William Joseph Riley was born on 25 December 1876 (Christmas Day) at the Riley Ranch/household, which at that time was a log cabin. He was the first child born to John Joseph and Margaret Ellen Riley. William Joseph Riley lived his entire life on the land purchased by his father near Runge, Texas. He became the father to the next generation of the Riley family that came from the John Joseph Riley and Margaret Ellen McNamara marriage.
William Joseph Riley grew up as the first-born of a man (John Joseph Riley) who was apparently very dynamic in personality and who was very ambitious and energetic in settling the country around the Riley Ranch. It can be imagined how this must have driven the young man to continue and to make a success of what his father started. William Joseph Riley grew up and became a cattleman. He was the foreman for the Riley Ranch, which included all of John Joseph Riley's land and the associated cattle business. The cattle business was important at this time and the Riley family was an integral part of the business. William Joseph Riley was a key driver as foreman of the Riley Ranch.
There were tenant families that came to work the Riley Ranch. One of those families was the Oliver Bascom Haynes family (Wife: Margaret Tankersley). They had five children and one of their daughters was a girl named Maggie Mae "Mitt" Haynes born on 17 October 1883. William Joseph Riley met her from the family association with the Riley Ranch. He began to court her, and they were married on 18 December 1904. Their first child was born in 1905 and this was the beginning of the William Joseph Riley and Maggie Mae "Mitt" Haynes family.
William and Mitt Riley got their own household and farm/ranch when they first married and this is where they had their family. They had five children: John Oliver, Daniel O'connell, William Maurice, Margaret Helen, and Marjorie Mae.
Will and Mitt worked hard and had a successful ranching life. A serious turn of events occurred in 1934; William Joseph Riley caught pneumonia and it was a serious case. There weren't many medical facilities and it is understood that Will Riley had to try to recover at home. William Joseph Riley died on 27 September 1934 at the age of 56. This of course left a huge void in the family. He is buried in the Runge Catholic Cemetery.
William Joseph Riley grew up as the first-born of a man (John Joseph Riley) who was apparently very dynamic in personality and who was very ambitious and energetic in settling the country around the Riley Ranch. It can be imagined how this must have driven the young man to continue and to make a success of what his father started. William Joseph Riley grew up and became a cattleman. He was the foreman for the Riley Ranch, which included all of John Joseph Riley's land and the associated cattle business. The cattle business was important at this time and the Riley family was an integral part of the business. William Joseph Riley was a key driver as foreman of the Riley Ranch.
There were tenant families that came to work the Riley Ranch. One of those families was the Oliver Bascom Haynes family (Wife: Margaret Tankersley). They had five children and one of their daughters was a girl named Maggie Mae "Mitt" Haynes born on 17 October 1883. William Joseph Riley met her from the family association with the Riley Ranch. He began to court her, and they were married on 18 December 1904. Their first child was born in 1905 and this was the beginning of the William Joseph Riley and Maggie Mae "Mitt" Haynes family.
William and Mitt Riley got their own household and farm/ranch when they first married and this is where they had their family. They had five children: John Oliver, Daniel O'connell, William Maurice, Margaret Helen, and Marjorie Mae.
Will and Mitt worked hard and had a successful ranching life. A serious turn of events occurred in 1934; William Joseph Riley caught pneumonia and it was a serious case. There weren't many medical facilities and it is understood that Will Riley had to try to recover at home. William Joseph Riley died on 27 September 1934 at the age of 56. This of course left a huge void in the family. He is buried in the Runge Catholic Cemetery.
William Joseph Riley was born on 25 December 1876 (Christmas Day) at the Riley Ranch/household, which at that time was a log cabin. He was the first child born to John Joseph and Margaret Ellen Riley. William Joseph Riley lived his entire life on the land purchased by his father near Runge, Texas. He became the father to the next generation of the Riley family that came from the John Joseph Riley and Margaret Ellen McNamara marriage.
William Joseph Riley grew up as the first-born of a man (John Joseph Riley) who was apparently very dynamic in personality and who was very ambitious and energetic in settling the country around the Riley Ranch. It can be imagined how this must have driven the young man to continue and to make a success of what his father started. William Joseph Riley grew up and became a cattleman. He was the foreman for the Riley Ranch, which included all of John Joseph Riley's land and the associated cattle business. The cattle business was important at this time and the Riley family was an integral part of the business. William Joseph Riley was a key driver as foreman of the Riley Ranch.
There were tenant families that came to work the Riley Ranch. One of those families was the Oliver Bascom Haynes family (Wife: Margaret Tankersley). They had five children and one of their daughters was a girl named Maggie Mae "Mitt" Haynes born on 17 October 1883. William Joseph Riley met her from the family association with the Riley Ranch. He began to court her, and they were married on 18 December 1904. Their first child was born in 1905 and this was the beginning of the William Joseph Riley and Maggie Mae "Mitt" Haynes family.
William and Mitt Riley got their own household and farm/ranch when they first married and this is where they had their family. They had five children: John Oliver, Daniel O'connell, William Maurice, Margaret Helen, and Marjorie Mae.
Will and Mitt worked hard and had a successful ranching life. A serious turn of events occurred in 1934; William Joseph Riley caught pneumonia and it was a serious case. There weren't many medical facilities and it is understood that Will Riley had to try to recover at home. William Joseph Riley died on 27 September 1934 at the age of 56. This of course left a huge void in the family. He is buried in the Runge Catholic Cemetery.
William Joseph Riley grew up as the first-born of a man (John Joseph Riley) who was apparently very dynamic in personality and who was very ambitious and energetic in settling the country around the Riley Ranch. It can be imagined how this must have driven the young man to continue and to make a success of what his father started. William Joseph Riley grew up and became a cattleman. He was the foreman for the Riley Ranch, which included all of John Joseph Riley's land and the associated cattle business. The cattle business was important at this time and the Riley family was an integral part of the business. William Joseph Riley was a key driver as foreman of the Riley Ranch.
There were tenant families that came to work the Riley Ranch. One of those families was the Oliver Bascom Haynes family (Wife: Margaret Tankersley). They had five children and one of their daughters was a girl named Maggie Mae "Mitt" Haynes born on 17 October 1883. William Joseph Riley met her from the family association with the Riley Ranch. He began to court her, and they were married on 18 December 1904. Their first child was born in 1905 and this was the beginning of the William Joseph Riley and Maggie Mae "Mitt" Haynes family.
William and Mitt Riley got their own household and farm/ranch when they first married and this is where they had their family. They had five children: John Oliver, Daniel O'connell, William Maurice, Margaret Helen, and Marjorie Mae.
Will and Mitt worked hard and had a successful ranching life. A serious turn of events occurred in 1934; William Joseph Riley caught pneumonia and it was a serious case. There weren't many medical facilities and it is understood that Will Riley had to try to recover at home. William Joseph Riley died on 27 September 1934 at the age of 56. This of course left a huge void in the family. He is buried in the Runge Catholic Cemetery.
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