Person:Audrey Risley (1)

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Audrey Risley
b.21 Feb 1889 Pike County, Indiana
d.27 Sep 1950 Hawthorne, Los Angeles Co., California
Parents and Siblings
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m. 24 Apr 1875
  1. Charles RisleyAbt 1877 -
  2. Myrtle Risley1886 - 1963
  3. Audrey Risley1889 - 1950
  4. Ollie Risley1892 -
  5. Gertrude Risley - Bef 1936
  6. Maude Risley - Bef 1936
  7. Ona Risley1895 - 1991
Spouse and Children
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  1. Tony Abshier1906 - 1985
Spouse and Children
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m. 21 Nov 1912
Spouse and Children
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m. 23 Sep 1916
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Audrey Risley
Gender Female
Birth[2][3][4] 21 Feb 1889 Pike County, Indiana
Other[2] 23 Apr 1910 Patoka twp, Pike Co., INCensus 1910
Marriage to _____ Clem
Marriage 21 Nov 1912 Vanderburgh Co., Indianato Charles D. Smith
Marriage 23 Sep 1916 to Clyde Richman Abshier
Other[7][1] 8 Jan 1920 Pigeon twp., Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., INCensus 1920
Other[8] 8 Apr 1930 St. Louis (county), Missouri, United StatesCensus 1930
Other[8] 8 Apr 1930 St. Louis (county), Missouri, United StatesResided
Other[9] 1936 St. Louis MOResided
Death[5][4] 27 Sep 1950 Hawthorne, Los Angeles Co., California
Burial[6] Sep 1950 Inglewood, Los Aangeles Co., California
Reference Number 72

Audrey's only child was Tony Abshier (my grandfather), and he was listed as 'Anthony' in the 1930 census. That same census listing also shows Tony as the 'adopted son' of Clyde R. Abshier. His biological father was told to be Mr. Clem, although I have never found any record of Mr. Clem, and only Audrey was listed on the birth certificate. Tony took the last name of his stepfather, Clyde Abshier, who Tony considered his father.

In the 1930 census Audrey lists her occupation as 'saleslady', and her industry as 'ready to wear'. She also lists her 'age at first marriage' as 15 years old. She was 23 when she married Charles Smith, and she was 27 when she married Clyde Abshier, so perhaps did have a first marriage to Mr. Clem.

According to her death certificate, Audrey died in a hospital where she had been staying for about one year, at 444 E. 132nd Street, in Hawthorne. She died of cerebral thrombosis (stroke) due to arteriosclerosis, and she also had diabetes mellitus for the last three years of her life. According to her death certificate, the Dunaway Funeral Home handled her burial arrangements. I (Jerry D. Abshier) visited her grave in 2004 at the Inglewood Park Cemetery. It was a beautiful place, and thanks to a friendly caretaker, I was able to locate her headstone without too much trouble.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1920 U.S. Census, Vanderberg Co., Pigeon Twp., Evansville, Indiana. (heritagequest online)
    page 230.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 1910 U.S. Census, Patoka Twp., Pike Co., Indiana.
  3. ↑ .

    CA Death Index on Ancestry.com; 3/2004.

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Risley, Audrey, Death Certificate. (No. 50-076542 29 September 1950).
  5. ↑ .

    CA Death Index on Ancestry.com, 3/2004.

  6. ↑ Risley, Audrey, Death Certificate. (No. 50-076542 29 September 1950).

    Audrey Risley Death Certificate No. 50-076542 29 September 1950. Dunaway Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

  7. ↑ 1920 U.S. Census, Vandenburgh Co., Pigeon Twp., Evansville, Ward 1, Indiana.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis, Missouri. (Ancestry.com, Feb. 2004).
  9. ↑ Risley; Cordia Pride; Obituary. (Unknown newspaper, unknown date, Pike County, Indiana).
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