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- 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).
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