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Elwood Eugene Russell 1905–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1905

Birth Location: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 21 Jan 1988

Death Location: Thaxton, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: George Russell

Mother: Sarah Pittman

Spouse(s): Ida Grayham

Children(s): Graham Sr., Ruby Russell

Elwood Eugene Russell was born in 1905 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA, the child of George Lee Russell And Sarah Emmiline Pittman. In 1930, Elwood Eugene Russell resided in Beat 2, Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. In 1940, Elwood Eugene Russell resided in Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. Elwood Eugene Russell married Ida Grayham, and had children including Graham Rogers Russell Sr, Peggey Gene Russell, Ruby Jeaul Russell. Elwood Eugene Russell passed away in 1988 in Thaxton, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elwood Eugene Russell was born in 1905 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA, the child of George Lee Russell And Sarah Emmiline Pittman.
  • In 1930, Elwood Eugene Russell resided in Beat 2, Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1940, Elwood Eugene Russell resided in Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.
  • Elwood Eugene Russell married Ida Grayham, and had children including Graham Rogers Russell Sr, Peggey Gene Russell, Ruby Jeaul Russell.
  • Elwood Eugene Russell passed away in 1988 in Thaxton, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Elwood Russell's Ancestors

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Elwood Russell
1905–1988
Birth Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Parents
George Lee Russell
1871–1959
Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Sarah (Emmiline) Pittman
1874–1954
Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
John (Licuester) Pittman
1851–1932
Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Warren
1855–1949
Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Warren
1825–1901
Mary Hale
1826–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Warren
1790–1865
Sophia Vinson
1795–1870

Elwood Russell's Descendants

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Elwood (Eugene) Russell (16 Sep 1905–21 Jan 1988) m. Ida Grayham (30 November 1906–7 April 2002)
  1. 1. Graham (Rogers Russell) Sr. 1929–2010 m. Mamie (Ruth) Allred 1931–2022
    1. 1. Jackie (Neal) Russell 1951–2017
  2. 2. Ruby (Jeaul) Russell 1932–2022

Elwood Russell's Timeline

4 Records

1905
16 Sep 1905
Birth of Elwood Eugene Russell in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Elwood Eugene Russell resided here in Beat 2, Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1940
1940
Age 35
Elwood Eugene Russell resided here in Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1988
21 Jan 1988
Age 83
Death of Elwood Eugene Russell in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1905
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 2, Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1988
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thaxton, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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