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Defiance Crescent New Sept 8 1830
Services were heal in the home Sunday afternoon for Mrs Samuel Russell who died Thursday after being sick several weeks
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Defiance Crescent News July 29 1924
Samuel Russell 75 son of John J. and Catherine Winans Russell of Tiffin Township died last Monday morning after a short indisposition. He is survived by his wife Euginia A Ramsay, a daughter Minnie, Mrs Martin Sines, several grandchildren, a half brother John S Acus a brother William F Russell and other relatives
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Defiance Democrate Feb 12 1859
On the 2nd day of February in Tinnin Township Defiance County of dropsy, Mr Samuel Russell aged 67 years died.
He had been for about twenty five years a worth member of the Methodist Episcopal Churech. His end was peace.
(Samuel was the Father of Dr Houston and John J Russell and a early pioneer of Tiffin Township.)
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Catherine Russell died age 83 years 5 months 23 days died 1903 March 27th in Tiffin Township, Defiance Ohio. She was born in Essex Co New Jersey daughter of Stephen and Charlotte Marsh Winans. She married first Hiram Acus and after his death married John J Russell who died in 1901.
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John S Acus was born in Tiffin Township Defiance County Ohio October 19 1843, one of a family of four children, two sisters and one brother, the brother dieing in infancy. His father died when Mr. Acus was three years old. His mother afterward married J.J. Russel. Six children came to bless this union. Mr Acus being the oldest son he assisted his stepfather ot clear the land and till the soil.
October the 6 1872 he was untied in marriage to Chtherine B Sucher. Three sons were born to them; Frank and Charles of Lockland Ohio, George of the home. About a year after the mariage they moved to Bryan Ohio where they lived a short time when they purchased a farm in Tiffin Township, living on this farm until 1888 when they sold out and moved to Stryker Ohio, where they resided until 1900. Selling this home they moved back to Tiffin Township purchasing their present home farm residing her until he was called to his home in heaven.
Mr. and Mrs Acus spent over a half century in their home life. He was a moral man and an edeal husband and father, a good neighbor and a friend to all who knew him.
He had been in declining health for several years. Saturday night March 13 926, he received the final summons at the age of 82 years 4 month 22 days leaving to mourn three sons, nine grand children, on half brother and many loving relatives and friends.
The funeral was held from the house Tuesday March 16 and the body was laid to rest in the Evansport Cemetery.
Nancy Sines Schultz, vschultz@gte.net, 1-27-2002
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