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Emilie Clay Russell, ^^{[1, 2, 3]}
1873 - 1945

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  Birth	24 Jun 1873	Carrollton, Greene, IL   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Kansas City, Jackson, MO   [5]
  	Address: 2445 Lydia avenue
  	She was living with her parents. She was a vocal teacher.
  Census	1910	New York, New York, NY   [6]
  	She was living with her husband. She was a singer.
  Census	1920	New York, New York, NY   [7]
  	She was living with her husband.
  Census	1930	New York, New York, NY   [7]
  	She was living with her husband.
  Occupation	singer.  [2, 6]
  Died	26 Jan 1945	New York, New York, NY   [2, 4]
  	Cause: while attending a concert
  	Address: Carnegie Hall
  Person ID	I9413	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Charles Elmer Russell, ^,   b. Jan 1841,   d. 10 Jul 1915
  Mother	Caroline Elizabeth Price, ^,   b. 30 Oct 1846,   d. 30 Jul 1914
  Married	Abt 1872
  Census	1900	Kansas City, Jackson, MO
  	Address: 2445 Lydia avenue
  Census	1910	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Family ID	F5841	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Raymond K. Perry, ^,   b. 16 Sep 1876, Sterling, Whiteside, IL ,   d. 16 Nov 1960, New York, New York, NY
  Married	17 Aug 1907  [3]
  Residence	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [8]
  	Address: 408 South Country road (Site ID Br05B)
  Residence	1945	New York, New York, NY   [4]
  	Address: 145 East Thirty-fourth St.
  Family ID	F3444	Group Sheet

  
  

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  [S129] 1930 Census, Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1558; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 1191; Image: 891.0.. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 1 Feb 1945, p. 7. Death Comes at Concert To Mrs. Raymond Perry Mrs. Emilie Russell Perry, wife of Raymond Perry of Brookhaven and New York, died in Carnegie Hall, New York on Friday, being stricken just after arriving at her seat for a symphony concert at 2:30 p.m. She was 71 years old. Her husband, well known as an artist, is production manager of Superman, Inc. in New York. Mrs. Perry was born in Carrollton, Ill., and attended private schools in Washington. She was a voice pupil of the late Mme. Schoen-Rene and was formerly active in musical circles. She was a member of the American Red Cross during the First World War and in the present war had been active in a number of war and welfare groups, including organizations in Brookhaven. A talented musician, she had long been prevented from public appearances by ill health. Besides her husbnd she leaves two sisters, Miss Caroline Elizabeth Russell of Verona, N.J., and Mrs. Clinton Peters of Newtown, Conn. She lived at 145 East Thirty-fourth street in New York, and on South Country road, Brookhaven, in the old Corwin cottage. Her parents were the late Charles Elmer Russell and Caroline Elizabeth Price. [S19] Ancestry.com: Genealogy Trees, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21130455/person/1033656530. [S542] New York Times, 27 Jan 1945, p. 11. Mrs. Emilie Russell Perry, wife of Raymond Perry, artist, illustrator and production manager of Superman, Inc., 480 Lexington Avenue, died yesterday in Carnegie Hall while attending a concert. Her age was 71. She was born in Carrollton, Ill., and attended private schools in Washington. She was a voice pupil of the late Mme. Schoen-Rene and formerly sang as a mezzo-soprano. She was a member of the American Red Cross during the first World War and in the present war had been active in a number of war and welfare groups. Besides her husband she leaves two sisters, Miss Caroline Elizabeth Russell of Verona, N.J., and Mrs. Clinton Peters of Newtown, Conn. She lived at 145 East Thirty-fourth Street. [S104] 1910 Census, 1900; Census Place: Kansas City Ward 10, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 864; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 1240864.. [S104] 1910 Census, Census Place: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1027; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1420; Image: 846.. [S107] 1920 Census (Heritage), Ancestry.com., Census Place: Manhattan Assembly District 12, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1206; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 887; Image: 1041.. [S97] Historic Structure Survey, http://brookhavensouthhaven.org/history/BuildingInventoryForm.aspx?InventoryCode=Br05B.