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Ada May Russell 1913–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1913

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1999

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Father: Harvey Russell

Mother: Venetia Begley

Spouse(s): Okra Craft, Lonnie Wells

Children(s): Mabel Wells, Delbert Wells, Jimmy Craft

The story of Ada May Russell began in 1913 in Scott County, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Ada May Russell resided in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Ada May Russell resided in Yokum Station, Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia, USA. Ada May Russell married Lonnie S Wells, Okra Craft, and had children including Brenda Kay Craft, Delbert Sylvester Wells, Jimmy Dale Craft, Mabel Alberta Wells, Okeh Jean Craft, Palmer Donnell Wells. Ada May Russell passed away in 1999 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ada May Russell began in 1913 in Scott County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Ada May Russell resided in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Ada May Russell resided in Yokum Station, Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • Ada May Russell married Lonnie S Wells, Okra Craft, and had children including Brenda Kay Craft, Delbert Sylvester Wells, Jimmy Dale Craft, Mabel Alberta Wells, Okeh Jean Craft, Palmer Donnell Wells.
  • Ada May Russell passed away in 1999 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harvey Russell
1886–1957
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
HR
Venetia Begley
1890–1956
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
VB

Spouses(s)

Okra Craft
1915–2002
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
OC
Lonnie Wells
1904–1937
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
LW

Children(s)

Mabel Wells
1927–1979
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
MW
Delbert Wells
1931–1980
Birth Location: Keokee, Lee, Virginia, USA
DW
Jimmy Craft
1945–1945
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
JC

Ada Russell's Ancestors

Self
Ada Russell
1913–1999
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Harvey Blane Russell
1886–1957
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Venetia (C.) Begley
1890–1956
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Evan (Bolton) Begley
1851–1929
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Luzary (Rebecca F.) McConnell
1851–1910
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Compton McConnell
1827–1904
Nancy Murphy
1829–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas McConnell
1797–1872
Elizabeth Compton
1801–1840
Elizabeth Murphy
1803–

Ada Russell's Descendants

1.
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Ada (May) Russell (14 Mar 1913–1 May 1999) m. Okra Craft (4 Oct 1915–29 Nov 2002) m. Lonnie (S.) Wells (abt 1904–12 Feb 1937)
  1. 1. Mabel (Alberta) Wells 1927–1979 m. Carlos (E) Arnette 1925–
  2. 2. Delbert (Sylvester) Wells 1931–1980
  3. 3. Jimmy (Dale) Craft 1945–1945

Ada Russell's Timeline

9 Records

1913
14 Mar 1913
Birth of Ada May Russell in Scott County, Virginia, USA
Scott County, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
Ada May Russell resided here in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Ada May Russell resided here in Yokum Station, Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Yokum Station, Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Ada May Russell resided here in Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia
Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 27
Ada May Russell resided here in Yokum, Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Yokum, Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Ada May Russell resided here in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 38
Ada May Russell resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1981
3 Jun 1981
Age 68
Ada May Russell resided here in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
1999
1 May 1999
Age 86
Death of Ada May Russell
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T625_1918; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 178

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Yokum Station, Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342183

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 31B; Enumeration District: 53-23

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Yokum, Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Yokum Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04273; Page: 31B; Enumeration District: 53-23

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Harlan, Kentucky; Ro

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1981
    Event Place: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Kingsport Times-News; Publication Date: 3 Jun 1981; Publication Place: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1999
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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