NameRussell J. Plato
Birth28 Jul 1904, Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio?5,6,4,8
Death28 Sep 1978, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
OccupationBillet roller-steel mill--1930; heater helper-steel mill--1940; heat treater at National Tube--1958.
MotherRose Ann Plato (1882-1945)
Spouses
Birth20 Mar 1911, Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio6,4,8
Death4 Dec 2001, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
OccupationSales lady at a department store--1930; “floor lady” at a 5 and 10 cent store--1940.
FatherJohn Francis O’Connor (1868-1941)
MotherMargaret Veronica Knechtges (1870-1940)
Marriage17 Aug 1940, Lorain County, Ohio?
 Paul Alan (1943-2005)
 John Henry (1952-2000)
Notes for Russell J. Plato
Source: Ancestry.com—Ohio and Florida, City Directories, 1902-1960; Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 18210s-2013.; U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; and Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007; and www.findagrave.com.
In 1920 he lived in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio with his grandfather and grandmother John and Frances Plato, their son Henry, their daughter Esther and her husband Harry A. Ruth, and their daughter Rose Sherrer, Russell’s mother who was divorced. In 1930 Russell lived in Amherst with his aunt and uncle Esther and Harry A. Ruth and other relatives. In 1935 and 1940 he lived in Amherst with his mother Rose Plato. Their last name was transcribed as “Plate” in the 1940 census.
Notes for Myrtle Josephine (Spouse 1)
Source: Ancestry.com—Ohio and Florida, City Directories, 1902-1960; U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1; and Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007.
In 1940 she lived with her mother and brother Don in Carlisle, Lorain County, Ohio.
In 1992 she lived in Elyria, Lorain County.
She resided in Elyria and died in Lorain, Lorain County.
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