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William A Russell 1823 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 DEC 1823

Birth Location: Lincoln, Missouri

Death Date: 1890

Death Location: Douglas Co., Oregon

Father: James Russell

Mother: Mary Highsmith

Spouse(s): Hester Thrush

Children(s): Joseph Russell, Louisa Russell

1823 marked the beginning of William A Russell's life in Lincoln, Missouri, to parents James Joseph Russell and Mary Polly Highsmith. Eventually, William A Russell married Hester Ann Thrush, and they welcomed Joseph A Russell and Louisa Jane Russell. William A Russell passed in 1890 at Douglas Co., Oregon.

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Parents

James Russell
1800 – 1867
Birth Location: Kentucky
JR
Mary Highsmith
1810 – 1860
Birth Location: St Charles, Missouri, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Hester Thrush
1848 – 1936
Birth Location: Croton, Lee County, Iowa, USA
HT

Children(s)

Joseph Russell
1867 –
Birth Location: Oregon, USA
JR
Louisa Russell
1878 – 1939
Birth Location: Douglas Co. Oregon
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 02 DEC 1823
    Event Place: Lincoln, Missouri
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Year: 1880; Census Place: Douglas, Oregon; Roll: 1081; Page: 536A; Enumeration District: 045, Source number: 1559.063; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Douglas, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Douglas, Oregon; Roll: 1081; Page: 536A; Enumeration District: 045

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1890
    Event Place: Douglas Co., Oregon
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coos County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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