The Riley Family History

Plates from the family record

Grandad Riley spent more than five years researching and compiling the volumes behind this museum. These published scans are drawn from that work. Each plate names the page where it appears.

CahersiveenThe CrossingThe Civil WarThe Texas RangersCabeza, Runge, St. Anthony's ParishMid-century generationsPresent dayDate not recorded

1835

Cahersiveen

1 published plate

  1. Studio portrait of an elderly man with a long white beard, wearing a suit jacket.
    Plate 01.01 John Joseph Riley, 1835 - 1917 1835 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 2

1850s to 1860s

The Crossing

4 published plates

  1. Red rectangle overlay highlighting the marriage register entry (No. 28) for Daniel Riley and Hannah Sullivan, married December 27, 1857.
    Plate 02.01 Red rectangle overlay highlighting the marriage register entry (No. 28) for Daniel Riley and Hannah Sullivan, married December 27, 1857. 1857 2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 27
  2. Red highlight box drawn over rows 41 and 42, marking the birth entries for Honora Galvin Riley (daughter of Patrick & Ellen Riley) and an unnamed male Riley (son of Nicholas & Mary), the family-history subjects of interest on this page.
    Plate 02.02 Red highlight box drawn over rows 41 and 42, marking the birth entries for Honora Galvin Riley (daughter of Patrick & Ellen Riley) and an unnamed male Riley (son of Nicholas & Mary), the family-history subjects of interest on this page. 1854 2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 152
  3. Red highlight box drawn around entry #9, the birth record of Daniel Rily, son of Patrick and Ellen Rily, born Feb 6, 1858 in Monson.
    Plate 02.03 Red highlight box drawn around entry #9, the birth record of Daniel Rily, son of Patrick and Ellen Rily, born Feb 6, 1858 in Monson. 1858 2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 155
  4. Photograph of a stone monument sign on a lawn reading 'Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Panna Maria, Texas, Oldest Polish Catholic Colony in the U.S., Founded December 24, 1854', with buildings and trees in the background.
    Plate 02.04 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH PANNA MARIA, TEXAS OLDEST POLISH CATHOLIC COLONY IN THE U.S. FOUNDED DECEMBER 24, 1854 1854 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 293

1861 to 1865

The Civil War

3 published plates

  1. 1867 map of the City and Environs of New Orleans, showing the Mississippi River bend, Lake Pontchartrain, City Park, numbered fire districts, and surrounding neighborhoods (Carrollton, Jefferson, Bernewille, Belle Ville, Freetown, etc.), with an arrow pointing to a location on the map marking the approximate site of Dove Street, where William and Catherine McNamara lived.
    Plate 03.01 Approximate location of Dove Street in New Orleans in the 1860's 1867 2011 Riley Family History, p. 27
  2. Studio portrait of a woman wearing glasses and a dress with a high collar and cross necklace.
    Plate 03.02 Margaret Ellen McNamara, 1861 - 1942 1861 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 2
  3. Scanned Confederate States Army pay voucher/receipt for John Riley, Corporal, Jefferson Guards, documenting monthly pay and clothing money owed, deductions for issued clothing items, and a receipt of payment signed with his mark, witnessed by officers.
    Plate 03.03 THE CONFEDERATE STATES, Dr. 1862 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 191

1870s to 1900

The Texas Rangers

13 published plates

  1. Table summarizing census records for the Riley family from 1870 to 1930, listing household heads, persons enumerated, and locational/enumeration details (county, precinct, district numbers) for each census year.
    Plate 04.01 Riley Family - Census Records 1870 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 140
  2. Granite headstone of George McNamara with crosses and floral carvings flanking the inscription, set in a grassy cemetery with wildflowers.
    Plate 04.02 Granite headstone of George McNamara with crosses and floral carvings flanking the inscription, set in a grassy cemetery with wildflowers. 1870 2011 Riley Family History, p. 15
  3. Photograph of a weathered stone grave marker in a cemetery, inscribed 'In memory of MARY E., Dau. of John & Maggie RILEY, Born July 25 1879, Died Apr 16 1892', with an epitaph on the base and cut flowers and other headstones visible in the background.
    Plate 04.03 Photograph of a weathered stone grave marker in a cemetery, inscribed 'In memory of MARY E., Dau. of John & Maggie RILEY, Born July 25 1879, Died Apr 16 1892', with an epitaph on the base and cut flowers and other headstones visible in the background. 1892 2011 Riley Family History, p. 3
  4. Woman standing outdoors in a dark coat and skirt in front of trees and a picket fence.
    Plate 04.04 MRS. SIXTA ALCIDE ROSSETT Came to Runge in 1894. 1894 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 337
  5. Typewritten legal document page containing a notary acknowledgment for T. M. Harwood and the beginning of a Texas land survey (Exhibit A) for John Belden, assignee of James Kelando, in Karnes County, Texas, stamped with the Karnes County Abstract Company seal at the bottom.
    Plate 04.05 EXHIBIT "A" 1878 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 80
  6. Typed page of a land survey's plat and field notes (metes and bounds description) for a 640-acre survey made for Frances N. Hackney in Karnes County, Texas, certified by W. J. Seale, County Surveyor, dated 1878; reproduced by the Karnes County Abstract Company.
    Plate 04.06 KARNES COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY / KARNES CITY, TEXAS 1878 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 81
  7. Typed transcript of a certified copy of a Texas land patent granting 83.5 acres in Karnes County to John Riley, assignee of the Cuadrilla Irrigation Company, dated September 20, 1878, signed by Governor R. B. Hubbard.
    Plate 04.07 CERTIFICIED COPY OF PATENT 1878 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 85
  8. Typed transcription of a deed of trust document concerning Colin Campbell as trustee, involving John Riley and Grace F. Hadley, related to property in Karnes and DeWitt Counties, Texas
    Plate 04.08 KARNES COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY 1891 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 101
  9. Typed transcription of a lease agreement page between John Riley and John L. Rutledge, including notary acknowledgments before A. Maley, County Clerk of Karnes County, Texas, with letterhead of Karnes County Abstract Company at bottom.
    Plate 04.09 KARNES COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY 1885 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 131
  10. State of Texas Frontier Battalion pay/discharge certificate for Private John Riley, Company A, commanded by Captain Geo. W. Baylor, dated Ysleta, Texas, June 1, 1883, certifying honorable discharge and $60.00 pay due, signed by Geo. W. Baylor.
    Plate 04.10 State of Texas. 1883 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 210
  11. Scanned typed copy of a Texas marriage license (No. 4970) for John Riley and Maggie Ellen McNamara, Bexar County, 1876, with a certification stamp from the Bexar County Marriage Records at bottom right; faint bleed-through text from the reverse page is visible.
    Plate 04.11 HOLY UNION OF MATRIMONY 1876 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 233
  12. Scanned 1880 United States Federal Census schedule (Schedule 1 - Inhabitants) for Precinct No. 1, Karnes County, Texas, showing the Riley family household entries including John Riley, Margaret E. Riley, and children including William Riley, with columns for age, sex, race, relationship, occupation, birthplace, and literacy.
    Plate 04.12 SCHEDULE 1.—Inhabitants in Precinct No. 1, in the County of Karnes, State of Texas, enumerated by me on the 10th day of June, 1880. 1880 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 540
  13. Widow's Pension certificate issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, to Catherine McNamara, widow of Sergeant William McNamara, granting a pension of eight dollars per month effective June 27, 1892.
    Plate 04.13 WIDOW'S PENSION 1895 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 780

1900 to 1940

Cabeza, Runge, St. Anthony's Parish

30 published plates

  1. Surveyor's map of partition of the estate of John J. Riley, showing tracts 1-6 divided among heirs and neighboring landowners, roads, and a compass rose, surveyed by W.H. Leckie, S.L.S.
    Plate 05.01 MAP OF PARTITION - In Re: Est. of John J. Riley - As surveyed by W.H. Leckie, S.L.S. 1929 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 138
  2. Scanned survey map titled 'IN RE: EST. OF JOHN J. RILEY — MAP OF PARTITION — As surveyed by W.H. Leckie, S.L.S., Sept. A.D. 1929.' Shows tracts of land partitioned among Riley family descendants: Tract 6 (Catherine Riley / F.N. Hackney, 266 Acres), Tract 3 (J. Patrick Riley, 292.9/10 Acres), Tract 4/5 (Wm./A.B. Riley), Tract 2 (A.J. Riley, 345 1/10 Acres), Tract 1 (C.J. Riley, 605 Acres). Roads to Helena, Nordheim, and Cabeza are marked, along with neighboring landowners D. Nicodemus, Francisco Leal, N.B. Evans, J. McKinis, and R. Kief, farm house locations, a legend explaining that black lines show original survey boundaries and red lines/distances show partitions as surveyed, a compass arrow, and a scale note reading 'Scale = 1 Inch = 500 Varas.'
    Plate 05.02 Scanned survey map titled 'IN RE: EST. OF JOHN J. RILEY — MAP OF PARTITION — As surveyed by W.H. Leckie, S.L.S., Sept. A.D. 1929.' Shows tracts of land partitioned among Riley family descendants: Tract 6 (Catherine Riley / F.N. Hackney, 266 Acres), Tract 3 (J. Patrick Riley, 292.9/10 Acres), Tract 4/5 (Wm./A.B. Riley), Tract 2 (A.J. Riley, 345 1/10 Acres), Tract 1 (C.J. Riley, 605 Acres). Roads to Helena, Nordheim, and Cabeza are marked, along with neighboring landowners D. Nicodemus, Francisco Leal, N.B. Evans, J. McKinis, and R. Kief, farm house locations, a legend explaining that black lines show original survey boundaries and red lines/distances show partitions as surveyed, a compass arrow, and a scale note reading 'Scale = 1 Inch = 500 Varas.' 1929 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 58
  3. A standing man and woman posed outdoors amid bushes
    Plate 05.03 MARY AND FRANK VYVLECKA - 1903 1903 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 335
  4. Photograph of a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat, suspenders, and tie, seated in a wicker chair.
    Plate 05.04 1908-1909 1908 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 11
  5. Faded, overexposed photograph of a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat.
    Plate 05.05 ~ 1912 1912 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 11
  6. Photograph of a man in a suit and tie wearing a wide-brimmed hat, standing outdoors near a trellis with plants.
    Plate 05.06 1924-1925 1924 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 11
  7. Large group class photograph of students and a teacher outside the Cabeza School building, with a chalkboard sign in front reading the school name, date, and teacher names
    Plate 05.07 Cabeza School Nov. 8 1923 L.H. Menny Maude Russell Ruth Warner 1923 2011 Riley Family History, p. 20
  8. Typed transcription of a Release of Deed of Trust from Joseph Faust to John Riley, dated March 14, 1902, filed October 9, 1929, in Karnes County, Texas deed of trust records.
    Plate 05.08 RELEASE DEED OF TRUST 1902 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 122
  9. Typed transcript of a Partition Deed dated October 3, 1929, recorded in Karnes County, Texas Deed Records, dividing land owned by the late John J. Riley among his widow Margaret E. Riley and heirs.
    Plate 05.09 MARGARET E. RILEY ET AL / PARTITION DEED 1929 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 132
  10. Scanned notarized pension affidavit forms (two affidavits) confirming Maggie E. Riley as the widow of John Riley, sworn before County Judge Thomas B. Smiley of Karnes County, Texas, witnessed by L. H. Reuser and J. F. Brown, dated August 25, 1930.
    Plate 05.10 AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES 1930 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 197
  11. Typed letter from the War Department, The Adjutant General's Office, Washington, to the Comptroller, State of Texas, regarding Confederate service record of John Riley, Co. G, 36th Regiment Texas Cavalry, dated September 9, 1930.
    Plate 05.11 REPRODUCED FROM THE HOLDINGS OF THE TEXAS STATE ARCHIVES 1930 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 205
  12. Completed and notarized 1932 form "Declaration for Widow's Pension—Indian Wars" filed by Maggie E. Riley, widow of John Riley, a Confederate Civil War veteran and Indian Wars campaign veteran, seeking a widow's pension. Includes signatures of claimant, two witnesses, and notary, plus an official pension office filing stamp.
    Plate 05.12 DECLARATION FOR WIDOW'S PENSION—INDIAN WARS, Act of March 3, 1927 1932 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 218
  13. Scanned "Affidavit to Any Fact" form, State of Texas, County of Karnes, sworn by Dr. Thomas A. Pressly regarding the death and burial of John Riley, filed in support of Mrs. Maggie E. Riley's widow's pension claim (W.O. 1711039).
    Plate 05.13 AFFIDAVIT TO ANY FACT 1932 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 230
  14. Typed and signed affidavit sworn by H.N. Matula, undertaker and funeral director, regarding preparation and conduct of the funeral of John Riley who died November 1, 1917, in support of a widow's pension claim by Mrs. Maggie E. Riley.
    Plate 05.14 AFFIDAVIT TO ANY FACT 1932 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 231
  15. Typed certificate from the Bexar County, Texas Clerk's office certifying a true copy of the marriage license of John Riley and Maggie Ellen McNamara, with a faint ghost of underlying scanned text showing through from the reverse side, and official stamps (Received APR 21 1932, Pension Files Sub Division) in the lower right corner.
    Plate 05.15 CERTIFICATE 1932 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 232
  16. Notarized affidavit sworn by A.R. Willbern in Karnes County, Texas, attesting to the marriage and widowhood of Maggie E. Riley, widow of John Riley, for a Civil War-era widow's pension file; includes a 'RECEIVED APR 21 1932' pension office date stamp and two ink signatures.
    Plate 05.16 AFFIDAVIT TO ANY FACT 1932 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 234
  17. Scanned notarized affidavit form (Affidavit to Any Fact) from Karnes County, Texas, sworn by Mrs. Maggie E. Riley, widow of John Riley, regarding her continuous residence on the home ranch near Runge, Texas since her husband's death; includes a round official 'RECEIVED APR 21 1932 PENSION FILES SECTION' stamp and handwritten signatures.
    Plate 05.17 AFFIDAVIT TO ANY FACT 1932 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 235
  18. Notarized affidavit of James E. Riley, sworn before notary C.R. Alexander in Karnes County, Texas, regarding his father John Riley's military service and lack of surviving comrades who could corroborate his service record, filed in support of Mrs. Maggie E. Riley's widow's pension claim (WO-1711039).
    Plate 05.18 The State of Texas, County of Karnes 1932 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 237
  19. Veterans Administration Bureau of Pensions widow's pension brief form for Maggie E. Riley, widow of soldier John Riley, Private, Company A, Texas Frontier Forces
    Plate 05.19 WIDOW PENSION 1932 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 253
  20. Scanned certificate appointing E. C. Riley as Quartermaster Sergeant, Army of the United States, signed by Brigadier General F. G. Mauldin at Headquarters, 34th Division, Camp Cody
    Plate 05.20 Army of the United States appointment certificate 1917 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 488
  21. Military commission certificate (A.G.O. Form No. 650-11) appointing James Egan Riley as Second Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, U.S. Army, signed by the President via the Adjutant General's Office, with an eagle emblem at top.
    Plate 05.21 The President of the United States of America 1918 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 489
  22. War Department Final Statement (Form No. 370) for James E. Riley, documenting his discharge from the 4th Q.M. Regiment on August 13, 1918 to accept a commission, and the quartermaster's payment brief showing $22.10 paid to him on August 16, 1919. The page is a scanned form filled out in typewriter and handwriting, oriented sideways.
    Plate 05.22 FINAL STATEMENT 1917 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 492
  23. Scanned 1910 U.S. Federal Census population schedule page (Thirteenth Census), Justice Precinct 8, DeWitt County, Texas, Sheet No. 11B, Enumeration District 49, showing handwritten household entries including the Reiley family.
    Plate 05.23 Source Information: www.Ancestry.com Database: 1910 United States Federal Census Detail: Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, DeWitt, Texas; Roll: T624_1545; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 49; Image: 1142. 1910 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 542
  24. Scanned 1910 United States Federal Census population schedule page showing handwritten household and personal description entries in ruled columns, including the Reiley family.
    Plate 05.24 THIRTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1910 POPULATION 1910 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 548
  25. Scanned 1910 Thirteenth Census of the United States population schedule page (Karnes County, Texas, Justice Precinct 5, Enumeration District 113, Sheet 23A) listing the Riley household with handwritten personal description, occupation, nativity, and other census columns.
    Plate 05.25 THIRTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1910 - POPULATION 1910 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 620
  26. Scanned 1930 U.S. Federal Census population schedule page for Nordheim, DeWitt County, Texas, showing household listings in ruled columns including name, relation, home data, personal description, education, place of birth, citizenship, occupation, and employment
    Plate 05.26 1930 UNITED STATES FEDERAL CENSUS POPULATION SCHEDULE 1930 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 622
  27. Scanned 1910 United States Federal Census population schedule page (Thirteenth Census), Sheet No. 10B, Supervisor's District 4, Enumeration District 49, showing the Mcnamara family household entry including handwritten columns for name, relation, age, birthplace, and other census data.
    Plate 05.27 Source Information: www.Ancestry.com Database: 1910 United States Federal Census Detail: Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, DeWitt, Texas; Roll: T624_1545; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 49; Image: 1140. 1910 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 746
  28. Completed NARA Form 85B research ticket for a federal pension file search, with handwritten date searched, searcher initial, and file designation entries plus a partially legible handwritten typed-text overlay in the middle right area.
    Plate 05.28 Form 85B Pensions Document Packet - Research Ticket 1905 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 768
  29. Scanned pension claim form: 'Claim of Widow for Service Pension Under Act of July 27, 1892' for the Indian Wars, filed by Catharine McNamera, widow of Sergeant William McNamera, sworn before a Notary Public in Karnes County, Texas, on October 20, 1904.
    Plate 05.29 INDIAN WARS. Claim of Widow for Service Pension Under Act of July 27, 1892. 1904 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 770
  30. Sworn affidavit form 'Record Proof of Marriages, Births, and Deaths' completed for a pension claim, with notarization and a Pension Office receipt stamp dated APR 7 1905
    Plate 05.30 Record Proof of Marriages, Births, and Deaths. 1905 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 772

1940 to 1980

Mid-century generations

45 published plates

  1. Survey plat map showing the division of the Margaret E. Riley land tract into numbered tracts among heirs (F.N. Hackney/Catherine Riley, William U. Riley, J. Patrick Riley, James E. Riley, William J. Riley Hrs., John P. Riley Hrs.), with metes-and-bounds measurements, compass bearings, adjoining landowners (Daniel Nicodemus, A.B. Barrier Co., J.W. White, Robert Kleberg, C.I. Co.), a north arrow, and a scale of 500 varas to the inch, surveyed by A. Conrads in October 1942.
    Plate 06.01 Plat of Division of Margaret E. Riley Land. 1942 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 438
  2. Surveyor's plat map showing the subdivision of the James E. Riley Tract into Tracts A through F, with metes-and-bounds measurements, acreages, the Runge-Cabeza Road right-of-way, the DeWitt/Karnes county line, and adjoining survey lines (N. Evans Survey A110, O. Nicodemus Survey A217, Survey A346).
    Plate 06.02 A PLAT OF THE SUBDIVISION OF THE JAMES E. RILEY TRACT, JANUARY 31, 1958, SCALE 1" = 1,000'. Volume 258 - Page 16, Plat reduced App. 20%. 1958 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 569
  3. Surveyor's plat map of the subdivision of the James E. Riley Tract into Tracts A through F, showing metes-and-bounds courses, distances, acreages, the Runge-Cabeza Road right of way, the DeWitt/Karnes county line, adjoining survey lines (N. Evans Survey A110, D. Nicodemus Survey A217), a north arrow, an engineer's certification statement with signature, and the registered engineer's embossed seal for Everett L. Booe Jr.
    Plate 06.03 A PLAT OF THE SUBDIVISION OF THE JAMES E. RILEY TRACT, JANUARY 31, 1958, SCALE 1"=1,000', Volume 258 - Page 16, Plat reduced App. 20% 1958 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 583
  4. Surveyor's plat map showing the subdivision of the James E. Riley Tract into Tracts A through F, each approximately 120.7 acres, with bearings, distances, acreage figures, the DeWitt/Karnes county line, the Runge-Cabeza Road right-of-way, adjoining survey lines (N. Evans Sur. A110, D. Nicodemus Sur. A217), a north arrow, and a registered engineer's seal for Everett L. Booe Jr.
    Plate 06.04 A PLAT OF THE SUBDIVISION OF THE JAMES E. RILEY TRACT — JANUARY 31, 1958 — SCALE 1"=1,000' — Volume 258 - Page 16, Plat reduced App. 20% 1958 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 665
  5. Military map titled 'THE FIGHTING ON THE CROZON PENINSULA' showing the Crozon Peninsula in Brittany, France, with troop unit positions (13th Inf, 28th Inf, 121st Inf, TFA, 2 Rgr.), attack arrows, Main Line of Resistance (MLR) dates, POW camp location, and surrender points for German Generals Rausch and Ramcke.
    Plate 06.05 THE FIGHTING ON THE CROZON PENINSULA 1944 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 959
  6. Surveyor's plat map titled 'Plat of Division of Margaret E. Riley Land,' showing tract boundaries and acreages assigned to F.N. Haskney, Catherine Riley, J. Patrick Riley, William J. Riley, James E. Riley, William J. Riley Hrs., John P. Riley Hrs., and neighboring landowners (Nickodemus, Barrier, White, Kleberg, Evans, Martin).
    Plate 06.06 Plat of Division of Margaret E. Riley Land. 1942 2011 Riley Family History, p. 10
  7. Group photograph of the Riley family at a 1968 family reunion in Runge, Texas, with individual members labeled by arrows and name boxes. People are standing outdoors near a vehicle.
    Plate 06.07 1968 Riley Family Reunion, Runge, Texas 1968 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 1117
  8. Photograph of a Texas Historical Commission marker titled "Cabeza" describing the history of the Cabeza, Texas community, mounted on a stone base
    Plate 06.08 Photograph of a Texas Historical Commission marker titled "Cabeza" describing the history of the Cabeza, Texas community, mounted on a stone base 1979 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 42
  9. A priest in vestments, seen from behind, performing a christening over a baby held by its mother, surrounded by the godfather, godmother, and other family members standing indoors near a doorway.
    Plate 06.09 A priest in vestments, seen from behind, performing a christening over a baby held by its mother, surrounded by the godfather, godmother, and other family members standing indoors near a doorway. 1950 2011 Riley Family History, p. 20
  10. Photograph of the Texas Historical Marker titled 'OX-CART ROAD (Section of Chihuahua Road)', describing the history of the trade road through Helena.
    Plate 06.10 OX-CART ROAD 1967 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 287
  11. Photograph of the Texas Historical Marker titled 'HELENA', describing the founding and history of the town of Helena, Texas.
    Plate 06.11 HELENA 1967 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 287
  12. Group photo of family members at a 1968 reunion at the Riley farm in Runge, Texas, standing and kneeling in front of a car, with labels identifying individuals connected by arrows: William Charles Clark I & II, Marilyn Clark, Margie Stefka, Opal Riley, Gus & Helen Warzecha, John Michael Clark, Tina Riley, Melisa Miller, Max & Marsha Miller, Buck & Doris Miller, John & Margaret Riley, Melanie Lee Clark, William Charles Clark.
    Plate 06.12 Group photo of family members at a 1968 reunion at the Riley farm in Runge, Texas, standing and kneeling in front of a car, with labels identifying individuals connected by arrows: William Charles Clark I & II, Marilyn Clark, Margie Stefka, Opal Riley, Gus & Helen Warzecha, John Michael Clark, Tina Riley, Melisa Miller, Max & Marsha Miller, Buck & Doris Miller, John & Margaret Riley, Melanie Lee Clark, William Charles Clark. 1968 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 56
  13. A soldier (identified in the caption as Dr. Bill Parker) standing beside a captured German Flakpanzer 38(t) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, with a light vehicle/jeep with a large spare tire marked with a cross symbol parked alongside; trees in the background.
    Plate 06.13 Dr. Bill Parker poses in front of a German Flakpanzer 38 (t), [Panzerkampfwagen 38 (t) mit 2cm Kwk 38], a 20mm antiaircraft gun mounted on a Czech 38 (t) chassis. This vehicle was normally issued, from April 1944 on, to armored reconnaissance companies. The photo was taken by Dr. Parker's driver somewhere in the vicinity of the Crozon Peninsula. (Courtesy Bill Parker) 1944 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 960
  14. A man in a dark suit with a white boutonniere and a woman in a light dress with a fur stole, gloves, and a corsage, standing together at a banquet table set with red linens and lit candles.
    Plate 06.14 A man in a dark suit with a white boutonniere and a woman in a light dress with a fur stole, gloves, and a corsage, standing together at a banquet table set with red linens and lit candles. 1966 2011 Riley Family History, p. 23
  15. Color photo of three older adults (a woman in pink, a man in a white shirt, and a woman in a yellow floral-trimmed cardigan) standing together indoors, smiling for the camera, from the 1970's.
    Plate 06.15 Color photo of three older adults (a woman in pink, a man in a white shirt, and a woman in a yellow floral-trimmed cardigan) standing together indoors, smiling for the camera, from the 1970's. 1970 2011 Riley Family History, p. 14
  16. Exterior photo of St. Anthony's Church in Runge, Texas, a white church building with a tall steeple, surrounded by trees.
    Plate 06.16 (In the Alamo Register, Friday, Oct. 27 1944) 1944 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 333
  17. A man in glasses and suit feeding cake or food to a woman in a light dress at the head of the banquet table, with other guests seated nearby laughing.
    Plate 06.17 A man in glasses and suit feeding cake or food to a woman in a light dress at the head of the banquet table, with other guests seated nearby laughing. 1966 2011 Riley Family History, p. 23
  18. Black-and-white group photo of eight people (four men and women standing, an older woman, and two women seated with a young child and a small boy) posed outdoors in front of a wooden farm fence, from the 1952 Riley family get-together.
    Plate 06.18 Black-and-white group photo of eight people (four men and women standing, an older woman, and two women seated with a young child and a small boy) posed outdoors in front of a wooden farm fence, from the 1952 Riley family get-together. 1952 2011 Riley Family History, p. 14
  19. Black-and-white group photo of seven people (three men standing, an older woman, and two women, one holding a toddler) posed outdoors in front of a wooden farm fence, from the 1952 Riley family get-together.
    Plate 06.19 Black-and-white group photo of seven people (three men standing, an older woman, and two women, one holding a toddler) posed outdoors in front of a wooden farm fence, from the 1952 Riley family get-together. 1952 2011 Riley Family History, p. 14
  20. Two couples posing together at the anniversary dinner table: a man and woman on the left, and another man and woman (the anniversary couple) on the right, with lit candle and red table settings in foreground.
    Plate 06.20 Two couples posing together at the anniversary dinner table: a man and woman on the left, and another man and woman (the anniversary couple) on the right, with lit candle and red table settings in foreground. 1966 2011 Riley Family History, p. 23
  21. Street scene in a liberated French village in Brittany; townspeople lining the street to watch American troops pass, with a flag flying from a jeep in the foreground.
    Plate 06.21 This photograph was taken as TFA liberated their first French village in Brittany. The townspeople have come out to the street to see the Americans pass by. The Red Cross flag is flown from the front of Dr. Parker's jeep. (Courtesy Bill Parker) 1944 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 958
  22. Armored car and jeep of the 15th Cavalry Squadron passing through a checkpoint with concrete anti-tank posts in Maasniel, in front of brick houses.
    Plate 06.22 15th Cavalry Squadron in Maasniel. Probably 6 June 1945. www.maasniel.nl 1945 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 1021
  23. Military vehicles parked along a garden/park area with hedges near a house, part of the 15th Cavalry Squadron in Maasniel.
    Plate 06.23 15th Cavalry Squadron in Maasniel. Probably 6 June 1945. www.maasniel.nl 1945 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 1021
  24. A jeep with license plate 3A-17C, B-38 surrounded by cheering civilians, mostly women, greeting soldiers during the liberation of Morlaix.
    Plate 06.24 Liberation of Morlaix (Brittany) August 1944. Courtesy: unknown 1944 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 1021
  25. Wedding photo of a bride in a gold dress holding a bouquet of white roses walking down the church aisle on the arm of an older groom in a dark suit, who is waving to the congregation.
    Plate 06.25 Wedding photo of a bride in a gold dress holding a bouquet of white roses walking down the church aisle on the arm of an older groom in a dark suit, who is waving to the congregation. 1969 2011 Riley Family History, p. 25
  26. Soldiers in a military vehicle greeting a crowd of civilians lining the street, one soldier wearing a helmet standing in the vehicle.
    Plate 06.26 15th Cavalry Squadron 6 june 1945 in Roermond. Courtesy of city archive Roermond 1945 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 1020
  27. Aerial/distant view of Mont Saint-Michel with a US military vehicle (armored car with mounted gun) in the foreground on a road, taken during WWII.
    Plate 06.27 Above. The famous Mont Saint-Michel sits just off the shore on the northern coast of Brittany, near Avranches. While moving past the area the author's father asked for a few hours off to visit it, but was told by his commander "Don't you know there's a war on?" The Germans respected the religious background of the structure, although it would have made a wonderful fortification had they chosen to garrison it. (National Archives) 1944 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 958
  28. Black-and-white wedding photograph, blurred/soft-focus, showing a bride and groom standing together, the bride holding a bouquet
    Plate 06.28 Black-and-white wedding photograph, blurred/soft-focus, showing a bride and groom standing together, the bride holding a bouquet 1940 2011 Riley Family History, p. 13
  29. Typed affidavit page from James E. Riley regarding family heirship, filed in the Deed Records of Karnes County, Texas, prepared by Karnes County Abstract Company.
    Plate 06.29 AFFIDAVIT DATED: December 14, 1953; FILED: Dec. 17, 1953; REC. Volume 220, page 597; DEED RECORDS of Karnes County TEXAS 1953 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 59
  30. Typed title abstract index page listing the chain of title (grantor/grantee/instrument/volume-page/abstract page) for a 291.75-acre tract of the N. B. Evans et al Surveys owned by Wm. Maurice Riley, prepared by Karnes County Abstract Company.
    Plate 06.30 INDEX TO: 291.75 acres of the N. B. Evans et al Surveys 1958 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 69
  31. Scanned Texas State Archives form: Application for Mortuary Warrant for pensioner Mrs. Maggie E. Riley, filed by her son J.E. Riley, with certificates of undertaker H.N. Matula and physician L.P. McCrary
    Plate 06.31 APPLICATION FOR MORTUARY WARRANT 1942 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 206
  32. Typewritten partition deed document (page 1) regarding the estate of Margaret E. Riley, partitioning land among her heirs; faint ghosted text from the facing page bleeds through.
    Plate 06.32 PARTITION DEED, WM. MAURICE RILEY ET AL 1942 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 427
  33. Typed legal document containing notary acknowledgments for a deed, including acknowledgments by Maggie Mae Riley (as attorney in fact for William Maurice Riley), and by Frank G. Stefka and Marjorie Mae Stefka; faint ghosted text from the facing page bleeds through the scan.
    Plate 06.33 KARNES COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY, KARNES CITY, TEXAS 1943 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 434
  34. Scanned typewritten legal document: end of an application for letters of administration, filing stamp, and the beginning of the last will and testament of James E. Riley of Karnes County, Texas, with a faint ghost image of another document bleeding through from the reverse side.
    Plate 06.34 KARNES COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY, KARNES CITY, TEXAS 1957 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 451
  35. Typed legal document page continuing the last will and testament of James E. Riley with witness attestation, followed by a citation from the State of Texas regarding the filing of the will and an application for Letters of Administration on his estate
    Plate 06.35 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JAMES E. RILEY 1950 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 453
  36. Typed probate court document: List of Claims Due and Owing to/by the Estate of James E. Riley, sworn statement by administrator John P. Riley, notarization, and Order Approving Inventory filed in Karnes County, Texas probate court.
    Plate 06.36 LIST OF CLAIMS DUE AND OWING TO ESTATE / ORDER APPROVING INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT AND LIST OF CLAIMS 1957 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 460
  37. Typed probate court document: Report of Distribution for the Estate of James E. Riley, Karnes County, Texas, listing separate and community property values and distribution to six beneficiaries (nephews and nieces)
    Plate 06.37 REPORT OF DISTRIBUTION IN THE COUNTY COURT OF KARNES COUNTY, TEXAS IN PROBATE 1957 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 461
  38. Scanned typed legal document: Citation by Publication in the Estate of James E. Riley, Deceased, Karnes County Court, Texas, with faint text from the reverse side of the page showing through.
    Plate 06.38 CITATION BY PUBLICATION 1958 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 467
  39. Scanned typed legal document: Sheriff's Return on Publication and notarized affidavit of publisher regarding a legal citation published in the Karnes County News, Karnes County, Texas.
    Plate 06.39 SHERIFF'S RETURN ON PUBLICATION 1958 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 468
  40. Scanned legal document page: continuation of a report of final account for the Estate of James E. Riley, deceased, including administrator's petition, notary certification (State of Texas, County of Karnes), and filing stamp from the Karnes County Abstract Company.
    Plate 06.40 REPORT OF FINAL ACCOUNT 1958 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 471
  41. Typed legal document page containing multiple notary acknowledgment (jurat) clauses for an 'Agreement Authorizing Payment of Claim', with faint bleed-through text visible from the reverse side of the page, filed with Karnes County Court.
    Plate 06.41 AGREEMENT AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF CLAIM 1957 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 477
  42. Typed legal document page (property survey/deed description) with faint ghosted text bleeding through from the facing page, letterhead of Karnes County Abstract Company at bottom
    Plate 06.42 KARNES COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY, KARNES CITY, TEXAS 1942 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 484
  43. Typed affidavit dated September 4, 1954, filed April 30, 1955, recorded in Deed Records of Karnes County, Texas, Volume 233 page 240, concerning the family and heirs of William J. Riley and Maggie Mae Riley.
    Plate 06.43 AFFIDAVIT — William E. Butler, et al to The Public 1954 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 555
  44. Typed page of a Partition Deed (John P. Riley et al.) recorded in Karnes County, Texas deed records, describing a 714.2-acre tract of land by metes and bounds following the death of James E. Riley.
    Plate 06.44 JOHN P. RILEY ET AL — PARTITION DEED, DATED: March 11, 1958, FILED: March 24, 1958, REC. Vol. 258, page 5, DEED RECORDS of Karnes County TEXAS 1958 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 653
  45. Scanned typed page of a partition deed among the Riley family, with signatures and a notary acknowledgment from Karnes County, Texas, dated March 11, 1958.
    Plate 06.45 KARNES COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY, KARNES CITY, TEXAS 1958 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 660

1980 to 2026

Present day

7 published plates

  1. Ancestry.com pedigree chart (Shaw Family Tree) showing four generations of ancestors of Frances Oletha Miller, tracing the Miller and McNamara/Wilson family lines back to Poland, Germany, and Ireland.
    Plate 07.01 Pedigree View - Printer Friendly - Ancestry.com / Shaw Family Tree 2011 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 753
  2. Logo box with a stylized tree graphic and text reading 'Riley Family Tree, History of Descendants, Special Addendum, 2017 - Compiled by Robert M. Riley'.
    Plate 07.02 Riley Family Tree History of Descendants Special Addendum 2017 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 2
  3. White text box with an orange tree graphic (roots and branches) serving as a title panel for the book/addendum.
    Plate 07.03 Riley Family Tree History of Descendants Special Addendum 2017 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 1
  4. Logo graphic of an orange/gold tree with visible roots, used as the title graphic for the family tree book.
    Plate 07.04 Riley Family Tree History of Descendants & Supporting Data 2011 2011 Riley Family History, p. 1
  5. Two elderly women seated together holding hands, one in a colorful geometric-print blouse and white pants, the other in a red embroidered dress with a bandaged leg
    Plate 07.05 Two elderly women seated together holding hands, one in a colorful geometric-print blouse and white pants, the other in a red embroidered dress with a bandaged leg 2008 2011 Riley Family History, p. 16
  6. Printed screenshot of an Ancestry.com person overview page for Mary Elizabeth Riley from the 'Shaw Family Tree,' showing timeline, family members, and source information.
    Plate 07.06 Mary Elizabeth Riley - Overview - Ancestry.com 2010 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 400
  7. Scanned Warranty Deed dated March 21, 1988, conveying Lots 11 and 12, Block 2, Howard Addition, Runge, Karnes County, Texas, from multiple grantors (heirs of the Riley/Clark family) to Opal M. Phillips, Trustee, bearing signatures of all grantors
    Plate 07.07 WARRANTY DEED 1988 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 584

Undated plates

Date not recorded

37 published plates

  1. Individual timeline chart for William McNamara showing life events (birth, departure, arrival, marriage, residences, death) plotted against a year axis from 1790-1920, with world historical events noted below the axis.
    Plate 08.01 WILLIAM MCNAMARA - Individual Timeline 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 706
  2. Ancestry.com pedigree chart (Shaw Family Tree) printed page, showing four generations of ancestors of John Edward Julin, including the Julin/Gohlin line and the Butler/Cook/Murray/Culpepper line. A faint mirrored ghost image of another printed pedigree page bleeds through from the reverse side.
    Plate 08.02 Shaw Family Tree - Pedigree View 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 752
  3. Ancestry.com pedigree chart (Shaw Family Tree) showing five generations of ancestors of Margaret Elizabeth Holland, tracing the Holland, Neill, Hunt, Rinehart, Lamberth, and King family lines.
    Plate 08.03 Shaw Family Tree 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 836
  4. Ancestry.com pedigree chart (Shaw Family Tree) showing the ancestry of Thomas Holland, with parents Thomas Holland and Mary Ross, and grandparents Richard Holland and Elizabeth. Faint unreadable watermark text and empty boxes appear in the background, indicating a lighter/underlying chart layer.
    Plate 08.04 Shaw Family Tree 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 839
  5. Pen-and-ink drawing of a log cabin building with a shingled roof, small windows, and a wooden door, representing the first courthouse building, with trees in the background.
    Plate 08.05 First Court House of Cameron, Texas 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 284
  6. Logo graphic of a golden/orange tree with roots, used as an emblem for the Riley Family Tree history
    Plate 08.06 Riley Family Tree History of Parents & Siblings 2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 1
  7. Generic gray silhouette icon representing a person/photo placeholder, used as a decorative stand-in since no actual photograph of Ruth Weaver is available.
    Plate 08.07 Generic gray silhouette icon representing a person/photo placeholder, used as a decorative stand-in since no actual photograph of Ruth Weaver is available. 2011 Riley Family History, p. 33
  8. Diagram of the Riley land partition showing five numbered tracts assigned to different Riley family members, with symbols marking farm houses, a well, the Riley Ranch House, and burial plots. Roads to Helena, Nordheim, Cabeza, and Runge are indicated along with the DeWitt/Karnes county line and a north arrow and half-mile scale bar.
    Plate 08.08 Riley Land Partition — Riley Ranch House, Farm Houses 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 59
  9. Group photograph of the Brown family, two rows of adults and children standing outdoors, rotated 90 degrees on the page.
    Plate 08.09 THE BROWN FAMILY 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 332
  10. Group photo of six people posing together indoors: a man and woman on the left (Benny and Ruth), a woman in a lavender/pink dress in the center (Margie Stefka), a woman in a gray outfit, a woman in a patterned blouse and white skirt, and a man on the right; identified as Emi and Ruby Krauskoph on the right side.
    Plate 08.10 This is Helen with some of the friends and family that attended. The couple on the left are Benny and Ruth; the couple on the right are Emi and Ruby Krauskoph. Ruby and Ruth are twin sisters. Margie Stefka is the lady in the lavender dress in the center of the group. 2011 Riley Family History, p. 37
  11. Group photo of parishioners receiving the Archbishop Furey Award, standing in a back row and seated/kneeling in a front row
    Plate 08.11 PARISHIONERS RECEIVING THE ARCHBISHOP FUREY AWARD - Back row - Gregory Zowarka, Father Henry Moczygemba, Henry Seifert, Albert Bily, Emilio Flores. Front row - Petronia Zezula, Regina, Liska, Nora Seifert, Francis Bily, Sophie Rossett and Mary Yanta. 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 340
  12. Group photo of St. Anthony's Parish Council, eleven men in two rows, most in suits
    Plate 08.12 ST. ANTHONY'S PARISH COUNCIL – Back row, left to right - Edward Ullmann, Joe Reiman, Alex Yanta, Aloys Kruciak. Front row, left to right - David Reynolds, Greg Witcher, Father Moczygemba, Vernon Yanta, Albert Bily. – Not pictured is Edwin Yanta. 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 328
  13. Photograph of Pope Paul, bald, wearing white papal cassock and pectoral cross, holding a rosary, standing outdoors in a garden setting.
    Plate 08.13 HIS HOLINESS THE POPE / BISHOP OF ROME AND VICAR OF JESUS CHRIST / POPE PAUL / NOW GLORIOUSLY REIGNING 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 311
  14. Group photo of six women, the Diamond Jubilee Book Committee, standing and seated in two rows
    Plate 08.14 DIAMOND JUBILEE BOOK COMMITTEE - CECILIA MUELLER HELEN GRABE MARY LINHART BARBARA BILY - SOPHIE ROSSETT Not in picture - MARGARET ULLMANN 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 340
  15. Group photo of five people, two standing men behind, a seated man and woman in front, and another woman standing beside them
    Plate 08.15 MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH LINHART 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 335
  16. Formal portrait photograph of a bishop wearing glasses, a cape, zucchetto-less cassock with sash, and a pectoral cross, seated with hand resting on an armrest.
    Plate 08.16 The Most Reverend Francis J. Furey, Archbishop of San Antonio 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 313
  17. Group photo of a family, several men and women standing behind a seated older couple at a table decorated with flowers.
    Plate 08.17 MR. AND MRS. ADOLPH NOVAK AND FAMILY 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 336
  18. A man in a hat and suit and an elderly woman standing outdoors near a porch, with a smaller figure seated between them.
    Plate 08.18 MR. AND MRS. HENRY JANECEK 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 336
  19. People standing beside and getting into a vintage automobile.
    Plate 08.19 Mr. and Mrs. R L. KOLODZIEJCZYK, son Chris and grandson Paul . . . 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 336
  20. Back view of the same Riley monument, showing a recessed inscribed panel listing family members' names and birth-death years, set in a wooded cemetery.
    Plate 08.20 Back view of the same Riley monument, showing a recessed inscribed panel listing family members' names and birth-death years, set in a wooded cemetery. 2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 45
  21. A young boy stands beside a man wearing a wide-brimmed cowboy hat, suspenders, and tall cowboy boots, seated in a wicker chair.
    Plate 08.21 John with his father Will Riley [someone wrote "Crazy John" on this picture] 2011 Riley Family History, p. 3
  22. Faded/overexposed group photo of several people standing near a car
    Plate 08.22 MR. AND MRS. BEN MATULA 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 335
  23. Movie poster for the film "Gone with the Wind" featuring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh embracing, with a fiery orange sky background and cast photos below the title
    Plate 08.23 CLARK GABLE / VIVIEN LEIGH ... GONE WITH THE WIND 2011 Riley Family History, p. 13
  24. Group photo of the Will Yanta family posing outdoors in front of a tree and picket fence; five men standing, two seated (one man, one woman).
    Plate 08.24 THE WILL YANTA FAMILY 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 337
  25. Group photograph of five women, the Diamond Jubilee Book Committee; two seated in front, three standing behind.
    Plate 08.25 DIAMOND JUBILEE BOOK COMMITTEE ; Seated, Barbara Bily and Sophie Rossett Standing: Cecilia Mueller, Helen Garbe, Mary Linhart. (Not pictured: Margaret Ullmann) 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 309
  26. Photograph of men working on the construction of St. Joseph's Latin American Church (a wood-frame building under construction, roof partly built), later converted into St. Anthony's Hall
    Plate 08.26 Sergio Alcide, Alberto Albiar, Alfredo Albiar, Placido Salazar, Jose Rodriguez and other unidentified men working on the building of St. Joseph's Latin American Church, later converted into St. Anthony's Hall. 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 334
  27. Black-and-white photograph of a small wood-frame house with a covered porch, a priest standing on the porch steps, trees around the property.
    Plate 08.27 First rectory with Father Meidanner. 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 368
  28. Grave marker for the Riley family in a cemetery, showing a central 'RILEY' headstone with a carved cross and floral motif flanked by two footstones inscribed 'FATHER JOHN JOSEPH RILEY JUNE 24 1835 NOV 1 1917' and 'MOTHER MARGARET ELLEN RILEY JUNE 6 1861 JUNE 20 1942'; other headstones including one reading 'LOUISE RILEY' are visible in the grassy background.
    Plate 08.28 Grave marker for the Riley family in a cemetery, showing a central 'RILEY' headstone with a carved cross and floral motif flanked by two footstones inscribed 'FATHER JOHN JOSEPH RILEY JUNE 24 1835 NOV 1 1917' and 'MOTHER MARGARET ELLEN RILEY JUNE 6 1861 JUNE 20 1942'; other headstones including one reading 'LOUISE RILEY' are visible in the grassy background. 2011 Riley Family History, p. 20
  29. A young woman in a white hat and long white dress stands beside a rustic log-built wishing well with a bucket, under trees.
    Plate 08.29 Her name is Maggie Gentry 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 1124
  30. A toddler seated on a stand and an older boy standing beside, both formally dressed for a studio portrait.
    Plate 08.30 John with his younger brother Dan 2011 Riley Family History, p. 3
  31. Studio portrait of a mustached man in a suit, standing beside a decorative chair, holding a hat.
    Plate 08.31 Former Karnes County Sheriff - JIM BROWN 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 329
  32. Cemetery entrance sign reading 'Runge Catholic Cemetery' with a cross above it, mounted between two posts under a cloudy sky.
    Plate 08.32 Runge Catholic Cemetery 2011 Riley Family History, p. 15
  33. Three women seated in a living room; a younger woman sits at left, and two elderly women sit together in the center/right, one in a wheelchair with a bandaged leg.
    Plate 08.33 Three women seated in a living room; a younger woman sits at left, and two elderly women sit together in the center/right, one in a wheelchair with a bandaged leg. 2011 Riley Family History, p. 40
  34. Studio portrait of a young man in a suit with bow tie, standing with hat and books on a table beside him.
    Plate 08.34 LEO BROWN 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 329
  35. Black and white photograph of a soldier, Charlie A. Kearns, seated on a vehicle wearing an M43 jacket with the 15th Cavalry patch visible on the sleeve.
    Plate 08.35 Above. Charlie A. Kearns started off in the 15th Cavalry as a communications sergeant. He was later given a battlefield commission and served in the 15th Cavalry HQ Troop. This photo was taken at the end of the Brittany campaign on the Crozon Peninsula. The 15th Cavalry patch is visible on his M43 jacket. (Courtesy Bill Parker) 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 957
  36. Studio head-and-shoulders portrait of a man with a large mustache, wearing a suit and bow tie.
    Plate 08.36 TOM. BROWN 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 329
  37. Veterans Administration Form 966 'Change of Name, Address, Number, or Organization' index card, with handwritten annotations noting pension number, payee name Maggie E. Riford, address Runge, Texas, marked 'DEAD' with date 6/30/42 and clerk signature Mitchell, plus a 'RECORDED FILED SEP 30 1942' stamp and two circular date stamps at the bottom.
    Plate 08.37 CHANGE OF NAME, ADDRESS, NUMBER, OR ORGANIZATION 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 262

Research compiled and written by Grandad Riley.

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