Dora Jane Riley

b. 1 February 1880, d. 25 June 1963
  • Dora Jane Riley was born on 1 February 1880 in Arkansas or Oklahoma or Texas.
  • She married Daniel H. Page, son of William Riley Page and Margaret Ellen Dial, on 28 June 1895 in Van Buren County, Arkansas, with John D. Hesseltine, Minister, Christian Church, officiating. According to the marriage license, issued on the same day, Dan was age twenty-one and Dora seventeen. They both were living in Van Buren County, Dan in Claude and Dora in Scotland. H. L. Jennings served as bondsman.
  • Daniel H. Page and Dora Jane Riley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in McCulloch County, Texas. Other members of the household included Dempsey Dee Page.
  • Daniel H. Page and Dora Jane Riley appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Hillsboro, Grady County, Oklahoma. Other members of the household included Dempsey Dee Page, Susie Jane Page, Rissie Corean Page and Samantha Gowing. Samantha was a niece of sorts. Her mother Amanda's sister Effie's husband was Dan's brother.
  • Daniel H. Page and Dora Jane Riley appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at 410 South Beaton Street. Other members of the household included Dempsey Dee Page, Susie Jane Page, Rissie Corean Page and Otis T. Page. Also in the household is godson or grandson William Page, age 4, parents unknown, and boarders Elsie and Savanna Robertson.
  • Daniel H. Page and Dora Jane Riley appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Navarro County, Texas, at State Highway. Other members of the household included Otis T. Page. Also in the household is son Posey, age 15, who appears to be the same person in the household in 1920 identified as grandson or godson William, age 4 (?)
  • Both Dan and Dora Page appear on the voter registration lists for 1934-1938 and 1940-1944 in Salida Precinct, Stanislaus County, California.
  • Dora Jane Riley became a widow at the 25 March 1939 death of her husband Daniel H. Page.
  • Dora Jane Riley appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Salida, Stanislaus County, California, at Toomey. Also in the household was Texas-born Samuel Walter (age 19), identified as her son. They both were living in Shafter, Kery County, California, in 1935.
  • Research Note: How wasElsie Jane Page Ward connected with Dan and Dora Page? According to her death certificate, they were her parents (?)
  • Dora Jane Riley died on 25 June 1963 at age 83 in Stanislaus County, California.
  • She was interred at Acacia Memorial Park, Modesto, Stanislaus County, California.
  • Last Edited: 24 Nov 2013

Family: Daniel H. Page b. 16 June 1876, d. 25 March 1939