RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe

1807 - 1877  (69 years)   Has 7 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.

RUSSELL, Capt. John Sr.

1758 - 1838  (80 years)

Birth	13 Apr 1758	Fownhope, Herefordshire, England, UK
Died	3 Aug 1838	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
	Address: Riverside Cemetery Pennington Gap, Virginia USA
Father	RUSSELL, William
Mother	CROSS, Eleanor
Family 1	HOBBS, Rachel,   b. 24 Nov 1767, Province of Maryland, UK
Married	13 Sep 1783
Children	1. RUSSELL, William,   b. 28 Feb 1785 + 2. RUSSELL, James,   b. 30 Dec 1786, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA + 3. RUSSELL, John Jr.,   b. 21 Sep 1788, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA + 4. RUSSELL, Vincent,   b. 29 Sep 1790, North Carolina, USA + 5. RUSSELL, Margaret,   b. 4 Jun 1793, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA + 6. RUSSELL, Ruth,   b. 8 Jan 1796, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 7. RUSSELL, Robert,   b. 3 Nov 1798, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 8. RUSSELL, Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1800, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 9. RUSSELL, Faith,   b. 15 Jul 1802, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 10. RUSSELL, Isaac,   b. 22 Feb 1805, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 11. RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 12. RUSSELL, Alfred King,   b. 5 Jan 1813, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Family 2	HIX, Frances,   b. 26 Nov 1778, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Married	5 Jun 1831	Lee County, Virginia, USA

HOBBS, Rachel

1767 - 1830  (62 years)

Birth	24 Nov 1767	Province of Maryland, UK
Died	23 Feb 1830	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
	Address: Riverside Cemetery Pennington Gap, Virginia USA
Father	HOBBS, Vincent Sr.,   b. Abt 1720, England
Mother	—?—, Mary Hannah,   b. Abt 1725
Family	RUSSELL, Capt. John Sr.,   b. 13 Apr 1758, Fownhope, Herefordshire, England, UK
Married	13 Sep 1783
Children	1. RUSSELL, William,   b. 28 Feb 1785 + 2. RUSSELL, James,   b. 30 Dec 1786, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA + 3. RUSSELL, John Jr.,   b. 21 Sep 1788, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA + 4. RUSSELL, Vincent,   b. 29 Sep 1790, North Carolina, USA + 5. RUSSELL, Margaret,   b. 4 Jun 1793, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA + 6. RUSSELL, Ruth,   b. 8 Jan 1796, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 7. RUSSELL, Robert,   b. 3 Nov 1798, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 8. RUSSELL, Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1800, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 9. RUSSELL, Faith,   b. 15 Jul 1802, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 10. RUSSELL, Isaac,   b. 22 Feb 1805, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 11. RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 12. RUSSELL, Alfred King,   b. 5 Jan 1813, Lee County, Virginia, USA

JONES, Elizabeth

1809 - 1873  (63 years)

Birth	15 Oct 1809	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Died	30 Jul 1873	Nodaway County, Missouri, USA
Buried	Lamar Cemetery, Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
	Address: Lamar Cemetery Century Trail Rd. Elmo, Missouri USA
Father	JONES, Stephen
Mother	PARSONS, Mary
Family	RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Married	2 Nov 1828	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Children	+ 1. RUSSELL, Capt. John Elbert Sevier,   b. 12 Jan 1829, Lee County, Virginia, USA   2. RUSSELL, Nurvesta O.,   b. 19 Oct 1831, Lee County, Virginia, USA   3. RUSSELL, Stephen Jones,   b. 1 Jan 1834, Lee County, Virginia, USA   4. RUSSELL, Sarah C.,   b. 1 Jun 1836, Lee County, Virginia, USA   5. RUSSELL, Mary P.,   b. 14 Jun 1838, Lee County, Virginia, USA   6. RUSSELL, Jane Margaret,   b. 19 Jun 1844, Andrew County, Missouri, USA   7. RUSSELL, Amanda E.,   b. 13 Sep 1849, Andrew County, Missouri, USA   8. RUSSELL, Martha,   b. 9 Sep 1850, Andrew County, Missouri, USA

RUSSELL, Capt. John Elbert Sevier

1829 - 1894  (64 years)

Birth	12 Jan 1829	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Died	3 Jan 1894	Collin County, Texas, USA
Buried	Chambersville Cemetery, Chambersville, Collin, Texas, USA
	Address: Chambersville Cemetery County Road 281 Chambersville, Texas USA
Father	RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	JONES, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Oct 1809, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Family	COLLIER, Amanda M.,   b. 1831, Virginia, USA
Married	1849	Andrew County, Missouri, USA

RUSSELL, Nurvesta O.

1831 - 1869  (37 years)

Birth	19 Oct 1831	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Died	11 Mar 1869	Nodaway County, Missouri, USA
Father	RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	JONES, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Oct 1809, Lee County, Virginia, USA

RUSSELL, Stephen Jones

1834 - 1913  (79 years)

Birth	1 Jan 1834	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Died	7 Jan 1913	Nodaway County, Missouri, USA
Father	RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	JONES, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Oct 1809, Lee County, Virginia, USA

RUSSELL, Sarah C.

1836 - 1896  (60 years)

Birth	1 Jun 1836	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Died	20 Dec 1896	Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Father	RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	JONES, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Oct 1809, Lee County, Virginia, USA

RUSSELL, Mary P.

1838 - 1888  (49 years)

Birth	14 Jun 1838	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Died	25 Jan 1888	Nodaway County, Missouri, USA
Father	RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	JONES, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Oct 1809, Lee County, Virginia, USA

RUSSELL, Jane Margaret

1844 - 1898  (54 years)

Birth	19 Jun 1844	Andrew County, Missouri, USA
Died	2 Nov 1898	Nodaway County, Missouri, USA
Father	RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	JONES, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Oct 1809, Lee County, Virginia, USA

RUSSELL, Amanda E.

1849 - 1934  (84 years)

Birth	13 Sep 1849	Andrew County, Missouri, USA
Died	22 Mar 1934	Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Father	RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	JONES, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Oct 1809, Lee County, Virginia, USA

RUSSELL, Martha

1850 - 1902  (51 years)

Birth	9 Sep 1850	Andrew County, Missouri, USA
Died	1 Mar 1902	Morris County, Kansas, USA
Father	RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	JONES, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Oct 1809, Lee County, Virginia, USA

• Name	RUSSELL, Ransom Roscoe  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	4 Sep 1807	Lee County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	180560415
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180560415
  Occupation	Missouri, USA   [2, 3]
  	Methodist Minister
  Death	3 Aug 1877	Andrew County, Missouri, USA   [2, 3]
  Age	69 years
  Burial	Lamar Cemetery, Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, USA   [2, 3]
  	Address: Lamar Cemetery Century Trail Rd. Elmo, Missouri USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #180560415.
  Person ID	I4385	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	JONES, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Oct 1809, Lee County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Jul 1873, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1828	Lee County, Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 2 months - She : 19 years and 1 month.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Wife's death
  Residence	1842	Andrew County, Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  	They were one of the first RUSSELLs to have moved to northwestern Missouri from Lee County, VA. During the 1850 Census, Ransom was in the California gold fields along with his son John Elbert Sevier RUSSELL and neighbors who were also originally from Lee Couny, VA.
  Land	8 Sep 1842	Lee County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	on Crane Creek, 224 acres inherited from his father, that they sold to George ELY, Sr for $2,850
  Children	>   1. RUSSELL, Capt. John Elbert Sevier,   b. 12 Jan 1829, Lee County, Virginia, USA d. 3 Jan 1894, Collin County, Texas, USA (Age 64 years)     2. RUSSELL, Nurvesta O.,   b. 19 Oct 1831, Lee County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Mar 1869, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA (Age 37 years)     3. RUSSELL, Stephen Jones,   b. 1 Jan 1834, Lee County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Jan 1913, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA (Age 79 years)     4. RUSSELL, Sarah C.,   b. 1 Jun 1836, Lee County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Dec 1896, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA (Age 60 years)     5. RUSSELL, Mary P.,   b. 14 Jun 1838, Lee County, Virginia, USA d. 25 Jan 1888, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA (Age 49 years)     6. RUSSELL, Jane Margaret,   b. 19 Jun 1844, Andrew County, Missouri, USA d. 2 Nov 1898, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA (Age 54 years)     7. RUSSELL, Amanda E.,   b. 13 Sep 1849, Andrew County, Missouri, USA d. 22 Mar 1934, Washoe County, Nevada, USA (Age 84 years)     8. RUSSELL, Martha,   b. 9 Sep 1850, Andrew County, Missouri, USA d. 1 Mar 1902, Morris County, Kansas, USA (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F1804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Sep 1807 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Occupation - Methodist Minister - - Missouri, USA Marriage - 2 Nov 1828 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1842 - Andrew County, Missouri, USA Land - on Crane Creek, 224 acres inherited from his father, that they sold to George ELY, Sr for $2,850 - 8 Sep 1842 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Death - 3 Aug 1877 - Andrew County, Missouri, USA Burial - Address: Lamar Cemetery Century Trail Rd. Elmo, Missouri USA - - Lamar Cemetery, Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 17 Sep 2019, accessed 17 September 2019<, Ransom R. Russell, Memorial #180560415. Ransom R. Russell [S1432] Periodical - Russell Register (JTL), 16 Feb 2021, "Ransom R. Russell," Vol. 2 (Issue 1): p 157. Russell Register - Vol 2, Issue 1, P 157 [S985] Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. II, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 2 Aug 2016, p 690-95. [S1041] Virginia, Lee County, Census - US - 1840 - VA - Lee County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8057&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 17 Sep 2019, M704, roll 566, p. 91, line 10, Ransom Russell, accessed 17 September 2019. Census - 1840 - Lee County, VA - Ransom Russell [S1237] Missouri, Andrew County, Census - US - 1850 - MO - Andrew County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8054: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 17 Sep 2019, M432, roll 391, Jackson Township, p. 130A/B, dwelling 1351, family 1331, Elizabeth Russell, accessed 17 September 2019. Census - 1850 - Andrew County, MO - Elizabeth Russell - 1 Census - 1850 - Andrew County, MO - Elizabeth Russell - 2