Born in Scarsdale, Westchester, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jefferson Borden Harriman
and Florence Jaffray (Hurst) Harriman
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Henry Potter Russell
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 55
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Nov 2020
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Biography
Ethel (Harriman) Russell is Notable.
In 1900 [1], 1910 [2], the family lived in New Castle Twp, Mount Kisco, Westchester, New York.
When Woodrow Wilson became President, the family moved to Washington, D.C. They were at Karlsbad in Bohemia when WWI broke out and the family had to be evacuated. Her father died in December 1914.
In 1917, she applied for a passport to participate in relief work in France and England [3].
She married Henry Potter Russell in 1918.
She worked on Broadway and in Hollywood as an actress and writer under the names Ethel Russell or Ethel Borden.
She passed away in 1953. She is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSP7-X4M : accessed 16 November 2020), Ethel B Harriman in household of J Harriman, New Castle Township Mt. Kisco, Westchester, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 20A, family 436
- ↑ "New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVBB-XY2 : 8 March 2021), Ethel Harriman in household of J Borden Harriman, New Castle, E.D. 01, Westchester, New York; citing p. 28, line 9, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 589,662.
- ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-SZJJ : 16 March 2018), Ethel Harriman, 1917; citing Passport Application, , source certificate #55095, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, Roll 368, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Profile on FamilySearch Person: LCQV-RFC
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