Walter Emmett RUSSELL b. 8 Aug 1867 Petersburg, VA d. 11 Dec 1935 Richmond, Henrico Co. VA: Appalachian Aristocracy

1867 - 1935 (68 years)

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Name	Walter Emmett RUSSELL
Born	8 Aug 1867	Petersburg, VA
Gender	Male
_UID	754F35154C214AEFA47E0C496070150F1F7E
Died	11 Dec 1935	Richmond, Henrico Co. VA
	Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia Name: Walter Emmett Russell Gender: Male Race: White Age at Death: 68 Birth Date: 8 Aug 1867 Birthplace: Petersburg, VA Death Date: 10 Dec 1935 Cause of Death: hyostatic pneumonia Death Place: Richmond, Virginia Registration Date: 11 Dec 1935 Father: Warren Russell Mother: Susan Vincent Spouse: Lula Via Occupation: Tax clerk Certificate Number: 1935027852
Buried	12 Dec 1935	Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA [1]
	Grave location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=russell&GSiman=1&GSsr=41&GScid=50668&GRid=93516744& Interment Section 9, Lot 55
Notes	Last residence was 3129 Floyd Avenue, Richmond, VA CENSUS RECORDS Note: For some reason he was not enumerated with his family in the 1870 census, nor is he with any other relatives. 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Walter E. Russell Age: 12 Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1880: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Maine Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: At Home Household Members: Martha A. Walden 53 Frank P. Lockwood 35 [cousin] Geo. M. Russell 14 Walter E. Russell 12 Note: There was a close association between the Walden and Russell families as Martha was Warren Russell's sister-in-law who had no children of her own. His son Joseph Clement Russell died at the Walden home and another of his son's was named William Walden Russell. 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Walter Russel Age: 33 Birth Date: Aug 1867 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1900: Monroe Ward, Richmond City, Virginia [Henrico] [311 East Main Street] Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Marriage Year: 1895 Years Married: 5 Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts [Maine] Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Clerk, railroad Household Members: Walter Russel 33 Bettie 47 Ida Russell 24 [stepdaughter] Note: Ida was born Nov. 1876, and Walter was too young to be her her father.] 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Walter E Russell Age in 1910: 49 Birth Year: 1861 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1910: Monroe Ward 2, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia [309 East Main Street] Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Margaret E Russell Father's Birthplace: Maine Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Cashier, furniture store Household Members: Walter E Russell 49 Margaret E Russell 49 Eugene E Peters 37 [step son-in-law] Ida G Peters 30 [step daughter] Merton Hamlin 35 [boarder] 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Walter E Russell Age: 52 Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1920: Clay Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia [3129 Floyd Ave.] Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Lula B Russell Father's Birthplace: Maine Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Home Owned: Own Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Occupation: Department of Revenue, US Government Household Members: Walter E Russell 52 Lula B Russell 47 Note: Living next door is Lula's sister Mary Ann Via Burns, who is widowed. 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Walter E Russell Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: Virginia Race: White Home in 1930: Richmond (Independent City), Virginia [3129 Floyd Ave.] Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Lula B Russell Father's Birthplace: Maine Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Chief clerk, city office of liens Household Members: Walter E Russell 62 Lula B Russell 57 CITY DIRECTORIES 1893 Richmond City Directory, p. 584. Walter E. Russell, clerk Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Petersburg Railroad. boards: 103 1/2 West Clay 1895 Richmond City Directory, p. 636. Walter E. Russell, clerk Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Petersburg Railroad. home: 315 West Main City Directories, 1821-1989 Publication Title: Richmond, Virginia, City Directory, 1930 Name: Walter E Russell Gender: Male Residence Year: 1930 Residence Place: Richmond, Virginia Occupation: Chief Clerk, Richmond City Bureau of Liens Spouse: Lula B Russell [1]
Person ID	I5952	Master File
Last Modified	8 Jun 2015

Father	Warren RUSSELL, b. 19 Jun 1821, York Co., ME , d. 8 Feb 1899, Richmond, VA (Age 77 years)
Mother	Susan Amy VINCENT, b. Abt 1829, d. 8 Aug 1872, Petersburg, VA (Age ~ 43 years)
Married	8 Feb 1854	Petersburg, VA
Family ID	F4492	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Margaret Elizabeth (Bettie) Dickson, b. 03 Sep 1852, Callaghan, Allegheny Co. VA , d. 09 Aug 1914, Richmond, Henrico Co. VA (Age 61 years)
Married	1895
Last Modified	21 Jul 2014
Family ID	F7640	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2	Lula B. Via, b. 02 Jan 1868, Fluvanna Co. VA , d. 20 Nov 1950, Chesterfield Co. VA (Age 82 years)
Last Modified	9 Jun 2012
Family ID	F4497	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Sources
[S109] Hollywood Cemetery Records, (Richmond, VA), April, 2000; March 2010.