Russell Earnest Fincham (1913-1968)

Dates

Birth: 1 September 1913 Madison, Virginia, USA
Father: Alexander Franklin Fincham 1874-1968
Mother: Christine Belle Berry 1877-1952

Marriage: 29 Jul 1938 West Elizabeth, Allegheny/Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Wife: Marie Emily Frew [Oneil] 1922-1999

Death: 14 September 1968 Monongahela Memorial Hospital, New Eagle, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Buried: Finleyville Cemetery, Finleyville, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Children

David Russell Fincham 1938-2002
Leonard E Fincham 1942-2013
Donald Wayne Fincham 1948-1999

Notes

In the 1920 census as Russel Fincham aged 6, born in Virginia, and living with his parents (Elie F and Christine - both born in Virginia), six brothers (Byro B, Claude, Guy, Oscar, Randalph and Robert L), five sisters (Bannie, Bertie, Edna, Mary and Rosa) and sister-in-law (Minnie) in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia.

In the 1930 census as Russell E Fincham aged 16, born in Virginia, single, no stated employment, and living with his parents (Alexander F and Christin - both born in Virginia), brother (Claude), four sisters (Bertha R, Edna F, Gladys V and Marie E), sister-in-law (Ethel May) and neice (Rachel R) in Rt. 2. Louisa, Louisa, Louisa, Virginia.

Entry in Ancestry Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 for the application for marriage of Russell Fincham aged 24, born in Madison, Virginia, parents Alex and Christine Berry Fincham both of Louisa, Virginia, resident in Venetia, a coal cutter in mine, no previous marriage and Margaret Drew on 23 July 1938 in Washington, Pennsylvania

Entry in Ancestry Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 for Russell Fincham and Marie Frew on 29 July 1938 in West Elizabeth, Washington, Washington. "Duplicate I [...] hereby certify that on the 29th day of July, 1938, at West Elizabeth, Ps, Russell Fincham and Marie Frew were by me united in marriage in accordance with license issued by the Clerk of the Orphans Court of Washington County, Pennsylvania numbered 7995 Series B".

In the 1940 census as Russell Fincham aged 26, born in Virginia, a miner in a coal mine working 35 hours, 44 weeks, income $1500, and living in his own house value $1000 with his wife (Marie) and son (David) in Venetia, Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania - in 1935 he was living at Hill Station, Washington, Pennsylvania.

Entry in Ancestry U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 for Russell Earnest Fincham born 1 September 1913 in Madison, Virginia, USA, resident of Venetia, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, employed by Pittsburgh Coal Company, weight 165 lb, light complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, height 5 ft 11 in, next of kin Marie Fincham (wife).

In the entry for the marriage for his son David it states the bridegroom ia a son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fincham, Finleyville R. D., and the grandson of Mrs. Blanch Frew of Venetia.

Entry in Ancestry Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969 for Russell Fincham born 1 September 1913 in Madison VA., parents Alex Fincham and Christine Berry, spouse Marie E Fincham, lived in Peters, died of pulmonary embolis 14 September 1968 in Monongahela Memorial Hospital, New Eagle, Washington.

Entry in Ancestry U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 for R E Fincham born 1 September 1913, Social Security Number 193-03-5943 issued in Pennsylvania before 1951, died in September 1968.

Entry in Ancestry U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 for Russell Fincham born 1 September 1913, Social Security Number 193035943 died in September 1968.

Entry in Ancestry The Valley Independent (Monessen, Pennsylvania) 4 September 1968

Hospital Registers [...] Monongahela Admissions [...] Russell Fincham

Entry in Ancestry The Valley Independent (Monessen, Pennsylvania) 16 September 1968

Russell E Fincham. Services will be held tomorrow for Russell E. Fincham, 55, of Venetia, who died Saturday in Monongahela Memorial Hospital. He resided in the Venetia area for 30 years and operated a service station. Surviving are his wife, Marie E. Fincham; three sons David, Eighty Four; Leonard and Donald, both at home; three brothers, Guy New Eagle; Claude and Byno, both of Canonsburg, and two sisters, Mrs Rose Lash, Venetia, and Mrs Gladys Martin, Louisa, Va.

Entry in Find A Grave for Russel E. Fincham 1913-1968, wife Marie E. Fincham (1922 - 1999) in Finleyville Cemetery, Finleyville, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA. "Fincham/Russell E/1913 Father 1968/Marie E/1922 Mother 1999", and another for Russell Earnest born 1 September 1913, died 14 Steptember 1968 in New Eagle, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA and buried in Finleyville Cemetery, Finleyville, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, adding his father Alexander Fincham (1874-1968), spouse Marie Emily (1922-1999), siblings Robert Lee (1897-1977), Byno Rivers (1899-1959), Oscar Franklin (1901-1957), Bannie Bell [Madison] (1903-1982), Rosa Nell [Lash] (1905-1975), Randolf L Fincham (1909-1929), Edna Frances [Jackson] (1912-1987), Claude Allen (1912-1982), Bertha May [Gardner] (1916-1971), Mary Ellen [Lohr] (1918-1967) and Gladys Virgina [Martin] (1922-2009).

Fincham Russell E Fincham, 55, of Venetia died Saturday, Sept 14, 1968, in Monongahela Memorial Hospital. Mr. Fincham was born Sept 1, 1913, at Madison,Va. He resided in the Venetia area for 50 years and operated a service station. Surviving are his wife, Marie E. Fincham; three sons, David of Eighty-four; Leonard and Donald, both at home; three brothers, Guy of New Eagle, Claude and Byno, both of Canonsburg, and two sisters, Mrs. Rose Lash of Venetia, and Mrs. Gladys Martin of Louisa, Va. Friends are being received at the Edward B Garry Funeral Home, Finleyville. (Buried in Finleyville Cemetery) Finleyville Newspaper (Norma) Obit contributed by Priscilla Davis Webb

There are sixty two entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Russell Earnest Fincham

Relationship

Russell Earnest Fincham was the father of David Russell Fincham, husband of Rosemary A Duca, my half third cousin once removed.

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