Oscar Fred Russell

Notes:

Jewel Gallon writes that her grandfather "Oscar Fred (everyone called him Fred or O.F. no one ever dared call him Oscar) was born in Denton, Texas. He died in Clarendon, Texas on Christmas Day of 1991. He was a cowboy on the JA Ranch in the Panhandle from the time he was about 10 until he married Jewel Bush when he was 21. He published a book about his cowboy days at the time of the Texas Sesquicentennial. Quite an interesting life. After his cowboy days, he became a butcher and at one time owned three meat markets; one in Clarendon, one in McLean and one in Shamrock TX. He was well known in the panhandle area. Fred was married three times and out-lived all three wives. Fred & his first two wives are buried in the Settlers cemetery in Clarendon. "

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Oscar Fred Russell
City: McLean
County: Gray
State: Texas
Birthplace: Denton, Texas;United States of America
Birth Date: 18 Jul 1897
Father's Birth Place: Alabama
Roll: 1953400
DraftBoard: 0
Age: 21
Occupation: Working for self, McLean, Texas
Nearest Relative: J. T. Russell, McLean, Texas
Height/Build: Medium/Medium
Color of Eyes/Hair: Blue/Brown

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

(Research):
Census Information:

1930 census
Donley Co. TX ED 65-2 Pf. 193A
Clarendon Prect. 2
506/570
Russell, Fred, head, MW, 32, M, age when first married 21, Merchant, Meat Market, TX AL TX
Jewell, wife, FW, 26, M, age when first married 16, OK TX AR
Louise, dau., FW, 8, TX TX OK
Cleo, son, MW, 7, TX TX OK

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Oscar married Jewel Audrey Bush on 1 Dec 1918. Jewel (daughter of Murray Lynn Bush and Cora L. Eiland) was born on 16 May 1903 in McAlester, Indian Territory; died on 12 Feb 1941 in Clarendon, Donley County, Texas; was buried in Citizens Cemetery, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Cleo Emerson Russell was born on 8 Apr 1923 in Texas; died on 15 Aug 1999 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas.