When Russell Willard Kyle was born on 3 November 1889, in Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States, his father, Thomas Jefferson Kyle Jr, was 43 and his mother, Cornelia Matilda Allison, was 33. He married Alma Rogers on 14 January 1912, in Franklin, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Dehesa, San Diego, California, United States in 1935 and National Judicial Township, San Diego, California, United States in 1940. He died on 29 August 1952, in National City, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in National City, San Diego, California, United States.