Richard Edward Harrell b. 15 Jun 1889 Anna, Union, Illinois, USA d. 25 Jul 1952 Robert Long Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA: Smith Family Tree

Richard Edward Harrell

1889 - 1952 (63 years)

Name	Richard Edward Harrell [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
Birth	15 Jun 1889	Anna, Union, Illinois, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 16, 18]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Alexander County, Illinois, USA [2]
	Sandusky Precinct
Census	1910	Sandusky, Alexander, Illinois, USA [1, 3, 7]
	Marital Status: Married to Minnie; Relation to Head of House: Head
Military Draft Registration	1917	Alexander County, Illinois, USA [1]
	Draft Registration - WWI
Census	1930	Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA [18]
	Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence	1938	Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
	Moved from Cairo, IL
Military Draft Registration	1942	Howard County, Indiana, USA [4]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Census	1950	Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA [16]
	Howard County Jail - Turnkey; Marital Status: Married to Birdie
Obituary	Jul 1952	Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA [14]
	The Kokomo Tribune • Kokomo, Indiana • 26 Jul 1952, Sat • Page 12
		Obituary-HARRELL Richard E Obituary of RICHARD EDWARD "POP" HARRELL
FSID	LV18-KRZ
Occupation	Turnkey at Howard County Jail [14]
Funeral	Peacock Funeral Home, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA [14]
Death	25 Jul 1952	Robert Long Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA [6]
Burial	Sunset Memory Garden, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA [6, 14]
		Sunset Memory Garden Kokomo, Howard, Indiana Find a Grave: #87092
Person ID	I26035	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Francis B 'Frank' Harrell, b. Apr 1837, Illinois, USA d. Bef 1910 (Age < 72 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Lorena 'Laura' Burgess, b. Jun 1862, Illinois, USA d. 16 Mar 1932, Union County, Illinois, USA (Age 69 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	4 Mar 1886	Union County, Illinois, USA [19]
Family ID	F9863	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Minnie Jane Beaty, b. Abt 1891, Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA d. 21 Jun 1951, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 60 years)

Marriage Bef 1910 [20, 21]

Marriage End Bef 1930 [18]

Divorce of Minnie and Richard prior to 1930 census

Family Residence 1943 Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA [5]

1117 E Jefferson

Children

	1. Gussie E Harrell, b. 15 Feb 1910, Illinois, USA d. 25 Jun 1984, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Alfred Tobias 'Toby' Harrell, b. 9 Aug 1920, Illinois, USA d. 9 Oct 1989, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA (Age 69 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Dorothy Marie Harrell, b. 9 May 1911, Alexander County, Illinois, USA d. 7 Oct 1975, Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Dickie Lee Harrell, b. 13 Oct 1925, Illinois, USA d. May 2014, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Woodrow William 'Woody' Harrell, b. 9 Jun 1917, Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA d. 12 Apr 2007, Hanford, Kings, California, USA (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Deborah H 'Debby' Harrell, b. 9 Aug 1920, Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA d. 13 May 1993, St Joseph Hospital and Health Center, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Mildred Harrell, b. Abt 1914, Illinois, USA d. 27 Dec 1960, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA (Age 46 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Opal Jean Harrell, b. 19 Sep 1915, Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA d. 22 Jul 1988, Saint Joseph Hospital, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11294 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2	Bertie Ann 'Birdie' Fisher, b. 1 Jan 1894, Dongola, Union, Illinois, USA d. 13 Aug 1980, Illinois, USA (Age 86 years)
Marriage	May 1947	Indiana, USA [17]
	Bertie Croft and Richard Harrell
Marriage End	1952	Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA [14]
	Death of Richard
Family ID	F11295	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 15 Jun 1889 - Anna, Union, Illinois, USA
	Census - Sandusky Precinct - 1900 - Alexander County, Illinois, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Minnie; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Sandusky, Alexander, Illinois, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Alexander County, Illinois, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA
	Residence - Moved from Cairo, IL - 1938 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Howard County, Indiana, USA
	Family Residence - 1117 E Jefferson - 1943 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
	Marriage - May 1947 - Indiana, USA
	Census - Howard County Jail - Turnkey; Marital Status: Married to Birdie - 1950 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
	Marriage End - Death of Richard - 1952 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
	Obituary - The Kokomo Tribune • Kokomo, Indiana • 26 Jul 1952, Sat • Page 12 - Jul 1952 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA

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Ancestors

~s HARRELL Richard
Richard Edward Harrell

Obituaries

Obituary-HARRELL Richard E
Obituary of RICHARD EDWARD "POP" HARRELL

People

HARRELL-BMC Woodrow with Minnie and Richard
Woodrow William 'Woody' Harrell, BMC, US Navy (1917-2007) with his parents, Minnie Jane Beaty (1891-1951) and Richard Edward Harrell (1889-1952)

Sources

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Birth date: 15 Jun 1889 Birth place: Illinois,United States of America Residence date: Residence place: Alexander, Illinois

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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Birth date: Jun 1888 Birth place: Illinois Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Sandusky Precinct, Alexander, Illinois

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Sandusky, Alexander, Illinois; Roll: T623_237; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 12; FHL microfilm: 1240237.
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Birth date: 1889 Birth place: Illinois Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Sandusky, Alexander, Illinois

1910 United States Federal Census
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Birth date: 15 Jun 1888 Birth place: Anna, Illinois Residence date: Residence place: Howard, Indiana

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
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[S5042] Stentz, Dickie Harrell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Harrell): HARRELL Richard, (Name: SmithLC.com;), HARRELL Richard Edward Harrell 1888-1952.
Richard (Pop) Harrell, 64, died Friday at Robert Long Hospital, Indianapolis. He had been ill four weeks. Mr. Harrell was turnkey at the Howard County jail under Howard Cherry and formerly employed by the Cleary Heating Company. He was born in Illinois, June 15, 1888, the son of Frank and Laura (Burgess) Harrell, and came to Kokomo in 1938 from Cairo, Ill. Surviving are the widow, Birdie, to whom he was married in 1947, and eight children, Mrs. Dessie Hawkins, Mrs. Mildred Bennett, Mrs. Opal Martin, Alfred Harrell, and Mrs. Deborah Miller, all of Kokomo; Mrs. Dorothy Bowlin, Ft. Wayne, Woodrow Harrell with the Navy in Japan and Mrs. Dick James, Indianapolis. There are 30 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He leaves also the following step-children: Ross Croft, Kokomo; Mrs. Ruth Kenley, Johnson City, Ill; George Croft, Tames, Ill; Mrs. Helen Brown, Baton Rouge, La and William Croft with the Army in Austria. The Body is at the Peacock Funeral Home.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80505626/r-harr
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Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1960; Roll: 15
[S359] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Richard Harrell • Kokomo Tribune - Jul 1952, (Name: Kokomo Tribune; Location: Kokomo, Indiana; Date: 26 Jul 1952;), Richard Harrell Obituary.
The Kokomo Tribune • Kokomo, Indiana • 26 Jul 1952, Sat • Page 12
https://www.newspapers.com/image/2527590/?article=cf9c2627-ccfa-490d-99d7-24b913235791&focus=0.1774816,0.37251064,0.3334299,0.58033985&xid=3355

Obituary-HARRELL Richard E
Obituary of RICHARD EDWARD "POP" HARRELL
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1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kokomo, Howard, Indi

[S9253] Newspapers.com: Marriage License for CROFT/HARRELL • Kokomo Tribune - 31 May 1947, Bertie Ann Fisher Croft and Richard Edward Harrell - The Kokomo Tribune; Publication Date: 31/ May/ 1947; Publication Place: Kokomo, Indiana.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/13582103/?article=480bd838-c554-4a84-8397-1d9ea6241d2c/208e99f0-a9ea-4db1-b08e-3cb9e6fa1a9c&focus=0.005590817,0.8224821,0.12
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1930 United States Federal Census
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[S8042] Stentz, Dickie Harrell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Harrell): BEATY Minnie Harrell, (Name: SmithLC.com;), BEATY Minnie Jane Harrell 1891-1959.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80505509/minnie-j.-harrell
[S8042] Stentz, Dickie Harrell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Harrell): BEATY Minnie Harrell, (Name: SmithLC.com;), Minnie Jane Beaty Harrell.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80505509/minnie-j.-harrell

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