Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Horace Frank "Frank" Russ

Male 1892 - 1960  (~ 67 years)


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  • Name Horace Frank "Frank" Russ 
    Born Feb 1892  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1905  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Clerk, Freight Office 
    Elected Office 1930  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    councillor of Hespeler 
    Name Frank H. Russ 
    Name Harry F. Russ 
    Occupation Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    station master - Grand River Railway 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-227915 
    Died 1960  [2
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I227915  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Edwin John Russ,   b. Jan 1861, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1939  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Esther Eliza Cook,   b. CALC 23 Dec 1851, Saffron Walden, , Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1923, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Family ID F251423  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Alberta "Alberta" Schoenau,   b. 11 Oct 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 27 May 1914  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F59455  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • July 12. Frank H. Russ, 69, came from London, England, with his parents to settle in Hespeler in 1905. In 1957 he retired after 50 years of service with the Grand River Railway. In May, 1960, Hespeler held "Frank Russ Night" to honour this citizen who had served his community through service to the United Church, Chamber of Commerce, Masons, Senior Citizens and musical activities. He was a past-president of the Preston-Hespeler Rotarv Club and had been a Hespeler Alderman for five years.

      Waterloo Historical Society, Annual Volume 1960

  • Sources 
    1. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 29.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215398286/horace-frank-russ.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Feb 1892 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1905 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Clerk, Freight Office - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 May 1914 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1930 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - station master - Grand River Railway - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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