See also

Edith WENZELL (1885-1965)

1 Edith May WENZELL1,2,3,4 (1885-1965) [15309]. Born Feb 1885, Elma, WA.1,5 Marr Ethan Allen WITHERS 20 Aug 1902, Snoqualmie, WA.2 Marr John MCPHERSON 3 Sep 1907.3 Died Dec 1965.4 Buried Fall City Cemetery, FAll City, WA.4

2 Charles Lewis WENZELL1,6,7,8 (aft1853-1929) [15308]. Born btw May 1853 and 1885, Columbus, OH.1,7,8 Marr Cornelia Emeline RUDDELL c. 1884.1 Died 1929.7 Buried Fall City Cemetery, Fall City, WA.7

3 Cornelia Emeline RUDDELL1,6,8,9,10 (aft1865-1945) [15298]. Born btw 22 Nov 1865 and 1866, Olympia, Thurston County, WA.8,9,10 Died 5 Dec 1945.10 Buried Fall City Cemetery, Fall City, WA.10

6 William Henry RUDDELL9,11,12,13,14,15 (1839-1903) [15226]. Born 7 Nov 1839, Quincy, IL.14,15 Marr Helen Zephyrine HIMES 21 Feb 1864, Thurston County, WA.12 Died 13 Mar 1903, Elma, WA.14,15

There is a one day difference in the marriage date to Helen. Early History of Thurston County says February 21 while the obituary of William in the Elma Chronicle says February 22.

7 Helen Zephyrine HIMES9,11,12,13,14 (1848-1928) [15225]. Born 6 Feb 1848.11,14 Died 9 Sep 1928.11,14

14 Tyrus HIMES16,17 (1818-1879) [4152]. Born 14 Apr 1818, Troy, PA.17 Marr Emeline HOLCOMB 1 May 1843.18 Died 22 Apr 1879, Olympia, WA.17 Buried Odd Fellows Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Turnwater, WA.19

15 Emeline HOLCOMB16,17 (1821-1898) [4150]. Born 28 Dec 1821, LeRoy, PA.11,17 Died 29 Oct 1898, Elma, WA.17 Buried Elma I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Elma, WA.11

From Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1913:

May 1, 1843, by Justice Lyman Putnam, Tyrus Himes and Miss Emeline, daughter of Hugh and Prudence (Bailey) Holcomb of Leroy.

Sources

1"1900 WA, Chehalis, Elma census".
2"Washington Marriage Records".
3"King County, WA Marriages".
4"Find A Grave Memorial Record of Edith May McPherson".
5"King County Delayed Births - Flora May Withers".
6"1910 WA, King, Snoqualmie, census".
7"find A Grave Memorial Record of Charles L. Wenzell".
8"Application for Delayed Certificate of Birth for Riley Bichard Wenzell".
9"Ancestry.com Family Data Collection - Individual records of the children of William Henry Ruddelll and Helen Zephyrine Himes".
10"Find A Grave Memorial Record of Cornelia Emeline "Cora" Ruddell Wenzell".
11"Find A Grave Memorial Record of Emeline Holcomb Himes".
12"Early History of Thurston County, Washington, 1914".
13"Pioneer History in Grays Harbor County, Washington".
14"Rootsweb listing of burials in Elma IOOF Cemetery, Elma, WA".
15"Obituary of William Ruddell in the Elma Chronicle, Elma, WA".
16"Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1800-1825 by Clement F. Heverly".
17"Excerpt from Early History of Thurston County, Washington, 1914.".
18"From Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, PA, 1913".
19"find A Grave Memorial Record of Tyrus Himes".