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Willard Brookshire Cleveland Russell 1885–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1885

Birth Location: Difficult, Smith, Tennessee

Death Date: 20 Dec 1956

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

Father: Franklin Russell

Mother: Sarah Asher

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Willard Brookshire Cleveland Russell was born in 1885 in Difficult, Smith, Tennessee, the child of Franklin Russell And Sarah E Asher. Willard Brookshire Cleveland Russell passed away in 1956 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Willard Brookshire Cleveland Russell was born in 1885 in Difficult, Smith, Tennessee, the child of Franklin Russell And Sarah E Asher.
  • Willard Brookshire Cleveland Russell passed away in 1956 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee.

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Willard Russell's Ancestors

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Willard Russell
1885–1956
Birth Place: Difficult, Smith, Tennessee
Parents
Franklin Russell
1828–1828
Smith, Tennessee
Sarah (E) Asher
1841–1869
Smith, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (J) Russell
1778–1850
Surry, Virginia, United States
Christian Austin
1809–1882
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Sallie Austin
1810–1887
Smith, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Levi Sr
1782–1851
Annie Parkhurst
1791–1860
Silas Grenade
1780–1841
Rebecca Sutherland
1792–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Austin
1758–1843
Sarah Lnu
1756–1850
Ezekiel Parkhurst
1751–1801
Abiel Hathaway
1757–1810
William Grenade
1758–1777
Dorcus (Granade)
1770–1816
Uriah Sutherland
1755–1804
Rebecca Bently
1759–1842

Willard Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1885
14 Oct 1885
Birth of Willard Brookshire Cleveland Russell in Difficult, Smith, Tennessee
Difficult, Smith, Tennessee
1956
20 Dec 1956
Age 71
Death of Willard Brookshire Cleveland Russell in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1885
    Event Place: Difficult, Smith, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1956
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

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