Brief Life History of Ralph Eugene
When Ralph Eugene Russell was born on 8 March 1891, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, his father, Herbert Lee Russell, was 28 and his mother, Nina E White, was 29. He married Vera Dahlia Robinson on 6 September 1919, in San Francisco, California, United States. He lived in Hastings, Mills, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Oakland, Alameda, California, United States in 1920. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 26 October 1966, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.
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- Ralph Russell, "United States Census, 1920"
- Ralph E Russell, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Ralph E Russell, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · Oregon Historical Society
The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.”
1911 · First U.S. Primary Elections Held
The first U.S. primary elections were held in Oregon in 1911.
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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