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John Henry Russell 1878–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1878

Birth Location: Port Elgin, , Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 13 Dec 1961

Death Location: Brooks, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada

Father: George Russell

Mother: Maria Steinhoff

Spouse(s): Rosie Burrows

Children(s): Ivan Russell, Emery Russell, Calvin Russell, Bertha Russell, Frederick Russell, Viola Russell, Emily Russell, Clifford Russell, Clarence Russell, Vera Russell, Elvin Russell, Ernest Russell, Ronald Russell, Roy Russell, Ina Russell

John Henry Russell was born in 1878 in Port Elgin, , Ontario, Canada, the child of George Russell And Maria Steinhoff. John Henry Russell married Rosie Loretta Burrows, and had children including Bertha Russell, Calvin John Russell, Clarence Laverine Russell, Clifford Charles Russell, Elvin George Russell, Emery Alvin Russell, Emily Russell, Ernest Leo Russell, Frederick Lorin Russell, Ina Margery Russell, Ivan Vernon Russell, Robert Russell, Ronald Kenneth Russell, Roy Edwin Russell, Vera Viola Russell, Viola Rosealie Russell. John Henry Russell passed away in 1961 in Brooks, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Henry Russell was born in 1878 in Port Elgin, , Ontario, Canada, the child of George Russell And Maria Steinhoff.
  • John Henry Russell married Rosie Loretta Burrows, and had children including Bertha Russell, Calvin John Russell, Clarence Laverine Russell, Clifford Charles Russell, Elvin George Russell, Emery Alvin Russell, Emily Russell, Ernest Leo Russell, Frederick Lorin Russell, Ina Margery Russell, Ivan Vernon Russell, Robert Russell, Ronald Kenneth Russell, Roy Edwin Russell, Vera Viola Russell, Viola Rosealie Russell.
  • John Henry Russell passed away in 1961 in Brooks, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Russell's Ancestors

Self
John Russell
1878–1961
Birth Place: Port Elgin, , Ontario, Canada
Parents
George Russell
1830–1919
England
Maria Steinhoff
1838–1902
Markham, York Co, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Job Russell
1803–1874
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Mary Duck
1805–1886
East Lambrook, Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Job Russell
1753–
Ann Dew
1775–
John Duck
1782–1846
Mary Ware
1778–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Russell
1752–1772
Sarah Easton
1730–1813
Cornelius Duck
1761–1811
Mary Hodder
1761–1851
John Weare
1733–1815
Joan Pottenger
1733–1815

John Russell's Descendants

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John (Henry) Russell (25 Oct 1878–13 Dec 1961) m. Rosie (Loretta) Burrows (Jul 3 1887–Oct 21 1949)
  1. 1. Ivan (Vernon) Russell 1919–1991
  2. 2. Emery (Alvin) Russell 1906–1986 m. Alice (Henrietta) Hankel 1919–1998
    1. 1. Allen (A.) Russell 1940–2021
    2. 2. Erlene (Lillian) RUSSELL 1935–2018
    3. 3. Patricia (Audrey) RUSSELL 1938–2006
  3. 3. Calvin (John) Russell 1911–1988
  4. 4. Bertha Russell 1914–1989
  5. 5. Frederick (Lorin) Russell 1916–1972
  6. 6. Viola (Rosealie) Russell 1921–2000 m. George Hemsing 1916–1993
  7. 7. Emily Russell 1906–
  8. 8. Clifford (Charles) Russell 1905–1958
  9. 9. Clarence (Laverine) Russell 1908–1980
  10. 10. Vera (Viola) Russell 1912–2002 m. Edward Eklund 1912–1978
    1. 1. Melvin (Laverne) Eklund 1937–2008
  11. 11. Elvin (George) Russell 1917–2003
  12. 12. Ernest (Leo) Russell 1922–1990
  13. 13. Ronald (Kenneth) Russell 1930–2007 m. Grace (Selina) Waters 1934–1980
  14. 14. Roy (Edwin) Russell 1925–
  15. 15. Ina (Margery) Russell 1927–2017 m. William (John) Phillips 1925–2011

John Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1878
25 Oct 1878
Birth of John Henry Russell in Port Elgin, , Ontario, Canada
Port Elgin, , Ontario, Canada
1961
13 Dec 1961
Age 83
Death of John Henry Russell in Brooks Alberta, Canada
Brooks Alberta, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1878
    Event Place: Port Elgin, , Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1961
    Event Place: Brooks Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brooks, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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