Gertie May RUSSELL

Notes:

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Gertie M. Russell
Age: 5
Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1880: Liberty Center, Henry, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: C. P. Russell
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Fransis M. Russell
Mother's Birthplace: York State

Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885
Gertie, R.B, and Earl Russell are listed on the 1885 state census for Myrtle, Custer Co. Nebraska. The ages and their birthplaces are correct as well as the birthplaces of their parents. However their parents have the names of Ernest and Sarah rather than Converse and Frances. Why did their parents leave Ohio and move to Nebraska under other names?

Name: Gertie M Russell
Gender: Female
Age: 10
Birth Year: abt 1875
Birth Place: Ohio
Father's Birth Place: Ohio
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Race: White
Residence: Myrtle, Custer, Nebraska
Census Year: 1885
Enumeration District: 172



Birth:
Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
Name: Gertie May Russell
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: Liberty Ctr., Henry, Ohio
Birth Date: 29 Dec 1874
Father's Name: C.P. Russell
Mother's Name: Frances Kelley
FHL Film Number: 423626