RUSSELL, Roy E.

1916 - 1990  (74 years)   Has 57 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

RUSSELL, Claude

1882 - 1974  (92 years)

Birth	22 Jan 1882	Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
Died	1 Mar 1974
Buried	Lowry City Cemetery, Lowry City, St. Clair, Missouri, USA
	Address: Lowry City Cemetery Lowry City, Missouri USA
Father	RUSSELL, John Wesley,   b. 31 Aug 1855, Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
Mother	WOLFE, Martha Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1863, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Family 1	—?—, Bertha Lucille,   b. 10 May 1905
Family 2	KRETSINGER, Grace Charlotte,   b. 22 Jan 1890, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Married	Feb 1910
Children	+ 1. RUSSELL, Roy E.,   b. 10 Jul 1916, Kansas, USA
Family 3	CHAPPELL, Bertha May,   b. 1 Apr 1893, Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
Married	5 Aug 1958	Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Family 4	—?—, Savilla
Married	Aft 1964

KRETSINGER, Grace Charlotte

1890 - 1973  (83 years)

Birth	22 Jan 1890	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Died	21 Apr 1973	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA
Buried	Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
	Address: Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri USA
Family	RUSSELL, Claude,   b. 22 Jan 1882, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
Married	Feb 1910
Children	+ 1. RUSSELL, Roy E.,   b. 10 Jul 1916, Kansas, USA

BARTHOLOMEW, Gretell "Gret"

1915 - 1998  (83 years)

Birth	30 Jul 1915	Leeton, Johnson, Missouri, USA
Died	13 Oct 1998
Buried	Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
	Address: Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri USA
Father	BARTHOLOMEW, Roy J.
Mother	STIRLING, Beulah
Family	RUSSELL, Roy E.,   b. 10 Jul 1916, Kansas, USA
Married	31 Jul 1938	Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA
Children	1. RUSSELL, Mike   2. RUSSELL, Patricia

RUSSELL, Mike

Father	RUSSELL, Roy E.,   b. 10 Jul 1916, Kansas, USA
Mother	BARTHOLOMEW, Gretell "Gret",   b. 30 Jul 1915, Leeton, Johnson, Missouri, USA

RUSSELL, Patricia

Father	RUSSELL, Roy E.,   b. 10 Jul 1916, Kansas, USA
Mother	BARTHOLOMEW, Gretell "Gret",   b. 30 Jul 1915, Leeton, Johnson, Missouri, USA

• Name	RUSSELL, Roy E.  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	10 Jul 1916	Kansas, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Family Event	30 Sep 1917	Belleview (Eudora Township), Douglas, Kansas, USA   [5]
  	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
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	18341245
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18341245
  Military Service	US Navy during World War II  [3]
  Death	26 Aug 1990  [3]
  Age	74 years
  Burial	Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Address: Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #18341245.
  Person ID	I4212	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	RUSSELL, Claude,   b. 22 Jan 1882, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA d. 1 Mar 1974 (Age 92 years)
  Mother	KRETSINGER, Grace Charlotte,   b. 22 Jan 1890, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA d. 21 Apr 1973, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F1669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BARTHOLOMEW, Gretell "Gret",   b. 30 Jul 1915, Leeton, Johnson, Missouri, USA d. 13 Oct 1998 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	31 Jul 1938	Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA   [1, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years - She : 23 years.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Residence	1940	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	at 3210 Lindwood Boulevard
  Residence	From 1961 to 1963	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [8]
  	at 510 Kansas Street
  Children	1. RUSSELL, Mike     2. RUSSELL, Patricia
  Family ID	F1711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Jul 1916 - 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 Marriage - 31 Jul 1938 - Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA Residence - at 3210 Lindwood Boulevard - 1940 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Residence - at 510 Kansas Street - From 1961 to 1963 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Burial - Address: Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri USA - - Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S782] Marie Cochrane (Kansas City, Missouri), Letter - Cochrane, Marie to Winston Cochrane, Date Unknown, 24 Nov 2015. Letter - Marie Russell to W. Winston Cochrane IV [S784] Author unknown, Artifact - Russell Family Charts - James Russell & John Wesley Russell, 25 Nov 2015. Russell Family Charts - James & John Wesley [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 28 Nov 2015, accessed 28 November 2015<, Memorial #18341245, Roy E. Russell. [S789] Kansas, Miami County, Census - US - 1920 - KS - Miami County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6061&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 4 Dec 2015, T625, roll 541, Marysville Township, enumeration district (ED) 132, sheet 9A, dwelling 208, family 209, Claude Russell, accessed 4 December 2015. Census - Miami County, KS - Claude & Grace Russell [S810] Photograph - Russell Family (John Wesley & Martha Jane Russell), 13 Dec 2015. [S685] Missouri., Marriage Records - MO - 1805-2002 (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com. https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171 : 2007.), 4 Dec 2015, Russell-Bartholomew, 31 July 1938, accessed 4 December 2015. Marriage Record - Roy Russell & Gretell Bartholomew [S801] Missouri, Jackson County, Census - US - 1940 - MO - Jackson County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=2442&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), 4 Dec 2015, T627, roll 2178, Kansas City, enumeration district (ED) 116-289, sheet 7B, household 161, Roy Russell, accessed 4 December 2015. Census - Kansas City, MO - Roy & Gret Russell [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 4 Dec 2015, accessed 4 December 2015), Roy E. Russell; Lawrence, KS, City Directory, 1961 & 1963.