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Elisabeth Russell 1787 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1787

Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: Apr 1859

Death Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Russell

Mother: Agnes Leach

Spouse(s): Henry Witherspoon

Children(s): William Witherspoon

According to available records, Elisabeth Russell was born in 1787 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Russell and Agnes Leach. Following those early years, Elisabeth Russell married Henry Harrison Witherspoon, and their family grew to include William Fillmore Witherspoon. In the later years of life, Elisabeth Russell died in 1859 in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

John Russell
1750 – 1818
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
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Agnes Leach
1757 – 1796
Birth Location: Neosha, Newton, Missouri, United States
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Spouses(s)

Henry Witherspoon
1784 – 1849
Birth Location: 1784 New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Witherspoon
1808 – 1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 May 1787
    Event Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Apr 1859
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
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