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Christopher Columbus Russell 1845–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 December 1845

Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 29 April 1895

Death Location: Iron, Iron, Missouri, USA

Father: William III

Mother: Rosella Craig

Spouse(s): Artemissa Collins

Children(s): Benjamin Russell, Lee Russell, James Russell, Jessie Russell, Cora Kelley, Charles Russell, Margaret Russell, William Sr, Harvie Russell, Elijah Russell, Mary Russell, Martha Long

The story of Christopher Columbus Russell began in 1845 in Bedford, Tennessee, USA. Christopher Columbus Russell married Artemissa Missouri Collins, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Russell, Charles Columbus Russell, Cora E 1St Wife Sister Russell Kelley, Elijah Russell, Harvie Cimeron Russell, James E Russell, Jessie T Russell, Lee Otto Russell, Margaret May Maggie Russell, Martha Ellen Mattie Russell Long, Mary I Russell, William Moses Russell Sr. Christopher Columbus Russell passed away in 1895 in Iron, Iron, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Columbus Russell began in 1845 in Bedford, Tennessee, USA.
  • Christopher Columbus Russell married Artemissa Missouri Collins, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Russell, Charles Columbus Russell, Cora E 1St Wife Sister Russell Kelley, Elijah Russell, Harvie Cimeron Russell, James E Russell, Jessie T Russell, Lee Otto Russell, Margaret May Maggie Russell, Martha Ellen Mattie Russell Long, Mary I Russell, William Moses Russell Sr.
  • Christopher Columbus Russell passed away in 1895 in Iron, Iron, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William III
1809–1853
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
WI
Rosella Craig
1813–1888
Birth Location: Logan Co. Ky.
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Spouses(s)

Artemissa Collins
1853–1914
Birth Location: Wayne (now Iron) Co., Missouri, USA
AC

Children(s)

Benjamin Russell
1887–1887
Birth Location: Iron, Iron, Missouri, USA
BR
Lee Russell
1884–1963
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
LR
James Russell
1891–1893
Birth Location: Iron County, Missouri, USA
JR
Jessie Russell
1894–1936
Birth Location: Iron County, Missouri, USA
JR
Cora Kelley
1873–1891
Birth Location: Des Arc, Iron, Missouri, USA
CK
Charles Russell
1882–1949
Birth Location: Annapolis, Iron County, Missouri, USA
CR
Margaret Russell
1877–1925
Birth Location: Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA
MR
William Sr
1875–1957
Birth Location: Des Arc, Iron, Missouri, USA
WS
Harvie Russell
1871–1932
Birth Location: Minimum, Iron, Missouri, USA
HR
Elijah Russell
1885–
Birth Location: Iron Co. (?), MO
ER
Mary Russell
1869–1871
Birth Location: Iron County, Missouri, United States of America
MR
Martha Long
1888–1943
Birth Location: Minimum, Iron, Missouri, USA
ML

Christopher Russell's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Russell
1845–1895
Birth Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Madison Russell* 4th ggpa III
1809–1853
Georgia, USA
Rosella Craig
1813–1888
Logan Co. Ky.
Grandparents
William (Madison(8) Russell * (slave) owner)
1780–1842
Georgia, USA
William Craig
1772–1835
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Mary Taylor
1777–1851
Montgomery Co., Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1754–1836
Rhoda Abney
1760–1836
Taliaferro Craig
1736–1819
Elizabeth Johnson
1738–1808
Lt. TAYLOR
1742–1803
Nancy BERRY
1749–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lt. General)
1715–1777
Abraham Dr
1702–1783
Mary Craig
1716–1804
Colonel Taylor
1711–1792
Major Berry
1726–1780
Mary Berry
1730–1804

Christopher Russell's Descendants

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Christopher (Columbus) Russell (11 December 1845–29 April 1895) m. Artemissa (Missouri) Collins (27 June 1853–02 Dec 1914)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Russell 1887–1887
  2. 2. Lee (Otto) Russell 1884–1963
  3. 3. James (E.) Russell 1891–1893
  4. 4. Jessie (T) Russell 1894–1936
  5. 5. Cora (E (1st wife sister) Russell) Kelley 1873–1891
  6. 6. Charles (Columbus) Russell 1882–1949
  7. 7. Margaret (May (Maggie)) Russell 1877–1925
  8. 8. William (Moses Russell) Sr 1875–1957
  9. 9. Harvie (Cimeron) Russell 1871–1932
  10. 10. Elijah Russell 1885–
  11. 11. Mary (I) Russell 1869–1871
  12. 12. Martha (Ellen (Mattie) Russell) Long 1888–1943

Christopher Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1845
11 December 1845
Birth of Christopher Columbus Russell in Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1895
29 April 1895
Age 50
Death of Christopher Columbus Russell in Iron, Iron, Missouri, USA
Iron, Iron, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 December 1845
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 April 1895
    Event Place: Iron, Iron, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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