Descendants of Elizabeth Ann Cummings (Franklin, Rev. Cyrus, Nathaniel, Elisha, Isaac, Isaac, Dea. Isaac, Isaac) and Thomas B. Russell of Brownsville, Cameron Texas

1. Anne "Annie" Mildred Russell was born on 25 Sep 1878 [Ref] in Brownsville. [Ref says Sep 1878 in Texas] She died on 3 Sep 1966 in Brownsville and is buried in the Old City Cemetery in Brownsville. Click here to see a photo of her grave. She married Pierre Joseph Vivier of Brownsville. Joseph was the son of John A. and Mary Emma (Kleiber) Vivier. [Ref] He was born on 1 Nov 1877 [Ref] in Texas. [Ref, no day] He died on 26 Jan 1946 in Brownsville and is buried in the Old City Cemetery in Brownsville. Click here to see a photo of his grave.
   In 1900 she was working as a school teacher in Texas. [Ref] In 1900 Joseph was living with his mother Mary Emma Vivier in Brownsville. [Ref] In 1910 Joseph and Annie were living in Brownsville and Joseph was a merchant. Joseph's mother lived with them. [Ref] In 1920 and 1930 Joseph and Annie were living in Brownsville and Joseph's mother lived with them. [Ref][Ref]
   
   1. Joseph Vivier was born on 28 Aug 1902 in Brownsville. [Ref] He died on 8 Feb 1994 [Ref] in Brownsville and is buried in the Old City Cemetery in Brownsville. [Ref] He married Bessie Earle Warfield. [Ref] Bessie, the daughter of Henry and Cassie (Bunn) Warfield, was born on 25 Feb 1903 [Ref] in Orange county. [Ref] She died on 3 Jan 1998 [Ref] in Brownsville and is buried in the Old City Cemetery. [Ref]
      In 1910 Joseph was seven and living with his parents in Brownsville. [Ref] In 1920 Joseph was 17 and living with his parents in Brownsville. [Ref] During World War II he was the manger of the Brownsville Airport. [Ref] He later worked for IBM in Houston. [Ref]
      Click here to read his obituary in the Brownsville Herald.
      
   2. Elizabeth Anne Vivier was born on 12 Oct 1905 [Ref] in Texas [Ref]. She died on 28 Jan 1967 in Cameron county. [Ref, married [!]] She is buried in the Old City Cemetery in Brownsville. Click here to see a photo of her grave.
      In 1910 Lizzie was four and living with her parents in Brownsville. [Ref] In 1920 Elizabeth was 14 and living with her parents in Brownsville. [Ref]
      
   3. John Augustus Vivier was born on 20 Apr 1907 [Ref] in Texas [Ref]. He died on 27 Sep 1958 [Ref] by suicide in Brownsville. [Ref] He and is buried in the Old City Cemetery in Brownsville. Click here to see a photo of his grave.
      In 1910 John was three and living with his parents in Brownsville. [Ref] In 1920 John was 12 and living with his parents in Brownsville. [Ref] John enlisted in the army as a warrant officer on 26 Feb 1942. At the time he was working in the legal profession in Harris, Texas. [Ref] He was an associate at the law firm Rentfro, Rentfro and Vivier. [Ref]
      
   4. Mary Emma Vivier was born about 1910 in Texas. [Ref] She died between 8 Feb 1994 [Ref] and 23 Aug 2008 [Ref]. She married H. C. Darling on 15 Feb 1934. [Ref] He was of San Benito. [Ref]
      In 1910 Mary was five months old and living with her parents in Brownsville. [Ref] In 1920 Mary was 10 and living with her parents in Brownsville. [Ref] In 1930 Mary was 20 and living with her parents in Brownsville. [Ref] At the time Emma's marriage her husband was working for Pan Am in Brownsville. [Ref]
   5. Anne Mildred Vivier was born on 15 Sep 1912 in Cameron county, Texas. [Ref] She died between 8 Feb 1994 [Ref] and 23 Aug 2008 [Ref]. She married Unknown White. [Ref]
      In 1920 Anne was seven and living with her parents in Brownsville. [Ref] In 1930 Annie was 17 and living with her parents in Brownsville. [Ref]
   6. Clara Louise Vivier was born on 12 Aug 1915 in Brownsville. [Ref][Ref, Cameron county] She died on 23 Aug 2008 in New Braunfels, Texas. [Ref] She is buried (as Clara Louise Vivier) in the Old City Cemetery in Brownsville. Click here to see a photo of her grave. She married Unknown Pattscheck of San Antonio. [Ref]
      In 1920 Clara was four and living with her parents in Brownsville. [Ref] In 1930 Clara was 14 and living with her parents in Brownsville. [Ref]
      Prior to her death Clara was living in New Braunfels. [Ref]
      
   7. Possibly living daughter
      
2. Eleanor Russell was born on 3 Nov 1880 [Ref] in Brownsville. [Ref says Nov 1880 in Texas] She died on 13 Oct 1970. [Ref] She married Robert Byron Rentfro on 27 Apr 1904. [Ref][Ref] Robert was the son of Robert Byron and Laura (Linton) Rentfro. [Ref] He was born on 25 Sep 1874 [Ref] in Montgomery county, Texas. [Ref] He died on 19 Apr 1953 [Ref] in Cameron county. [Ref] Eleanor and Robert are buried in the Old City Cemetery in Brownsville. Click here to see a photo of their grave.
   In 1910 and 1920 Robert B. and Eleanor lived in Brownsville and Robert was a lawyer. Eleanor's father Thomas lived with them. [Ref][Ref] In 1930 Robert B. and Eleanor lived in Brownsville and Robert attended Texas A & M, Southwestern University and the University of Texas law school. [Ref] He earned his LL.B. degree in 1896 and began a law practice with his father in Brownsville. [Ref] He was elected mayor of Brownsville in 1929 and held this post for two consecutive five-year terms. [Ref] In 1939 he formed a partnership with his sons Roberts and Russell. [Ref]
   According to his World War I draft card Robert was tall and stout with gray eyes and light hair. [Ref]
   
   1. Eleanor Rentfro was born about on 9 Feb 1905 in Texas. [Ref, about 1905][Ref] She died on 15 Sep 1985 in Cameron county. [Ref] She married Albert M. Fernandez. [Ref, for son Albert]
      In 1910 Eleanor was five and living with her parents in Brownsville. [Ref] In 1920 Eleanor was 14 and living with her parents in Brownsville. [Ref]
      1. Albert M. Fernandez was born on 26 May 1931 in Cameron county. [Ref, gives both parents names] He died on 19 Jan 1977. [Ref]
         
   2. Robert Byron Rentfro was born on 14 Feb 1907 in Brownsville. [Ref]
      In 1910 Robert B. was three and living with his parents in Texas. [Ref] In 1920 Robert was 12 and living with his parents in Brownsville. [Ref] In 1930 Robert was 23 and living with his parents in Brownsville. [Ref]
      
   3. Russell Rentfro was born about on 26 Sep 1909 in Brownsville. [Ref] He died on 11 Dec 1992 in Cameron county. [Ref]
      In 1910 Russell was eight months old and living with his parents in Texas. [Ref] In 1920 Russell was ten and living with his parents in Brownsville. [Ref] In 1930 Russell was 20 and living with his parents in Brownsville. [Ref]
      
   4. Linton Cummings Rentfro was born on 11 Nov 1911 [Ref] in Texas [Ref]. He died on 31 Aug 1920 and is buried in the Old City Cemetery in Brownsville. [Ref]
      In 1920 Linton was eight and living with his parents in Brownsville. [Ref]
   5. Laura Raydie Rentfro was born on 22 Aug 1915 in Cameron county. [Ref] She died on 14 Dec 1998 in Cameron county. [Ref]
      In 1920 Laura was four and living with her parents in Brownsville. [Ref] In 1930 Laura was 14 and living with her parents in Brownsville. [Ref]
   6. William Edward Rentfro was born on 22 Aug 1915 [Ref] in Cameron county. He died on 1 Jan 1916 and is buried in the Old City Cemetery in Brownsville. [Ref]
   7. James Linton Rentfro [Ref] was born about on 15 Jan 1921 in Texas. [Ref] He died on 24 Apr 1999 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri and is buried in the Comer Cemetery in Douglas county, Missouri. [Ref] He married Anna Maria Elias. [Ref] Anna, the daughter of August Franklin and Mary Martha (Miller) Elias, was born on 21 Apr 1925 in Smithville, Bastrop, Texas. [Ref] She died on 1 Mar 1965 and is buried in the Buena Vista Burial Park in Brownsville. [Ref]
      In 1930 J. L. was nine and living with his parents in Brownsville. [Ref]
   8. Daniel Rentfro was born on 15 Jan 1925 in Brownsville. [Ref] He died on 16 Feb 2007. [Ref]
      In 1930 Daniel was five and living with his parents in Brownsville. [Ref]
      Daniel served in the 84th Infantry Division in World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star. [Ref] He received his law degree from the University of Texas law school in 1949. [Ref]
      
      1. William Lewis Rentfro died on 20 Nov 2011 in Sunshine Haven, Olmito, Texas. [Ref]
         
3. William Edward Cummings Russell was born on 28 Mar 1883 [Ref] in Brownsville. He died on 14 Oct 1938 in Kingston, Jamaica and is buried in the Kingston May Pen Memorial in Kingston. [Ref]
4. Franklin Cummings Russell was born in Feb 1886 in Texas. [Ref] He died of pulmonary tuberculosis on 27 Jan 1945 in Ottawa, Ontario Canada and is buried in the Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa. [Ref][Ref] He married Vina Unknown. [Ref]
   Franklin Cummings was wounded while fighting with the Canadian troops in France in World War I.
   1. Franklin Thomas Russell was born in 1921 in Canada. [Ref] He drowned on 10 May 1936 in Ottawa and is buried in the Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa. [Ref][Ref]