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William Thomas Russell 1820 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Anna, Union County, Illinois

Death Date: 1859

Death Location: Union, Illinois, USA

Father: John Russell

Mother: Sarah Hairston

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lence

Children(s): George Russell

William Thomas Russell ® was born in 1820 in Anna, Union County, Illinois, the child of John G Russell and Sarah Hairston. William Thomas Russell ® married Elizabeth 'Eliza' Lence, and had children including George Washington Russell. William Thomas Russell ® passed away in 1859 in Union, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Russell ® was born in 1820 in Anna, Union County, Illinois, the child of John G Russell and Sarah Hairston.
  • William Thomas Russell ® married Elizabeth 'Eliza' Lence, and had children including George Washington Russell.
  • William Thomas Russell ® passed away in 1859 in Union, Illinois, USA.

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William Russell's Ancestors

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William Russell
1820 – 1859
Birth Place: Anna, Union County, Illinois
Parents
John G Russell
1800 – 1852
Pulaski county, Illinois
Sarah Hairston
1800 – 1847
Jonesboro, Illinois
Grandparents
John Russell
1775 – 1805
Sara (Ann) Gray
– 1847
Paducah Kentucky, USA
Peter (Hairston) III
1754 – 1837
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Speak
1775 –
Great-Grandparents
Peter Hairston
1717 – 1782
Elizabeth Stark
1703 – 1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Hairston
1695 – 1762
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William Russell's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Russell (1820 – 1859) m. Elizabeth ('Eliza') Lence (6 Jan 1821 – 14 Feb 1902)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Russell (7 May 1854 – 12 Jan 1905) m. Lucinda (Adeline) Davis (14 Mar 1859 – 15 Jun 1910) m. Lucinda (Adeline) Davis (14 Mar 1859 – 15 Jun 1910)
    1. 1. Alice Russell (Nov 1886 – )
    2. 2. Walter Russell (Oct 1889 – )
    3. 3. George (Melvin) Russell (21 May 1891 – 26 February 1965) m. Jessie (Alice) Dirden (09 Nov 1891 – 26 Feb 1958)
      1. 1. Anna (Juanita) Russell (16 Apr 1913 – )
      2. 2. Orlie Russell (abt 1918 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Russell (abt 1922 – )
      4. 4. Everett Russell (abt 1925 – )
      5. 5. Melba (Doris) Russel (4 Oct 1926 – 10 Jun 2018) m. George (Edward) Butcher (28 Feb 1926 – 2 Oct 2010)
        1. 1. Georgia (Lee) Butcher (19 Apr 1962 – ) m. Edmond (Clint) Mileur (10 Aug 1957 – )
    4. 4. Lizzie Russell (Mar 1893 – )
    5. 5. Willie Russell (Sep 1896 – )

William Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1820
1820
Birth of William Thomas Russell ® in Anna, Union County, Illinois
Anna, Union County, Illinois
1859
1859
Age 39
Death of William Thomas Russell ® in Union, Illinois, USA
Union, Illinois, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Anna, Union County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Union, Illinois, USA

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