In loving memory
Ellen Nelson Russell (Elna Nilsdotter)
November 25, 1882 – October 26, 1956
Lived 73 years
Lakeview · Mahtomedi, Minnesota
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1882
Born November 25
1886
Ellen was 4 when Coca-Cola was first sold at a drugstore in Atlanta
1892
Ellen was 10 when Ellis Island opened to welcome immigrants
1903
Ellen was 21 when the Wright brothers made the first powered flight
1918
Ellen was 36 when the Armistice ended World War I
1920
Ellen was 38 when women won the right to vote
1939
Ellen was 57 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
Ellen was 63 when World War II ended
1955
Ellen was 73 when the Salk polio vaccine was declared safe and effective
1956
Passed away October 26, age 73
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