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Elisabeth Russell 1787 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1787

Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: Apr 1859

Death Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Russell

Mother: Agnes Leach

Spouse(s): Henry Witherspoon

Children(s): William Witherspoon

Elisabeth Russell was born in 1787 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Russell and Agnes Leach. Elisabeth Russell married Henry Harrison Witherspoon, and had children including William Fillmore Witherspoon. Elisabeth Russell passed away in 1859 in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Elisabeth Russell was born in 1787 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Russell and Agnes Leach.
  • Elisabeth Russell married Henry Harrison Witherspoon, and had children including William Fillmore Witherspoon.
  • Elisabeth Russell passed away in 1859 in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Russell
1750 – 1818
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
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Agnes Leach
1757 – 1796
Birth Location: Neosha, Newton, Missouri, United States
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Spouses(s)

Henry Witherspoon
1784 – 1849
Birth Location: 1784 New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
HW

Children(s)

William Witherspoon
1808 – 1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
WW

Elisabeth Russell's Ancestors

Self
Elisabeth Russell
1787 – 1859
Birth Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Russell
1750 – 1818
Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Agnes Leach
1757 – 1796
Neosha, Newton, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
John Leach
1730 – 1807
Bury, Lancashire, England
Margaret Courtney
1730 – 1790
Twitchen, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Leach
1708 – 1770
Susanna Brady
1706 – 1771
John Courtney
1710 – 1760
Agnes Champernoun
1712 – 1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Leach
1682 – 1740
Sarah Lumax
1681 – 1727
Thomas IV
1665 – 1723
Mary Rainer
1669 – 1729
Thomas II
1665 – 1715
Anne Thomes
1670 – 1714

Elisabeth Russell's Descendants

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Elisabeth Russell (26 May 1787 – Apr 1859) m. Henry (Harrison) Witherspoon (abt 1784 – Nov 1849)
  1. 1. William (Fillmore) Witherspoon (12 Oct 1808 – 1860) m. Mahala (Caroline) Mathis (26 Mar 1813 – 08 Jul 1904)
    1. 1. Saybord (Y.) Witherspoon (30 January 1849 – 26 December 1912) m. John (Thomas) Wedgeworth (18 Jul 1845 – 12 Apr 1912)
      1. 1. Francis ("Frank") Wedgeworth (13 Feb 1881 – 19 Dec 1944) m. Omar (Drucell) King (29 Oct 1889 – 1916)
        1. 1. Beatrice Wedgeworth (22 Feb 1906 – 7 Mar 1964) m. Walter (Obine) Hudgins (27 Jan 1881 – 23 Dec 1957)

Elisabeth Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1787
26 May 1787
Birth of Elisabeth Russell in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1859
Apr 1859
Age 72
Death of Elisabeth Russell in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1787
    Event Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1859
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
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