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Russell Rae BARNETT

Russell Rae BARNETT[1]

Male 1895 - 1992  (96 years)

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  • Name Russell Rae BARNETT 
    Born 12 Sep 1895  E Jordan, Charlevoix, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Drafted Drafted 
    Religion Methodist 
    Military Event WWI - US Army, Co F, 337th Inf: motorcycle dispatch rider 
    Military Flag Y 
    Died 8 Jun 1992  S Arm, Charlevoix, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 11 Jun 1992  Sunset Hill Cemetery, E Jordan, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21411  Main
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2023 

    Father William Robert BARNETT,   b. 11 Sep 1868, W Oxford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1937, E Jordan, Charlevoix, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Estella Mae SMITH,   b. 9 Jul 1869, Boltenville, Washington, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1959, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F6981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith May CARY,   b. 8 Jun 1899, Central Lake, Antrim, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1984, E Jordan, Charlevoix, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2023 
    Family ID F6982  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • After leaving school in the eighth grade in 1912 Russell went to work for the American Beauty Appliance, in Detroit and later went to Flint to work for a foundry company. Around 1917 he returned to East Jordan to start his own business in auto repair located where the corporate offices of the EastJordan Iron Works are now located. This venture was cut short when he was drafted
      into the U.S. Army in 1918. After the war he went to work for NorthernAuto, in Charlevoix until about 1922 when he was offered the position of manager at their outlet in East Jordan. The company sold and serviced Ford motor vehicles and he remained with them until 1942 when they closed.

      Russell worked as a machinist, pattern maker and molding supervisor forthe East Jordan Iron Works from 1942 until his retirement in 1956. He also repaired clocks as a hobby.

      Russell was a motorcycle dispatch rider for the IX Army Corps, Second U.S. Army in France during the First World War. He was drafted 21 Nov. 1917 and served first with, F., 337th Infantry for about four months and was reassigned to Detachment 169 of the 369th Infantry Battalion. The Detachment had 22 men and motorcyclists, 4 officers, 4 horse orderlies, a cook and a wagoner (mule driver).

  • Sources 
    1. [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023