Alexander Warren Russell

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Alexander Warren Russell

Birth
Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
Death
30 Oct 1938 (aged 63)
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Alex married Nina McCoid on 10 Sep 1891 in Missouri. They had two children, Flora and Clarence. They divorced in 1900 and the children remained with Alex. In 1901, he married Etta.

The following is excerpted from a Joplin News Herald article about his death.

Alex Warren Russell, 63 years old, miner and former chief of police of Galena, died at 3:35 o'clock Sunday morning at St. John's hospital, where he has been a patient for two days following a paralytic stroke. Mr. Russell served as chief of police under Mayor E. B. Morgan. He also was a former night officer. He has lived in Galena all his life.

Although Alex lived in Galena, he died at St John's hospital in Joplin, MO. He was buried in Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas, where he lived.
Alex married Nina McCoid on 10 Sep 1891 in Missouri. They had two children, Flora and Clarence. They divorced in 1900 and the children remained with Alex. In 1901, he married Etta.

The following is excerpted from a Joplin News Herald article about his death.

Alex Warren Russell, 63 years old, miner and former chief of police of Galena, died at 3:35 o'clock Sunday morning at St. John's hospital, where he has been a patient for two days following a paralytic stroke. Mr. Russell served as chief of police under Mayor E. B. Morgan. He also was a former night officer. He has lived in Galena all his life.

Although Alex lived in Galena, he died at St John's hospital in Joplin, MO. He was buried in Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas, where he lived.