Riley line

John William Bill Riley

1935 to 1993

First recorded in the 2011 Riley Family History, p. 6

The record

Born
6 December 1935 , Nueces County, Texas, USA
Died
20 Mar 1993 , Runge, Karnes County, Texas USA

What the pages say

Each line below is one statement the research records about this person, with the page it was read from. These are summaries of what a page asserts, not quotations from it.

  • Born in 1935; son of Maurice; as a baby wanted nothing to do with Grandpa and Maurice after they returned looking ragged from a scuffle.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 32

  • Child of John Oliver Riley and Margaret Elizabeth Holland

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 851

  • Child of John Oliver Riley and Margaret Elizabeth Holland; a birth record for him was recently found.

    2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 54

  • Child of John Oliver Riley and Margaret Riley; still living.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 63

  • Had other spouse Nelda Mae Allen; parents John Oliver Riley and Margaret Elizabeth Holland.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 860

  • Individual timeline page; son of John Oliver Riley and Margaret Elizabeth Holland.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 861

  • John's son, pictured with him working out in the fields, probably at the farm of John and Margaret in Runge.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 33

  • Listed as child of Margaret Elizabeth Holland and John Oliver Riley.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 837

  • Listed as Son in the household of John O Riley in the 1930 census.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 1109

  • McLennan County, 3-6, certificate 15935.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 1110

  • One more child of John and Margaret; more detail said to be in Sections 16/17 of the document.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 6

  • One of the grantors on the Warranty Deed.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 584

  • Photographed wearing glasses and a striped/patterned button-up shirt.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 862

  • Son of John Oliver and Margaret Elizabeth Riley; told this story about his father (or grandfather figure) John Joseph Riley to his daughter, Tina Riley.

    2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 47

  • Subject of a series of pictures taken around 1948, including photos with friends and pets.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 28

  • Texas death record says he died in Houston, Texas, but he must have been in the hospital there.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 40

  • Third child of John and Margaret; died of diabetes, approximately ten years before the 2010 conversation according to Margie.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 25

  • Wrote a few lines to Maurice and asked him to send souvenirs; described by Maurice as 'a smart little rascal'.

    2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 76

  • Young son of John Oliver Riley for whom John was trying to win a stuffed rabbit.

    2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 60

The family

Married

Parent

Child

A life in dates

  1. 25 Dec 1926

    Birth of John William "Bill" RILEY

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 6

  2. April 23-24, 1930 · Precinct 8, DeWitt, Texas

    Household enumerated for the 1930 U.S. Federal Census by enumerator Harry J. Ewing

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 1109

  3. 6 Dec 1935 · Nucces County, Texas, USA

    Birth of John William "Bill" Riley

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 861

  4. 1935

    Young Bill Riley, son of Maurice, was born in 1935

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 32

  5. 6 December 1935 · Corpus Christi

    John William "Bill" Riley, the third child of John and Margaret, was born while the family lived in Corpus Christi.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 25

  6. 6 Dec 1935 · Nueces County, Texas, USA

    Birth of John William "Bill" Riley

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 851

  7. 6 Dec 1935

    Birth of John William "Bill" RILEY

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 36

  8. 1935

    Birth of John William "Bill" Riley

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 36

  9. 6 December 1935 · Corpus Christi

    Bill Riley was born in Corpus Christi.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 40

  10. 1945-01-15

    Maurice mentions receiving a letter from John and a few lines from Billy, who asked Maurice to send him souvenirs.

    2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 76

  11. 12 Apr 1955

    Marriage of John William "Bill" RILEY and Nadia Mae ALLEN

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 6

  12. 12 Apr 1955

    Marriage of John William "Bill" RILEY and Nadine A. KRAUSE

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 6

  13. 1955

    John William "Bill" Riley married Janice A. Krause

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 36

  14. About 1955

    Marriage to Janice Krause

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 861

  15. about 1955

    Bill Riley married Janice A. Krause.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 40

  16. About 1955

    Marriage of John William "Bill" Riley and Janice A. Krause

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 860

  17. 1955

    Marriage of John William "Bill" Riley and Janice A. Krause

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 536

  18. about 1972

    Bill and Janice were divorced.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 40

  19. 12 April 1975 · Louisiana

    Bill Riley married Nelda Mae Allen a few years after his divorce from Janice.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 40

  20. 12 Apr 1975

    Marriage of John William "Bill" Riley and Nelda Mae Allen

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 851

  21. 12 Apr 1975

    Marriage to Nelda Allen

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 861

  22. 1975

    John William "Bill" Riley married Nelda Mae Allen

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 36

  23. 12 Apr 1975

    Marriage of Nelda Mae Allen and John William "Bill" Riley

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 862

  24. 1975

    Marriage of John William "Bill" Riley and Nelda Mae Allen

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 536

  25. 1977 · Lafayette, Louisiana

    Bill's address in 1977 was Lafayette, Louisiana.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 40

  26. 1977 · Lafayette, LA

    Residence

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 861

  27. 23 December 1987 · Nueces County, Texas

    Acknowledgment of an instrument before notary Mary S. Nikoloric

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 585

  28. 21st day of March, 1988 · Howard Addition to the Town of Runge, Karnes County, Texas

    Grantors conveyed Lots Eleven (11) and Twelve (12), Block Two (2), Howard Addition to the Town of Runge, Karnes County, Texas, to Opal M. Phillips, Trustee, by Warranty Deed for Ten and No/100 Dollars and other valuable consideration.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 584

  29. 1989 · Runge, Texas

    Bill's residence for 1989 was Runge, Texas; he and Nelda moved there, thought to be to help Bill's mother Margaret whose health was failing.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 40

  30. 20 Mar 1993

    Death of John William "Bill" RILEY

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 6

  31. 1993

    John William "Bill" Riley died of diabetes.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 25

  32. 20 March 1993 · Runge, Texas

    Bill Riley died in Runge, Texas; his Texas death record says he died in Houston, Texas, but he must have been in the hospital there.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 40

  33. 20 Mar 1993 · Runge, Karnes, Texas USA

    Death of John William "Bill" Riley

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 860

  34. 1993

    Death of John William "Bill" Riley

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 36

  35. 20 Mar 1993 · Runge, Karnes County, Texas USA

    Death of John William "Bill" Riley

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 851

  36. Undated

    Pat Riley recounts that when Bill Riley was a baby, Grandpa John Oliver and Maurice went to town, drank, tried to win a stuffed rabbit for Easter, discovered the game was rigged, and a brawl broke out; they returned with the rabbit looking ragged and Bill wanted nothing to do with them

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 32

  37. 1-1-43 · Dallas

    Death recorded in Texas Death Index; certificate 1135.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 48

  38. Undated

    John Riley and his brother Maurice got into a fight with carnival people after discovering they were being cheated; John was trying to win a stuffed rabbit for his young son Billy; John and Maurice came home roughed up but got the rabbit for Billy.

    2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 60

  39. 3 -6 · McLennan

    Certificate number 15935

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 1110

  40. Undated

    Birth record found for John William Riley, child of John Oliver Riley and Margaret Elizabeth Holland.

    2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 54

  41. Undated · Runge

    A picture shows John with his son, Bill Riley, working out in the fields, probably at the farm of John and Margaret in Runge.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 33

  42. Undated

    After the divorce, Tina and John Patrick stayed with Bill while Kelly Charles stayed with Janice.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 40

The documents

  • census · 1930

    Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930, Population Schedule

    Scanned 1930 U.S. Federal Census population schedule page (Sheet 10A, Enumeration District 62-23, Precinct 8, DeWitt County, Texas) listing multiple households, including the Riley family household of John O Riley.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 1109

  • certificate

    Bill Riley's Texas death record, which states he died in Houston, Texas.

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 40

  • certificate · 1941-1945

    Texas Death Index, 1903-2000

    Scanned table from the Texas Death Index (1903-2000) listing Riley surname death entries (given name, county, date, certificate number) for years 1941-1945, sourced from www.Ancestry.com.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 48

  • deed · 1988-03-21

    Warranty Deed

    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. Recorded at Vol 577 Page 554.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 584

  • family_group_sheet · 8 Dec 1923

    JOHN OLIVER RILEY - Family Group Sheet

    Family Group Sheet record for John Oliver Riley and Margaret Elizabeth Holland, listing birth/death/marriage details and five children with their spouses, marriage and death dates

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 851

  • family_group_sheet

    JOHN WILLIAM "BILL" RILEY - Family Group Sheet

    Family Group Sheet for John William "Bill" Riley

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 860

  • family_group_sheet

    JOHN WILLIAM "BILL" RILEY - Family Group Sheet

    Family Group Sheet for John William "Bill" Riley, listing spouse Nelda Mae Allen, other spouse Janice A. Krause, parents John Oliver Riley and Margaret Elizabeth Holland, and marriage date, with a children table left blank.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 862

  • letter · 1945-01-15

    V-Mail form

    V-Mail letter from Sgt. Maurice M. Riley (38158414), Hqs & Sv Tr. 117th Cav Rcn Sq., A.P.O. 339, to Mrs. W.J. Riley, RT. 2, Runge, Texas, dated Jan. 15, 1945, discussing cold weather in Germany, letters from John and Billy, and asking Helen about her boy.

    2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 76

  • other · 1987-1988

    Vol 577 Page 555

    Scanned legal document page containing notary acknowledgments for a deed or instrument, with multiple notary seals (Texas and Louisiana) stamped over the text, and a volume/page reference '577/555' printed vertically on the right margin.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 585

  • photograph

    A man wearing a hat and a teenage boy standing together in front of a house

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 28

  • photograph

    Portrait photograph of a man wearing a striped short-sleeved shirt, identified as John William "Bill" Riley

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 860

  • photograph

    Black and white photograph of a man (John William "Bill" Riley), head and shoulders, wearing glasses and a striped shirt.

    2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 861

  • photograph · circa 1948

    Two teenage boys standing on a lawn, one covering his face

    2011 Riley Family History, p. 28

Every page

The 27 pages of the research this person appears on, in reading order. Open any of them in the volumes and check this page against it.

  • 2011 Riley Family History, p. 6
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 48
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 63
  • 2011 Riley Family History, p. 36
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 536
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 584
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 585
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 630
  • 2011 Riley Family History, p. 25
  • 2011 Riley Family History, p. 28
  • 2011 Riley Family History, p. 32
  • 2011 Riley Family History, p. 33
  • 2011 Riley Family History, p. 40
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 826
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 837
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 851
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 852
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 860
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 861
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 862
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 863
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 1109
  • 2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 1110
  • 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 47
  • 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 54
  • 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 60
  • 2017 Riley Family History, Addendum A, p. 76