Brief Life History of William Daniel "Willie"
When William Daniel "Willie" Briley was born on 26 February 1917, in Montana, United States, his father, Daniel N Briley, was 45 and his mother, Augusta Lillian Hartwig, was 35. He married Dorothy Mae Hill on 25 March 1937, in Hennepin, Minnesota, United States. He lived in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States in 1930. He died on 30 September 1970, in Minnesota, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- William Briley in household of Daniel Briley, "United States Census, 1930"
- William D Briley, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1917–1970 Male
1920–1994 Female
Parents and Siblings
1871–1936 Male
1882– Female
Siblings (6)
1901– Female
1909– Female
1913–1998 Female
1915–2001 Female
1917–1970 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
Age 1
1919 · Oil is Discovered at Cat Creek
Age 2
1932
Age 15
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Ó Brólaigh, see Brawley .
English: habitational name from Brilley in Bridstow (Herefordshire), a local variant of the name that usually develops as Bromley .
In some cases also an Americanized form of Slovenian Brilej: nickname derived from dialect briliti ‘to shave’, hence apparently denoting a barber.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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