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Ray Oscar Russell 1917 – 1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 December 1917

Birth Location: Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 3 April 1989

Death Location: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Russell

Mother: Jennie Cummings

Spouse(s): Lucille Russell

Children(s): Joan Russell, Betty Russell

Ray Oscar Russell was born in 1917 in Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of William Frank Russell and Jennie Cummings. In 1950, Ray Oscar Russell resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Ray Oscar Russell married Lucille Russell, and had children including Joan Russell, Betty Russell. Ray Oscar Russell passed away in 1989 in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ray Oscar Russell was born in 1917 in Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of William Frank Russell and Jennie Cummings.
  • In 1950, Ray Oscar Russell resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Ray Oscar Russell married Lucille Russell, and had children including Joan Russell, Betty Russell.
  • Ray Oscar Russell passed away in 1989 in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ray Russell's Ancestors

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Ray Russell
1917 – 1989
Birth Place: Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
William Frank Russell
1884 – 1929
Arkansas, United States
Jennie Cummings
1888 –
Grandparents
James (Henry) Russell
1857 – 1901
Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Sarah (Margaret) Allen
1862 – 1939
, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ray Russell's Descendants

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Ray (Oscar) Russell (22 December 1917 – 3 April 1989) m. Lucille Russell (abt 1918 – )
  1. 1. Joan Russell (abt 1943 – )
  2. 2. Betty Russell (abt 1946 – )

Ray Russell's Timeline

3 Records

1917
22 December 1917
Birth of Ray Oscar Russell in Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America
Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 33
Ray Oscar Russell resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1989
3 April 1989
Age 72
Death of Ray Oscar Russell in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 December 1917
    Event Place: Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 April 1989
    Event Place: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bartlett, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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