Emilie Clay Russell, ^

1873 - 1945  (71 years)

• Name	Emilie Clay Russell  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	^
  Birth	24 Jun 1873	Carrollton, Greene, IL   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Jan 1945	New York, New York, NY   [1, 4]
  	Cause: CAUS: while attending a concert
  Person ID	I8723	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Charles Elmer Russell, ^,   b. 2 Jan 1841, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States d. 10 Jul 1915, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Caroline Elizabeth Price, ^,   b. Oct 1846, Illinois, United States d. 30 Jul 1914, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	4 Apr 1871	Greene County, Illinois, United States
  Family ID	F6501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Raymond K. Perry, ^,   b. 16 Sep 1876, Sterling, Whiteside, IL d. 16 Nov 1960, New York, New York, NY (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	17 Aug 1907  [3]
  Family ID	F4086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 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. [S115] Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington,, Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1558; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 1191; Image: 891.0. [S41] Ancestry.com, Genealogy Trees, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21130455/person/1033656530. [S24] article, New York Times, New York, NY, 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.