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Margaret Russell 1813 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1813

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Lamar County, Texas, USA

Father: James Russell

Mother: Margaret Wilson

Spouse(s): Joseph Gresham

Children(s): Cordelia Gresham

Margaret Russell was born in 1813 in Kentucky, USA, the child of James Jarvis Russell and Margaret (Peggy) Wilson. In 1850, Margaret Russell resided in Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas, USA. Margaret Russell married Joseph Harvey Gresham, and had children including Cordelia B. Gresham. Margaret Russell passed away in 1850 in Lamar County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Russell was born in 1813 in Kentucky, USA, the child of James Jarvis Russell and Margaret (Peggy) Wilson.
  • In 1850, Margaret Russell resided in Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas, USA.
  • Margaret Russell married Joseph Harvey Gresham, and had children including Cordelia B. Gresham.
  • Margaret Russell passed away in 1850 in Lamar County, Texas, USA.

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Margaret Russell's Ancestors

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Margaret Russell
1813 – 1850
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Jarvis Russell
1763 – 1849
Rockbridge, Virginia
Margaret ((Peggy)) Wilson
1766 – 1862
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Russell
1748 – 1817
Tinkling Springs, August, Virginia, USA
Sarah Jarvis
1740 – 1838
Virginia
John (Wilson of) Colerain
1720 – 1799
Colraine, Pennsylvania, Lancashire, England
Martha Lynn
1723 – 1770
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wilson
1702 – 1784
Eleanor Gatrol
1702 – 1797
Hugh Linn
1700 – 1777
Susannah
1700 – 1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Russell's Descendants

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Margaret Russell (abt 1813 – 1850) m. Joseph (Harvey) Gresham ( – Abt. 1848)
  1. 1. Cordelia (B.) Gresham (July 1840 – 15 Sep 1919) m. Jacob Stull m. John (Berry) Yeager (25 Apr 1838 – 24 Jun 1908)
    1. 1. Margaret ("Maggie") Yeager (9 Jun 1884 – 14 January 1943) m. Alva (Roscoe) Moore (31 Jul 1884 – about 1965)
      1. 1. Alva (Roscoe Moore,) Jr. (12 Mar 1911 – 23 Mar 1945) m. Mary (Ellen) Styrna (14 Aug 1914 – 15 Jun 1992)
        1. 1. Margaret (Shelley) Moore (1936 – ) m. Robert (Cain) (Addams) (10 Jul 1924 – 15 Oct 1989)
      2. 2. Walter Moore (abt 1914 – )
      3. 3. Wilferd ((Wilfred) (Wilfert) Desmond) Moore (abt 1916 – )
      4. 4. Ivy (L) Moore (31 October 1918 – 14 February 1975)

Margaret Russell's Timeline

3 Records

1813
abt 1813
Birth of Margaret Russell in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 37
Margaret Russell resided here in Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas, USA
1850
1850
Age 37
Death of Margaret Russell in Lamar County, Texas, USA
Lamar County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1813
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas; Roll: 912; Page: 269a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lamar County, Texas, USA

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