RUSSELL, Katherine D.

1891 - 1987  (96 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

• Name	RUSSELL, Katherine D.  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	25 Aug 1891	Missouri, USA   [3, 4, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Marriage / Children	Never Married
  Residence	1910	Miami County, Kansas, USA   [7]
  	with her brother and his wife, Bert and Elva RUSSELL, on their 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
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	39384109
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39384109
  Occupation	Osceola, St. Clair, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Managed a Russell Variety store for 5 years
  Occupation	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Secretary
  Death	11 Dec 1987  [2, 5, 6]
  Age	96 years
  Burial	11 Dec 1987	Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [5, 6, 9]
  	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 #39384109.
  Person ID	I4108	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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Aug 1891 - Missouri, USA Residence - with her brother and his wife, Bert and Elva RUSSELL, on their farm - 1910 - Miami County, 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 - Managed a Russell Variety store for 5 years - - Osceola, St. Clair, Missouri, USA Occupation - Secretary - - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Burial - Address: Olathe Memorial Cemetery 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/ - 11 Dec 1987 - Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S982] Russell, Katherine D., Artifact - John W. Russell Family Document, 30 Jul 2016. [S983] Russell, Katherine D., Artifact - John Wesley & Martha Wolfe Russell's Children Document, 30 Jul 2016. [S784] Author unknown, Artifact - Russell Family Charts - James Russell & John Wesley Russell, 25 Nov 2015. Russell Family Charts - James & John Wesley [S771] Kansas, Miami County, Census - US - 1900 - KS - Miami County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 8 Nov 2015, T623, roll 490, Valley Township, enumeration district (ED) 137, sheet 7, dwelling 186, family 136, John W. Russell, accessed 8 November 2015. Census - Miami County, KS - 1900 - John W. Russell [S974] Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, KS, Cemetery Records - Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, KS, (http://cemetery.olatheks.org), 24 Jul 2016, 24 July 2016, Katherine D. Russell, 11 December 1987. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 24 Jul 2016, accessed 24 July 2016<, Katherine D. Russell, Memorial #39384109. [S772] Kansas, Miami County, Census - US - 1910 - KS - Miami County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), 10 Dec 2015, T624, roll 447, Paola Township, enumeration district (ED) 137, sheet 7B, dwelling 154, family 155, Bert Russell, accessed 10 December 2015. Census - Miami County, KS - Bert Russell [S810] Photograph - Russell Family (John Wesley & Martha Jane Russell), 13 Dec 2015. [S977] Iva Estelle Russell (Paola, Kansas), Letter - Russell, Iva Bell to Marie Russell Cochrane, 24 Jul 2016.