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Gussie <I>Slankard</I> Russell

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Gussie Slankard Russell

Birth
Illinois, USA
Death
18 Dec 1932 (aged 47)
Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.3125944, Longitude: -99.5963611
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1900 - US Census - Columbus & Washington Precincts, Pope, Illinois
Household .........Role ........Sex .....Age Birthplace Birth Date
Sallie Thomas ...Head .......Female 50 ..Illinois ......May 1850 (widowed)
Jessie Slankard Son ..........Male ....17 ..Illinois ......Jul 1883
Gussie Slankard Daughter Female 15 ..Illinois ......May 1885
Ida Slankard ......Daughter Female 12 ..Illinois ......Sep 1888

1910 - US Census - Sayre Ward 1, Beckham, Oklahoma
Household ..................Role .......Sex .....Age Birthplace
Mikle E Martin .............Head .....Male ....41 ..Iowa
Mary E Martin ..............Wife ......Female 38 ..Iowa
Gussie Slankard ..........Boarder Female 24 ..Illinois
Ida Williams ................Boarder Female 34 ..Mississippi
Tomonas Holt Snyder Boarder Male ....29 ..Missouri

Married Guy Russell on February 6th, 1916 in Sayre, Oklahoma.

1920 - US Census - Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma
Household .........Role ...................Sex ......Age Birthplace
Henry A Russell .Head ..................Male ....60 ..Texas
Sarah E Russell .Wife ....................Female 56 ..Ohio
Guy M Russell ...Son .....................Male ....31 ..Iowa
Gussie S Russell Daughter-in-law Female 30 ..Illinois

The Elk City Daily News, Elk City, Oklahoma · Wednesday, April 15, 1931 pg 3, col. 1
. . .
Mrs. Gussie Russell and Mrs. Maude Grover and son, of Sayre, visited Mrs. Russells's brother Dr. J. J. Slankard and Mrs. Slankard here last night.
. . .

Beckham County Democrat, Erick, Oklahoma · Thursday, December 22, 1932 pg 1
Stroke Fatal To
Sayre Woman


Mrs. Gussie Russell Is Taken
Suddenly Monday
Morning

Mrs. Gussie Russel,(sic) prominent business woman of Sayre died Monday morning as a result of a stroke of paralysis said to have been caused by high blood pressure.

Closing the store Sunday night Mrs. Russell started in her car for home and was stricken on the way, dying early the following day, without having regained consciousness.

Mrs. Russell had been a resident of Sayre for 29 years and conducted one of the city's drug stores. She was prominent in lodge, church and club work.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon and interment was in the Sayre cemetery.
1900 - US Census - Columbus & Washington Precincts, Pope, Illinois
Household .........Role ........Sex .....Age Birthplace Birth Date
Sallie Thomas ...Head .......Female 50 ..Illinois ......May 1850 (widowed)
Jessie Slankard Son ..........Male ....17 ..Illinois ......Jul 1883
Gussie Slankard Daughter Female 15 ..Illinois ......May 1885
Ida Slankard ......Daughter Female 12 ..Illinois ......Sep 1888

1910 - US Census - Sayre Ward 1, Beckham, Oklahoma
Household ..................Role .......Sex .....Age Birthplace
Mikle E Martin .............Head .....Male ....41 ..Iowa
Mary E Martin ..............Wife ......Female 38 ..Iowa
Gussie Slankard ..........Boarder Female 24 ..Illinois
Ida Williams ................Boarder Female 34 ..Mississippi
Tomonas Holt Snyder Boarder Male ....29 ..Missouri

Married Guy Russell on February 6th, 1916 in Sayre, Oklahoma.

1920 - US Census - Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma
Household .........Role ...................Sex ......Age Birthplace
Henry A Russell .Head ..................Male ....60 ..Texas
Sarah E Russell .Wife ....................Female 56 ..Ohio
Guy M Russell ...Son .....................Male ....31 ..Iowa
Gussie S Russell Daughter-in-law Female 30 ..Illinois

The Elk City Daily News, Elk City, Oklahoma · Wednesday, April 15, 1931 pg 3, col. 1
. . .
Mrs. Gussie Russell and Mrs. Maude Grover and son, of Sayre, visited Mrs. Russells's brother Dr. J. J. Slankard and Mrs. Slankard here last night.
. . .

Beckham County Democrat, Erick, Oklahoma · Thursday, December 22, 1932 pg 1
Stroke Fatal To
Sayre Woman


Mrs. Gussie Russell Is Taken
Suddenly Monday
Morning

Mrs. Gussie Russel,(sic) prominent business woman of Sayre died Monday morning as a result of a stroke of paralysis said to have been caused by high blood pressure.

Closing the store Sunday night Mrs. Russell started in her car for home and was stricken on the way, dying early the following day, without having regained consciousness.

Mrs. Russell had been a resident of Sayre for 29 years and conducted one of the city's drug stores. She was prominent in lodge, church and club work.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon and interment was in the Sayre cemetery.


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