Brief Life History of Pearl William
When Pearl William Russell was born on 25 April 1915, his father, Enoch Benjamin Russell, was 43 and his mother, Minnie Lee Hammons, was 34. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Fanny Lee White. He lived in Beat 2, Copiah, Mississippi, United States for about 10 years. He died on 19 November 1983, at the age of 68.
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- Pearl W Russell, "United States Census, 1920"
- Pearl, "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957"
- Pearl Russell in household of Enoch Russell, "United States Census, 1930"
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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1916 · Mississippi State Sanatorium for TB is Established
The Mississippi State Sanatorium is a hospital used for tuberculosis patients. This lasted from 1918 to the 1950s. The Sanatorium has now been turned into a museum.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
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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