Mary Ella Soper

Brief Life History of Mary Ella

When Mary Ella Soper was born on 7 December 1864, in Henderson Township, Knox, Illinois, United States, her father, Surraston S. Soper, was 37 and her mother, Eleanor Duval, was 25. She married John F. Russell on 17 October 1888, in Knox, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Henderson, Knox, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Wataga, Knox, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 20 June 1945, in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Wataga, Knox, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

John F. Russell
1844–1897
Mary Ella Soper
1864–1945
Marriage: 17 October 1888
Hazel D. Russell
1890–1973
Leona R. Russell
1894–

Sources (13)

  • Ella Soper in household of Erastus Soper, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary E. Butler, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Ella M. Soper, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1871

In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English (Devon): occupational name from Middle English soper(e), sap(i)ere ‘soaper, maker or seller of soap’ (Old English sāpere, apparently of Celtic origin). The process involved boiling oil or fat together with potash or soda.

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

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