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Rufus Howard RUSSELL 1905–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 May 1905

Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 02 May 1987

Death Location: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Russell

Mother: Anna GIBSON

Spouse(s): Ella Garren

Children(s): Edna Russell

Rufus Howard RUSSELL was born in 1905 in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Elias Lawrence Russell And Anna Florence Gibson. Rufus Howard RUSSELL married Ella Elzira Ellie Garren, and had children including Edna Florence Russell. Rufus Howard RUSSELL passed away in 1987 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Howard RUSSELL was born in 1905 in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Elias Lawrence Russell And Anna Florence Gibson.
  • Rufus Howard RUSSELL married Ella Elzira Ellie Garren, and had children including Edna Florence Russell.
  • Rufus Howard RUSSELL passed away in 1987 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Russell
1868–1919
Birth Location: Franklin, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
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Anna GIBSON
1875–1942
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ella Garren
1905–1995
Birth Location: Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Edna Russell
1927–1986
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Rufus RUSSELL's Ancestors

Self
Rufus RUSSELL
1905–1987
Birth Place: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Elias Lawrence Russell
1868–1919
Franklin, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Anna (Florence) GIBSON
1875–1942
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (C. W.) Russell
1848–1913
South Carolina
Nancy (Jane) METCALF
1844–1919
Saluda, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard METCALF
1820–1899
Margaret Metcalf
1822–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Williams Metcalf
1786–1853
Nancy Staton
1809–1861

Rufus RUSSELL's Descendants

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Rufus (Howard) RUSSELL (02 May 1905–02 May 1987) m. Ella (Elzira "Ellie") Garren (26 Jun 1905–28 Jun 1995)
  1. 1. Edna (Florence) Russell 1927–1986 m. James ("Steamer" Elmer) Harris 1923–1992

Rufus RUSSELL's Timeline

2 Records

1905
02 May 1905
Birth of Rufus Howard RUSSELL in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
1987
02 May 1987
Age 82
Death of Rufus Howard RUSSELL in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 May 1905
    Event Place: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 May 1987
    Event Place: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
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