Merry Christmas List: I have the following family information and I am trying to learn more about all or any connections. 1. Benjamin Nutfield Russell, (b June 20, 1824, Kent, Shoreham, England, d October 20, 1887, West Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado), married 1st,(England), Mary Ann Cross, (b October 1923, London, England). Married 2nd (1869/70), Catherine 'Katie' Foley, (b April 13, 1844, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, d July 24, 1926, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado). Children by 1st marriage: 1A. Benjamin W. Russell, (b abt.1845, Camberwell, County Surrey, England), married, L. M., (b @1850). (I know they lived in Chaffee City, Colorado about 1880 and in Oregon in 1885.) Child of Benjamin W. and L. M.: 1B. George Russell, (b April 10, 1870, Kentucky, drown May 31, 1885, near Willamette Grove, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon). 2A. Mary A.A. Russell, (b abt. 1849, Camberwell, County of Surrey, England, d young, presume in England) 3A. James Henry Russell, (b October 26, 1850, Peckham, County of Surrey, England, at 11 Manor Street & Kent Road), married, (@1879, Colorado?), Mary E., (b November 1861, California). (lived near the family when father died in 1887, was Adm. for his fathers Estate in West Las Animas, Colorado). Children of James Henry and Mary E.: 1B. George G. Russell, (b July 1880, Colorado). 2B. Edmund E. Russell, (b August 1882, Colorado). 3B. Rosa M. Russell, (b December 1884, Colorado). 4B. Annie J. Russell, (b January 1887, Colorado). 5B. Jennie K. Russell, (b August 1890, Colorado). 4A. Lenord Cross Russell, (b April 5, 1853, Kingston, County of Surrey, England), married (May 23, 1877, Lyons, Rice County, Kansas), Melinda A. Hanks, (b January 1859, Ohio). (lived in Lyons, Rice County, Kansas at least until 1900) Children of Lenord Cross and Melinda A. Hanks Russell: 1B. Laura V. Russell, (b June 1878, Lyons, Rice County, Kansas), married (May 29, 1900, Lyons, Rice County, Kansas), John A. Holms. 2B. Benjamin J. Russell, (b August 1880, Chaffee City, Chaffee County, Colorado). Children of Benjamin Nutfield Russell and Catherine Foley: 5A. Edward Nutfield Russell, (b July 28, 1870, Kit Carson, Greenwood County, 'now Cheyenne County', Colorado, d May 11, 1939, Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado), married (December 25, 1892, Kansas), Florence Gertrude Kingdon, (b November 1868, Long Island, New York, 'right after getting off the Boat from England', d August 1940, Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado). (Owned Ed Russell's Blacksmith in Lamar.) 1B. Mabel Alice Russell 2B. Nellie Gertrude Russell 3B. Hazel V. Russell 4B. John Benjamin Russell 5B. Edward Masie Russell 6B. Benjamin Nutfield Russell II 7B. Lillian Susie Russell 6A. James Russell,(b 1873, Kansas, d before 1885). 7A. Maria Russell, (b 1874, Kansas, d before 1885). 8A. William John Russell, (b June 3, 1875, Rice County, Kansas, d July 19, 1942, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado), married 1st, (September 20, 1989, Central Park, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado),Emily Strosser, married 2nd, (November 27, 1902, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado), Della Jane Kendall, (b February 2, 1882, Bancroft, Daviess County, Missouri, d September 5 1960, Pueblo Pueblo County, Colorado), (Worked at Brick Yard in Pueblo, Colorado). 1B. Step dau. Lavina Edna Woods 2B. William Edward Russell 3B. Gladys Louise Russell 4B. Benjamin Esdress Russell, 5B. Herbert James Russell 6B. Leonard Albert Russell 9A. Martha Marie Russell, (b Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, d June 28, 1958, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado), married (November 30, 1902, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado), Frank Benjamin Alfonso La Belle, (b September 11, 1870, Sedlow(note: can not find on map), Vermont). 10A. George Hilbert Russell, (b April 26, 1880, Lyons, Rice County, Kansas, d November 13, 1930, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado), married 1st (January 31, 1899, div. Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado) Anna Marie Renouf, (b June 23, 1878, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado. married 2nd (December 27, 1921, Raton, New Mexico), Bertha E. Haskit, (July 31, 1899, Indian Territory 'Craig County, Oklahoma' (about 10 miles from Edna, Kansas, 1/4 mile from banks of Big Creek, d July 20, 1982, Aurora, Colorado) I have much more on the family of Benjamin Nutfield Russell and Catherine Foley. Anyone researching this family? Would really like to correspond. Donna QUE SARA SARA RUSSELL genemous@ris.net My home page: ( ) ( ) . . http://www.ris.net/~genemous \\ o // w RUSSELL, FOLEY, KENDALL, WOOD, GULLION, RICHARDSON, BAYIER, GARDINHAR, LEDBETTER, GODFREY, CANNON, BLADES, CLEMENTS. DRUMMOND, O'HOWELL, SWISHER, SPRINGER, MORGAN, BERG, PETERSON, WEBSTER, DRAIN, CARY, ANDERSON, TRUMBO, BROOKINGS.