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Myrtle Leonette Russell 1886–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb/14/1886

Birth Location: Rockford, Illinois, USA

Death Date: Jan/11/1936

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: Nancy Page

Mother:

Spouse(s): Cecil Ellis

Children(s): James Ellis, Flossie Jennings, Mary Ellis, Albie Ellis, Cecil Ellis, Benjamin Ellis

Myrtle Leonette Russell was born in 1886 in Rockford, Illinois, USA, the child of Nancy E Page And Jim Russell. Myrtle Leonette Russell married Cecil Earl Ellis, and had children including Albie Lena Ellis, Benjamin Franklin Ellis, Cecil V Ellis, Flossie L Jennings, James Ed Edward Ellis, Mary Elizabeth Ellis. Myrtle Leonette Russell passed away in 1936 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Myrtle Leonette Russell was born in 1886 in Rockford, Illinois, USA, the child of Nancy E Page And Jim Russell.
  • Myrtle Leonette Russell married Cecil Earl Ellis, and had children including Albie Lena Ellis, Benjamin Franklin Ellis, Cecil V Ellis, Flossie L Jennings, James Ed Edward Ellis, Mary Elizabeth Ellis.
  • Myrtle Leonette Russell passed away in 1936 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Myrtle Russell's Ancestors

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Myrtle Russell
1886–1936
Birth Place: Rockford, Illinois, USA
Parents
Nancy E. Page
1862–1948
Arkansas
Grandparents
Levicy (Louisa) Caudle
1830–1870
of, Randolph, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Deminda Pettit
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Pettit
1766–1821
Susanna DePue
1770–1822

Myrtle Russell's Descendants

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Myrtle (Leonette) Russell (Feb/14/1886–Jan/11/1936) m. Cecil (Earl) Ellis (Jul 1880–1914 - 1920)
  1. 1. James ("Ed" Edward) Ellis 1914–1983 m. Gladys (Lorene Maxwell) Ellis 1919–1999
    1. 1. Carl (Ray) Ellis 1941–1976
    2. 2. James (E) Ellis 1938–1998
  2. 2. Flossie (L.) Jennings 1910–2012
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Ellis 1903–1987
  4. 4. Albie (Lena) Ellis 1907–1985
  5. 5. Cecil (V) Ellis 1912–1995
  6. 6. Benjamin (Franklin) Ellis 1904–1904

Myrtle Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1886
Feb/14/1886
Birth of Myrtle Leonette Russell in Rockford, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Illinois, USA
1936
Jan/11/1936
Age 50
Death of Myrtle Leonette Russell in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb141886
    Event Place: Rockford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan111936
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 1

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