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Russell Rutherford Key 1846–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 June 1846

Birth Location: Ararat, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 13 July 1896

Death Location: Cedar Hill, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Key

Mother: Lydia Jones

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Russell Rutherford Key was born in 1846 in Ararat, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Southard Key And Lydia Davis Jones. Russell Rutherford Key passed away in 1896 in Cedar Hill, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Russell Rutherford Key was born in 1846 in Ararat, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Southard Key And Lydia Davis Jones.
  • Russell Rutherford Key passed away in 1896 in Cedar Hill, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Russell Key's Ancestors

Self
Russell Key
1846–1896
Birth Place: Ararat, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William Southard Key
1820–1888
Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lydia (Davis) Jones
1821–1896
Patrick Co VA
Grandparents
Archelis Key
1785–1834
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Sarah Denney
1784–1858
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Sarah"Sallie" HOGG
1762–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Hogg
1738–1814

Russell Key's Timeline

2 Records

1846
18 June 1846
Birth of Russell Rutherford Key in Ararat, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ararat, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
1896
13 July 1896
Age 50
Death of Russell Rutherford Key in Shoals, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Shoals, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 June 1846
    Event Place: Ararat, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July 1896
    Event Place: Shoals, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cedar Hill, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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