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Russell Samuel ARTHUR 1886–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1886

Birth Location: Clay County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 1966

Death Location: Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia

Father: George ARTHUR

Mother: Arisba FARLEY

Spouse(s): Nancy SHAFER

Children(s): Hollie ARTHUR, Radie ARTHUR, Inez ARTHUR, Reba ARTHUR, Lucille ARTHUR, Freda ARTHUR, Clara ARTHUR

Russell Samuel ARTHUR was born in 1886 in Clay County, West Virginia, USA, the child of George Washington Arthur And Arisba Farley. Russell Samuel ARTHUR married Nancy Jane Shafer, and had children including Clara Etta Arthur, Freda M Arthur, Hollie Dale Arthur, Inez Arthur, Lucille M Arthur, Radie Arthur, Reba Arthur. Russell Samuel ARTHUR passed away in 1966 in Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Russell Samuel ARTHUR was born in 1886 in Clay County, West Virginia, USA, the child of George Washington Arthur And Arisba Farley.
  • Russell Samuel ARTHUR married Nancy Jane Shafer, and had children including Clara Etta Arthur, Freda M Arthur, Hollie Dale Arthur, Inez Arthur, Lucille M Arthur, Radie Arthur, Reba Arthur.
  • Russell Samuel ARTHUR passed away in 1966 in Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia.

Immediate Family

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Russell ARTHUR's Ancestors

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Russell ARTHUR
1886–1966
Birth Place: Clay County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
George Washington ARTHUR
1857–1945
West, Virginia
Arisba FARLEY
1878–
Kentucky
Grandparents
James (Anderson) ARTHUR
1819–1898
Webster Springs, Webster, West Virginia, USA
Mariah (Jane) ADKINSON
1823–1908
Pocahontas County, Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
William Arthur
1780–1848
Mary FRIEND
1777–1865
Barnett ADKISSON
1780–1853
Eleanora SAUNDERS
1788–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1738–1778
Capt. FRIEND
1755–1827
Elizabeth DAVISSON
1760–1794
John ADKISSON
1754–1813
Francis BARNETT
1759–1850
Cyrus SAUNDERS
1757–1803
Diana STONE
1761–1864

Russell ARTHUR's Descendants

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Russell (Samuel) ARTHUR (16 Feb 1886–25 Nov 1966) m. Nancy (Jane) SHAFER (20 Nov 1886–6 Jun 1964)
  1. 1. Hollie (Dale) ARTHUR 1914–2001
  2. 2. Radie ARTHUR 1908–2005
  3. 3. Inez ARTHUR 1911–1981
  4. 4. Reba ARTHUR 1913–2009
  5. 5. Lucille (M) ARTHUR 1916–1999
  6. 6. Freda (M) ARTHUR 1921–1987
  7. 7. Clara (Etta) ARTHUR 1919–2012

Russell ARTHUR's Timeline

2 Records

1886
16 Feb 1886
Birth of Russell Samuel ARTHUR in Clay County, West Virginia, USA
Clay County, West Virginia, USA
1966
25 Nov 1966
Age 80
Death of Russell Samuel ARTHUR in Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia
Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1886
    Event Place: Clay County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1966
    Event Place: Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia

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