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RUSSELL, Marie Ella

RUSSELL, Marie Ella

Female 1916 - 2005  (88 years)   Has 67 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name RUSSELL, Marie Ella  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Birth 13 Nov 1916  Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Female 
    Family Event May 1917  Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12] 
    When she was 6 months old, Marie's father, Walter RUSSELL, purchased a new Ford Model T Touring car 
    • After a couple of short trips, he drove to St. Louis, over 600 miles round trip, on roads that were probably dirt most of the way. The car had a top speed of about 40 to 45 miles per hour.

      "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.

      "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.

      "Motored to St. Louis and Return  -  Mr. W. S. Russell motored to Independence, Mo., July 4th and then on to St. Louis, the next day. Mrs. Russell and daughter, Marie, Mrs. Russell's sisters, Miss Mary Eberhardt and Mrs. Boyer and son, Willie, made the return trip with Mr. Russells in the car from St. Louis to Osawatomie, stopping over one night at Marshall, Mo. Miss Mary Eberhardt and Mrs. Boyer and son are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Russell on East Brown Avenue. The roads were fine and all had a delightful trip without accident or mishap."
      - Osawatomie (Kansas) Graphic, 12 July 1917, p. 1, col. 6.
    1917 Ford Model T Touring Car    		 1917 Ford Model T Touring Car
    Family Event 30 Sep 1917  Belleview (Eudora Township), Douglas, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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    		 John & Martha Russell Family
    Individual Event 1923  Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    After living in Osawatomie and Paola, her father moved his family 
    Education 1934  Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lawrence High School, graduating 
    Education 1934-1938  Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15] 
    the University of Kansas 
    • Graduated 6 Jun 1938 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and a Teachers Diploma from the School of Education for Sociology, English and Psychology.
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 19599429 
    Soroity 1934-1938  Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16] 
    Alpha Delta Pi soroity at the University of Kansas 
    Residence 1980 to 1990  Leawood, Johnson, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    9723 Ensley Lane 
    Residence From 1990 to 2005  Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17] 
    in Kingswood Retirement Community, 10000 Wornall Road, with her daughter, Anne Marie, 
    Death 1 Apr 2005  Kingswood Retirement Community, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 17] 
    Cause: Lymphoma Cancer 
    Address:
    Kingswood Retirement Community
    10000 Wornall Rd.
    Kansas City, Missouri
    USA 
    Age 88 years 
    Burial 5 Apr 2005  Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 18] 
    Address:
    Olathe Memorial Cemetery
    738 N. Chestnut
    Olathe, Kansas
    USA
    913-397-5226
    http://cemetery.olatheks.org/ 
    Gravestone - William W. & Marie Cochrane    		 Gravestone - William W. & Marie Cochrane
    Person ID I6  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2025 

    Father RUSSELL, Walter Scott,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Cass County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1945, Walter Scott & Ella Russell Residence, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother EBERHARDT, Ella Loretta,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1986, Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family COCHRANE, William Winston III,   b. 11 Oct 1912, William W. & Amy Cochrane II Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1980, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1939  Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 15, 19, 20, 21] 
    Age at Marriage She : 23 years and 1 month - He : 27 years and 2 months. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Residence 13 Jan 1940  Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 15, 22] 
    at 501 W. Granite St., apartment #104, 
    Residence Oct 1940  Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    at 3500 14th St. NW 
    Residence From 1941 to 1944  Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    at 144-16 35th Avenue 
    Residence From 1945 to 1946  Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [23, 24] 
    at 3177 Coronado Rd. 
    Residence From 1946 to 1971  Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 25, 26] 
    at 516 East 66th Terrace 
    Residence From 1971 to 1980  Leawood, Johnson, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20] 
    at 9723 Ensley Lane 
    Children 
    +  1. Male L
    +  2. Male L
       3. Female L
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Nov 1916 - Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFamily Event - When she was 6 months old, Marie's father, Walter RUSSELL, purchased a new Ford Model T Touring car - May 1917 - Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFamily 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 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsIndividual Event - After living in Osawatomie and Paola, her father moved his family - 1923 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - Lawrence High School, graduating - 1934 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - the University of Kansas - 1934-1938 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSoroity - Alpha Delta Pi soroity at the University of Kansas - 1934-1938 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Dec 1939 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at 501 W. Granite St., apartment #104, - 13 Jan 1940 - Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at 3500 14th St. NW - Oct 1940 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at 144-16 35th Avenue - From 1941 to 1944 - Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at 3177 Coronado Rd. - From 1945 to 1946 - Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at 516 East 66th Terrace - From 1946 to 1971 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at 9723 Ensley Lane - From 1971 to 1980 - Leawood, Johnson, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 9723 Ensley Lane - 1980 to 1990 - Leawood, Johnson, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - in Kingswood Retirement Community, 10000 Wornall Road, with her daughter, Anne Marie, - From 1990 to 2005 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Lymphoma Cancer,Address:
    Kingswood Retirement Community
    10000 Wornall Rd.
    Kansas City, Missouri
    USA - 1 Apr 2005 - Kingswood Retirement Community, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Olathe Memorial Cemetery
    738 N. Chestnut
    Olathe, Kansas
    USA
    913-397-5226
    http://cemetery.olatheks.org/ - 5 Apr 2005 - Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents
    RUSSELL, Marie Ella    		RUSSELL, Marie Ella

    Photos
    Marie Ella RUSSELL COCHRANE
    RUSSELL, Marie Ella

  • Sources 
    1. [S105] Kansas State Board of Health, Birth Certificate - KS, 25 Jan 2010, birth certificate 61-1787 (1916), Marie Ella Russell.
      Birth Certificate - Marie Ella Cochrane      		 Birth Certificate - Marie Ella Cochrane


    2. [S978] Social Security Administration, Social Security Records - Application & Claims Index (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 : 2015)), 8 Sep 2021, entry for Ella Marie Russell Cochrane, 2005, SS no. 511-09-9085, accessed 8 September 2021.
      Social Security Record - Ella Marie Russell Cochrane      		 Social Security Record - Ella Marie Russell Cochrane


    3. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 107.

    4. [S776] Kansas. Osawatomie., Newspaper Article - Osawatomie Graphic [KS] (Newspapers.com), 13 Nov 2015, "Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Russell," 4 January 1917, p. 6, col. 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 13 November 2015).
      Courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society.
      Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS - Walter S. Russell      		 Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS - Walter S. Russell


    5. [S1339] Montana, Sliver Bow County, Census - US - 1940 - MT - Sliver Bow County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=2442&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), 16 Nov 2020, T627, roll 2230, Butte, Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 47-20, sheet 3A, p. 243, household 62, William Cochrane, accessed 16 November 2020.
      Census - Butte, MT - 1940 - W. W. Cochrane III      		 Census - Butte, MT - 1940 - W. W. Cochrane III


    6. [S815] Kansas, Douglas County, Census - US, Kansas - 1925 - Douglas County (Ancestry), (Digital images. Ancestry.com. "Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : 2009), 19 Dec 2015, Lawrence, p. 32, dwelling 734, family 898, line 14, Walter Scott Russell household; ("Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : accessed 19 December 2015); citing Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_42; Line: 14.
      Census - Kansas - Lawrence, KS - Walter & Ella Russell      		 Census - Kansas - Lawrence, KS - Walter & Ella Russell


    7. [S776] Kansas. Osawatomie., Newspaper Article - Osawatomie Graphic [KS] (Newspapers.com), 13 Nov 2015, "A 9½ pound baby girl," 16 November 1916, p. 6, col. 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 13 November 2015).
      Courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society.
      Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS - Marie Russell      		 Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS - Marie Russell


    8. [S789] Kansas, Miami County, Census - US - 1920 - KS - Miami County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6061&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 5 Dec 2015, T625, Paola, enumeration district (ED) 142, sheet 1A, dwelling 7, family 9, Walter Russell, accessed 5 December 2015.
      Census - Paola, KS - Walter S. & Ella Russell      		 Census - Paola, KS - Walter S. & Ella Russell


    9. [S802] Kansas, Douglas County, Census - US - 1930 - KS - Douglas County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6224&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), 5 Dec 2015, T626, roll 700, Lawrence, enumeration district (ED) 23-7, sheet 18A, dwelling 457, family 535, Walter S. Russell, accessed 5 December 2015.
      Census - Lawrence, KS - Walter S. & Ella Russell      		 Census - Lawrence, KS - Walter S. & Ella Russell


    10. [S776] Kansas. Osawatomie., Newspaper Article - Osawatomie Graphic [KS] (Newspapers.com), 13 Nov 2015, "Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Russell," 17 May 1917, p. 6, col. 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 13 November 2015).
      Courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society.
      Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS - Walter Russell      		 Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS - Walter Russell


    11. [S776] Kansas. Osawatomie., Newspaper Article - Osawatomie Graphic [KS] (Newspapers.com), 13 Nov 2015, "Mr. and Mrs. Guy Russell," 24 May 1917, p. 6, col. 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 13 November 2015).
      Courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society.
      Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS      		 Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS


    12. [S776] Kansas. Osawatomie., Newspaper Article - Osawatomie Graphic [KS] (Newspapers.com), 13 Nov 2015, "Motored to St. Louis and Return," 12 July 1917, p. 1, col. 6; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 13 November 2015).
      Courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society.
      Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS      		 Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS


    13. [S810] Photograph - Russell Family (John Wesley & Martha Jane Russell), 13 Dec 2015.

    14. [S198] Diploma - Kansas University - Marie Russell, 1938, 3 Jan 2011.

    15. [S1560] Kansas. Olathe., Newspaper Article - Olathe Mirror [KS], 24 Apr 2025, "Marie Russell's Wedding Tomorrow," 21 December 1939.
      Marie Russell Wedding      		 Marie Russell Wedding


    16. [S56] Personal Knowledge - Cochrane, William Winston IV, 26 Jan 2010, Son of Marie Ella Russell.

    17. [S1627] Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Death Certificate - MO, 5 Dec 2025, death certificate 124-05-101029 (2005), Marie Ella Cochrane.
      Death Cert - Marie Ella Russell Cochrane      		 Death Cert - Marie Ella Russell Cochrane


    18. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 13 Mar 2013, accessed 13 Mar 2013<, Memorial #19599429, Marie Ella Russell Cochrane.
      Gravestone - Cochrane, WW II & Marie      		 Gravestone - Cochrane, WW II & Marie


    19. [S56] Personal Knowledge - Cochrane, William Winston IV, 26 Jan 2010, Son of William Winston Cochrane III & Marie Ella Russell.

    20. [S768] Missouri. Kansas City., Newspaper Article - Kansas City Times [MO], 1 Nov 2015, "William W. Cochrane," 8 September 1980, p. C-6, col. 1.
      Obit - William Winston III      		 Obit - William Winston III


    21. [S1340] Military Records - US - WW II - Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry), (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/ : 2011.), 16 Nov 2020, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/ : accessed 16 November 2020), William Winston Cochrane, Jr; Serial No. 1938; Order No. 2799; 16 October 1940.
      WW II Draft Registration - W. W. Cochrane III      		 WW II Draft Registration - W. W. Cochrane III


    22. [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 8 Sep 2021, accessed 8 September 2021), W. W. Cochrane III, page 71; Butte, MT, City Directory, 1940, R. L. Polk & Co., Publisher.
      City Directory - Butte, MT      		 City Directory - Butte, MT


    23. [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 15 Nov 2020, accessed 15 November 2020), W. W. Cochrane III, page 99; Kansas City, KS, City Directory, 1945, R. L. Polk & Co., Publisher.
      City Directory - Kansas City, KS - W. W. Cochrane II & III      		 City Directory - Kansas City, KS - W. W. Cochrane II & III


    24. [S928] Artifact - Unknown Newspaper Article - Original, 26 Mar 2016, "Walter E. Russell" Obituary.
      [Thought to be from The Kansas City Star in June 1999.]
      Obit - Walter E. Russell, Sr.      		 Obit - Walter E. Russell, Sr.
      The Kansas City Star, p B4


    25. [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 15 Nov 2020, accessed 15 November 2020), W. W. Cochrane III, page 205; Kansas City, MO, City Directory, 1947, Gate City Directory Co., Publisher.
      City Directory - Kansas City, MO - W. W. Cochrane III      		 City Directory - Kansas City, MO - W. W. Cochrane III


    26. [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 15 Nov 2020, accessed 15 November 2020), W. W. Cochrane III, page 202; Kansas City, MO, City Directory, 1960, R. L. Polk & Co., Publisher.
      City Directory - Kansas City, MO - W. W. Cochrane III      		 City Directory - Kansas City, MO - W. W. Cochrane III



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