GENERATION #1 -
Late 1600s
Adam Russell and
wife Isobella Millar Russell
Adam Russell born between 1670-1699 and married 1716 in Fife to Isobella
Millar born
1695 Fife, Scotland.
They had two known sons, William Russell
and Andrew Russell (Sr.)
GENERATION #2 -
Early 1700s, Ireland/Scotland -
IMMIGRANT
Andrew Russell, Sr.
(Immigrant) and
wife
Florence Henderson Russell
Born in 1716 in Atnrim Parish,
Belfast, Northern Ireland, Andrew married
Florence Henderson who was born in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, (British Isles) in 1718
to John and Rose Finley Henderson. Andrew is the Irish immigrant
male ancestor for this line, being in Pennsylvania until 1732 when he then settled in
Christian's (Christie's) Creek, VA, perhaps as early as 1735 per
Dr. J. Randolph Turpin (Click here to see his
blog:
http://turpintree.blogspot.com/2010/03/irish-ancestry-of-elizabeth-russell.html).
In 1739 he married Florence Henderson in Beverley Manor, VA (map). Andrew was a member of the Tinkling Springs Meeting
House, Fisherville, Augusta County, Virginia, in 1744.
Info
on the 1740 Meeting House can be found at:
Tinkling Spring Photo Album.
Here are a couple of the photos on that page:
Hall,
reads, "Sacred to the
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"Sacred to the Memory of the Immigrants to this valley who turned the wilderness
into habitations." It lists the names of the original members who were assessed
twelve shillings each to build the first meeting house. Administratively, the
membership was divided into three Quarters headed by John Christian, William
Wright, and John Finley. Christian's quarter included families named Black,
Cowin, Wilson, Long, Bell, Alexander, Stewart, Patton, Hall, Robison, Cristian,
Davison, McCollock, Caldwell, Armstrong, Rutledge, Henderson, Conegham, Thomson,
Scott, Gamel, Ramsey, Preston, Maxwell, McDonal,
Russell,
Lewis, Hutchison, McClanahan, Brackenridge, and McCollock. Wright's quarter
included families named Smith Hutchison, Palmer, Thomson, Moday, Frazer,
Johnston, Logan, Henderson, Scileran, Black, Cear, McCune, Fergeson, and Wright.
Finley's quarter included families named McClure, Turk, Gay, Finley, McCollock,
Gelaspey, Edmiston, Campbell, Stewart, Peterson, Cear, Tays, Steel, and White.
To see the map of where Andrew Russell lived in VA, click
HERE.
Andrew owned 496 acres known as Beverley Manor (map) on the west side of the Blue
Ridge Mountains in 1742. On the 18th of May 1762, Andrew and
Florence conveyed to their son Joshua Russell 150 acres on Christian's Creek in
Beverley Manor, part of 496 acres conveyed by Beverley (land agent) to Andrew.
On the 20th of July 1764. Andrew Russell, Sr.,
conveyed to Andrew Russell, Jr.,
his son, 150 acres in Beverley Manor on Christian's Creek, again, part of 496 acres.
Beverly Land Grant 1736=>
Andrew died 20 Nov. 1780 in Virginia. Florence died before 1764. Children:
1) Joshua Russell b. 1738
in Orange/Augusta Co., VA;
d there sometime before October
15, 1793..
2) Andrew Jr. born October 28th 1740 in Cowpasture, Augusta
County, VA. Andrew Jr. died in Knox County, TN. Andrew Jr. served in the
Revolutionary War. Andrew married Elizabeth White (2nd marriage);
children with White: Elizabeth, Matthew, Mary, Ann, William, John, Jean,
James, Andrew, and Alexander. Andrew Jr. died in 1803 in
Tennessee. Click
HERE for his Last Will and Testament.
3) Robert Russell, baptized August 15th 1742
4)
John Russell, baptized August 15th 1742, died 15 April
1783. He married Elizabeth Swink.
5) Martha Russell, baptized on April 24, 1749.
GENERATION #3 Mid 1700s, Virginia
John Russell and
wife Elizabeth "Betsy" Swink Russell
John born: 24 FEB 1747/48, d. 15 APR 1783 (Died about
age 36).
John Russell's Baptism: 24 FEB 1748 Tinkling
Springs Meeting House Congregation, Fisherville, VA per
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gwt1/n_e.html
.
John Russell was born in Augusta, VA and died in Pike, IN.
Elizabeth Betsy Schwenk/Swink was the daughter of Lawrence Swink and Anna
Margaret Schwenk. They had 15 or
16 children including:
Mary Russell,
b. 14 Jul 1772, Shenandoah Co., VA, d. 18 Oct 1854, Campbellsville, Taylor Co.,
KY.
Naomi Russell married
George Len Shultz as his first wife in March of 1814. She died just a
couple of years later on 2 January 1817 in Augusta County, VA.
Their son, Cyrus Russell SHULTZ born in 1815, in Rockbridge County, VA, died
3 February, 1910, in Knoxville, TN. After Naomi died, Cyrus went to live
with Naomi's brother, Robert RUSSELL, and Robert's mother, Elizabeth SWINK)
RUSSELL. (Cyrus R. SHULTZ married Mary Jane WHITE on 3 January,1837, in
Augusta County, VA, by the Rev. Stephen SMITH. Mary Jane WHITE was born 26
April, 1818, in VA, and died 18 Dec.1888, in Knoxville. Mary Jane was the
daughter of David WHITE. Robert RUSSELL was the guarantor of the marriage
license bond). Cyrus and Mary Jane had eleven children. For more on
this click
HERE.
GENERATION #4,
1775 OR SO
Joseph Russell and
wife Sarah Jane Braden Russell
Heirs of Joseph Russell as listed on this
settlement are: 1. Sarah (Braden) Russell, wife 2. Edward Russell, son 3. Martha
Russell, daughter 4. Jason Meador, son in law, husband of daughter Hannah
Russell 5. John Graves, son in law, husband of daughter Anna Russell 6. Urias
Honeycutt, son in law, husband of daughter Mary Russell 7. Josiah Russell, son
8. Robert J Russell, son 9. John Russell, son. Per: crensch69 of Fontana
CA through Ancestry.com
Joe and Sarah were possibly married on
13 February 1797 in Claiborne, TN. Sarah may have been born in 1772.
Joe was born in
Augusta County, VA and moved to Tazewell, TN in Claiborne County. He may
have died in 1835 in Tazewell.
GENERATION #5,
Early 1800s
Robert J. Russell
and wife Sarah Elizabeth Honeycutt Russell
Per Gene on Ancestry.com for KIRK,HONEYCUTT,MOWERY,
WHITE,ELAM,HAWS,LOCKWOOD,ETC. public tree.:
"Sarah
Elizabeth HONEYCUTT (John HONEYCUTT7, Margaret Elizabeth
Lucinda STOUT6, Samuel STOUT5, Peter STOUT4,
Samuel STOUT3, Peter STOUT2, Richard STOUT1)
was born 10 Jul 1813 in Tennessee, and died 3 Mar 1891 in Claiborne County, TN..
She was buried in Russell's Chapel Cemetery, Claiborne County, TN. She married
Robert J. RUSSELL Abt 1832, son of Joseph RUSSELL and Sarah Jane BRADEN.
He was born 12 Oct 1809 in Claiborne County, TN., and died 3 Feb 1884 in
Claiborne County, TN. He was buried in Russell's Chapel Cemetery, Claiborne
County, TN." Their children at Sterling Honeycutt born 1831; died 1909;
Nancy Mahala Russell, born in TN; Hiram Russell, bor 24 Sep 1833 in Claiborne
Cty, TN and died there on 6 Oct 1888; William Russell; Elizabeth "Betsy"
Russell, born 1840, died 1892; Henry Russell born 1841, died 1910; Anna
M., Russel born about 1850; Robert Franklin Russell born 14 July 1845 TN and e.
9 July 1924 in Claiborne County TN; Thomas Jefferson Russell born 1850 TN and
died 1919 in Clairborne County, TN - married Matilda B. Russell about 1877.
Jason Russell born about 1853; Millard Filmore Russell born 16 Oct 1856 in TN
and died 16 Oct 1886 in Clairborne; Joseph Taylor Russell born 1866 in TN."
Tombstone of R. J. Russell
Robert J Russell was the son of Joseph Russell
and Sarah Jane Braden. He was the husband of Sarah Elizabeth Honeycutt. They had
the following children; Hiram, Sterling, Nancy
Malinda (b. 1835?), William
(b,. 1837?), Elizabeth
(b,. 1839?), Henry
(b,. 1840?),
Robert F. (b,. 1844?), Joseph
T.
(b,. 1846?), Thomas J.
(b,. 1850?), Anna M.
(b,. 1852?), Jason & Millard
P. (b. 1856), Russell.
(Dates per Family Search)
Tombstone of Sarah Honeycutt Russell
Sarah Elizabeth Honeycutt Russell (b. July
10, 1813 d. March 3, 1891). Sarah was the daughter of John Honeycutt. She was
the wife of Robert J Russell.
Pictures taken by Sharon
Browning Jenkins.
Russell Cemetery, Tazewell,
Claiborne County, USA
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9715836/person/-754905307/media/1
GENERATION #6,
1840s
Henry Russell and
wife Jane Rouse Russell
Henry was born in 1841 in Tennessee.
Picture was taken for the paper for being founders of a church. Standing from
L-R:
Joseph Taylor "Joe" Russell, Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Russell, Robert
Franklin "Frank" Russell Sitting from L-R: Henry Russell, Alvis Brogan (1st
Cousin), Hiram Russell
Picture from Ancestry.com submitted by DeeBarton32 of Fontana, CA
GENERATION #7,
1860s
Joseph Taylor
Russell and wife Martha "Marthie" Treece Russell
James I. Russell, 11 - April 1889 (works as farm laborer and is a student)
Mary E. Russell 9 - June 1891
Melvina A. Russell 7 - October 1892
John W(esley) Russell 5 - September 1894
William L Russell 4 - February 1895
Landrith D. Russell 2 - Sept. 1898
Walter B. Russell 8 months - Sept. 1899
317 Churchwell Avenue in Knoxville
Joe (furniture cabinet maker) and Martha Russell have 6 children living
with them in 1920. One of these is John Wesley Russell (our line).
Joe Russell is 54 (born about 1866) and his wife Martha is 53 (born about 1867),
They have been married more than a quarter of a century as their oldest daughter
VINA (seamstress at a knitting mill) is 26 and single. Son John and his
wife Cora Eliza Brimer Russell are living with John's parents. John (railroad brakeman) is 24
and Cora is 20 (see next generation). Also there is son DERO (?) (fireman
at the railroad) single and 22 and son BRAUNLAW (?) (knitting mill laborer)
single and 20 and a daughter Sarah 18 (seamstress at the knitting mill), not
married yet. By 1930 Joseph and Martha will live down the street at 319
and John and Cora will own the house at 317 Churchwell Av.
Joseph Russell and his wife Martha both died of "old age" in about the 1980s.
Joseph and Martha both spoke German and "yelled" at each a lot - loud but loved
by John Wesley Russell. His sister Vina took after her parents with their
yelling habit. Below is the tombstone of Joseph Taylor Russell in
the Russell Cemetery, Lily Grove, Claiborne, TN which is noted as:
J T Russell Co F 7 TN INF. (See
Pension Card for Joseph Taylor Russell in the column to the Right)
Picture from Ancestry.com submitted by crensch69
of Fontana, CA.
GENERATION #8 Late 1890s/Early
1900s
Cora E. Brimer and John Wesley Russell
Cora: 1899 - 1982
(pneumonia)
John: July 20, 1894-September 14, 1974
Married: December 15, 1919; 5 daughters
John was self-educated and
worked for many years as a freight conductor for Southern Railway.
When John completed
his WWI draft registration card, he was living at 317 Churchwell Ave. in
Knoxville and a was a knitter for Standard Knitting Mills at 1400 Washington, Knoxville. He was single and declared that he was physically
disqualified for the military.
317 Churchwell Avenue in Knoxville
1930 Census for John Wesley
Russell, District 43, Knoxville, TN
John W., a flagman for the railway, and Cora E. Russell own the family
home at 317 East Churchill Avenue.
and are living with three daughters, Marion P. (8), Maxine (5), and Wanda Lou
(2years 1 month). Cora and John married when he was 25 and she 21.
They are now 34 and 30, respectively. TThere are lots of Russells listed on this census page: Joseph T. (dairy
farmer) and Martha Russell at #319; Walter (machinist), Opal and nephew James
Russell at #323; All are born in TN to TN born parents. 
John's parents Joseph T. (dairy
farmer) and Martha Russell now live three doors down at #319: Joseph is a
dairy farmer and 64 years old (born about 1866) and Martha is 61 (born about
1869). Both were born in TN to TN born parents. They own their home
which is worth $1000 and is not a farm, though he is listed as a dairy farmer.
Martha and Joseph have been married since he was 21 and she 18. This means
they were married about 1887.)
Another Russell on the same street is Walter Russell, a machinist, and
his wife Opal and their nephew James Russell. They live at #323 with the
Bowman family. Walter and Opal are the brother and sister-in-law of Frank
Bowman (head of household), so likely Melvia A. Bowman is a Russell.
Walter is 30 and married at 24 to the 19 year old Opal who is now 24. The
Bowman/Russell household is next door to the John Wesley and Cora Russell
household.
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