Russell Talcott Purnell was born on 8 January 1897 in Hartford County, Connecticut.
1,3 Russell Talcott Purnell married
Meriam???.
4 Russell Talcott Purnell died on 19 February 1963 at age 66.
2 He was buried in Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado.
5 Russell Talcott Purnell appeared on the census of 1900 in the household of
Susan Shepard Bissell in Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut,
1900 United State Federal Census
Name: Susan Bissell
Home in 1900: Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut
Age: 39 Birth Date: Nov 1840
Birthplace: New York
Race: White Gender: Female
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 2
Marital Status: Widowed
Household Members:
Susan Bissell, 39 [sic, actually 59]
Harry S Purnell, 25
Gertrude Purnell, 29
Russell T Purnell, 3.
6 He appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Susan Shepard Talcott in Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut,
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Susan S P Bissell
Age in 1910: 69
Estimated Birth Year: 1841
Birthplace: New York
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: New York
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Home in 1910: Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut
Marital Status: Widowed
Household Members:
Susan S P Bissell, 69
Gertrude Purnell, 39
Russell T Purnell, 13.
7 He registered for the draft for World War I on 5 June 1918, while living at 741 Main Street, South Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, reporting he was employed by Wesley University, Middleton, CT.
8 Russell Talcott Purnell appeared on the census of 1930 in Brookhaven, Suffolk County (Long Island), New York.
9 Russell Talcott Purnell and
Meriam Purnell appeared on the census of 1940 in South Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado.
10 He registered for the draft for World War II in 1942, while living at Univeristy School, Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, reporting he was employed by University School, Shaker Heights, Ohio. His permanent contact is listed as his cousin C. [Clinton] T. Bissell, Montclaire, NJ, which suggests that he was no longer married.
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