Mary Elizabeth Embry[1]
1869 - 1946 (77 years)
Person ID: I232
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Name Mary Elizabeth Embry Name From 12 Aug 1900 Mary E. Riffle Born 18 Jun 1869 Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, United States 
[2, 3, 4] Gender Female Died 15 Nov 1946 Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States [5] Buried Aft 15 Nov 1946 Fairmont Cemetery, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States [4] 
gravestones\RIFFLE Samuel Scott d1941 Siblings 1. Frankie Ann Embry, b. 7 Aug 1863, Marshall, Alabama, United States , d. 1 Sep 1866, Marshall, Alabama, United States (Age 3 years)+ 2. Martha Adeline Embry, b. 21 Jan 1865, Marshall, Alabama, United States , d. 25 Jul 1955, Elkhart, Morton, Kansas, United States (Age 90 years)+ 3. Nancy Jane Embry, b. 13 Feb 1867, Madison, Alabama, United States , d. 24 Nov 1919, Palmer, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 52 years) -
Parents
Father James Blackston Embry, b. 30 Nov 1837, Marshall, Alabama, United States , d. 16 Oct 1893, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 55 years) Mother Martha Ann Sutton, b. 8 Jan 1842, Alabama, United States , d. 19 Mar 1893, Boise, Oldham, Texas, United States (Age 51 years) Married 11 Mar 1863 Marshall, Alabama, United States -
Family
Husband Samuel Scott Riffle, b. 18 Mar 1855, Guntown, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States , d. 1 Feb 1941, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States (Age 85 years) Married 12 Aug 1900 Boise, Oldham, Texas, United States [1] - 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.
Children + 1. 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) -
Other Personal Events
Family Search ID LW8F-2WS Ω Census daughter 1 Jun 1880 - Witness Role: Principal James Blackston EMBRY
Ω Residence Child Between 1887 and 1889 Texas, United States - Witness Role: Principal James Blackston EMBRY
Letters 29 Nov 1891 [6] from cousin, C. Embrey - [PF] received a letter from C Embrey, her cousin. It is unknown if C Embrey is female or male, though the artistic doodles on the back of the letter tend to indicate female.
Letters Oct 1894 [7] from her uncle, William Sutton - Following the deaths of both of her parents, Mary wrote letters to one or more relatives presumably asking for some assistance with her brothers and sisters. It seems that no help was forthcoming. All indications are that Mary provided care for her younger siblings, her brother Clay went out to work and provide money as soon as he was able. Given this history, it is not at all out of character for her to have married SS Riffle, who had recently lost his wife and had quite a few young children that needed care.
Ω Census sister 1 Jun 1900 - Witness Role: Principal Arthur Blackston EMBRY
Letters 21 Jan 1910 Ivanhoe, Beaver, Oklahoma, United States - She received a postcard from her friend "Mrs. D.J.D." while Mrs DJD was traveling to Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
letters\djd_mrs_to_embry_mary-postcard_21_jan_1910 Ω Census wife 15 Apr 1910 - Witness Role: Principal Samuel Scott RIFFLE
Ω Census wife 1 Jan 1920 - Witness Role: Principal Samuel Scott RIFFLE
Ω Census wife 1 Apr 1930 - Witness Role: Principal Samuel Scott RIFFLE
Ω Census wife 1 Apr 1940 - Witness Role: Principal Samuel Scott RIFFLE
Letters 26 May 1944 Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States from Eunice - Eunice Riffle Donovan sent postcards to her step-mother Mary Embry Riffle during a visit to Colorado. Eunice's son Virgil lived there. Interesting that Eunice called her step-mother "Miss Mary" - apparently everyone did.
Witness Role: Unknown Eunice Ida RIFFLE
letters\riffle_eunice_to_embry_mary-postcards_26_may_1944 Photos Go to Photo Gallery for EMBRY Mary Elizabeth _UID 8C703FE08D654724BEF5D026989A405BEE69 -
Photos headshots\EMBRY Mary Elizabeth
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Event Map
Born - 18 Jun 1869 - Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, United States 
Ω Residence Child - Between 1887 and 1889 - Texas, United States 
Married - 12 Aug 1900 - Boise, Oldham, Texas, United States 
Letters - 21 Jan 1910 - Ivanhoe, Beaver, Oklahoma, United States 
Letters - 26 May 1944 - Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States Died - 15 Nov 1946 - Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States 
Buried - Aft 15 Nov 1946 - Fairmont Cemetery, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States = Link to Google Earth -
Source Citations
- [S72] Compiler: Price, Debbie, Genealogical Papers of the Price and Chamberlain Families, Present Owner: Leslie Price, Compiler Address: Casper, WY and Houston, TX (Houston, TX, 1976-1990).
- [S491] State of Texas, Department of Heath, "Certificate of Birth: Katie Alma Riffle", (Forreston, Ellis, Texas: Bureau of Vital Statistics, 6 September 1958), copy in possession of Leslie Price..
- [S1204] James Blackston Embry, "Family Record in Holy Bible: J B Embry Family", (Alabama, 1876), privately held by Leslie Price..
- [S1031] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 August 2019), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Embry Riffle (18 Jun 1869–15 Nov 1946), Find a Grave Memorial no. 65087896, citing Fairmont Cemetery, Follett, Lipscomb County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Homa Short (contributor 47085261) ..
- [S193] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.Original data: Texas Department of H).
Death date: 15 Nov 1946Death place: Lipscomb, Texas
- [S91] Embrey, C, Letter from C Embrey to his cousin Mary (C Embrey is unknown), Recipient: Embrey, Mary Elizabeth, Author Address: unknown location (29 Nov 1891).
- [S98] Sutton, William, Letter from William Sutton to his niece Mary Embry, Recipient: Embry, Mary Elizabeth, Author Address: Nevada County, AR (13 Oct 1894).
- [S72] Compiler: Price, Debbie, Genealogical Papers of the Price and Chamberlain Families, Present Owner: Leslie Price, Compiler Address: Casper, WY and Houston, TX (Houston, TX, 1976-1990).