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RUSSELL, Ruth

RUSSELL, Ruth

Female 1796 - 1889  (93 years)   Has 7 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name RUSSELL, Ruth  [1
    Birth 8 Jan 1796  Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Inheritance 7 Aug 1838  Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    inheritance, shared with her sisters, Peggy and Faith, of her father's furniture and 100 acres on both sides of Cane Creek, which was recorded in the Deed Book 
    Death Apr or May 1889  [4
    Age 93 years 
    Person ID I4380  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2019 

    Father RUSSELL, Capt. John Sr.,   b. 13 Apr 1758, Fownhope, Herefordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1838, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother HOBBS, Rachel,   b. 24 Nov 1767, Province of Maryland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1830, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Family ID F1705  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family YEARY, Henry H.,   b. 1796, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1882, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1819  Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6
    Age at Marriage She : ~ 22 years and 11 months - He : ~ 23 years. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
       1. Female YEARY, Valinda L.,   b. 1823, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       2. Male YEARY, William,   b. 1832, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       3. Male YEARY, Henry M.,   b. 1834, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       4. Male YEARY, Marcus L.,   b. 1837, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       5. Male YEARY, Francis B.,   b. 1841, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1794  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2019 

  • Notes 
    • (Research):May have been married 2 June 1819 in Lee County, VA.

      Death may have been 9 May 1889 in Lee County, VA.

      Potential children:
      Margaret "Peggy" T. - 1818-?
      John Russell - 1821-1900
      Malinda L. - 1825-1889
      Rachel M. - 1828-1889
      William D. - 1831-?
      Henry M. - 1834-1864
      Marquis Lafayette - 1837-1922
      Francis B. - 1841-?
      Elizabeth M. - ?-?

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Jan 1796 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1819 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInheritance - inheritance, shared with her sisters, Peggy and Faith, of her father's furniture and 100 acres on both sides of Cane Creek, which was recorded in the Deed Book - 7 Aug 1838 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S985] Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. II, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 2 Aug 2016, p 690-95.
      Citing:  A Russell Family Bible.

    2. [S1059] Virginia, Lee County, Census - US - 1850 - VA - Lee County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8054: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 16 Sep 2019, M432, roll 955, District 31, p. 363A, dwelling 817, family 843, Henry Yeary, accessed 16 September 2019.
      Census - 1850 - Lee County, VA - Henry & Ruth Yeary
      Census - 1850 - Lee County, VA - Henry & Ruth Yeary


    3. [S985] Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. II, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 2 Aug 2016, p 690-95.
      Citing:  Lee County, VA Deed Book 8, p 56, 7 August 1838.

    4. [S985] Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. II, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 2 Aug 2016, p 690-95.

    5. [S888] Marriage Records - US & International - 1560-1900 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7836 : 2004)), 16 Sep 2019, accessed 16 September 2019), Henry H. Yeary & Ruth Russell.
      Marriage Record - Henry Yeary & Ruth Russell
      Marriage Record - Henry Yeary & Ruth Russell


    6. [S1057] Death Records - VA - Index - 1853-1917 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2558 : 2011)), 16 Sep 2019, accessed 16 September 2019), Henry H. Yeary, 31 December 1882.
      Death Record - Henry Yeary
      Death Record - Henry Yeary



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