RUSSELL, John Wesley

1855 - 1947  (91 years)   Has 21 ancestors and 99 descendants in this family tree.

RUSSELL, Dr. James Sr.

1821 - 1896  (75 years)

Birth	21 Jan 1821	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Died	12 Mar 1896	Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
Buried	Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
	Address: Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri USA
Father	RUSSELL, John Jr.,   b. 21 Sep 1788, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Mother	STEWART, Margaret Orlena,   b. Abt 1790, Virginia, USA
Family	STUBBLEFIELD, Alice M.,   b. 26 Jan 1828, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Married	Abt 1848
Children	+ 1. RUSSELL, Nancy B.,   b. 1851, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 2. RUSSELL, Mary Ann,   b. 15 Apr 1852, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 3. RUSSELL, George R.,   b. 1853, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 4. RUSSELL, John Wesley,   b. 31 Aug 1855, Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA + 5. RUSSELL, Stephen Johnson,   b. 21 May 1858, Lee County, Virginia, USA   6. RUSSELL Miss,   b. 11 Oct 1860, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 7. RUSSELL, Alice,   b. 15 Feb 1863, Tennessee, USA + 8. RUSSELL, James Jr.,   b. 10 Jun 1865, Tennessee, USA + 9. RUSSELL, Margaret,   b. Oct 1866, Virginia, USA + 10. RUSSELL, Ervin Kyle,   b. 3 Apr 1868, Flat Gap, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA + 11. RUSSELL, Charles,   b. Abt 1874, Missouri, USA

STUBBLEFIELD, Alice M.

1828 - 1914  (86 years)

Birth	26 Jan 1828	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Died	27 Oct 1914	Cass County, Missouri, USA
	Cause: Gastro Enteritis
Buried	29 Oct 1914	Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
	Address: Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri USA
Father	STUBBLEFIELD, Dr. George Random Sr.,   b. 21 Jun 1801, Virginia, USA
Mother	JOHNSON, Mary Ann,   b. 1804, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Family	RUSSELL, Dr. James Sr.,   b. 21 Jan 1821, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Married	Abt 1848
Children	+ 1. RUSSELL, Nancy B.,   b. 1851, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 2. RUSSELL, Mary Ann,   b. 15 Apr 1852, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 3. RUSSELL, George R.,   b. 1853, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 4. RUSSELL, John Wesley,   b. 31 Aug 1855, Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA + 5. RUSSELL, Stephen Johnson,   b. 21 May 1858, Lee County, Virginia, USA   6. RUSSELL Miss,   b. 11 Oct 1860, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 7. RUSSELL, Alice,   b. 15 Feb 1863, Tennessee, USA + 8. RUSSELL, James Jr.,   b. 10 Jun 1865, Tennessee, USA + 9. RUSSELL, Margaret,   b. Oct 1866, Virginia, USA + 10. RUSSELL, Ervin Kyle,   b. 3 Apr 1868, Flat Gap, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA + 11. RUSSELL, Charles,   b. Abt 1874, Missouri, 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

RUSSELL, Frank

1878 - 1880  (1 year)

Birth	9 Dec 1878	Tennessee, USA
Died	22 Jul 1880	Cass County, Missouri, USA
Buried	Raymore Cemetery, Raymore, Cass, Missouri, USA
	Address: Raymore Cemetery Raymore, Missouri USA 816-446-9173
Father	RUSSELL, John Wesley,   b. 31 Aug 1855, Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
Mother	WOLFE, Martha Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1863, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA

RUSSELL, Lilla

1880 - 1962  (82 years)

Birth	3 Jun 1880	Missouri, USA
Died	28 Dec 1962	Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
Buried	Paola Cemetery, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
	Address: Paola Cemetery Paola, Kansas 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	BRYAN, Louis Clifford,   b. 25 Feb 1877, Kansas, USA
Married	Feb 1902
Children	+ 1. BRYAN, Helen Bernadine,   b. 2 Feb 1903, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA + 2. BRYAN, Bessie Evelyn,   b. 13 Jan 1907, Kansas, USA
Family 2	REED, William A.,   b. 1867, Missouri, USA
Married	Abt 1923	Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA
Family 3	BENDER, Martin A.,   b. 10 Jan 1871, Kansas, USA
Married	Aft 1940

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

RUSSELL, Walter Scott

1884 - 1945  (61 years)

Birth	14 Feb 1884	Cass County, Missouri, USA
Died	15 Dec 1945	Walter Scott & Ella Russell Residence, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
	Cause: Coronary Thrombosis
	Address: Walter Scott & Ella Russell Residence 454 East Cedar St. Olathe, Kansas USA
Buried	17 Dec 1945	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, John Wesley,   b. 31 Aug 1855, Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
Mother	WOLFE, Martha Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1863, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Family	EBERHARDT, Ella Loretta,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Saint Louis, 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, Bert J. Sr.

1886 - 1954  (68 years)

Birth	11 Apr 1886	Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
Died	5 Sep 1954
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	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	JACKSON, Elva Lavena,   b. Abt 1886, Kansas, USA
Married	Abt 1905
Children	1. RUSSELL Miss,   b. Between 1906 and 1908 + 2. RUSSELL, Cecil H.,   b. 24 May 1909, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   3. RUSSELL, Bert Jr.,   b. Apr 1915, Kansas, USA
Family 2	—?—, Mary,   b. Abt 1894, Missouri, USA
Married	Bef 1935

RUSSELL, Fred R.

1888 - 1963  (75 years)

Birth	13 Feb 1888	Missouri, USA
Died	12 Mar 1963	North Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA
Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA
	Address: New Hope Cemetery Liberty, 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	HALE, Frances
Married	1 Jun 1917	Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Family 2	PERRY, Marguerite J.,   b. 1 May 1893, Fayette County, Kentucky, 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, Guy

1890 - 1962  (72 years)

Birth	2 Feb 1890	Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
Died	10 Sep 1962
Buried	Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA
	Address: Holton Cemetery Holton, Kansas 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	—?—, Birdie
Family 2	—?—, Ruth
Family 3	LEWIS, Nellie,   b. 1890, Kansas, USA
Married	1915

RUSSELL, Katherine D.

1891 - 1987  (96 years)

Birth	25 Aug 1891	Missouri, USA
Died	11 Dec 1987
Buried	11 Dec 1987	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, John Wesley,   b. 31 Aug 1855, Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
Mother	WOLFE, Martha Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1863, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA

RUSSELL, Mabel Nellie

1892 - 1938  (45 years)

Birth	1 May 1892	Cass County, Missouri, USA
Died	2 Apr 1938	Bonita, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Buried	4 Apr 1938	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, John Wesley,   b. 31 Aug 1855, Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
Mother	WOLFE, Martha Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1863, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Family	BRECHEISEN, William Christopher,   b. 24 Dec 1889, Eudora, Douglas, Kansas, USA
Married	1 May 1917	Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Children	+ 1. BRECHEISEN, Samuel Webb,   b. 23 Nov 1923, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA   2. BRECHEISEN, Robert Gene,   b. 25 Aug 1929, Johnson County, Kansas, USA

RUSSELL, Myrtle Lee

1895 - 1972  (76 years)

Birth	2 Apr 1895	Missouri, USA
Died	3 Mar 1972
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Bates, Missouri, USA
	Address: Oak Hill Cemetery Butler, 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	OTT, Charles W.,   b. 16 May 1896, Kansas, USA
Married	Between 1917 and 1925

RUSSELL, Ernest Dewey

1898 - 1971  (73 years)

Birth	23 Jan 1898	Missouri, USA
Died	16 Aug 1971
Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, USA
	Address: Greenwood Cemetery Bolivar, 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	DE GROOT, Fern,   b. 3 Nov 1897, Missouri, USA
Married	23 Feb 1921	Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Children	+ 1. RUSSELL, Donald B. + 2. RUSSELL, Wallace O.
Family 2	—?—, Blanche
Married	Aft 1958

RUSSELL, Ray R.

1900 - 1986  (86 years)

Birth	25 Sep 1900	Kansas, USA
Died	25 Oct 1986
	Cause: Heart Attack
Buried	28 Oct 1986	Beagle Cemetery, Beagle, Miami, Kansas, USA
	Address: Beagle Cemetery Miami County, Kansas 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	BELL, Iva Estelle,   b. 1906
Married	25 Apr 1929	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Children	+ 1. RUSSELL, Carol Rae

RUSSELL, Grace

1904 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	23 Oct 1904	Kansas, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
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	HENSON, Carl D. Sr.,   b. 1903
Married	19 Sep 1928	Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Children	1. HENSON, Carl Jr. + 2. HENSON, Marjorie

• Name	RUSSELL, John Wesley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	31 Aug 1855	Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Membership	Abt 1880	Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Masons lodge
  Church	Abt 1940	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [5]
  	Baptist church
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	8457329
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8457329
  Residence	1940	Miami County, Kansas, USA   [10]
  	as a boarder on a farm in Miami Township
  Obituary	Jan 1947	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [5]
  	"DEATH OF JOHN RUSSELL Father Of Local Merchant Dies Here Tuesday "John W. Russell died at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, January 21, 1947, at the Loper-Elliott nursing home, where he has been bedfast the past three weeks with old age and complications. He was 91 years old. "John Wesley Russell, one of ten children born to James and Alice Stubblefield Russell, was born at Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, August 31, 1855. He grew up in Virginia and in 1876 was married to Martha Jane Wolf at Rogersville, Tenn. To them twelve children were born, two of them, Walter and Mrs. Mabel Brecheisen, and the wife preceding him in death. The family came to Cassville, Mo., in 1880, living in this general section of the two states since that time. Mr. Russell was a farmer and worked around Harrisonville and Drexel, Mo., and for a short time farmed in Miami County. "In early life, he united with the Baptist church and transferred his membership to the Paola Baptist church a few years ago. He was a member of the Masonic order for more than 50 years, maintaining his membership in the Harrisonville lodge. "Surviving are his children, Mrs. Lilla Bender, Holton, Kansas; Claude Russell, Harrisonville; Bert Russell, Farley, Mo.; Fred Russell, Liberty, Mo.; Guy Russell, Holton, Kans.; Katherine Russell, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Myrtle Ott, Butler, Mo.; Ernest Russell, Boliver, Mo.; Ray Russell, Paola; and Mrs. Grace Henson, Overland Park, Kansas; one sister Mrs. Alice Jaynes, Sulphur, Okla., and one brother, Ervin Russell, LaCygne, Kansas; 18 grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. "Funeral service was held at the Metzler funeral home at two o'clock Thursday afternoon with Dr. M. O. Clemmons, pastor of the Baptist church officiating. Mrs. Leslie Kellogg and Mrs. L. Perry Bishop, accompanied by Mrs. Berkeley Carver, sang "It Is Well With My Soul" and "The Old Rugged Cross". The grandsons were the body bearers and the granddaughters had charge of the flowers. Interment was in the Harrisonville cemetery with Masonic services at the graveside." - Unknown Newspaper
  Occupation	Farmer in both Cass County, MO and Miami County, KS.  [5]
  Death	21 Jan 1947	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [1, 2, 5, 11]
  Age	91 years
  Burial	Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA   [1, 5, 12]
  	Address: Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #8457329.
  		Gravestone - John Wesley Russell
  Person ID	I18	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	RUSSELL, Dr. James Sr.,   b. 21 Jan 1821, Lee County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Mar 1896, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	STUBBLEFIELD, Alice M.,   b. 26 Jan 1828, Lee County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Oct 1914, Cass County, Missouri, USA (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F1695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WOLFE, Martha Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1863, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Dec 1942, Overland Park, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1877	Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 5, 8, 13, 14, 15]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 4 months - She : 14 years.
  Residence	1880	Lone Tree, Cass, Missouri, USA   [1, 5]
  	near Harrisonville
  	Moved from Rogersville, TN.
  Residence	From 1900 to 1910	Miami County, Kansas, USA   [9, 16, 17]
  	on farms
  Residence	1910	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [18, 19]
  Residence	From 1915 to 1917	Eudora Township, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [20, 21]
  	lived on a rented farm
  	In total, John Russell was farming 634 acres, almost a whole section of land which is a square mile, and one of the highest acerage of the farms in Eudora Towhship. Based on a plat book, most of the individual acreages owned were 150 acres or smaller. Thus he was most likely farming several small farms owned by others. The 1915 Kansas state census taken on 1 March lists the following information on his farming: - Acres sown in the fall of 1914: 230 acres of winter wheat, 100 acres of corn, 45 acres of oates - Acres under cultivation: 4 of timothy, 30 of alfalfa, 70 of hay, with 60 tons of hay cut in 1914 - Corn on hand - 850 bushels - Produced in the last 12 months: 200 pounds of butter, $50 worth of poultry and eggs, $500 worth of cattle sold - Animals on hand: 9 horses, 5 mules, 3 milk cows, 24 cattle, 40 pigs, 1 dog
  Family Event	May 1917	Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA   [22, 23, 24]
  	Walter RUSSELL, son of John and Martha, purchased a new Ford Model T Touring car
  	"Mr. and Mrs. Guy Russell and Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Russell and Ella Marie motored to Lawrence Sunday and visited Mr. Russell's parents [John and Martha Russell]. They had to abandon the car on the return trip on account of the mud." - Osawatomie (Kansas) Graphic, 24 May 1917, p. 6, col. 3.
  		1917 Ford Model T Touring Car
  Family Event	30 Sep 1917	Belleview (Eudora Township), Douglas, Kansas, USA   [25]
  	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	1918	Lenexa, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [26]
  	on a farm near
  Marriage Status	Between 1920 and 1925
  	Separated
  Family Event	The 12 children of John and Martha RUSSELL, along with their spouses and children, got together often for family events. Most of them owned and operated separate variety stores in small towns in eastern Kansas and western Missouri.  [27]
  	"The Russells would get together every Christmas, exchange gifts and have a big dinner. They took turns which home and town they would go to. I remember I would have to sleep between two fat aunts in one bed and I did not like that. "Every summer (around July 4th) they would go fishing together at different lakes. One summer I got burned on my stomach by a firecracker or Roman Candle due to their carelessness. Another fishing trip Virginia and I were in a boat with our Dad [Walter Scott RUSSELL] and two other uncles around midnight when one uncle flipped a fish right in my lap. I nearly fell out of the boat. Last time I went with them. "One time Uncle Charlie [Charles OTT] and Aunt Myrtle [Myrtle RUSSELL OTT] were visiting us on Cherry Street in Olathe and we were waiting on my Dad to come home from the store so we could go to eat. Uncle Charlie was tired of waiting and went outside and made a hog calling noise that would put your ears out of order. Here came Dad down the street. Said he heard someone calling pigs when he turned the corner on Cherry Street. "The Russells went on buying trips for their stores in the summer. They would order Christmas things on these trips. I remember going to St. Louis, MO and riding one of the big boats down the Mississippi River. I must have been about 8-10 years old. Had a good time!" - Lucille Maxine RUSSELL MELTON, June 2001
  Marital Event	Between 1920 and 1925	Kansas, USA   [1, 28, 29]
  	were separated
  Children	1. RUSSELL, Frank,   b. 9 Dec 1878, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Jul 1880, Cass County, Missouri, USA (Age 1 year) +   2. RUSSELL, Lilla,   b. 3 Jun 1880, Missouri, USA d. 28 Dec 1962, Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, USA (Age 82 years) +   3. RUSSELL, Claude,   b. 22 Jan 1882, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA d. 1 Mar 1974 (Age 92 years) +   4. RUSSELL, Walter Scott,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Cass County, Missouri, USA d. 15 Dec 1945, Walter Scott & Ella Russell Residence, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 61 years) +   5. RUSSELL, Bert J. Sr.,   b. 11 Apr 1886, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA d. 5 Sep 1954 (Age 68 years) +   6. RUSSELL, Fred R.,   b. 13 Feb 1888, Missouri, USA d. 12 Mar 1963, North Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA (Age 75 years) >   7. RUSSELL, Guy,   b. 2 Feb 1890, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA d. 10 Sep 1962 (Age 72 years)     8. RUSSELL, Katherine D.,   b. 25 Aug 1891, Missouri, USA d. 11 Dec 1987 (Age 96 years) +   9. RUSSELL, Mabel Nellie,   b. 1 May 1892, Cass County, Missouri, USA d. 2 Apr 1938, Bonita, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 45 years) > 10. RUSSELL, Myrtle Lee,   b. 2 Apr 1895, Missouri, USA d. 3 Mar 1972 (Age 76 years) + 11. RUSSELL, Ernest Dewey,   b. 23 Jan 1898, Missouri, USA d. 16 Aug 1971 (Age 73 years) + 12. RUSSELL, Ray R.,   b. 25 Sep 1900, Kansas, USA d. 25 Oct 1986 (Age 86 years) + 13. RUSSELL, Grace,   b. 23 Oct 1904, Kansas, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 31 Aug 1855 - Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA Marriage - 14 Dec 1877 - Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA Membership - Masons lodge - Abt 1880 - Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA Residence - near Harrisonville - 1880 - Lone Tree, Cass, Missouri, USA Residence - on farms - From 1900 to 1910 - Miami County, Kansas, USA Residence - 1910 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Residence - lived on a rented farm - From 1915 to 1917 - Eudora Township, Douglas, Kansas, USA Family Event - Walter RUSSELL, son of John and Martha, purchased a new Ford Model T Touring car - May 1917 - Osawatomie, 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 a farm near - 1918 - Lenexa, Johnson, Kansas, USA Marital Event - were separated - Between 1920 and 1925 - Kansas, USA Church - Baptist church - Abt 1940 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Residence - as a boarder on a farm in Miami Township - 1940 - Miami County, Kansas, USA Obituary - Jan 1947 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Death - 21 Jan 1947 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Burial - Address: Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri USA - - Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

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