KRETSINGER, Grace Charlotte

1890 - 1973  (83 years)   Has no ancestors but 3 descendants in this family tree.

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, 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

• Name	KRETSINGER, Grace Charlotte  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	22 Jan 1890	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [1, 5]
  Gender	Female
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	8457274
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8457274
  Death	21 Apr 1973	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [1, 4]
  Age	83 years
  Burial	Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Address: Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #8457274.
  Person ID	I4116	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family	RUSSELL, Claude,   b. 22 Jan 1882, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA d. 1 Mar 1974 (Age 92 years)
  Residence	1910	Miami County, Kansas, USA   [5]
  	on a farm in Marysville Township
  Marriage	Feb 1910  [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	She : 20 years and 1 month - He : 28 years and 1 month.
  Residence	1915	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [7]
  	on a farm
  Family Event	30 Sep 1917	Belleview (Eudora Township), Douglas, Kansas, USA   [10]
  	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   [11]
  	on a farm in Ten Mile Township
  Residence	1925	Marysville, Marshall, Kansas, USA   [12]
  	at 1205 Carolina Street
  Residence	From 1930 to 1940	Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA   [8, 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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jan 1890 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Residence - on a farm in Marysville Township - 1910 - Miami County, Kansas, USA Residence - on a farm - 1915 - 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 a farm in Ten Mile Township - 1920 - Miami County, Kansas, USA Residence - at 1205 Carolina Street - 1925 - Marysville, Marshall, Kansas, USA Residence - at 304 West Washington Street - From 1930 to 1940 - Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA Death - 21 Apr 1973 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Burial - Address: Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri USA - - Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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