RUSSELL, Walter Scott

1884 - 1945  (61 years)   Has 55 ancestors and 45 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

EBERHARDT, Ella Loretta

1895 - 1986  (90 years)

Birth	12 Jun 1895	Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died	25 May 1986	Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
	Cause: Heart Attack
	Address: Good Samaritan Nursing Home W. 153rd St. Olathe, Kansas USA
Buried	28 May 1986	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	EBERHARDT, John Henry,   b. 20 Mar 1857, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Mother	EARLY, Mary Ann,   b. 5 Oct 1868, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Family	RUSSELL, Walter Scott,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Cass County, Missouri, USA
Married	23 Feb 1916	Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Children	+ 1. RUSSELL, Marie Ella,   b. 13 Nov 1916, Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA + 2. RUSSELL, Walter Edward Sr.,   b. 8 Feb 1919, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA + 3. RUSSELL, Virginia,   b. 18 Apr 1927, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA + 4. RUSSELL, Lucille Maxine,   b. 13 Aug 1931, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA

RUSSELL, Marie Ella

1916 - 2005  (88 years)

Birth	13 Nov 1916	Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA
Died	1 Apr 2005	Kingswood Retirement Community, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
	Cause: Lymphoma Cancer
	Address: Kingswood Retirement Community 10000 Wornall Rd. Kansas City, Missouri USA
Buried	5 Apr 2005	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	RUSSELL, Walter Scott,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Cass County, Missouri, USA
Mother	EBERHARDT, Ella Loretta,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Family	COCHRANE, William Winston III,   b. 11 Oct 1912, William W. & Amy Cochrane II Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
Married	22 Dec 1939	Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Children	+ 1. + 2.   3.

RUSSELL, Walter Edward Sr.

1919 - 1999  (80 years)

Birth	8 Feb 1919	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Died	1 Jun 1999	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Cremated	4 Jun 1999	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	RUSSELL, Walter Scott,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Cass County, Missouri, USA
Mother	EBERHARDT, Ella Loretta,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Family	SICKELS, Dorothy Marie,   b. 20 Jun 1922
Married	Feb 1941	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Children	1. + 2.

RUSSELL, Virginia

1927 - 2008  (80 years)

Birth	18 Apr 1927	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA
Died	5 Apr 2008	Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA
	Cause: Pneumonia
Buried	10 Apr 2008	Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino, California, USA
	Address: Hillside Memorial Park 1450 Alessandro Rd. Redlands, California USA
Father	RUSSELL, Walter Scott,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Cass County, Missouri, USA
Mother	EBERHARDT, Ella Loretta,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Family	STANDEFER, Harvey Eugene,   b. 22 May 1927
Married	1948	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Children	+ 1. STANDEFER, Carol + 2. STANDEFER, Stephen + 3.

RUSSELL, Lucille Maxine

1931 -

Birth	13 Aug 1931	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA
Father	RUSSELL, Walter Scott,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Cass County, Missouri, USA
Mother	EBERHARDT, Ella Loretta,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Family	MELTON, John Arthur Frederick,   b. 15 Dec 1929, Bonita, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Married	24 Feb 1951	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Children	1. + 2. + 3. MELTON, Linda Kay,   b. 11 Sep 1958, Orange, Orange, California, USA

• Name	RUSSELL, Walter Scott  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	14 Feb 1884	Cass County, Missouri, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1910	Miami County, Kansas, USA   [9]
  	a theology school
  Education	1913	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [10]
  	at the University of Kansas along with his brother, Ernst,
  	They were boarders at 1046 Tennessee Street.
  Business	Feb 1914	Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA   [3, 11, 12]
  	the first Russell Variety Store, purchased
  	"Lacey Brothers are selling their household goods this week preparatory to moving to Sheridan, Wyoming. They have sold the Ten Cent store to Mr. Russell of Lawrence." - Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS, 26 February 1914 "My father [Walter Scott RUSSELL] was the originator of the Russell Variety Stores and started the first one in Osawatomie. Sold that store to Lilla [(Russell) BRYAN] & he moved to Paola and started another store. Gradually all of the brothers started stores & at one time there were 14." - Marie (Russell) COCHRANE, March 2000
  Business	Sep 1917	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [3, 6, 12, 13, 14]
  	a variety store at 4 W. Peoria St., purchased
  	At the time of purchase, he was also still operating his first store in Osawatomie, KS. He later sold this store to his brother, Ray RUSSELL, and moved to Lawrence, KS to open a shoe store.
  Individual Event	12 Sep 1918	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [6]
  	He registered for the World War I draft
  Business-Seller	1921	Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA   [3, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  	the Russell Variety store
  	Role: Seller She purchased it from her brother, Walter. She ran this store until circa 1930 until after her two daughters had graduated from the University of Kansas.
  Business	From 1923 to 1930	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [3, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23]
  	a shoe store at 943 Massachusettes Street
  Business	1936	Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA   [24]
  	Russell's Variety Store at 224 South Main Street
  Residence	1937	Walter Scott & Ella Russell Residence, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [4]
  	454 East Cedar Street
  Wedding	6 Nov 1940	Plattsburg, Clinton, Missouri, USA
  	at St. Ann's Church
  	Role: Witness "Hectorne-Eberhardt "The wedding of Miss Mary Eberhardt of Plattsburg and Alfred J. Hectorne of Cameron was solemnized at 8 o'clock yesterday morning in St. Ann's church in Plattsburg. The Rev. E. J. Cummings officated. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Barry of Cameron. "Following the ceremony a breakfast was served in theLaclede hotel where Mr. and Mrs. Hectorne have an apartment. "The bride operated the Russell Variety store here for five years, leaving here eleven years ago to manage a similar store Olathe, Kan. A few years ago she moved to Plattsburg and has been managing a variety store. She is a lady of charm and refinement and will make an ideal mate for the man of her choice. "The bridegroom has long been a resident of Cameron. He was employed for several years as bookkeeper for companies in St. Louis and Kansas City. "THose from Cameron attending the wedding were: Mrs. M. B. O'Loughlin, son, Gerald, Miss Ruth Brown, Mrs. John  F. Barry, Miss Alice Murphy and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Barry." - Article from unknown newspaper. Probably published in Plattsburg, MO. "Eberhardt-Hectorne "The wedding of Miss Mary Eberhardt and Mr. Alfred J. Hectorne of Cameron was solemnized at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning, Nov. 6th, at St. Ann's Church, the Rev. Fr. E. J. Cummings officiating. "Following the ceremony the wedding breakfast was served at the Laclede Hotel. "Mr. and Mrs. Hectorne are spending a few days in Kansas, and will reside at the Laclede Hotel upon their return. "Out of town guests at the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Russell of Olathe, Kas.; Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Isenhart, Ossawatomie, Kas.; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Berry, Mrs. Mary O'Laughlin, Mrs. John Berry, Gerald O'Laughlin, Miss Ruth Brown, Miss Anna Berty and Miss Alice Murphy of Cameron." - Article from unknown newspaper. Probably published in Cameron, MO.
  Business	1937-1945	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [4, 7, 25, 26]
  	Russell's Variety Store
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	73717637
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73717637
  Obituary	15 Dec 1945  [7]
  	"Deaths. "Walter Scott Russell. "Variety Store Head at Olathe, Kas., Was 61 Years Old. "Walter Scott Russell, 61 years old, died today at the home at Olahe, Kas. He suffered a heart attack in the night. Mr. Russell operated the Russell Variety store in Olathe, and had been in the variety store business in Eastern Kansas thirty years. He and six brothers operated a chain of stores in Missouri and Kansas. "He leaves his wife, Mrs. Ella Russell of the home,; three duaghters, Miss Virginia Russell and Miss Lucille Russell of the home, and Mrs. Marie Cochrane, 3177 Coronada avenue, Kansas City, Kansas; a son, Walter E. Russell, Olathe; his father, John Russell, Paola, Kas.; six brothers, Claude Russell, Harrisonville, Mo.; Guy Russell, Holton, Kas.; Fred Russell, Liberty, Mo.; Bert Russell, Farley, Mo.; Ray Russell, Paola; Ernest Russell, Boliver, Mo., and four sisters, Miss Katherine Russell, 3300 Campbell street; Mrs. Carl Henson, Overland Park, Kas.; Mrs. Charles Ott, Butler, Mo., and Mrs. Lille Bender, Holton. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday at the Julien chapel, Olathe." - Unknown newspaper
  Death	15 Dec 1945	Walter Scott & Ella Russell Residence, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 27]
  	Cause: Coronary Thrombosis
  	Address: Walter Scott & Ella Russell Residence 454 East Cedar St. Olathe, Kansas USA
  Age	61 years
  Burial	17 Dec 1945	Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [4, 28, 29]
  	Address: Olathe Memorial Cemetery 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #73717637.
  		Gravestone - Walter S. & Ella L. Russell
  Person ID	I17	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 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	EBERHARDT, Ella Loretta,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA d. 25 May 1986, Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1916	Saint Louis, Missouri, USA   [3, 4, 5, 7, 14, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33]
  Age at Marriage	He : 32 years - She : 20 years and 8 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Family Event	May 1917	Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA   [34, 35, 36]
  	Walter RUSSELL purchased a new Ford Model T Touring car
  	On Sunday the 13th of May, he and his wife, Ella, and his infant daughter, Ella Marie, "motored" to visit his brother, Claude RUSSELL, on his farm north of Paola, KS, a distance of about 10 miles. On the next Sunday, Walter and his family, along with his brother Ray and his wife, "motored" to Lawrence, KS to visit Walter and Ray's parents, John and Martha RUSSELL. The distance was about 55 miles. On the return trip to Osawatomie they had to abandon the car on account of mud. The newspaper article did not reveal where the car was abandoned, how they got home, or how they retrieved the car! Then on the 4th of July, Walter with his wife and infant daughter, "motored" to Independence, MO, and then on to St. Louis, MO the next day to visit Ella's parents, John and Mary Ann EBERHARDT, and to show them their new granddaughter, Marie. The distance was over 300 miles, and the car's top speed was 40 to 45 miles per hour. Ella's sisters, Miss Mary EBERHARDT and Mrs. BOYER [not Ella's sister] with son Willie, joined the RUSSELL family on the return trip. They stopped in Marshall, MO overnight before continuing on to Osawatomie. It was reported that the roads were fine, and they had a delightful trip without accident or mishap.
  		1917 Ford Model T Touring Car
  Family Event	30 Sep 1917	Belleview (Eudora Township), Douglas, Kansas, USA   [31]
  	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
  Residence	1914-1918	Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA   [11, 13, 36]
  	on East Brown Avenue
  Residence	1918-1920	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [6, 12, 14, 37]
  	at 7 East Ottawa Street
  Residence	From 1923 to 1930	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23]
  	They lived at 1510 Mass Street from 1923 to 1925, and then at 940 Kentucky Street from 1925 to 1930.
  Residence	1935	Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, USA   [38]
  Residence	1936	Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA   [24]
  	at 303 Maple Street
  Residence	1940	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [38]
  	at 434 South Cherry Street
  Residence	1945	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [25]
  	at 679 West Cedar Street
  Children	+   1. RUSSELL, Marie Ella,   b. 13 Nov 1916, Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA d. 1 Apr 2005, Kingswood Retirement Community, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 88 years) +   2. RUSSELL, Walter Edward Sr.,   b. 8 Feb 1919, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA d. 1 Jun 1999, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 80 years) +   3. RUSSELL, Virginia,   b. 18 Apr 1927, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA d. 5 Apr 2008, Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA (Age 80 years) +   4. RUSSELL, Lucille Maxine,   b. 13 Aug 1931, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Feb 1884 - Cass County, Missouri, USA Education - a theology school - 1910 - Miami County, Kansas, USA Education - at the University of Kansas along with his brother, Ernst, - 1913 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Business - the first Russell Variety Store, purchased - Feb 1914 - Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA Marriage - 23 Feb 1916 - Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Family Event - Walter RUSSELL purchased a new Ford Model T Touring car - May 1917 - Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA Business - a variety store at 4 W. Peoria St., purchased - Sep 1917 - Paola, Miami, 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 East Brown Avenue - 1914-1918 - Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA Individual Event - He registered for the World War I draft - 12 Sep 1918 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Residence - at 7 East Ottawa Street - 1918-1920 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Business-Seller - the Russell Variety store - 1921 - Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA Business - a shoe store at 943 Massachusettes Street - From 1923 to 1930 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Residence - From 1923 to 1930 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Residence - 1935 - Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, USA Business - Russell's Variety Store at 224 South Main Street - 1936 - Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA Residence - at 303 Maple Street - 1936 - Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA Residence - 454 East Cedar Street - 1937 - Walter Scott & Ella Russell Residence, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Residence - at 434 South Cherry Street - 1940 - Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Wedding - at St. Ann's Church - 6 Nov 1940 - Plattsburg, Clinton, Missouri, USA Business - Russell's Variety Store - 1937-1945 - Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Residence - at 679 West Cedar Street - 1945 - Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Death - Cause: Coronary Thrombosis,Address: Walter Scott & Ella Russell Residence 454 East Cedar St. Olathe, Kansas USA - 15 Dec 1945 - Walter Scott & Ella Russell Residence, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Burial - Address: Olathe Memorial Cemetery 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/ - 17 Dec 1945 - Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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