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Charles Curtis Russell

Charles Curtis Russell

Male Abt 1886 -

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  • Name Charles Curtis Russell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Born Abt 1886  Pontiac, Livingston Cnty, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Agriculture - Farmer 
    Person ID I4354  SnoufferCampbell
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2016 

    Family Ella May Hastings,   b. May 1886, Sparland, Marshall Cnty, IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1950  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married 20 Dec 1911  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Mary L. Russell,   b. Abt 1915, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. J. Curtiss Russell,   b. 10 Oct 1917, Sparland, Marshall Cnty, IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 2000, Somonauk, DeKalb Cnty, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Eleanor J. Russell,   b. Abt 1925, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2016 
    Family ID F1488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The 1930 census lists Charles Russell, 44, a farmer, and his wife Ella, 43, living with children: Mary L, 15; "Curtis," 12; and Eleanor J, 5. All were born in Illinois. 1930 U.S. Census, Somonauk Twsp, DeKalb Cnty, IL (T 626, Roll 510, stamped p. 56).
    • Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, lists Charles C. Russell and Ella May Hastings as the parents of their son, J. Curtiss Russell, 24, who married Betty Jane Samuels, 23, on 16 May 1942 in Allegheny Cnty, PA. Betty's parents were Charles M. Samuels and Eva May Shearer.
      According to the marriage license application (dated 30 Apr 1942), J. Curtiss was a Minister, born in Sparland, IL, on 10 Oct 1917, then living in Pittsburgh, PA. His father Charles was a farmer, born in Pontiac, IL. His mother was a housewife, born in Sparland, IL. At the time of the application, they lived in Somonauk [DeKalb Cnty], IL.
      The bride-to-be, Betty Jane Samuels, was a clerk who was born in Pittsburgh, PA, 3 Jul 1918. Her parents were then living in Pittsburgh, PA. Her father was a "watchman;" her mother a housewife.
      The marriage license was issued 4 May 1942. The couple were married on 16 May 1942.
      See: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF7W-JXN (LDS Film 1991880).

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Hastings|, D. Gale Hastings, "Family History Chart", (D. Gale Hastings : 12 Nov 1995).

    2. [S1019] IL Census 1930, DeKalb|, DeKalb Cnty, IL, 1930 U.S. Census, (The National Archives, Washington, D.C.), (T626, Roll 510, p. 56).

    3. [S846] PA Marriages, 1885-1950 |, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT; Online database, https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1589502), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF7W-JXN (LDS Film 1991880).

    4. [S103] FindaGrave|, FindaGrave.com, (www.FindAGrave.com), (James Hastings; 1928).

    5. [S40] Obituary|, Anonymous, "Obituary", (James Hastings; 1928).

    6. [S40] Obituary|, Anonymous, "Obituary", (Marie "Nettie" Carrier; 1929).