Mitchell John RUSSELL^[1]

1915 - 2003  (88 years)

• Name	Mitchell John RUSSELL
  Nickname	Mike
  Born	7 Feb 1915	San Francisco, California
  Gender	Male
  _UID	49A42E85700CB4429DE7EC76B9D4CC2879BE
  Died	17 Oct 2003	Medford, Jackson Co., Oregon
  Person ID	I1494	Branch 002 Thomas Stafford 1605 Eng
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Mitchell J. RUSSELL,   b. 22 Jun 1881, San Francisco, California ,   d. 1 May 1967, Santa Clara, Los Angeles Co., California  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Hulda SCHWARTZ
  Family ID	F29260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Elizabeth STAFFORD,   b. 7 Aug 1915, San Diego, San Diego Co., California ,   d. 25 Sep 1998, Medford, Jackson Co., Oregon  (Age 83 years)
  Married	20 May 1944	Los Angeles Co., California
  Children	1. Susan Michelle RUSSELL,   b. 14 May 1946, San Francisco, California ,   d. 8 Nov 2015, Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico  (Age 69 years)   2. Robert John RUSSELL
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mitchell John (Mike) Russell was raised by his Schwartz grandparents after his mother died. They owned a German restaurant in San Franciso and were quite wealthy. He graduated from Stanford University after two years at Menlo Junior College. His grandparents gave him a trip around the world as a graduation present. At age 20, he traveled on the ship Europa between Cherbourg, France and New York City, arriving Aug. 22, 1935. The passenger list from which this was taken, indicated that he was born in San Francisco, CA. Another passenger list indicated he sailed on the Queen Mary. He was a U.S. Naval Officer during World War II on board an oil tanker in the Pacific. He met Margaret Elizabeth (Betty) Stafford when a military friend got shipped out suddenly and asked Mike to fill in for him in dating her in his absence. Mike was a lieutenant jr. grade at the time he married Betty. He was in the sales profession most of his later life, but also owned a bowling alley in Oakland, CA at one time. He died of prostate cancer. Mitchell John (Mike) Russell was raised by his Schwartz grandparents after his mother died. They owned a German restaurant in San Franciso and were quite wealthy. He graduated from Stanford University after two years at Menlo Junior College. His grandparents gave him a trip around the world as a graduation present. At age 20, he traveled on the ship Europa between Cherbourg, France and New York City, arriving Aug. 22, 1935. The passenger list from which this was taken, indicated that he was born in San Francisco, CA. Another passenger list indicated he sailed on the Queen Mary. He was a U.S. Naval Officer during World War II on board an oil tanker in the Pacific. He met Margaret Elizabeth (Betty) Stafford when a military friend got shipped out suddenly and asked Mike to fill in for him in dating her in his absence. Mike was a lieutenant jr. grade at the time he married Betty. He was in the sales profession most of his later life, but also owned a bowling alley in Oakland, CA at one time. He died of prostate cancer.

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Stafford Data Branch 69.