Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Grace Haffelder (66598) & George Lee Riffe
68551. George Lee Riffe. Born on 4 Jul 1902 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. George Lee died in Houston, Harris County, Texas, on 11 May 1968; he was 65. Buried on 13 May 1968 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston. Occupation: Carpenter, machinist.

George first married Elsie Drinkwater, divorced; second Agnes (DeCamp) Shuffield.

1932 Houston City Directory
 Geo L (Elsie) Riffe, carp, h 519 W 9th av

1930 Federal Census. Houston, Harris County, Texas
Roll 2343, page 8A
519 West 9th Avenue
    George Lee Riffe, head, 28, carpenter, house, b. TX, parents b. TX
    Elise E. Riffe, wife, 28, b. TX, father b. IA, mother b. TX
    Grace L. Riffe, daughter, 4 years 4 months, b. TX, parents b. TX
    Pattsie R. Riffe, daughter, 2 years, 4 months, b. ditto

1932 Houston City Directory
 Geo L (Elsie M) Riffe, carp, h 2113 Decatur
1937 Houston City Directory
 Geo L (Elsie) Riffe, h618 Lester

1940 Federal Census. Houston, Harris County, Texas
Roll 4192, page 7A
618 Lester Street
    George Lee Riffe, head, 38, 8th grade, carpenter, independent roofer
    Elsie May Riffe, wife, 38, 7th grade
    Grace Lee Riffe, 14, 7th grade
    Patsy Ruth Riffe, 12, 5th grade
    James Ernest Riffe, 7
    Alice May Riffe, 5
All were born in Texas. The familiy lived in Houston in 1935.

Certificate of Death
George L. Riffe, d. 5 May 1968, Veterans Administration Hospital, residence 5924 Petty, Houston.

Social Security Death Indes
George Riffe. b. 4 Jul 1902, d. May 1968, last residence 77007 Houston TX. Born 4 Jul 1902 at Austin, son of George Riffe & Grace Hoffelder. Machinist, iron worker. Veteran of WW II. Informant: VA records. Died of tracheobronchitis, muco-exudative, chronic pulmonary emphysema, carcinoma of common hepatic duct. Burial 13 May 1968 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston

Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris County,Texas
    George Riffe, d. 11 May 1968
    Agnes Riffe, d. 23 Feb 1973
On 23 Nov 1923 when George Lee was 21, he first married Elsie E. Drinkwater (68405) , daughter of George Thomas Drinkwater (66463) (27 Jul 1865-23 Aug 1923) & Sarah Alice Buster (67222) (15 Mar 1870-7 Mar 1924).670 Born on 18 Feb 1902 in LaPorte, Harris County, Texas. Elsie E. died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri in Jan 1970. Buried in Mound Grove Cemetery. They were divorced.

Social Security Death Index
Elsie Riffe, b. 18 Feb 1902, d. Jan 1970, last residence 64120 Kansas City MO. Issued TX before 1951.

Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence,Jackson County, Missouri
    Elsie M. Riffe, 1902–1970. Plot: North Block 3, Lot 89
Their children include:
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Grace Lee Riffe (5 Dec 1925-24 May 1979)
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P. R. Riffe (Private)
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James Ernest Riffe (14 Jan 1933-29 Jun 1990)
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Alice Mae Riffe (11 Sep 1934-5 Oct 2001)
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Helen Marie Riffe (Died soon) (12 Feb 1936-26 Feb 1937)
On 22 Oct 1943 when George Lee was 41, he second married Agnes Plymouth DeCamp, daughter of Edgar DeCamp (ca 1879-1918) & Maude Eva Kinstley (15 Jul 1891-6 Sep 1969), in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Born on 31 Mar 1911 in Rodney, Jefferson County, Texas. Agnes Plymouth died in Houston, Harris County, Texas, on 22 Feb 1973; she was 61. Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston.

Agnes first married Noel Shuffield, divorced; second George Riffe as his second wife.

Social Security Death Index
Agnes Riffe, b. 31 Mar 1911, d. Feb 1973, last residence 77007 Houston TX

Houston Post, 24 Feb 1973
RIFFE - Mrs. Agnes P. Riffe of 5924 Petty, passed away Thursday. Member of Larken Street Baptist Church.
    Survivors: son, Eugene J. Shuffield, Houston, step-daughters, Mrs. C. M. Cobb, Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Irwin Race, Jr., Comstock Park, Mich., Mrs. Earl White, Kansas City, Mo., step-son, Jim Riffe, Houston, grandaughter, Lynna Kay Shuffield, grandson, Eugene J. Shuffield, Jr.
    Services, Saturday 1:30 p.m. Heights Chapel with the Rev. Joe Sullivan officiating. Interment Woodlawn Garden of Memories.
68552. Helen May Riffe. Born on 12 Feb 1904 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. Helen May died in Austin, Travis County, Texas, on 20 Apr 1985; she was 81. Buried in Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin.

1940 Federal Census. Austin, Travis County, Texas
Roll 4150, page 20B
507 Leland Street
    Helen Kimmons, head, 35, divorced, 8th grade, beautician, beauty shop
    Carol Jean Kimmons, daughter, 11, 5th grade
    Margie Nell Kimmons, daughter, 7, 1st grade
All were born in Texas, and they had lived in Austin in 1935. Helen’s father lived next door, and Helen’s family shared the same address with her half-sister Ruth Nehring’s family.

Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin, Travis County, Texas
Helen Riffe Kimmons, b. 12 Feb 1904, b. 20 Apr 1985. Plot: Section E
Ca 1925 Helen May married Eroy L. Kimmons, son of Elmer G. Kimmons (3 Dec 1867-10 May 1954) & Jennie C. (29 Jan 1884-4 Aug 1966). Born on 11 Jul 1903 in Coupland, Williamson County, Texas. Eroy L. died in Austin, Travis County, Texas, on 12 Mar 1993; he was 89. Buried in Cook-Walden Captial Parks Cemetery. They were divorced.

Eroy first married Helen Riffe, divorced; second Viola Melchior.

1930 Federal Census. Austin, Travis County, Texas
Roll 2402, page 22B
1332 West 5th Street
    Eroy Kimmons, head, 26, m. age 22, b. TX, father b. IL, mother b. TX, motorman, streetcar
    Helen Kimmons, wife, 26, m. age 22, b. TX, parents b. TX
    Carol J. Kimmons, daughter, 1, b. TX, parents b. TX

Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery and Mausoleum, Austin, Travis County, Texas
    Eroy L. Kimmons, 1903–1993
    Viola Kimmons, 1922– [death date not carved]
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