On 15 Mar 1901 when Grace was 19, she first married
George Lee Riffe, son of
Christopher Columbus Riffe (10 Jan 1854-3 Feb 1930) &
Amanda Elizabeth Ligon (22 Dec 1861-6 Apr 1912), in Caldwell County, Texas.
Born on 28 Dec 1881 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. George Lee died in Austin, Travis County, Texas, on 23 Jun 1944; he was 62. Buried on 24 Jun 1944 in Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin. They were divorced.
George first married Grace Haffelder, divorced; second Lillian Moore.
Texas County Marriages
25 Mar 1901, Caldwell County
George Riffe & Grace Haffolder
1906 Austin City Directory
C C Riffe, machinist, res 98 Orchard
G D Riffe, emp Quality Mills, res 98 Orchard
Geo Riffe, firemand U T, res 98 Orchard
George L Riffe, firemand and eng city waterworks, res 607 River
J F Riffe, res 302 W 4th
1910 Federal Census. Austin Ward 2, Travis County, Texas
Roll T624_1595, page 9A
100 Bowie Street
Geo. L. Riffe, head, 29, m2. 2 years, engineer pumping station
Lily Riffe, wife, 19, m1. 2 years
Fanny Clemminse, lodger, 39, labeler, canning factory
All were born in Texas as were their parents.
1920 Federal Census. Austin Ward 2, Travis County, Texas
Roll 1852, page 8B
1008 West 3rd
George L. Riffe, head, 38, b. TX, parents b. TX, cold storage company
Lilly S. Riffe, wife, 29, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. KY
Hellen May Riffe, daughter, 16, b. TX, parents b. TX
Sam Riffe, son, 9, b. ditto
Louis Riffe, son, 6, b. ditto
Odie Riffe, son, 4, b. ditto
Earl Riffe, son, 3, b. ditto
Vince J. Moore, father-in-law, 54, widowed, b. TX, father b. NC, mother b. IL
1930 Federal Census. Austin, Travis County, Texas
Roll 2402, page 12A
307 E. Leland Street
George L. Riffe, head, 48, m. age 19, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b., KY, engineer, ice plant
Lillie L. Riffe, wife, 39, m. age 18, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b., KY
Samuel F. Riffe, son, 19, single, b. TX, parents b. TX, helper, ice plant
Odie Lee Riffe, son, 16, b. ditto
Earl D. Riffe, son, 14, b. ditto
Ruth Jane Riffe, daughter, 9, b. ditto
Janie N. Galbreath, mother-in-law, 60, widowed, b. KY, parents b. KY
Frank W. Riffe, brother, 34, divorced, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. KY, peddler, vegetables
Frank W. Riffe Jr., nephew, 5, b. TX, parents b. TX
1940 Federal Census. Austin, Travis County, Texas
Roll 4150, page 20B
505 Leland Street
George Riffe, head, 58, 4th grade, staionary engineer, retail ice company
Lillie Riffe, wife, 48, 3rd grade
Odie Riffe, son, 24, 8th grade, truck driver, produce company
Joe Ruth Riffe, daughter-in-law, 18, 2 years HS
Lucky Williams, lodger, 20, male, single, 1 year HS, survey helper, county survey
George, Lillie, and Odie lived in the same house in 1935; Joe Ruth and Lucky in Haskell, Haskell Co., TX.
George’s daughters’ families, Helen Kimmons and Ruth Nerhing, lived next door.
Death Certificate: Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin, Travis County. Record 30364; File 630.
George Lee Riffe died on 23 June 1944 at age 62 years, five months, and 25 days. He was married, was born in Texas on 28 December 1881 and worked as an engineer at Southwestern Ice and Cold Storage. George died of pancreatic cancer. His address is given as 505 Leland, Austin, Texas. His parents names are not given. Sam Riffe of Austin was the informant. George was buried in Oaklwood Cemetery in Austin on 24 June 1944.
Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin, Travis County, Texas
George L. Riffe, 1881–1944
Lillie L. Riffe, 1890–1984
Earl Drury Riffe, 1917–1932, son of Geo. L. & Lillie Riffe
Plot: Section E