RUSSELL, Fred R.

1888 - 1963  (75 years)   Has 55 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.

RUSSELL, John Wesley

1855 - 1947  (91 years)

Birth	31 Aug 1855	Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
Died	21 Jan 1947	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Buried	Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
	Address: Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri USA
Father	RUSSELL, Dr. James Sr.,   b. 21 Jan 1821, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	STUBBLEFIELD, Alice M.,   b. 26 Jan 1828, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Family	WOLFE, Martha Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1863, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Married	14 Dec 1877	Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. RUSSELL, Frank,   b. 9 Dec 1878, Tennessee, USA + 2. RUSSELL, Lilla,   b. 3 Jun 1880, Missouri, USA + 3. RUSSELL, Claude,   b. 22 Jan 1882, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA + 4. RUSSELL, Walter Scott,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Cass County, Missouri, USA + 5. RUSSELL, Bert J. Sr.,   b. 11 Apr 1886, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA + 6. RUSSELL, Fred R.,   b. 13 Feb 1888, Missouri, USA + 7. RUSSELL, Guy,   b. 2 Feb 1890, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA   8. RUSSELL, Katherine D.,   b. 25 Aug 1891, Missouri, USA + 9. RUSSELL, Mabel Nellie,   b. 1 May 1892, Cass County, Missouri, USA + 10. RUSSELL, Myrtle Lee,   b. 2 Apr 1895, Missouri, USA + 11. RUSSELL, Ernest Dewey,   b. 23 Jan 1898, Missouri, USA + 12. RUSSELL, Ray R.,   b. 25 Sep 1900, Kansas, USA + 13. RUSSELL, Grace,   b. 23 Oct 1904, Kansas, USA

WOLFE, Martha Jane

1863 - 1942  (79 years)

Birth	12 Dec 1863	Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Died	16 Dec 1942	Overland Park, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Buried	Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
	Address: Olathe Memorial Cemetery 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/
Father	WOLFE, Woodson Taylor,   b. 8 Oct 1833, Tennessee, USA
Mother	MILLS, Katherine,   b. 13 Dec 1838, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Family	RUSSELL, John Wesley,   b. 31 Aug 1855, Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
Married	14 Dec 1877	Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. RUSSELL, Frank,   b. 9 Dec 1878, Tennessee, USA + 2. RUSSELL, Lilla,   b. 3 Jun 1880, Missouri, USA + 3. RUSSELL, Claude,   b. 22 Jan 1882, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA + 4. RUSSELL, Walter Scott,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Cass County, Missouri, USA + 5. RUSSELL, Bert J. Sr.,   b. 11 Apr 1886, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA + 6. RUSSELL, Fred R.,   b. 13 Feb 1888, Missouri, USA + 7. RUSSELL, Guy,   b. 2 Feb 1890, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA   8. RUSSELL, Katherine D.,   b. 25 Aug 1891, Missouri, USA + 9. RUSSELL, Mabel Nellie,   b. 1 May 1892, Cass County, Missouri, USA + 10. RUSSELL, Myrtle Lee,   b. 2 Apr 1895, Missouri, USA + 11. RUSSELL, Ernest Dewey,   b. 23 Jan 1898, Missouri, USA + 12. RUSSELL, Ray R.,   b. 25 Sep 1900, Kansas, USA + 13. RUSSELL, Grace,   b. 23 Oct 1904, Kansas, USA

HALE, Frances

- 1920

Died	Between 1917 and 1920
Family	RUSSELL, Fred R.,   b. 13 Feb 1888, Missouri, USA
Married	1 Jun 1917	Douglas County, Kansas, USA

PERRY, Marguerite J.

1893 - 1953  (60 years)

Birth	1 May 1893	Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Died	25 Dec 1953	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA
	Address: New Hope Cemetery Liberty, Missouri USA
Family	RUSSELL, Fred R.,   b. 13 Feb 1888, Missouri, USA
Married	9 Sep 1924	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Children	+ 1. RUSSELL, Emma Jane,   b. 3 Aug 1925, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA + 2. RUSSELL, Sarah Martha,   b. Sep 1926, Missouri, USA   3. RUSSELL, Freddie Lee,   b. 9 Dec 1930, Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA

RUSSELL, Emma Jane

1925 - 1994  (69 years)

Birth	3 Aug 1925	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Died	27 Dec 1994	Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, USA
Buried	Estes Valley Memorial Gardens, Estes Park, Larimer, Colorado, USA
	Address: Estes Valley Memorial Gardens Estes Park, Colorado USA
Father	RUSSELL, Fred R.,   b. 13 Feb 1888, Missouri, USA
Mother	PERRY, Marguerite J.,   b. 1 May 1893, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Family	ROSS, H. Richard,   b. 22 Apr 1923
Married	1942
Children	1. ROSS, Carolyn

RUSSELL, Sarah Martha

1926 - 1991  (64 years)

Birth	Sep 1926	Missouri, USA
Died	Jan 1991
Father	RUSSELL, Fred R.,   b. 13 Feb 1888, Missouri, USA
Mother	PERRY, Marguerite J.,   b. 1 May 1893, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Family	COLEMAN, Jack Wilber,   b. 1923
Married	16 Aug 1946	Clay County, Missouri, USA
Children	1.   2.

RUSSELL, Freddie Lee

1930 - 1934  (3 years)

Birth	9 Dec 1930	Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA
Died	31 Aug 1934	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
	Cause: Struck by a car
Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA
	Address: New Hope Cemetery Liberty, Missouri USA
Father	RUSSELL, Fred R.,   b. 13 Feb 1888, Missouri, USA
Mother	PERRY, Marguerite J.,   b. 1 May 1893, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA

• Name	RUSSELL, Fred R.  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	13 Feb 1888	Missouri, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1920	Johnson County, Kansas, USA   [8]
  	on a farm in Oxford Township
  Election	7 Aug 1920	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [9]
  	a Director of the Liberty State Bank at its formation
  Business	1930	Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA   [3, 10, 11]
  	a Variety Store
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	34147617
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34147617
  Occupation	Farmer, Merchant  [3, 5, 9, 10]
  Death	12 Mar 1963	North Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 6, 7]
  Age	75 years
  Burial	New Hope Cemetery, Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA   [6, 12]
  	Address: New Hope Cemetery Liberty, Missouri USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #34147617.
  Person ID	I4106	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	RUSSELL, John Wesley,   b. 31 Aug 1855, Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA d. 21 Jan 1947, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 91 years)
  Mother	WOLFE, Martha Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1863, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Dec 1942, Overland Park, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	HALE, Frances   d. Between 1917 and 1920
  Residence	1917	Eudora Township, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [5]
  	on a farm 4 miles southwest of the town of Eudora
  Marriage	1 Jun 1917	Douglas County, Kansas, USA   [2, 5, 13]
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 4 months - She : ??.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Wife's death
  Family Event	30 Sep 1917	Belleview (Eudora Township), Douglas, Kansas, USA   [14]
  	The family of John Wesley and Martha Jane RUSSELL, 3 generations of 26 people, had their picture taken at their home on their farm
  	Included were their 12 living children, 5 daughters-in-law, a son-in-law and 6 grandchildren. At the time, a son, a son-in-law and a grandchild were deceased. John was 62 and Martha was 53. "The children of Mr. and Mrs. John Russell very pleasently surprised them by coming Sunday with well filled baskets and spent the day with them. Twenty-six were present for the day. In the afternoon A. Lawrence, the photographer of Lawrence came out and took a family group picture. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Bert Russell and family [sons Cecil and Bert, Jr.] of Paola; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Russell and baby [son Roy]; and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Russell of Wellsville; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Russell and baby [daughter Marie] of Osawatomie; Miss Katie Russell of Kansas City [MO]; Mrs. Lillie Bryan and daughters [Helen and Bessie] of Lawrence; and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Russell; Myrtle, Ernest, Ray and Grace Russell; and Mr. and Mrs. John Russell, all of this place [community of Belleview in Eudora Township, Douglas County, KS]." - Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Journal-World, 5 October 1917, p. 6, col. 4. Included in the picture, but not mentioned in the newspaper article, were Mr. and Mrs. William Brecheisen of Johnson County, KS. Mrs. Brecheisen was John and Martha Russell's daughter, Mabel Russell.
  		John & Martha Russell Family
  Family ID	F1675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2020

  
  

  Family 2	PERRY, Marguerite J.,   b. 1 May 1893, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA d. 25 Dec 1953, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	9 Sep 1924	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 15]
  	They had 3 daughters. [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 36 years and 7 months - She : 31 years and 4 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Wife's death
  Residence	1930	Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA   [10, 11]
  	at 314 West Kansas Street
  Children	+   1. RUSSELL, Emma Jane,   b. 3 Aug 1925, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA d. 27 Dec 1994, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, USA (Age 69 years) +   2. RUSSELL, Sarah Martha,   b. Sep 1926, Missouri, USA d. Jan 1991 (Age 64 years)     3. RUSSELL, Freddie Lee,   b. 9 Dec 1930, Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA d. 31 Aug 1934, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 3 years)
  Family ID	F1676	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Feb 1888 - Missouri, USA Residence - on a farm 4 miles southwest of the town of Eudora - 1917 - Eudora Township, Douglas, Kansas, USA Marriage - 1 Jun 1917 - Douglas County, Kansas, USA Family Event - The family of John Wesley and Martha Jane RUSSELL, 3 generations of 26 people, had their picture taken at their home on their farm - 30 Sep 1917 - Belleview (Eudora Township), Douglas, Kansas, USA Residence - on a farm in Oxford Township - 1920 - Johnson County, Kansas, USA Election - a Director of the Liberty State Bank at its formation - 7 Aug 1920 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Marriage - 9 Sep 1924 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Business - a Variety Store - 1930 - Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA Residence - at 314 West Kansas Street - 1930 - Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA Death - 12 Mar 1963 - North Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA Burial - Address: New Hope Cemetery Liberty, Missouri USA - - New Hope Cemetery, Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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