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Robert Gilliam Russell 1842 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1842

Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 14 Jun 1921

Death Location: Russell Family Cemetary,Watts Hospital Durham North Carolina

Father: James Russell

Mother: Lucy Heflin

Spouse(s): Rebecca Lipscomb

Children(s): Lillian Russell, John Russell, Katharine Russell, Edmund Russell, Thomas Russell, George Russell, Judah Russell, James Russell, Mary Russell

Robert Gilliam Russell was born in Granville, North Carolina, United States in 1842, to James A Russell and Lucy Ann Heflin. Later in life, Robert Gilliam Russell married Rebecca Lipscomb; among their children were Lillian Abbey Russell, John Dobbin Russell, Katharine W Russell, Edmund Brodie Russell, Thomas Lipscomb Russell, George R Russell, Judah Benjamin Russell, James Anderson Russell and Mary R Russell. Robert Gilliam Russell died in Russell Family Cemetary,Watts Hospital Durham North Carolina, 1921.

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Parents

James Russell
1807 – 1864
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
JR
Lucy Heflin
1824 – 1907
Birth Location: Fort Creek, Granville, North Carolina, USA
LH

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Lipscomb
1844 – 1898
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
RL

Children(s)

Lillian Russell
1867 – 1885
Birth Location: Orange County NC
LR
John Russell
1869 – 1880
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
JR
Katharine Russell
1871 –
Birth Location: Orange County North Carolina
KR
Edmund Russell
1873 – 1949
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
ER
Thomas Russell
1875 – 1960
Birth Location: Orange County NC
TR
George Russell
1877 – 1946
Birth Location: North Carolina
GR
Judah Russell
1879 – 1879
Birth Location: Orange County NC
JR
James Russell
1881 – 1881
Birth Location: Orange County NC
JR
Mary Russell
1883 – 1967
Birth Location: Durham, North Carolina, United States
MR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Aug 1842
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Granville County, North Carolina
    Record Source: American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Confederacy; State served: North Carolina; Enlistment date: 26 Apr 1861

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Russell Family Cemetary,Watts Hospital Durham North Carolina
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