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Alexander R. RUSSELL 1829 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: abt 1865

Death Location: Tennessee

Father: David Russell

Mother: Elizabeth Wardlaw

Spouse(s): Cairo Lankford

Children(s): John Russell

Alexander R. RUSSELL was born in 1829 in Tennessee, the child of David Craig Russell and Elizabeth Wardlaw. In 1850, Alexander R. RUSSELL resided in District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Alexander R. RUSSELL resided in District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA. Alexander R. RUSSELL married Cairo (Quantia) Lankford, and had children including John Russell. Alexander R. RUSSELL passed away in 1865 in Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Alexander R. RUSSELL was born in 1829 in Tennessee, the child of David Craig Russell and Elizabeth Wardlaw.
  • In 1850, Alexander R. RUSSELL resided in District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Alexander R. RUSSELL resided in District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA.
  • Alexander R. RUSSELL married Cairo (Quantia) Lankford, and had children including John Russell.
  • Alexander R. RUSSELL passed away in 1865 in Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander RUSSELL's Ancestors

Self
Alexander RUSSELL
1829 – 1865
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
David Craig Russell
1802 – 1855
Tennessee
Elizabeth Wardlaw
1805 – 1867
South Carolina
Grandparents
Alexander Russell
1767 – 1818
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Craig
1762 – 1829
William (C. (Chunky Bill)) Wardlaw
1762 – 1840
Augusta County, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Russell
1721 – 1771
Jane Wright
1732 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Russell
1697 – 1732
Catherine Skene
1695 – 1765

Alexander RUSSELL's Descendants

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Alexander (R.) RUSSELL (1829 – abt 1865) m. Cairo ((Quantia)) Lankford (about 1840 – 5 Dec 1914)
  1. 1. John Russell (1859 – )

Alexander RUSSELL's Timeline

4 Records

1829
1829
Birth of Alexander R. RUSSELL in Tennessee
Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 21
Alexander R. RUSSELL resided here in District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 31
Alexander R. RUSSELL resided here in District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
1865
abt 1865
Age 36
Death of Alexander R. RUSSELL in Tennessee
Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1260; Page: 348; Family History Library Film: 805260
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: M432_886; Page: 262A; Image: 523

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: M432_886; Page: 262A; Image: 523

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1260; Page: 348; Family History Library Film: 805260

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1865
    Event Place: Tennessee

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