Luther Tyrell Riffle (1890 - 1928): Our Family History

1890 - 1928 (38 years)

Person ID: I225

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Name Luther Tyrell Riffle

Born 14 Jun 1890 Italy, Ellis, Texas, United States [1, 2]

Gender Male

Died 13 Aug 1928 Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States [2]

Buried Aft Aug 1928 Fairmont Cemetery, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States [2]

$gravestones\RIFFLE Luther Tyrell d1928$

Siblings

	1. Twin Girl 1 Riffle, b. 1882, Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States , d. 1882, Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States (Age 0 years)
	2. Twin Girl 2 Riffle, b. 1882, Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States , d. 1882, Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States (Age 0 years)
+	3. Mattie Iola Riffle, b. 28 Jul 1883, Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States , d. 15 Jan 1968, Mooreland, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States (Age 84 years)
+	4. Annie Beatrice Riffle, b. 10 Jan 1886, d. 29 Sep 1902, Forreston, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 16 years)
+	5. Allie May Riffle, b. 14 Jan 1888, Italy, Ellis, Texas, United States , d. 31 Oct 1985, Phelan, San Bernardino, California, United States (Age 97 years)
+	6. Luther Tyrell Riffle (current person), b. 14 Jun 1890, Italy, Ellis, Texas, United States , d. 13 Aug 1928, Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States (Age 38 years)
+	7. Eunice Ida Riffle, b. 6 Mar 1893, Italy, Ellis, Texas, United States , d. 9 May 1975, Mooreland, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States (Age 82 years)
	8. Bessie Verea Riffle, b. 10 Oct 1895, Italy, Ellis, Texas, United States , d. 5 Nov 1899, Italy, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 4 years)
+	9. Mary Josephine Riffle, b. 18 Jul 1897, Italy, Ellis, Texas, United States , d. 28 May 1967, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States (Age 69 years)
+^½	10. Katie Alma Riffle, b. 17 Aug 1901, Forreston, Ellis, Texas, United States , d. 23 Oct 1994, Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States (Age 93 years)

Family ID: F58 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Sarah Josephine Faucett, b. 4 Dec 1859, Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States , d. 25 Aug 1897, Forreston, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 37 years)
Married	25 Dec 1881	Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Family ID: F63 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Wife Pearlie Witt, b. 19 Aug 1895, Illinois, United States , d. 2 Oct 1986, Loxley, Baldwin, Alabama, United States (Age 91 years)

Married 25 Dec 1913 Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States

Children

	1. Witten Sinclair Riffle, b. 23 Oct 1914, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States , d. 7 Oct 1921, Castleton, Grand, Utah, United States (Age 6 years)
+	2. Alton Milford Riffle, b. 21 Feb 1917, Guy, Union, New Mexico, United States , d. 19 Apr 1996, Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States (Age 79 years)
+	3. Stanley Scott Riffle, b. 12 Nov 1919, Castleton, Grand, Utah, United States , d. 30 Sep 1992, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States (Age 72 years)
+	4. Dovie Marie Riffle, b. 1 May 1924, Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States , d. 10 Jun 2013 (Age 89 years)

Ω Census son	1 Jun 1900
	Witness Role: Principal Samuel Scott RIFFLE
Ω Census son	15 Apr 1910
	Witness Role: Principal Samuel Scott RIFFLE
Occupation	1917	Guy, Union, New Mexico, United States [1]
	farming and stock raising
Residence	1917	Guy, Union, New Mexico, United States [1]
Military Draft Registration	5 Jun 1917	Union, New Mexico, United States [1]
	Claimed exemption as sole support for wife and two children. Described as tall, medium build, blue eyes, light hair.
	$military_records\riffle_luther_ww1_draft_registration$	military_records\riffle_luther_ww1_draft_registration
Census	1 Jan 1920	Castleton, Grand, Utah, United States [3]
	Per 1920 Census, Luther and Pearlie were living on a farm with their 3 young sons. They were renting the farm. Witness Role: head of household Luther Tyrell RIFFLE Witness Role: wife Pearlie WITT Witness Role: son Witten Sinclair RIFFLE Witness Role: son Alton Milford RIFFLE Witness Role: son Stanley Scott RIFFLE
Family Search ID	LWDG-41L
Photos	Go to Photo Gallery for Luther Tyrell Riffle Sr
Ω Census Principal	1 Jan 1920
	Witness Role: Principal Luther Tyrell RIFFLE
Ω Letters Unknown	Bef 1926	Ivanhoe, Beaver, Oklahoma, United States
	Witness Role: Principal Katie Alma RIFFLE
_UID	F3F8A58282284A449E0F9C949732F8361E6D

	Born - 14 Jun 1890 - Italy, Ellis, Texas, United States
	Married - 25 Dec 1913 - Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States
	Occupation - 1917 - Guy, Union, New Mexico, United States
	Residence - 1917 - Guy, Union, New Mexico, United States
	Military Draft Registration - 5 Jun 1917 - Union, New Mexico, United States
	Census - 1 Jan 1920 - Castleton, Grand, Utah, United States
	Ω Letters Unknown - Bef 1926 - Ivanhoe, Beaver, Oklahoma, United States
	Died - 13 Aug 1928 - Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States
	Buried - Aft Aug 1928 - Fairmont Cemetery, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States

[S633] United States of America, Selective Service, "World War I Draft Registration: Luther Tyrell Riffle", Union County, New Mexico, (Washington, DC: US National Archives and Records Administration, 1918), FamilySearch Family History Library (http://familysearch.org: accessed 28 May 2018).. [S1261] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 March 2021), memorial page for Luther Tyrell Riffle (Jun 1890–Aug 1928), Find a Grave Memorial no. 47128441, citing Fairmont Cemetery, Follett, Lipscomb County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Donna Barnes (contributor 47112976) .. [S1158] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1920 US Census, Utah, Grand County, Castleton, e.d.78, p.2a", (1 January 1920), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 10 December 2020)..

[S633] United States of America, Selective Service, "World War I Draft Registration: Luther Tyrell Riffle", Union County, New Mexico, (Washington, DC: US National Archives and Records Administration, 1918), FamilySearch Family History Library (http://familysearch.org: accessed 28 May 2018)..
[S1261] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 March 2021), memorial page for Luther Tyrell Riffle (Jun 1890–Aug 1928), Find a Grave Memorial no. 47128441, citing Fairmont Cemetery, Follett, Lipscomb County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Donna Barnes (contributor 47112976) ..
[S1158] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1920 US Census, Utah, Grand County, Castleton, e.d.78, p.2a", (1 January 1920), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 10 December 2020)..