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Sylvia Jean Russell 1927–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1927

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 30 January 2016

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

Father: John Russell

Mother: Nancy Reed

Spouse(s): William Peterson, Robert Lee

Children(s):

The story of Sylvia Jean Russell began in 1927 in Tennessee. In 1935, Sylvia Jean Russell resided in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee. Sylvia Jean Russell married Robert E Lee, William Robert Peterson, and had children including Cheryl Peterson, Peterson, Sandra Peterson, Terry Peterson. Sylvia Jean Russell passed away in 2016 in Apison, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvia Jean Russell began in 1927 in Tennessee.
  • In 1935, Sylvia Jean Russell resided in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee.
  • Sylvia Jean Russell married Robert E Lee, William Robert Peterson, and had children including Cheryl Peterson, Peterson, Sandra Peterson, Terry Peterson.
  • Sylvia Jean Russell passed away in 2016 in Apison, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvia Russell's Ancestors

Self
Sylvia Russell
1927–2016
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
John Dewey Russell
1904–1998
Hamilton, Tennessee
Nancy (Elizabeth) Reed
1908–1979
Apison, Hamilton, Tennessee
Grandparents
Mark Russell
1878–1953
Tennessee
Phoebe (Hannah) Cox
1878–1949
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cox
1852–1895
Clarissa Cox
1849–1951
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Calvin Cox
1816–1893
Phoebe Barron
1820–1852
James Cox
1825–1910
Hanna Haile
1829–1894

Sylvia Russell's Timeline

6 Records

1927
27 February 1927
Birth of Sylvia Jean Russell in Tennessee
Tennessee
1927
27 Feb 1927
Birth of Sylvia Jean Russell in Tennessee
Tennessee
1935
1935
Age 8
Sylvia Jean Russell resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 13
Sylvia Jean Russell resided here in East Ridge, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
East Ridge, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1944
1944
Age 17
Sylvia Jean Russell resided here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
2016
30 January 2016
Age 89
Death of Sylvia Jean Russell in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America
Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 February 1927
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] California Marriage Index
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1944
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: East Ridge, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3898; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 33-1
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: Legacy; pid=177665160
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1927
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    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: East Ridge, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3898; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 33-1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: East Ridge, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: East Ridge, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3898; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 33-1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1944

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Walnut Creek
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: Legacy; pid=177665160

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Walnut Creek, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 January 2016
    Event Place: Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: Legacy; pid=177665160
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Apison, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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