| Name |
Katie Alma Riffle |
| Birth |
17 Aug 1901 |
Forreston, Ellis, Texas, United States  [2, 3] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Ω Census daughter |
15 Apr 1910 |
Lipscomb, Texas, United States [4] |
- Witness Role: Principal: [I216] Samuel Scott RIFFLE
Witness Role: head of household: [I216] Samuel Scott RIFFLE
Witness Role: wife: [I232] Mary Elizabeth EMBRY
Witness Role: son: [I225] Luther Tyrell RIFFLE
Witness Role: daughter: [I227] Eunice Ida RIFFLE
Witness Role: daughter: [I230] Mary Josephine RIFFLE
Witness Role: daughter: [I191] Katie Alma RIFFLE
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| Ω Census daughter |
1 Jan 1920 |
Lipscomb, Texas, United States [5] |
- Witness Role: Principal: [I216] Samuel Scott RIFFLE
Witness Role: head of household: [I216] Samuel Scott RIFFLE
Witness Role: wife: [I232] Mary Elizabeth EMBRY
Witness Role: daughter: [I191] Katie Alma RIFFLE
Witness Role:
Witness Role: laborer: [I507] Samuel Robert WILLIAMSON
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| Letters |
Bef 1926 |
Ivanhoe, Beaver, Oklahoma, United States |
- Katie received a postcard from her brother Luther. Luther was apparently in New Mexico.
Witness Role: Luther traveled to Artesia New Mexico at some time, perhaps with his family.
Witness Role: Unknown: [I225] Luther Tyrell RIFFLE
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| Name |
From 20 Jun 1926 [2] |
| Katie Price |
| Ω Residence Spouse |
From 1933 to 1935 |
Canyon, Randall, Texas, United States [6] |
- Lived in Canyon while wife Katie was finishing her Master's Degree in teaching. During this time they adopted Mack. Homer was the original Mr.Mom - cooking, cleaning, and taking care of Mackey while Katie went to school.
Witness Role: Principal: [I190] Homer PRICE
Witness Role: Child: [I2] James Malcolm PRICE
Witness Role: Spouse: [I191] Katie Alma RIFFLE
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| Ω Adoption Adoptive Parent |
7 Dec 1933 |
Home of Redeeming Love, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States [6, 7, 8, 9] |
- Homer and Katie took him from the Home of Redeeming Love to their home in Canyon, Texas in 1933. He was their child from that point. The legal part of the adoption process didn't happen until 1937, however.
The timeline of the adoption:
09 Oct 1933: Alene makes the child a ward of the court
09 Oct 1933: Court assigns custody to Home of Redeeming Love
07 Dec 1933: Homer and Katie take the child home
17 Dec 1936: The Home of Redeeming Love signs consent for adoption
05 Jan 1937: Homer and Katie execute adoption papers
06 Sep 1937: Adoption declared valid and complete
Witness Role: Principal: [I2] James Malcolm PRICE
Witness Role: Adoptive Parent: [I190] Homer PRICE
Witness Role: Adoptive Parent: [I191] Katie Alma RIFFLE
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| Occupation |
From 1935 to 1970 |
Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States [6, 10] |
| elementary school teacher |
| Ω Census wife |
1 Apr 1940 |
Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States [11] |
- Homer and Katie were back in Follett in 1940, per the census. Homer was running the dry cleaning plant, Katie was teaching. Homer's mother Kate Gentry lived with them - she reported that in 1935 she had been living in Amarillo. Kate Gentry's brother, Samuel Robert Williamson (Homer's "Uncle Bobby") lived next door.
Witness Role: Principal: [I190] Homer PRICE
Witness Role: head of household: [I190] Homer PRICE
Witness Role: wife: [I191] Katie Alma RIFFLE
Witness Role: son: [I2] James Malcolm PRICE
Witness Role: Mother: [I446] Catherine Echols WILLIAMSON
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| Group |
From 1942 to 1994 |
| member of the Eastern Star, Follett Chapter |
| Graduation |
24 Aug 1956 |
West Texas State College, Canyon, Randall, Texas, United States [12] |
| Land |
12 Jun 1974 |
Price Property in Town, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States [13] |
| sold half of the 10 acres in town |
- Katie sold half of the property in town to Mr. and Mrs. Wiley. She retained 1/2 of the mineral rights, permanently, so those mineral rights have passed to her heirs. At this time, Katie was living in Perryton, Ochiltree County, Texas.
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| Letters |
26 Dec 1976 |
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letters\nickell_wilma_to_price_katie_26_dec_1976_[transcript]
Keywords: Document |
| Letters |
5 Oct 1990 |
Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States |
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Keywords: Document |
| Anecdote |
17 Aug 1991 |
King's Manor Methodist Home, Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States |
| 90th Birthday Party & Family Reunion |
- Friends and relatives gathered to celebrate her life. Several provided written remembrances
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| Family Search ID |
LWD2-48C |
| Find A Grave ID |
65089943 |
| Photos |
Go to Photo Gallery for Katie Alma Riffle |
| _UID |
20FAB0B9F71E4EE59C0D57DD44783CAB4BD3 |
| Death |
23 Oct 1994 |
Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States [2, 10, 14] |
| Burial |
Aft 23 Oct 1994 |
Fairmont Cemetery, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States [15] |
- Funeral services were Thursday, Oct 27, at Follett United Methodist Church. Rev. Brad Enlow officiating.
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| Person ID |
I191 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
28 Apr 2025 |
| Father |
Samuel Scott Riffle, b. 18 Mar 1855, Guntown, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States d. 1 Feb 1941, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States (Age 85 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Elizabeth Embry, b. 18 Jun 1869, Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, United States d. 15 Nov 1946, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage |
12 Aug 1900 |
Boise, Oldham, Texas, United States [16] |
- this location is likely wrong - most likely it was Italy or Waxahachie or Forreston in Ellis County. Some of Mom's notes made it seem like Boise was the same as Waxahachie - and that just is NOT right.
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| Family ID |
F45 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Husband |
Homer Price, b. 9 Feb 1894, Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States d. 30 Nov 1960, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage |
20 Jun 1926 |
Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States [17] |
- The Homer and Katie love story ---
They were dating and in love - they postponed marriage until Homer could provide for Katie. Katie tells that whenever they walked down the street Homer would reach out for her hand, reassurance that she was by his side.
Then WWI came along. Before Homer left he gave Katie a lovely necklace and asked her to wait for him - she was quite beautiful, I'm sure Homer didn't want one of the other boys to "steal" her.
Upon his return from the wilds of war (spent entirely in San Antonio, TX), they were married.
Interesting to note - Homer's son also married a beautiful woman he was very much in love with, she also became a teacher, they, too were prone to holding hands. Both romances, Homer's and Mack's, were cut short by unexpected death - Homer himself died suddenly of heart attack and Debbie (Mack's wife) died suddenly as well.
Throughout their marriage, Homer and Katie were active members of the American Legion, and regular supporters of Cal Farley's Boys Ranch. Katie was a member of the American Red Cross, Homer participated in the Boy Scouts
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| Children |
| + | 1. James Malcolm "Mack" Price, b. 14 Sep 1933, Home of Redeeming Love, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States d. 16 Dec 2007, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States (Age 74 years) [Father: Adopted] [Mother: Adopted] |
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| Family ID |
F2 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 May 2023 |
1901 - 1994 (93 years)
