RUSSELL, Guy

1890 - 1962  (72 years)   Has 55 ancestors but no 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

—?—, Birdie

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	RUSSELL, Guy,   b. 2 Feb 1890, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA

—?—, Ruth

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	RUSSELL, Guy,   b. 2 Feb 1890, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA

LEWIS, Nellie

1890 - 1953  (63 years)

Birth	1890	Kansas, USA
Died	1953
Buried	Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA
	Address: Holton Cemetery Holton, Kansas USA
Family	RUSSELL, Guy,   b. 2 Feb 1890, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
Married	1915

• Name	RUSSELL, Guy  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	2 Feb 1890	Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Business	1925	Horton, Brown, Kansas, USA   [2, 6, 7]
  	a Variety Store
  Business	Abt 1940	Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA   [2, 8, 9]
  	a Variety Store that he bought from his brother, Ernest RUSSELL,
  Business	Abt 1945	Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, USA   [2, 9]
  	a Variety Store
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	126917061
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126917061
  Death	10 Sep 1962  [2, 3]
  Age	72 years
  Burial	Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA   [9, 10]
  	Address: Holton Cemetery Holton, Kansas USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #126917061.
  Person ID	I4107	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 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	—?—, Birdie   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Marriage Status	Divorced
  Family ID	F1678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2016

  
  

  Family 2	—?—, Ruth   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Family ID	F1679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2016

  
  

  Family 3	LEWIS, Nellie,   b. 1890, Kansas, USA d. 1953 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1915  [2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years and 10 months - She : ~ 25 years.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Wife's death
  Residence	From 1915 to 1920	Miami County, Kansas, USA   [5, 11, 12]
  	on a rented farm in Richland Township
  Family Event	May 1917	Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA   [14, 15, 16]
  	Walter RUSSELL, Guy's brother, 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   [13]
  	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	From 1925 to 1930	Horton, Brown, Kansas, USA   [6, 7]
  	in a home on Central Avenue
  Residence	1940	Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA   [8]
  	in a home at 606 Ohio Street
  Family ID	F1677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Feb 1890 - Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA Residence - on a rented farm in Richland Township - From 1915 to 1920 - Miami County, Kansas, USA Family Event - Walter RUSSELL, Guy'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, 3 generations of 26 people, had their picture taken at their home on their farm - 30 Sep 1917 - Belleview (Eudora Township), Douglas, Kansas, USA Business - a Variety Store - 1925 - Horton, Brown, Kansas, USA Residence - in a home on Central Avenue - From 1925 to 1930 - Horton, Brown, Kansas, USA Business - a Variety Store that he bought from his brother, Ernest RUSSELL, - Abt 1940 - Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA Residence - in a home at 606 Ohio Street - 1940 - Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA Business - a Variety Store - Abt 1945 - Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, USA Burial - Address: Holton Cemetery Holton, Kansas USA - - Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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