RUSS, Johannes

1837 - 1922  (84 years)

• Name	RUSS, Johannes
  Birth	16 Nov 1837	Feldstetten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Aug 1922	Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I9152	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	RUSS, Christian,   b. 26 Apr 1810, Feldstetten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 17 Apr 1865, Feldstetten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Age 54 years)
  Mother	SCHMID, Anna Maria,   b. 18 Apr 1810, Feldstetten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 10 Mar 1881, Feldstetten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1835	Feldstetten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  Family ID	F4024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BOHNACKER, Barbara,   b. 21 Dec 1850, Feldstetten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 17 Jul 1925, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1872	Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Notes	Niagara Gazette - 6/29/1922 Mr. and Mrs. John Russ of. No. 1601 Whirlpool street celebrated- their golden wedding anniversary at a dinner party at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Frank Taylor of No. 714 Linwood avenue. on Tuesday evening. The color scheme of the decorations was gold and white, carried out with quantities of yellow and white roses. Mr. a nd Mrs. Russ were presented with a purse of gold. The guests consisted of the immediate family, three sons and two daughters and their families. Mr. John Russ of. La Salle, Mr. Peter Russ of Linwood avenue and Mr. William Russ pt; Spring street. Mrs. Frank Taylor of Linwood avenue and Mrs. George Taylor of Chicago were -the sons and daughters present at the dinner party. Mr. and Mrs. Russ were born in Wurtemburg, Germany, and came to this country at different times during their early youth. They were married at the German Lutheran church in this city 50 years ago and have made their, home here for the past 40 years.
  Children	1. RUSS,   b. 22 Apr 1873, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 27 Jul 1873, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 0 years)   2. RUSS, John Jacob,   b. 17 Dec 1874, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 28 May 1957, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 82 years)   3. RUSS, Christian Vitus,   b. 17 Jan 1877, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 1 Mar 1878, Cullman County, AL (Age 1 year)   4. RUSS, Friedrich Wilhelm,   b. 12 Aug 1879, Cullman County, AL d. 22 Dec 1937, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 58 years)   5. RUSS, George,   b. Abt 1881, Cullman County, AL d. Bef 1882, Cullman County, AL (Age ~ 0 years)   6. RUSS, Anna Maria,   b. 29 Aug 1883, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 19 Apr 1958, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 74 years)   7. RUSS, Johann Peter,   b. 9 Feb 1888, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 22 Dec 1959, Miami Beach, Dade County, FL (Age 71 years)   8. RUSS, Dorothea Maria,   b. 10 Dec 1889, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 19 Mar 1905, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 15 years)   9. RUSS, Anna Charlotte,   b. 30 Jul 1892, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 7 Apr 1967, Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, FL (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F4197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette - 8/12/1922 J o h n Russ, one of the city's most h i g h l y respected citizens, died this m o r n i n g a t t h e family home, No. 1601 Whirlpool street, at the ago of 85 y e a r s . He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Barbara Russ, and three sons. J o h n J. of LaSalle, William F. and P e t e r J., of t h i s city, and two d a u g h - t e r s , Mrs. F. H. Taylor of this city a n d Mrs. George Taylor of Chicago. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Vitus Laur. of t h i s city. Funeral Monday a f t e r n o o n at 1.30 from the home and a t 2 o'clock from Trinity Lutheran church, South avenue, burial to be in Oakwood cemtery. Rev. Paul T. Gutknecht officiating. Mr. Russ was one of the pioneers of N i a g a r a Falls. He was born in W u r t e n b u r g , Germany, and came to N i a g a r a in 1866 where he has since made his home. He was in the emp l o y of the New York Central for m a n y years and was retired twelve y e a r s apo on a pension in recognition of his w o r t h as a mechanic. He celeb r a t e d his golden wedding annivers a r y J u n e 27 last. He was one of the o r g a n i z e r s of Trinity Lutheran c h u r c h . He had lived for 39 y e a r s in t h e house in which he ..passed away. He leaves t h i r t e e n g r a n d c h i l d r e n and two g r e a t - g r a n d c h i l d r e n.