Russell Allen Coller (1907 - 1988)

Born 11 Nov 1907 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 May 1988 at age 80 in Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino, California, United States

Biography

The son of Leon Coller and Edna (Allen) Coller, Russell Coller was born in Detroit, Michigan^{[citation needed]} in 1907, residing there with his family.^[1] In 1920, Russell and his family lived in Bloomfield Township, Michigan.^[2] By 1930, Russell and his family had moved to California, taking up residence in Los Angeles; that year, Russell did not work, while his father worked at a grocery store.^[3]

Russell married Wilda Virginia Schroeder (1912-1973), the daughter of Francis Ray Schroeder and Ollie Floss Hesston, a motion pictures actress, marrying in San Francisco, California on October 21, 1932.^[4] In 1940, they lived in Councilmanic area of Los Angeles, while Russell worked as a costume director, working in Hollywood's motion picture industry.^[5]

Russell registered for the World War II draft when he was 32, registering in Van Vuys, California.^[6] He stated that he lived at 12325 Otsego in North Hollywood, California and that he worked for Cigarettes, Unlimited, his own company. Russell was described as 5'10½" tall and 10 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. He did not enlist, and continued to live in Los Angeles and work at his vending machine company.^[7]

Russell Coller passed away in Lake Arrowhead, California^[8] residing last in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[9] residing last in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[10] He is buried at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California:^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ 1910, Detroit, Michigan: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLT2-B6H : accessed 4 March 2021), Russell A Coller in household of Lem B Coller, Detroit Ward 8, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 119, sheet 1A, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 683; FHL microfilm 1,374,696.
2. ↑ 1920, Bloomfield, Michigan: "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZQ5-4DY : 2 February 2021), Russell Coller in entry for Leon B Coller, 1920.
3. ↑ 1930, Los Angeles, California: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCV4-Y12 : accessed 4 March 2021), Russell Coller in household of Leon B Coller, Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 147, sheet 6A, line 36, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 138; FHL microfilm 2,339,873.
4. ↑ Marriage, San Francisco, California, 1943: "California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4T-LJZS : Mon Mar 11 00:51:49 UTC 2024), Entry for Russell Allen Coller and Leon B Coller, 21 Oct 1932.
5. ↑ 1940, Councilmanic, Los Angeles, California: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9H2-PKH : 6 January 2021), Russell H Caller, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-54, sheet 11A, line 27, family 285, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 376.
6. ↑ World War II Draft Registration: "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGF4-7K86 : Fri Mar 08 17:57:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Russell Allen Coller and Leon B Coller.
7. ↑ 1950, Los Angeles, California: "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGW-9ZYK : Wed Oct 04 15:47:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Russell H Coller and Wilda S Coller, 10 April 1950.
8. ↑ Death, Lake Arrowhead, California, 1988: "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGT8-86P : 26 November 2014), Russell A Coller, 20 May 1988; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5X9-XNP : 11 January 2021), Russell A Coller, May 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
10. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K44-7ZWN : 11 February 2023), Russell A Coller.
11. ↑ Burial, Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California: "California, Los Angeles, Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Deceased Card File Index, 1877-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8HG-Q3W2 : 17 August 2019), Russell A Coller, 1988.