RUSSELL SMITH LANGLEY

29 May 1894–March 1969 (Age 74)
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

The Life of RUSSELL SMITH

When RUSSELL SMITH LANGLEY was born on 29 May 1894, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Hubert M Langley, was 23 and his mother, Lilla Gordon, was 19. He married ELIANNE E PROVOST on 12 November 1919, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Groveland, Essex, Massachusetts, United States in 1900. He died in March 1969, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

RUSSELL SMITH LANGLEY
1894–1969
ELIANNE E PROVOST
1900–1987
Marriage: 12 November 1919
Elinore Dorothy Langley
1920–
Natalie Z Langley
1922–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
12 November 1919
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
children

(2)

    Elinore Dorothy Langley

    Female1920–Female

    Natalie Z Langley

    Female1922–Female

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(3)

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 2

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 4

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 22

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English:1. habitational name from any of the numerous places named with Old English lang ‘long’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘glade’; or a topographic name with the same meaning. 2. English: from the Old Norse female personal name Langlíf, composed of the elements lang ‘long’ + líf ‘life’. 3. Americanized spelling of French Langlais .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Russel S Langley, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Russell S Langley, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Russell S Langley in household of Hubert Langley, "United States Census, 1900"

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