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James H. RUSSELL

James H. RUSSELL

Male 1823 - 1875  (~ 52 years)

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  • Name James H. RUSSELL 
    Born CA 1823  Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War (wounded in Battle of Lynchburg, 1864)  [3] 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2, 4] 
    Residence 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died Oct 1875  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Person ID I41009  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2021 

    Father Joshua RUSSELL 
    Mother Jane ___,   b. CA 1787 
    Family ID F47544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Malinda BUMGARDNER,   b. CA 1825,   d. Bef Dec 1858  (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Married May 1843 
    Marriage Bond 9 May 1843  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 1 1850:
      James Russell, 24, farmer, cannot read/write; Malinda, 25; Mary J, 5; Susan R, 3; James M, 1.
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane RUSSELL,   b. CA 1844, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Aug 1891  (Age ~ 47 years)
     2. Susan R. RUSSELL,   b. CA 1847
     3. James M. RUSSELL,   b. CA 1849
    +4. Malinda Catherine RUSSELL,   b. CA 1854, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Hester Ann RUSSELL,   b. CA 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Documents
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    Family ID F47545  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Catharine MATHEW,   b. CA 1833, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 28 Mar 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 4 1860:
      James Russell, 38, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $40; Catherine, 36 (sic); M. J. (female), 15; Susan, 13; James, 10; Melinda, 6; H. A. (female), 4.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton Twp):
      James H. Russell, 46, farmer; Catharine, 39; Malinda C, 17; Hester A, 15; James M, 10; Joshua, 9; Wm. S, 3; Nancy J, 2. [10]
    Children 
    +1. James Madison RUSSELL,   b. 18 Dec 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1933, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Joshua R. RUSSELL,   b. 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1945  (Age 84 years)
    +3. William Sheridan RUSSELL,   b. 12 Jan 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1934, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     4. Nancy Jane RUSSELL,   b. Jul 1868, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1939, Darke Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)
    Family ID F16424  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Sarah J. MATTHEWS,   b. Apr 1838, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 4 Sep 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated on Jun 14 1900:
      Hamilton Russel, 23, b. Jul 1876, farmer, single; mother Sarah J, 62, b. Apr 1838, widowed, mother of 1 child (still living); boarder Thacil Hart (female), 12, b. Apr 1888.

      1910 Census, Webster Co, WV (Fork Lick District), enumerated on Apr 28 1910:
      Hamilton Russell, 34, farmer, married 7 yrs; wife Myrtle, 31, married 7 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); son Herman G, 1y 1m; mother Sarah J, 72, widowed, mother of 1 child (still living).

      1920 Census, Webster Co, WV (Glade District), enumerated on Jan 23 1920 "near Camden on Gauley":
      Hamilton Russell, 44, farm laborer; wife Myrtle, 40; son H. Glen, 10; dau Glena J, 7.
    Children 
    +1. Silas Hamilton RUSSELL,   b. 26 Jul 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1927, Camden on Gauley, Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    Family ID F47551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    2. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    3. [S2219] History of Doddridge County (1883), H. H. Hardesty, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvpioneers/doddridgecountyhistory.html).

    4. [S493] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp).

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    6. [S2142] 1880 Census, Gilmer County, WV.

    7. [S49] West Virginia Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985 [database online], (Ancestry.com).

    8. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=258361&Type=Marriage.

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 130, Line 10 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790853&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Jas. H. Russell, widowed, 36, b. Augusta Co Va, res. Doddridge Co, son of Joshua & Jane, occupation farmer; and Catharaine Matthews, single, b. Marion Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of (blank). Married Mar 28 1860 in Doddridge County, officiated by A. Barnett.
      NOTE: The license for this marriage was issued on Mar 27 1860
      http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789688&Type=Marriage
      There was an earlier marriage license issued for this couple in Doddridge County, on Dec 8 1858, which was apparently never used. In it, the wife was identified as Catharine Mathew, 27, dau of Nimphra S. J. Mathew. The handwritten entry is not clear and was presumably intended to be Humphrey Mathew.
      http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789636&Type=Marriage

    10. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    11. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 200, Line 44 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791357&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as James H. Russell, 50, b. Augusta Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Sarah J. Matthews, 37, b. Marion Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Sep 4 1874 in Doddridge County, officiated by Eli M. Gaston.