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A SAMPLE OF ARKANSAS RUSSELLS
AND THEIR TENNESSEE COUSINS
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William Russell, born about 1700 is the first of ours, known to
me. His wife is unknown but he had, at least, five children; John; Jemima married
Valentine Sevier II; George is noted below; Lydia married William Bean Jr.; and
Absolum.
George Russell was
born in 1720 in Laudoun County, Virginia, and married
Elizabeth Bean about 1745. Elizabeth was born November 25, 1723
at Saint Stevens Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia, a daughter of William
and Margaret Hatton Bean of Virginia.
George and Elizabeth had, eight
children; George Jr. married Rebecca, maiden name unknown; William married
Agnes Smith and Charity (believed) Robertson; Sarah married Isaac Lane; Lydia
married James Roddye; Mary married Noel Jarnagin; Jemima married George Horner; Elizabeth married
Captain John Horner; and Lewis is noted below.
Lewis Russell was born April 5, 1774 at the Watagua County,
Lewis and Esther had seven children; Robert; Elizabeth Miriam
"Betsie" married John B. Turner and Lorenzo
Dow Hill; Jewis Jr. married Sarah Shorpshire;
George Horner married Annie Hamm; Mary "Polly" is noted below; Susan
married Absolum Wagoner; and Elizabeth "Zilpha" married John Hufstedler.
(Zilpha is NOT a proven daughter) A Sample of
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Mary "Polly" Russell was born in 1810 in Tennessee. She
married Henry B. Turner about 1825 in Perry County, Tennessee. Henry is a son
of John B. and Isabell Bishop Turner of South
Carolina.
Polly and Henry had seven sons; John R. married Neoma Russell; Elias D. is noted below; George Washingtom married Sarah Caroline Anderson; William C.
married Sarah Ann Owens; Lewis J. married Serena Carolina Kelly; Henry Horner
married Serena Webb; and Andrew J.
Elias D. and Mariah Huggins Turner
Elias D. Turner was born January 24, 1830 in Perry County,
After Vianna
died, Elias D. married Mariah Huggins, a daughter of John B. and Sarah Farris
Huggins of North and South Carolina. They had nine children, all born in
Franklin County, Arkansas; John Christopher married Sarah Carr; George Eli
married Nancy Catherin Moore; Jennette
F. "Jin" married William "Buck" Weaver; Sarah J. married J.
Wesley "Wes" Whitson; Herbert W. died a boy; Eliza J. married Dr.
Enoch Randall Weaver; Parthenia S. married George B.
Rose; Wallace A. married Francis I. "Della" Carr; and Richard P.
married Alice Nichols. A Sample of Arkansas Turners
John and William Russell are mentioned several times in The
History of Pittsylvania County by: Clement, 1929. On page 41, "John and
William Russell came in 1743 and gave their name to Russell's Creek on Smith
River". On page 52, "William Russell is appointed surveyor of the
road from the falls of Banister to Fuqua's Ford (on Stanton River)". On
page 56, "When Tithables were taken in 1750 William
Russell was on Sandy River". On page 123, "on the motion of Sundry
inhabitants (being Dissenters) leave is granted to build a Meeting House on
lands of William Russell, on the Drafts of Difficult Creek. (1755)".
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