Jessie Lenora Tolley

Jessie Lenora Tolley

Female 1881 - 1940  (59 years)


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  • Name Jessie Lenora Tolley 
    Birth 2 Mar 1881 
    Gender Female 
    Death 20 Oct 1940 
    Person ID I48205  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father William Tolley 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Esther Coffman 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F4371  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Joseph Riley,   b. 8 Jan 1873   d. 22 Mar 1960 (Age 87 years) 
    Children 
     1. Ruby Alice Riley,   b. 1899  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Rena Margaret Riley,   b. 4 Jul 1903   d. 21 Sep 1997 (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Naomi Gray Riley,   b. 23 Jul 1908   d. 14 Apr 1964 (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Dorothy Ann Riley,   b. 14 May 1917   d. May 1989 (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Helen Echols Riley,   b. 1 Jan 1921, Richland, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Feb 1996 (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F15767  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Jessie L. Tolley Riley - March 2, 1881 - October 20, 1940. Daughter of William and Esther Coffman Tolley. Wife of Charles J. Riley.

      Newspaper Obituary - Wednesday, October 23, 1940 Sandy Creek News - Sandy Creek, New York - Death followed a dour day illness to Mrs. Jessie Tolley Riley, 59, wife of C. J. Riley, at the family home at Richland on the Ridge Road, Sunday afternoon October 20, 1940. Born in Bells Valley, Virginia, March 2, 1881, she was married June 1, 1898, and had been a resident of Richland for a number of years, where, while her health permitted, she had been active in the work of the Richland Methodist church and in community organizations. Survivors besides Mr. Riley are six daughters, Mrs. Rena Cobb, Mrs. Naomi DeShane, Mrs. Harold Wing, all of Richland, Mrs. Harold Pennock, Syracuse; a son, Elmer Riley, Newark; a sister, Miss Alice Tolley of Richland, and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2, Tuesday afternoon at the family home and burial was in the Richland cemetery.