Colorado, United States
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
She is the Author of "Riley Family and Descendants of Robert R. Riley - 1812-1899, Jackson County, West Virginia"[1]
"Mary Elizabeth Riley (b. April 20, 1897). She attended the West Virginia Normal School at Fairmount and taught school for a number of years. Later she attended the University of Maryland at College Park from which she graduated in 1926. Among the schools in which she taught were Fairview, Ripley, Follansbee and Charleston, West Virginia and Sparks, Baltimore County, Maryland.
On September 9, 1926 she married Dr. George S. Langford in Denver, Colorado. He was a native of South Carolina and an Agricultural Scientist (Entomologist), having received his edu cation at the following institutions: B.S. at ClemsonCollege, M.S. at the University of Maryland and Ph.D. at Ohio State University.
She and her husband lived variously in Fort Collins, Colorado, Columbus and Wooster, Ohio, and College Park, Maryland. As a mother and homemaker she was active in civic, community and church affairs and served as President of many organizations. As a member of the Hospital Guild, she did volunteer work at the Prince George's County Hospital for more than 25 years. For a period of 10 years and during World War II, she did volunteer work for the Red Cross. Her husband was, through the years, associated with the Colorado Agricultural College, Fort Collins; Ohio Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio and the University of Maryland where he was a Professor, State Entomologist and Acting Director, Maryland State Board of Agriculture Programs.
Mary and George Langford are the parents of a daughter and a son.
Sources
- ↑ Lanford, Mary Riley. Riley Family: Ancestors and Descendants of Robert R. Riley - 1812-1899, Jackson County, West Virginia. Published by the Author: 1979. College Park, Maryland: LDS Sacramento Branch, Genealogical Library.
See Also: www.wvancestry.com Reference Materials - Ancestors and Descendants of Robert R. Riley 1812-1899 Jackson County West Virginia.pdf Accessed by L Ortt on 7 Feb 2022
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~3.12%
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Lisa Ortt
I am Mary's 1st Cousin 2x Removed, I came across her genealogical recordings book and I wanted to honor her and all her hard work with entering all her findings into wikitree. I hope to find many many cousins and learn more about the Riley's along the way
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Rejected matches › Elsie M. Riley (1898-1899)
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