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Families of Audrain County Group Sheet Lewis Russell

Submitted by Bobbie

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FAMILY NOTES
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Marriage (11 APR 1822):(1)

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HUSBAND NOTES: Lewis RUSSELL
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Tax list (1812 thru 1818):(2)
Tax list (1825 thru 1835):(2)
Birth (20 JAN 1788):(3,4)
Census (1830): (Have not proven this is my Lewis.)(5)
Property (1 APR 1839): The North West quarter of the South West quarter of 
Section twenty four, in Township fifty two, of Range nine West, in the District 
of Lands subject to sale at Palmyra Missouri, containing forty acres.(6)
Census (1840): Males under 5, 2;  5-10, 1; 15-20, 1; 50-60-1
Females under 5, 1; 40-50, 1(7)
Misc (1848): David L. Russell--was born in Western Virginia, June 20, 1835, but 
when he was six years of age he accompanied his father on his emigrating to the 
northeastern portion of Missouri and there he received his education and grew to 
manhood.  In 1850 Mr. Russell, Senior, and our subject, crossed the plains to 
California, where he was joined by a brother who had preceded him in 1849.  The 
winter of 1850 to 51 was passed in Hangtown, (now Placerville), the following 
spring finding him on the North Fork of the American river, deep in the hunt for 
gold.  In the fall of that year our subject and his father returned to Missouri, 
where the former engaged in farming until 1859 and then removed to Pikes Peak, 
Colorado but the place he abandoned at the end of 6 months, returned to Missouri 
and was then joined in matrimony to Miss Nancy Bybee.  In 1862 he enlisted in 
the State Militia and was in active service for 2 years in Missouri.  In the 
fall of 1864 with his family, he made the journey to San Francisco via New York 
and the Isthmus of Panama arriving Oct. 1, 1864 but wihout loss of time the 
voyage was continued to Oregon and his home for the time made in Multnomah 
county.  In less than 2 years however he transferred his location to Wash. 
Territory, took up a homestead at Battle Ground in the spring of 1866, cleared a 
farm for himself and there lived until March 187? when he settled on the 
property he now occupies situated about 1 mile above Washougal.  He is here 
chiefly engaged in dairying, owns about 30 milk cows, manufactures butter for 
market and finds ready purchasers for his products.  Mr. Russell was the Rep. 
from Clark county to the Territorial Legislature during the years 1873 to 75.  
He is at present married to Mrs. Elizabeth Durgan, who has four children by her 
fomer husband.(8)
Census (1850): age 60, b N.C.(9)
Property (1 SEP 1853): The North East quarter of the North East quarter of 
Section Twenty-four, in Township Fifty-two of Range nine West, in the District 
of Lands subject to sale at Palmyra Missouri containing Forty Acres.(10)
Census (1860): age 72, b N.C.(11)
Census (11 JUL 1870): age 82, b N.C.(12)
Death (28 APR 1873): 85 yrs 3 mo 8 days(13)
Burial:(14)
General: Mr. Jeffrey Russell, of North Carolina, was a soldier of the 
Revolutionary war.  He married in North Carolina, and settled in Cabell County 
Va.  His children were Mark, Henry, Daniel and Louis. Daniel married Lucy Lane, 
and settled in Carroll County, Mo., in 1836. Louis married Jane Davidson, and 
they had Frank, David, William, Eliza, Henry, John and three others. Mr. Louis 
Russell lived for many years on the Ohio river in West Virginia and made regular 
trips to New Orleans with flat boats.  He settled in Audrain county in 1835, and 
died in 1872, in the 84th year of his age.
(15)

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WIFE NOTES: Jane DAVIDSON
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Census (1850): age 50, b Va.(16)
Census (1860): age 62, b Va.(11)
Death (15 AUG 1869): 70 yr 5 mos(13)
Burial:(14)

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CHILD NOTES: B Francis (Frank) RUSSELL
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Census (1850): age 25, b Va.(16)
Census (1870): age 45, b Va.(12)
Census (1880): Census states age 55, b Va, farmer, father b NC, mother b Va.  
Hattie Jones enumerated as a niece, age 8, b Mo, father b Oh, mother b Mo.(17)

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CHILD NOTES: Elizabeth Ann RUSSELL
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Birth (18 AUG 1832):(3,18)
Census (1850): Census states age 17, b Va.(16)
Death (26 JAN 1907):(18)
Burial (28 JAN 1907):(18)
Obituary:(18)

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CHILD NOTES: David Lewis RUSSELL
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Census (1850): Census states age 16, b Va.(16)
Census (1860): age 23, b Va.(11)
Misc (1864): David, wife and two children embarked from New York to San 
Francisco to Portland, then later to Washington Territory.
Census (1880): Census states age 45, Farmer, b Va, parents b Va.(19)
Census (1883): Census states age 47, b Virginia(20)
Misc (1883): David L. Russell (1835-1913), the first master of the Washington 
State Grange, served six years from September 10, 1889, to June 6, 1895.
He was born in West Virginia June 20, 1835, moved to Missouri at six, then by ox 
team to the gold rush at Placerville, California, in 1849. He returned to 
Missouri 1852, married Nancy B. Bybee, was captain of a Missouri militia company 
two years during the Civil War, moved to San Francisco, via New York and Panama, 
with a wife and two children in 1864.  He took a homestead near Battle Ground in 
Clark County Washington Territory, in 1866.  Nancy died at 35 of appendicitis in 
1873 leaving him with the three daughters and a son, all of whom survived him.  
In 1875, he married Elizabeth Durgan, who had three children previously.  In 
1882, he bought a dairy farm on the Columbia River near Washougal.  He lived in 
Vancouver for several years and served on the city council.  Russell served in 
the Territorial Legislature 1873-75 and for many years as justice of the peace 
at Washougal.  He was a Methodist, Democrat and member of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.)  
He died August 22, 1913, at 78.  The 1924 State Grange session memorailized the 
passing of Elizabeth Russell.(21)
Census (1910): Census states age 74, married 2 times, number of years present 
marriage 41, b Virginia, parents b wsa, profession is agent of fire insurance.(22)
Misc: 
Stories behind names a log of Clark County history 

Sunday, February 29, 2004 
compiled by Diane Gibson , Columbian staff 

Russell: 
In this community about five miles east of Vancouver, there was a Russell School 
for many years. David Russell came to the West Coast via the Isthmus of Panama. 
He took up a homestead in Battle Ground and lived there until 1882, when he 
moved to a dairy farm above Washougal. Russell was the Clark County territorial 
representative from 1873 to 1875. Russell's Landing was at the end of Image 
Road.(23)
General: D.L. Russell--Was born in Western Virginia, June 20, 1835, but when he 
was six years of age he accompanied his father on his emigrating to the 
northeastern portion of Missouri and there he received his education and grew to 
manhood.  In 1850 Mr. Russell, Senior, and our subject, crossed the plains to 
California, where he was joined by a brother who had preceded him in 1849.  The 
winter of 1850 and 51 was passed in Hangtown, (now Placerville) the following 
spring finding him on the North Fork of the American river, deep in the hunt for 
gold. In the fall of that year our subject and his father returned to Missouri, 
where the former engaged in farming until 1859 and then removed to Pikes Peak, 
Co. but the place he abandoned at the end of 6 months, returned to Missouri and 
was then joined in matrimony to Miss Nancy Bybee.
In 1862 he enlisted in the State Militia and was in active service for 2 years 
in Missouri.  In the fall of 1864 with his family, he made the journey to San 
Francisco via New York and the Isthmus of Panama arriving Oct. 1, 1864 but 
without loss of time the voyage was continued to Oregon, and his home for the 
time made in Multnomah county.  In less than 2 years however he transferred his 
location to Wash. Territory, took up a homestead at Battle Ground in the spring 
of 1866, cleared a farm for himself and there lived until March 1882 when he 
settled on the property he now occupies situated about 1 mile above Washougal  
He is here chiefly engaged in dairying, owns about 30 milch cows, manufactures 
butter for market and finds ready purchasers for his products.  Mr. Russell was 
the Rep. from Clark county to the Territorial Legislature during the years 1873 
to 75.  He is at present married to Mrs. Elizabeth Durgan, who has four children 
by her former husband.

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CHILD NOTES: William H RUSSELL
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Birth (1836):(16)
Census (1850): Census states age 14, b Va.(16)
Census (1860): age 22, b Va.(11)
Census (1870): age 35, b Mo.(4)

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CHILD NOTES: T.J. RUSSELL
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Death (20 MAR 1849): 10 yrs 10 mos(13)
Burial:(14)

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CHILD NOTES: John P RUSSELL
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Census (1850): Census states age 7, b Mo(16)
Census (1860): age 17,  farmhand.(11)
Death (17 OCT 1862): 19 yr 10 mos 20 days(13)
Burial:(14)

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SOURCES
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    1. Marriage Record Book of Kentucky, Book 1.
    2. Cabell County West Va Records, Property Tax.
    3. 1860 Missouri Census.
    4. 1870 Missouri Census.
    5. Census Index, page 6.
    6. Land Records, 18780 Dept of Interior-BLM.
    7. Census Index, Missouri-page 11.
    8. Washington Territory
1885 (Washington Publishing Co.
Portland, Oregon).
    9. 1850 Missouri Census, 20 Aug 1850.
    10. Land Records, 27.715 Dept of Interior-BLM.
    11. 1860 Missouri Census, page 699.
    12. 1870 Missouri Census, page 606.
    13. Missouri Cemetery Records Vol 1, Audrain County.
    14. Audrain County Missouri.
    15. Chapter X
Salt River Township, pages 163/4.
    16. 1850 Missouri Census.
    17. 1880 Missouri Census, T9-0672/100B.
    18. wilsons@blitz-it.net
1511 Sunvale Terrace
Olathe, Kansas 66062.
    19. 1880 Washington Census, T9-1396/50B.
    20. 1883 Washington Territory Census, page 99, line 763.
    21. Gus Norwood, Washington Grangers Celebrate a Centruy
copyright 1988 (Washington State Grange
3104 Western Ave
Seattle Wa 98121-1073).
    22. 1910 Washington Census.
    23. Newspaper, The Columbian.