Russell Cahoon Gates, known as "Rud", b.in Morgan Park, Cook County, IL, June 15, 1890, m. June 1, 1919 in Atlanta, GA, Lois Ada Lottridge, b. August 16, 1901 in Omaha, Douglas County, NE, daughter of John and Alice Lottridge.
Russell entered Yale in 1910, two years later than his elder brother Frank. His college career and his brother Frank's were nearly alike. Both joined the Phi Upsilon fraternity, won Phi Beta Kappa keys, and were elected to the Elihu Club. Both were captains of the varsity tennis team, becoming champions in singles and doubles, and Russell became manager. He reorganized the sport of tennis at Yale, constructing many new courts and paying for them with small fees from each player for the use of the courts.
After graduation, he worked alongside his elder brother on the Broadacre plantation where Russell superintended the field workers, from fifty to more than a hundred in number. In 1917, he enlisted for aviation service and was sent to Atlanta for training, graduating six weeks later at the head of his class. Ordered to France, he took further training at Issoudun and remained there as an instructor. He rose to the highest rank-- a Chasse or single combat flyer. He made more than eighteen hundred flights as an instructor, suffered seven crashes, and helped train one hundred and sixty-seven pilots. He received a citation from General Pershing in recognition of his services.
After the war, he went to work for Equitable Trust Company and served for many years as officer in charge of industrial development, and later as secretary and manager. After that, he joined his brother, Percival, in the cloth manufacturing business for a short period of time. Then he entered politics and served as county clerk of Essex County, NJ for sixteen years before retiring in 1955. He suffered a stroke in Santa Monica, CA and died, February 11, 1964. He is honored in a memorial at the family plot in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, NJ. His wife, Lois, died, March 17, 1988, in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, CA.
Children of Russell and Lois all born in Montclair, Essex, NJ:
1. Marilyn Alice b. 19 Jun 1923 d. 5 Dec 1996
2. Russell Cahoon Jr. "Bud" b. 23 Jan 1925
Russell entered Yale in 1910, two years later than his elder brother Frank. His college career and his brother Frank's were nearly alike. Both joined the Phi Upsilon fraternity, won Phi Beta Kappa keys, and were elected to the Elihu Club. Both were captains of the varsity tennis team, becoming champions in singles and doubles, and Russell became manager. He reorganized the sport of tennis at Yale, constructing many new courts and paying for them with small fees from each player for the use of the courts.
After graduation, he worked alongside his elder brother on the Broadacre plantation where Russell superintended the field workers, from fifty to more than a hundred in number. In 1917, he enlisted for aviation service and was sent to Atlanta for training, graduating six weeks later at the head of his class. Ordered to France, he took further training at Issoudun and remained there as an instructor. He rose to the highest rank-- a Chasse or single combat flyer. He made more than eighteen hundred flights as an instructor, suffered seven crashes, and helped train one hundred and sixty-seven pilots. He received a citation from General Pershing in recognition of his services.
After the war, he went to work for Equitable Trust Company and served for many years as officer in charge of industrial development, and later as secretary and manager. After that, he joined his brother, Percival, in the cloth manufacturing business for a short period of time. Then he entered politics and served as county clerk of Essex County, NJ for sixteen years before retiring in 1955. He suffered a stroke in Santa Monica, CA and died, February 11, 1964. He is honored in a memorial at the family plot in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, NJ. His wife, Lois, died, March 17, 1988, in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, CA.
Children of Russell and Lois all born in Montclair, Essex, NJ:
1. Marilyn Alice b. 19 Jun 1923 d. 5 Dec 1996
2. Russell Cahoon Jr. "Bud" b. 23 Jan 1925
Russell Cahoon Gates, known as "Rud", b.in Morgan Park, Cook County, IL, June 15, 1890, m. June 1, 1919 in Atlanta, GA, Lois Ada Lottridge, b. August 16, 1901 in Omaha, Douglas County, NE, daughter of John and Alice Lottridge.
Russell entered Yale in 1910, two years later than his elder brother Frank. His college career and his brother Frank's were nearly alike. Both joined the Phi Upsilon fraternity, won Phi Beta Kappa keys, and were elected to the Elihu Club. Both were captains of the varsity tennis team, becoming champions in singles and doubles, and Russell became manager. He reorganized the sport of tennis at Yale, constructing many new courts and paying for them with small fees from each player for the use of the courts.
After graduation, he worked alongside his elder brother on the Broadacre plantation where Russell superintended the field workers, from fifty to more than a hundred in number. In 1917, he enlisted for aviation service and was sent to Atlanta for training, graduating six weeks later at the head of his class. Ordered to France, he took further training at Issoudun and remained there as an instructor. He rose to the highest rank-- a Chasse or single combat flyer. He made more than eighteen hundred flights as an instructor, suffered seven crashes, and helped train one hundred and sixty-seven pilots. He received a citation from General Pershing in recognition of his services.
After the war, he went to work for Equitable Trust Company and served for many years as officer in charge of industrial development, and later as secretary and manager. After that, he joined his brother, Percival, in the cloth manufacturing business for a short period of time. Then he entered politics and served as county clerk of Essex County, NJ for sixteen years before retiring in 1955. He suffered a stroke in Santa Monica, CA and died, February 11, 1964. He is honored in a memorial at the family plot in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, NJ. His wife, Lois, died, March 17, 1988, in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, CA.
Children of Russell and Lois all born in Montclair, Essex, NJ:
1. Marilyn Alice b. 19 Jun 1923 d. 5 Dec 1996
2. Russell Cahoon Jr. "Bud" b. 23 Jan 1925
Russell entered Yale in 1910, two years later than his elder brother Frank. His college career and his brother Frank's were nearly alike. Both joined the Phi Upsilon fraternity, won Phi Beta Kappa keys, and were elected to the Elihu Club. Both were captains of the varsity tennis team, becoming champions in singles and doubles, and Russell became manager. He reorganized the sport of tennis at Yale, constructing many new courts and paying for them with small fees from each player for the use of the courts.
After graduation, he worked alongside his elder brother on the Broadacre plantation where Russell superintended the field workers, from fifty to more than a hundred in number. In 1917, he enlisted for aviation service and was sent to Atlanta for training, graduating six weeks later at the head of his class. Ordered to France, he took further training at Issoudun and remained there as an instructor. He rose to the highest rank-- a Chasse or single combat flyer. He made more than eighteen hundred flights as an instructor, suffered seven crashes, and helped train one hundred and sixty-seven pilots. He received a citation from General Pershing in recognition of his services.
After the war, he went to work for Equitable Trust Company and served for many years as officer in charge of industrial development, and later as secretary and manager. After that, he joined his brother, Percival, in the cloth manufacturing business for a short period of time. Then he entered politics and served as county clerk of Essex County, NJ for sixteen years before retiring in 1955. He suffered a stroke in Santa Monica, CA and died, February 11, 1964. He is honored in a memorial at the family plot in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, NJ. His wife, Lois, died, March 17, 1988, in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, CA.
Children of Russell and Lois all born in Montclair, Essex, NJ:
1. Marilyn Alice b. 19 Jun 1923 d. 5 Dec 1996
2. Russell Cahoon Jr. "Bud" b. 23 Jan 1925
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