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Alexander R. RUSSELL 1829 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: abt 1865

Death Location: Tennessee

Father: David Russell

Mother: Elizabeth Wardlaw

Spouse(s): Cairo Lankford

Children(s): John Russell

The birth of Alexander R. RUSSELL took place in 1829 in Tennessee, to David Craig Russell and Elizabeth Wardlaw. Alexander R. RUSSELL married Cairo (Quantia) Lankford, and together they had John Russell. Alexander R. RUSSELL's death occurred in 1865 in Tennessee.

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Parents

David Russell
1802 – 1855
Birth Location: Tennessee
DR
Elizabeth Wardlaw
1805 – 1867
Birth Location: South Carolina
EW

Spouses(s)

Cairo Lankford
1840 – 1914
Birth Location: Tennessee
CL

Children(s)

John Russell
1859 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1829
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1260; Page: 348; Family History Library Film: 805260, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: M432_886; Page: 262A; Image: 523

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: M432_886; Page: 262A; Image: 523

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1260; Page: 348; Family History Library Film: 805260

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: abt 1865
    Event Place: Tennessee
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