Husband: William Sheridan Russell
Census name: William F. Russell
Born: Jan-12-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Jun- 5-1934 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1 (see note 2)
Cause of death: pulmonary tuberculosis 1
Resided: in Rowlesburg, Preston Co, WV 1
Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 4,1
Father: James H. Russell (1822 - 1880)
Mother: Catharine Mathew (1832 - )
Wife: Nancy Ellen Shuman Married: Jun-11-1889 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: Feb- 7-1867 in Battelle District, Monongalia Co, WV 5,3 Resided: 1929 in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 6 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1916 at Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Father: Benjamin Shuman (1832 - 1916) Mother: Jemima Foster (1840 - 1896)
F Child 1: Mina Blanch Russell Also known as: Blanch Russell 8 Born: May-13-1890 9 Died: Jan-30-1895 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 10
M Child 2: William E. Russell Born: ca 1895 4 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Delpha B. Russell Born: Sep-14-1896 in Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 5,9,4 Died: May-17-1912 9 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 4: Vertie Gladys Russell Census name: Retta G. Russell Born: Apr-25-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12,9,4 Died: May-18-1997 in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 13,9 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 14 Resided: in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 12 Census: 1930, 1940 in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH Census: 1920 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles W. Mitchell b. Oct-27-1896 d. Aug-15-1936 Married: May-19-1919 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 5: Monroe Glenn Russell Also known as: Glenn Russell 11 Born: Nov- 2-1904 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 11,4 (see note 3) Died: May-25-1941 10,16 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 10 Resided: 1934 in Rowlesburg, Preston Co, WV 17 Census: 1930 in Portland District, Preston Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Elsie Elizabeth Arnold b. Sep- 6-1909 d. May-13-1998
F Child 6: Carmen Erselle Russell Also known as: Erselle Russell Born: Oct- 7-1910 in Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1930, 1940 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 tile packer at tile works 18 Husband: Howard G. Peacock b. ca 1910 Married: Feb-18-1929 in Hamilton Co, OH 19 Husband: Alfred Hansborough b. ca 1900 Husband: Robert Campbell b. ca 1910 Married: Dec- 1-1952 in Muskingum Co, OH 19
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (5) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) Obituary of brother. (7) Obituary of father. (8) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (9) Headstone. (10) Findagrave.com. (11) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (14) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: V. Gladys Mitchell. (15) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Headstone (year only) (17) Death record of father. (18) 1940 Census. (19) Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Dept of Health Offc of Vital Statistics. Event Notes Note (1) Age 55 in 1910 Census would put birth in about 1855. But age 22 in 1889 marriage record puts it in about 1867. Note (2) Burial location indicated in death record as being in Smithburg. The only cemetery known to be located in Smithburg is Archbold Cemetery. Readings of that cemetery have not located a grave marker for him. There are, however, markers there for his daughters Mina and Delpha. Note (3) Birth date on headstone is 1905. Name: Glen Monroe Russell