Mary Elizabeth Riley is the daughter of James Wesley Riley and Blanche Gibson. She was born 16 August 1913 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. She died 12 May 2006 at age 92 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana. On 13 May 2006, she was buried at Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

• On 4 September 1934, she married Harold Dimock Brandt. He is the son of Abraham Lincoln Brandt and Abigail Lomina Shafer. He was born 28 February 1911 in Continental, Putnam, Ohio. He died 22 December 1985 at age 74 in Pleasant Lake, Steuben, Indiana.

Children of Mary Elizabeth Riley and Harold Dimock Brandt:

1. Genevra Brandt was born in 1935.
2. Harold James Brandt was born in 1940.
3. David Brandt
4. Joseph Brandt

Sources

Mary:

• Birth from the Cook County Illinois Birth Index [Name: Mary Elizabeth Riley; Birth Date: 16 Aug 1913; Father's Name: James Wesley Riley; Father's Age: 25; Mother's Name: Blanch Gibson; Mother's Age: 24; Film Number: 1288299; Digital Folder Number: 4298273; Image Number: 01302; Reference Number: 17676].
• Birth and Marriage from Indiana Marriage Index [Groom: Harold Dimock Brandt; Groom's Race: White; Groom's Date of Birth: 28 Feb 1911; Groom's Place of Birth: Continental, , Ohio; Groom's Number of Marriage: first; Groom's Father: Abe Lincoln Brandt; Groom's Mother: Abbie Sho* Brandt; Bride: Mary Elizabeth Riley; Bride's Race: White; Bride's Date of Birth: 16 Aug 1913; Bride's Place of Birth: Chicago, , Illinois; Bride's Number of Marriage: first; Bride's Father: James Wesley Riley; Bride's Mother: Blanche Gibson Riley; Date of License: 04 Sep 1934; Date of Marriage: 04 Sep 1934; Film Number: 2130286; Digital Folder Number: 4204536; Image Number: 00423; Number of Images: 1].
• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Mary R. Brandt; SSN: 311-34-1107; Last Residence: 46710 Avilla, Noble, Indiana; Born: 16 Aug 1913; Died: 12 May 2006; SSN issued: Indiana (1951)].
• Birth, Death and Burial from her obituary.

Harold:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Harold Brandt; SSN: 312-07-4556; Last Residence: 46779 Pleasant Lake, Steuben, Indiana; Born: 28 Feb 1911; Died: Dec 1985; SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951)].

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Mary: 1920 census. Thorncreek, Whitley, IN p. 3.
• Mary: 1930 census. Thorncreek, Whitley, IN p. 3.