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Jean Russell 1927–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1927

Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 4 Jul 1994

Death Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Walter Russell

Mother: Crissie Ricks

Spouse(s): Gerna Johnson, William Wever

Children(s): James Sr, Brenda Johnston

Jean Russell was born in 1927 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Walter Roy Russell And Crissie Ricks. In 1930, Jean Russell resided in Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Jean Russell resided in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee. Jean Russell married Gerna Johnson, William Dale Wever, and had children including Brenda Faye Johnston, Gurnie Ronald Johnston, James Randall Johnston Sr, Joseph Bruce Johnston, Richard Gary Johnston, Vickie Lynne Johnston. Jean Russell passed away in 1994 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jean Russell was born in 1927 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Walter Roy Russell And Crissie Ricks.
  • In 1930, Jean Russell resided in Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Jean Russell resided in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee.
  • Jean Russell married Gerna Johnson, William Dale Wever, and had children including Brenda Faye Johnston, Gurnie Ronald Johnston, James Randall Johnston Sr, Joseph Bruce Johnston, Richard Gary Johnston, Vickie Lynne Johnston.
  • Jean Russell passed away in 1994 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jean Russell's Ancestors

Self
Jean Russell
1927–1994
Birth Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Walter Roy Russell
1894–1973
Evensville, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Crissie Ricks
1905–1977
Meigs County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
William (M) Russell
1854–1929
Georgia, United States of America
Irena Gravitt
1876–1922
Georgia
Isaac (Walter) Ricks
1872–1930
McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sarah (Elizabeth F) Bonner
1880–1907
Meigs County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Russell
1830–
William Gravitt
1839–
Frances Heflin
1841–
Christopher Ricks
1850–1892
Rebecca Casteel
1845–1922
Joseph Bonner
1849–
Nancy Reynolds
1853–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alfred Gravitt
1813–1883
Lucy Tidwell
1819–1875
Heflin
1810–
Edward Ricks
1825–
Keziah McCann
1822–
Alexander Casteel
1800–1862
Susannah Sherrill
1802–
Thomas Bonner
1832–
Susannah Womack
1837–
William Reynolds
1813–
Frances
1818–

Jean Russell's Descendants

1.
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Jean Russell (20 Apr 1927–4 Jul 1994) m. Gerna Johnson (1909–22 Apr 1971) m. William (Dale) Wever (abt 1939–29 Jan 1988)
  1. 1. James (Randall Johnston) Sr 1948–2010
  2. 2. Brenda (Faye) Johnston 1946–2017 m. James (Andrew Schwall) Sr 1946–2017

Jean Russell's Timeline

9 Records

1927
20 Apr 1927
Birth of Jean Russell in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 3
Jean Russell resided here in Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Jean Russell resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
1938
19 Jun 1938
Age 11
Jean Russell resided here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 13
Jean Russell resided here in 1st Civil Dist, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1st Civil Dist, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1948
1948
Age 21
Jean Russell resided here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Jean Russell resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 24
Jean Russell resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1994
4 Jul 1994
Age 67
Death of Jean Russell in Chattanooga, TN buried Greenwoood Cemetery
Chattanooga, TN buried Greenwoood Cemetery

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1927
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03953; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 96-52A
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2341985
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 517; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 96-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2341985

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03953; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 96-52A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1938
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Chattanooga Daily Times; Publication Date: 19 Jun 1938; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 1st Civil Dist, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03953; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 96-52A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 517; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 96-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    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 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1994
    Event Place: Chattanooga, TN buried Greenwoood Cemetery
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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