Russell Boston Kirby, III

Russell married Christine Marie "Chris"Mattera [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Helena Marie Kirby
2. Nicholas Taylor Kirby

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 5; Address:
  325 N.22nd St
• Census: 1940, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 15
• Military: 30 Jul 1943 to 28 Feb 1946; He served in the 99th Infantry Division during WW II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and the crossing of the Rhine at Remagen. He was awarded the Bronze Star.
• Residence: 1959, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota; Address:
  3782 McKnight Road
• Residence: Sep 1975, Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota
• Residence: Jun 1993, Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota
• Residence: 1995, Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota; Address:
  13270 4th St N
• History: 2015; His obituary reads "Kirby, Russell B. Jr. Age 90, longtime resident of Baytown Township and more recently Eden Prairie, passed away May 14, 2015. Preceded in death by his wife Charlotte Kelton Kirby. Born March 12, 1925 in Allentown, PA. Russ served in the 99th Infantry Division during WW II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and the crossing of the Rhine at Remagen. He was awarded the Bronze Star. Following the end of the war, he attended Princeton University where he was a member of the swimming team and received a BS and MS in engineering. He married Charlotte in 1949. After completing his studies at Princeton, he moved to Minnesota and worked at 3M for thirty years. Russ and Charlotte lived for many years in Baytown Township where Russ served on the planning commission and Charlotte was town clerk. They were members of Ascension Church in Stillwater, MN. Russ was active in local politics and served on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's citizens' board. He enjoyed canoeing, playing bridge, reading traveling, winters spent in Hawaii and time spent with his family. He is survived by his children Kelton Noring, Katherine (Richard) Hackett, Russell (Christine Mattera) Kirby, Thomas (Beverly) Kirby; grandchildren Jeremy Noring, Benjamin Noring, Helena Mattera, Nicholas Kirby, Carrie Hackett and William Hackett; great granddaughter Veronica Noring; and his longtime friend and companion Marilyn McNamee. Interment at Fort Snelling and a family celebration of Russ' life are planned for a later date.
• Residence: 2015, Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota

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Russell married Charlotte Coolidge Kelton on 25 Jun 1949 in Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Charlotte (daughter of Elihu Howard Kelton and Charlotte Frances Taylor) was born on 12 Mar 1929 in Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; died on 18 Oct 1993 in Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1940, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 11; Address:
  244 Princeton Avenue
• Residence: 1959, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota; Address:
  3782 McKnight Road
• Residence: Sep 1975, Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota
• Residence: Jun 1993, Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 5
• Census: 1910, Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; He was recorded while living with his widowed mother. He was listed as a newspaper carrier.; : 15
• Draft Registration: 5 Jun 1917, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; He registered for the draft; : 32; Address:
  202 Lafayette Avenue
• Military: 1 Oct 1917 to 25 Jul 1919; He served in the Army during the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives.
• Census: 1920, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; He was a boarder and working as an engineer for a zinc company.; : 25
• Census: 1930, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; He is listed as an insurance salesman; : 35; Address:
  325 N.22nd St
• Census: 1940, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; He was listed as a gas insurance agent; : 40
• Draft Registration: 1942, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; : 47; Address:
  301 Hunsicker Bilding
  17 N Seventh Street
• Residence: 1947, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
• Residence: 1981, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

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Name:


Birth:
Father: G. Stewart Kirby
Mother: Emma _____

Russell married Carrie J.. Carrie was born about 1892 in Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; She is listed as a proprietor of a restaurant. ; : 38; Address:
  325 N.22nd St
• Census: 1940, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; : 48
• Residence: 1947, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

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• Census: 1900, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 3
• Census: 1910, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 13; Address:
  5 Fairview Street
• Military: From 20 Aug 1917 to 21 Oct 1919; The following is recorded in the Delvey Reunion Records of 1918, "Elihu Howard Kelton, a Harvard sophomore, enlisted in May 1917 training until late in the fall at Long Island when he was sent to France to complete his training at aviation school, after he had qualified as Pilot. He was retrained at the school as an instructor for some time, as the airships were not yet completed. He did not receive his commission of 1st Lieut until May 1918. He was in the 185th Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group and was on the front [flying a Sopwith Camel] until he was shot down and taken prisoner Oct 30th and was held for about six weeks when he escaped. Lieut. Kelton is the great grandson of Peter Delvey" According to his obituary, He was shot down in 1918 and held prisoner at Karlsruhe, Germany, where he remained until after the war. The Delvey Reunion Records may well be wrong on his escape.
• Passenger List: From 29 Jun 1919 to 5 Jul 1919; 1LT Kelton boarded the USS Leviathan, in Brest, France, and sailed to Hoboken, New Jersey.
• Census: 1920, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 22; Address:
  Perrinton Road
• Residence: 1929, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a farmer.
• Census: 1930, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; He was a mechanical engineer for the New Jersey Zinc Company.; : 33; Address:
  244 Princeton Avenue
• Census: 1940, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; He is listed as a Research Investigator; : 43; Address:
  244 Princeton Avenue
• Residence: Nov 1941, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
• Draft Registration: 27 Apr 1942, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; He registered for the draft; : 45; Address:
  244 Princeton Avenue
• Retired: 1967, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; He retired from the New Jersey Zinc Compnay after 44 years.
• Obituary: 12 Sep 1975
• Last Full Review: 28 Feb 2021

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Elihu married Charlotte Frances Taylor on 11 Apr 1925 in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont. Charlotte (daughter of Wallace Amasa Taylor and Gertrude Mercy Jordan) was born on 8 Sep 1902 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Jun 1993 in Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin; was buried on 14 Jun 1993 in Towamensing Cemetery, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1910, Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her father, and her father's sister.; : 7
• Census: 1920, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her father and step-mother.; : 17; Address:
  227 South Avenue
• Graduation: 1923, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She graduated from the Wheelock School.
• Residence: 1929, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1930, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; : 27; Address:
  244 Princeton Avenue
• Census: 1940, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; : 37; Address:
  244 Princeton Avenue
• Married to: 1978; Martin Luther Fuller. He was born in 1904 and died in 1993.
• Residence: 1993, Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin
• Obituary: 15 Jun 1993
• Last Full Review: 28 Feb 2021

Notes:

Married:
The date of marriage to Charlotte Taylor is the legal, but? secret" marriage. They were publicly "married" in June of that year.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1865, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 3
• Census: 1870, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 8
• Census: 1880, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 18
• Graduation: 1893, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He graduated from Harvard University.
• Census: 1900, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was the superintendent at a country club.; : 38; Address:
  8 Clyde Street
• Census: 1910, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was a produce dealer.; : 48; Address:
  5 Fairview Street
• Membership: 1914, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He became a mason
• Census: 1920, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a farmer.; : 58; Address:
  Perrinton Road
• Residence: 1929, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1930, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a farmer.; : 68
• Residence: 1935, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1940, Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 76; Address:
  113a North Road
• Obituary: 28 Nov 1941
• Last Full Review: 19 Dec 2020

George married Ruth Sarah Coolidge on 21 Mar 1893 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of Orasa Coolidge and Susan Carter Delvy) was born on 7 Apr 1873 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 1 Jun 1941 in Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried on 3 Jun 1941 in Rural Glen Cemetery, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1880, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 7
• Census: 1900, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; : 27; Address:
  8 Clyde Street
• Census: 1910, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; : 37; Address:
  5 Fairview Street
• Census: 1920, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 47; Address:
  Perrinton Road
• Residence: 1929, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1930, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 56
• Residence: 1935, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1940, Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 66; Address:
  113a North Road
• Obituary: 2 Jun 1941
• Last Full Review: 19 Dec 2020

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
• Married to: say 1908; . She was born about 1877 in New York.
• Census: 1910, Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was listed as a salesman in a shoe factory and a widower; : 29
• Census: 1920, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He was listed as a sales manager in a shoe factory; : 40; Address:
  227 South Avenue

Wallace married Gertrude Mercy Jordan in 1899 in Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. Gertrude was born in Mar 1877 in Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; died on 18 Aug 1905 in Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Forestvale Cemetery, Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1880, Plainfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; She was recorded, age 4, while living with her parents, William and Laura (Whitcomb) Jordan.
• Census: 1900, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire