RUSSELL, Claude

1882 - 1974  (92 years)   Has 55 ancestors and 3 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

—?—, Bertha Lucille

1905 - 1983  (77 years)

Birth	10 May 1905
Died	3 Jan 1983
Buried	Lowry City Cemetery, Lowry City, St. Clair, Missouri, USA
	Address: Lowry City Cemetery Lowry City, Missouri USA
Family 1	RUSSELL, Claude,   b. 22 Jan 1882, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
Family 2	FARABEE, Jesse George Sr.,   b. 31 May 1892, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA

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

RUSSELL, Roy E.

1916 - 1990  (74 years)

Birth	10 Jul 1916	Kansas, USA
Died	26 Aug 1990
Buried	Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
	Address: Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri USA
Father	RUSSELL, Claude,   b. 22 Jan 1882, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
Mother	KRETSINGER, Grace Charlotte,   b. 22 Jan 1890, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Family	BARTHOLOMEW, Gretell "Gret",   b. 30 Jul 1915, Leeton, Johnson, Missouri, USA
Married	31 Jul 1938	Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA
Children	1. RUSSELL, Mike   2. RUSSELL, Patricia

CHAPPELL, Bertha May

1893 - 1964  (70 years)

Birth	1 Apr 1893	Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
Died	23 Mar 1964	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Buried	Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
	Address: Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri USA
Family 1	MCCLURG, Murlan Roy
Married	6 Feb 1913	Bedford, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Family 2	RUSSELL, Claude,   b. 22 Jan 1882, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
Married	5 Aug 1958	Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA

—?—, Savilla

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	RUSSELL, Claude,   b. 22 Jan 1882, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
Married	Aft 1964

• Name	RUSSELL, Claude  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	22 Jan 1882	Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Family Event	May 1917	Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA   [5, 6, 7]
  	Walter RUSSELL, Claude's brother, purchased a new Ford Model T Touring car
  	"Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Russell and baby, Ella Marie, motored to the home of his brother, Claude Russell, north of Paola, Sunday, in their new Ford touring car, which Mr. Russell purchased last week." - Osawatomie (Kansas) Graphic, 17 May 1917, p. 6, col. 3.
  		1917 Ford Model T Touring Car
  Family Event	30 Sep 1917	Belleview (Eudora Township), Douglas, Kansas, USA   [8]
  	The family of John Wesley and Martha Jane RUSSELL, 26 people, had their picture taken at their home on their farm on
  	Included were their 12 living children, 5 daughter-in-laws, 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 [KS] 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 [KS]; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Russell and baby [son Roy]; and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Russell of Wellsville [KS]; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Russell and baby [daughter Marie] of Osawatomie [KS]; Miss Katie Russell of Kansas City [MO]; Mrs. Lillie Bryan and daughters [Helen and Bessie] of Lawrence [KS]; 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 Daily Journal-World (Lawrence, KS), 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
  Occupation	1918	Miami County, Kansas, USA   [9]
  	Farmer
  Business	1925	Marysville, Marshall, Kansas, USA   [10]
  	a variety store
  Business	From 1930 to 1940	Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA   [11, 12, 13]
  	a variety store that he bought from his brother, Bert RUSSELL,
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	69897419
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69897419
  Death	1 Mar 1974  [4, 11]
  Age	92 years
  Burial	Lowry City Cemetery, Lowry City, St. Clair, Missouri, USA   [4, 14]
  	Address: Lowry City Cemetery Lowry City, Missouri USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #69897419.
  		Gravestone - Claude Russell
  Person ID	I4104	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 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	—?—, Bertha Lucille,   b. 10 May 1905   d. 3 Jan 1983 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Y  [11, 15]
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Family ID	F1672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2016

  
  

  Family 2	KRETSINGER, Grace Charlotte,   b. 22 Jan 1890, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA d. 21 Apr 1973, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA (Age 83 years)
  Residence	1910	Miami County, Kansas, USA   [16]
  	on a farm in Marysville Township
  Marriage	Feb 1910  [2, 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18]
  Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 1 month - She : 20 years and 1 month.
  Residence	1915	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [18]
  	on a farm
  Family Event	30 Sep 1917	Belleview (Eudora Township), Douglas, Kansas, USA   [8]
  	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	1920	Miami County, Kansas, USA   [19]
  	on a farm in Ten Mile Township
  Residence	1925	Marysville, Marshall, Kansas, USA   [10]
  	at 1205 Carolina Street
  Residence	From 1930 to 1940	Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA   [12, 13]
  	at 304 West Washington Street
  Marriage Status	Between 1940 and 1958
  	Divorced
  Children	+   1. RUSSELL, Roy E.,   b. 10 Jul 1916, Kansas, USA d. 26 Aug 1990 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F1669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2016

  
  

  Family 3	CHAPPELL, Bertha May,   b. 1 Apr 1893, Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, USA d. 23 Mar 1964, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	5 Aug 1958	Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA   [11, 20, 21]
  Age at Marriage	He : 76 years and 7 months - She : 65 years and 4 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Wife's death
  Residence	Abt 1960	Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA   [11]
  Family ID	F1670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2018

  
  

  Family 4	—?—, Savilla   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Aft 1964
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 82 years and 11 months - She : ??.
  Marriage Status	Divorced
  Residence	Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, USA   [11]
  Family ID	F1671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jan 1882 - Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA Residence - on a farm in Marysville Township - 1910 - Miami County, Kansas, USA Residence - on a farm - 1915 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Family Event - Walter RUSSELL, Claude's brother, 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, 26 people, had their picture taken at their home on their farm on - 30 Sep 1917 - Belleview (Eudora Township), Douglas, 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 Occupation - Farmer - 1918 - Miami County, Kansas, USA Residence - on a farm in Ten Mile Township - 1920 - Miami County, Kansas, USA Business - a variety store - 1925 - Marysville, Marshall, Kansas, USA Residence - at 1205 Carolina Street - 1925 - Marysville, Marshall, Kansas, USA Business - a variety store that he bought from his brother, Bert RUSSELL, - From 1930 to 1940 - Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA Residence - at 304 West Washington Street - From 1930 to 1940 - Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA Marriage - 5 Aug 1958 - Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA Residence - Abt 1960 - Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA Burial - Address: Lowry City Cemetery Lowry City, Missouri USA - - Lowry City Cemetery, Lowry City, St. Clair, Missouri, USA Residence - - Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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