Francis Elwood Russell

Brief Life History of Francis Elwood

When Francis Elwood Russell was born on 14 January 1921, in Ray, Pinal, Arizona, United States, his father, Francis William Russell, was 26 and his mother, Jessie May Williams, was 19. He had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Lucille June Monfred. He lived in Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1930 and San Diego Township, San Diego, California, United States for about 5 years. He registered for military service in 1944. In 1950, at the age of 29, his occupation is listed as floring contractor. He died on 12 September 1990, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francis Elwood Russell
1921–1990
Lucille June Monfred
1924–2012
Andrea June Russell
1942–2010
Douglas Russell
Elizabeth Russell
Marjorie Russell
Lauren Elwood Russell
1944–1955
John Francis Russell
1951–2015

Sources (17)

  • Francis E Russell, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Francis Elwood Russell - Individual or family possessions: birth: 14 January 1921; Ray, Pinal, Arizona, United States
  • Francis Elwood Russell, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and Irish: of Norman origin, from Old French and Anglo-Norman French r(o)ussel, a diminutive of Old French rous(e) ‘red, reddish’, used either as a nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion, or as a personal name. Compare Rouse . This Norman name has been established in Ireland since the 12th century. It has been reinforced in Britain and Ireland by Huguenot bearers of the name Roussel, of the same Old French origin.

English: habitational name from any of several places called Rushall (Norfolk, Staffordshire, Wiltshire) or possibly sometimes from Rusthall in Speldhurst (Kent). Rushall in Staffordshire derives from Old English rysc ‘rush, rushes’ + halh ‘nook, corner of land’. Rushall in Norfolk derives from an uncertain first element + Old English halh. Rushall in Wiltshire derives from an Old English personal name Rust (genitive Rustes) + halh. Rusthall in Speldhurst (Kent) probably derives from Old English rust ‘rust, rust color’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’, but with a change in the final element due to influence from Middle English, Old English hall ‘hall, residence’, perhaps referring to a nearby building.

Americanized form of German Rüssel, from a pet form of any of various personal names formed with the element hrōd ‘fame, renown’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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1844, English, Unpublished edition: Register of the Mormon Splinter Groups Collection; Martin, David C. (David Chancellor), 1939-; Register of the Mormon Splinter Groups Collection

http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/411574?versionId=435759 1844, English, Unpublished edition: Register of the Mormon Splinter Groups Collection Martin, David C. (David Chancellor), 1939- Register of the …

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