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Melvin B. Russell 1871–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 April 1871

Birth Location: Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 25 October 1954

Death Location: Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, United States of America

Father: William Morkert)

Mother: Sarah Russell)

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The story of Melvin B. Russell began in 1871 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America. Melvin B. Russell passed away in 1954 in Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin B. Russell began in 1871 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America.
  • Melvin B. Russell passed away in 1954 in Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Melvin Russell's Ancestors

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Melvin Russell
1871–1954
Birth Place: Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
William Solomon Russell (m1870 Sarah Jane Morkert)
1847–1915
Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Sarah (Jane Markert Morkert (Russell) (m 1870 William Solomon) Russell)
1854–1917
Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Levi (Morkert (m1837 Anna) Darr)
1813–1866
Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Anna (Darr (Morkert) (m1837 Levi) Markert)
1819–1865
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Cocklereece)
1776–1852
Catharine Markert)
1776–1857
David Darr
1793–1860
Mary Darr
1793–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael LNU)
1737–1827
Rebecca Kachelriess)
1750–1815

Melvin Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1871
6 April 1871
Birth of Melvin B. Russell in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America
Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America
1954
25 October 1954
Age 83
Death of Melvin B. Russell in Codington County, South Dakota, United States of America
Codington County, South Dakota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 April 1871
    Event Place: Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1954
    Event Place: Codington County, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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