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1869 - 1959 (90 years)
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Name |
Edward Hutson RUSSELL |
Born |
26 Nov 1869 |
Petersburg, VA |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
10644F9D36AE4E34B593F65A1ECE1FB92215 |
Died |
21 Dec 1959 |
Washington, DC |
Buried |
23 Dec 1959 |
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA [1] |
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Notes |
- BIOGRAPHY
Source Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography,edited by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915, p.382
Russell, Edward Hutson, born in Petersburg, Virginia, November 26, 1869, son of Warren Russell and Susan Vincent, his wife. He graduated at the Virginia Military Institute, 1891, and took the course in law at Richmond College, but gave himself to educational pursuits.' He was principal of the Pulaski school, 1892-94; commandant of the Fishburne Military School at Waynesboro, 1894-96; principal of private school at Glade Spring, 1896-97; superintendent of public schools at Bristol, 1897-1905; member and secretary of state board of school examiners, eastern section of Virginia, 1905-10. In the latter year he entered upon the presidency of the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, and in which position he is still serving. He was president of the Virginia State Teachers' Association, 1914; and is a member of the Southern Educational Association, the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education, and the Kappa Alpha fraternity. He married Lillian Watson Whitehead, of Farmville, Virginia.
Note: He was the first president of what is now the University of Mary Washington from 1908 to 1919. He then moved to Washington and went into real estate.
Source:Introduction to The Edward H. Russell Records Collection at the University of Mary Washington.
"Based partially on his intimate knowledge of the public schools as well as his successful summer institutes for teachers, on May 19, 1908, the board of trustees appointed Russell as president of the new Fredericksburg State Normal and Industrial School for Women.
Among all his responsibilities of establishing the facilities for the school, Russell also set the courses of instruction. He established a ?regular? course that was simply 2-4 years of high school level education, and a ?professional? course that was a 2 year ?normal school? course following a high school degree. It was Russell?s hope that as the state established more high schools, the regular course would be reduced by 2 years. The professional course covered: general education, methodology, and student teaching, done in concert with the Fredericksburg Public School System; it concluded with a teaching certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners.
Yet with foresight, Russell understood that the concept of a Normal School education for women?training teachers?was limited because there would eventually be a decline in
the need for teachers. So he proposed and succeeded in supplementing the normal school curriculum with classical, industrial, and commercial courses."
CENSUS RECORDS
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Hudson Russell [Hutson Russell]
Age in 1870: 6 months
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Petersburg Ward 3, Petersburg (Independent City), Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Petersburg
Household Members:
Warren Russell 49
Susan Russell 40
Ben W Russell 19 [half brother]
Charles F R Russell 15
William W Russell 13
James R Russell 11
Martha Russell 9
George Russell 3
Hudson Russell 6 months
Louisa Richardson 33 [servant]
Mary Thomas 10
Mahiby Richardson 4
Anna Starke 19 [servant]
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Edward H. Russell
Age: 10
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Tuckahoe, Henrico, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Warren Russell
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Occupation: At School
Household Members:
Warren Russell 58
James H. Russell 21
Martha E. Russell 18
Eward H. Russell 10
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Edward Russell
Age: 30
Birth Date: Nov 1869
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Bristol Ward 3, Bristol City, Virginia
[Washington Co.]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lillian W Russell
Marriage Year: 1893
Years Married: 7
Number of children: 0
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Superintendent City Schools
Household Members:
Edward Russell 30
Lillian W Russell 27
Mamye Critz 26 [boarder, trained nurse]
Lavinia Critz 23 [boarder, teacher]
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: E H Russell
Age in 1910: 40
Birth Year: 1870
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Fredericksburg (Independent City), Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lillian W Russell
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Educator, Normal School [Fredericksburg State Teachers College > Mary Washington College > University of Mary Washington]
Household Members:
E H Russell 40
Lillian W Russell 34
Dorothy Russell 8
Werrin Russell 4 [Warren]
Lois Russell 2
Etta Whitehead 52 [mother-in-law]
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Edward H Russell
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Washington, District of Columbia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Margaret F Russell
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Home Owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Occupation: Real estate agent
Household Members:
Edward H Russell 50
Margaret F Russell 34
Warren H Russell 14
Lois E Russell 11
Elizabeth E Fraser 61 [Mother-in-law]
Chapman K Hunter 23 [lodger]
Samuel W Lacy 34 [lodger]
1930 United States Federal Census
about Edward Russell
Name: Edward Russell
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Washington, District of Columbia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Margaret Russell
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Real estate
Household Members:
Edward Russell 60
Margaret Russell 44
Warren H Russell 24
Lois Russell 22
Donald Fraser 74 [[father-in-law]
Emma E Fraser 71 [mother-in-law]
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Edward H Russell
Respondent: Yes
Age: 70
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Washington, District of Columbia
Street: Fairmont Street NW
House Number: 1311
City of residence in 1935: Same House
Household Members:
Edward H Russell 70
Margaret F Russell 54
Lois Russell 31
Warren Russell 34
Iris B Russell 32 [daughter-in-law]
Elizabeth E Fraser 81 [mother-in-law]
Daisy E Thomas 29 [lodger]
Jesse B Adams 50 [lodger]
Dora L Smith 26 [lodger]
Rachel J Levi 24 [lodger]
Milton H Coher 23 [lodger]
Dorothy C Yarborough 51 [lodger]
Dolares J Yarborough 23 [lodger]
Carl F Saidel 30 [lodger]
Eleanor Lint 23 [lodger]
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Person ID |
I5953 |
Master File |
Last Modified |
18 Jul 2014 |
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 |
Lillian Watson WHITEHEAD, b. 30 Apr 1873, Farmville, Prince Edward Co. VA , d. 9 Dec 1913, Fredericksburg, VA (Age 40 years) |
Married |
12 Sep 1895 |
Prince Edward Co. VA |
- Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Groom's Name: Edward H. Russell
Groom's Birth Date: 1870
Groom's Birthplace: Petersburg, Va
Groom's Age: 25
Bride's Name: Lillian W. Whitehead
Bride's Birth Date: 1873
Bride's Birthplace: Prince Edward
Bride's Age: 22
Marriage Date: 12 Sep 1895
Marriage Place: Prince Edward, Virginia
Groom's Father's Name: W. Russell
Groom's Mother's Name: S. A.
Bride's Father's Name: J. R. Whitehead
Bride's Mother's Name: E. F.
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86863-6
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number: 33256
Reference Number: line 70, p. 85
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Children |
| 1. Dorothy RUSSELL, b. 1902, Virginia , d. 1924, Virginia (Age 22 years) |
| 2. Warren Hutson RUSSELL, b. 25 Sep 1905, Virginia , d. 15 Mar 1993, Richmond, VA (Age 87 years) |
| 3. Lois RUSSELL, b. 1908, Virginia , d. 2002 (Age 94 years) |
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Last Modified |
9 Jun 2012 |
Family ID |
F4498 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S109] Hollywood Cemetery Records, (Richmond, VA), April, 2000; March 2010.
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