Ruel Edge “R E” RussAge: 64 years1914–1979
- Name
- Ruel Edge “R E” Russ
- Given names
- Ruel Edge
- Surname
- Russ
- Nickname
- R E
 Birth | March 25, 1914 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 months)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 2 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 3 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 15 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Dorris Sue Russ January 25, 1934 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Dorris Sue Russ March 31, 1936 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Barbara Ann Russ October 27, 1938 (Age 24 years) |
 Census | April 17, 1940 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Linda Fay Russ May 25, 1942 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Wanda Lee Russ September 7, 1944 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Brenda Jean Russ November 19, 1948 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Birth of a son #6 | Mark Paxton Russ June 16, 1954 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Trina Ann Williams October 4, 1958 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Kimberly Sue Below December 9, 1959 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Kimberly Sue Below December 21, 1960 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Shannon Michelle Williams September 22, 1962 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Mark Kenneth Williams December 5, 1969 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ivy Irl Simpson — Wanda Lee Russ — View this family July 17, 1971 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | February 28, 1979 (Age 64 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Family with Anna Laura Paxton |
| himself |
Ruel Edge “R E” Russ Birth: March 25, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1979 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Anna Laura Paxton Birth: August 3, 1916 30 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 3, 1989 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| daughter |
Dorris Sue Russ Birth: January 25, 1934 19 17 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 31, 1936 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Barbara Ann Russ Birth: October 27, 1938 24 22 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 2, 1990 |
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4 years daughter |
Linda Fay Russ Birth: May 25, 1942 28 25 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States Death: May 9, 2001 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Wanda Lee Russ Birth: September 7, 1944 30 28 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States Death: January 20, 1998 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Brenda Jean Russ Birth: November 19, 1948 34 32 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States Death: June 28, 2002 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| son |
Private |
| son |
Mark Paxton Russ Birth: June 16, 1954 40 37 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States Death: July 29, 1990 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
No family available
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Ruel Edge “R E” Russ - Household
W Pennsylvania Street Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
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