Samuel Tilden Russell

Samuel married Sarah Blankenship on 24 Jan 1895 in Kanawha Co, WV. Sarah was born on 28 Oct 1878 in Coal River, Kanawha Co, WV; died on 28 Mar 1941 in Chesapeake, Kanawha Co, WV; was buried in Marmet Cemetery, Marmet, Kanawha Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

1. Nellie Kathryn Russell was born on 31 Dec 1896 in Lower Falls, Kanawha Co, WV; died on 11 Feb 1958 in Sylvester, Boone Co, WV; was buried in Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV.
2. Maude Ann Russell was born on 4 Jun 1897 in St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV; died on 7 Jun 1979 in St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV; was buried in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV.
3. William H. Russell was born in Oct 1899 in WV.
4. Earl H. Russell was born on 27 Apr 1903 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV; died on 11 Jan 1963 in St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV; was buried on 14 Jan 1963 in Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV.

Samuel married Clara Erskine on 8 Mar 1916 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV. Clara was born in 1895 in Putnam Co, WV; died in 1928; was buried in Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
The marriage record of Samuel Tilden Russell & Clara Erskine says he was a widower when they married in 1916. His first wife, Sarah Blankenship survived him, passing in 1941. So it is unclear if Samuel had a second wife briefly before Clara; who died during the time his first wife was remarried once or twice.

1. Barney Fredrick Russell was born on 4 Jun 1917 in Seth, Boone Co, WV; died on 30 Jun 1939 in St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV; was buried in Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV.
2. Thelma K. Russell was born on 19 Apr 1919 in WV; died on 28 Jul 2009 in FL; was buried in Brevard Memorial Park, Cocoa, Brevard Co, FL.
3. Herman Woodrow Russell was born on 1 Feb 1922 in WV; died on 2 Nov 1981 in Alachua Co, FL.
4. Garland Ray Russell was born on 31 Mar 1924 in Kanawha Co, WV; died on 1 Nov 2005 in Cocoa, Brevard Co, FL; was buried in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Titusville, Brevard Co, FL.
5. Walzine Russell was born est 1925 in St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV.

Samuel married Goldie M. Catron in Betw 1928-1930 in WV. Goldie was born on 3 Jan 1898 in WV; died on 13 Aug 1985 in Volusia Co, FL; was buried in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Cocoa, Brevard Co, FL. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
I haven't found any record of the marriage between Samuel and Goldie. However, she is living with him in the 1930 census after his wife's passing in 1928, and Samuel's 1936 death certificate shows her as his wife. When Goldie also passed away in Florida, she was buried in the same Florida community where Samuel's & Clara's daughter, Thelma, and her husband, Tarzan Atkins, were buried. — Footnote: Although one might think they were married by "common law"; neither Virginia nor West Virginia has ever recognized common law marriages except in special circumstances involving a common law marriage legally documented as taking place in another state (which was not the case).

John married Willie Catherine Collins on 9 Sep 1875 in Kanawha Co, WV. Willie (daughter of Mr. Collins and Margaret) was born in 1859 in Kanawha Co, VA; died on 27 Jan 1931 in St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV; was buried in Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

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Name:
Unnamed son of James Collins & Sarah ___, grandparents of Willie Catherine Collins Russell.

married Margaret. Margaret was born est 1827 in VA. [Group Sheet]

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Name:
Mother of Willie Catherine Collins Russell.

James married Sarah. Sarah was born est 1804 in VA. [Group Sheet]