Everyone: My daughters and I are researching our family in Saline County. We are dead-ended with my great-grand father, Rev.John Caswell Russell b.1823 (Tenn) d. 1877 (IL) sp. Marry Jane Pickering (a decendant of Thomas Smothers and Susanah Gilliam. We have data to share on the decendents of Jacob & Elizabeth Miller, James Harris, and Mahuldah Arnold. Thanks to all, Stan Russell --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere!

Stan, We appear to be cousins on the Miller and Harris lines. Have you tried looking for your Russells in Williamson County. There was an early Russell family that settled the neighborhood of Russell Corners west of Carterville and south of Cambria in the early 1800s. Barbara Burr Hubbs, the mid-20th Century Williamson County historian wrote a short booklet on them. Jon Musgrave www.IllinoisHistory.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Stan Russell <russellmud@yahoo.com> To: <ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 3:02 PM Subject: [ILSALINE-L] John Caswell Russell > > Everyone: > > My daughters and I are researching our family in Saline County. We are dead-ended with my great-grand father, Rev.John Caswell Russell b.1823 (Tenn) d. 1877 (IL) sp. Marry Jane Pickering (a decendant of Thomas Smothers and Susanah Gilliam. > > We have data to share on the decendents of Jacob & Elizabeth Miller, James Harris, and Mahuldah Arnold. > > Thanks to all, > > Stan Russell > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! > >

----- Original Message ----- From: Jon Musgrave <jmusgrave@onecliq.net> To: <ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, 04 September, 2000 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [ILSALINE-L] John Caswell Russell Stan, We appear to be cousins on the Miller and Harris lines. Have you tried looking for your Russells in Williamson County. There was an early Russell family that settled the neighborhood of Russell Corners west of Carterville and south of Cambria in the early 1800s. Barbara Burr Hubbs, the mid-20th Century Williamson County historian wrote a short booklet on them. --------------------- Yes, I was just about to make that suggestion...... here is a clue for that family in Williamson.... History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1887 (Reprint edition by: F.A.G.S.) John Q. Russell (deceased), farmer, was born in 1825 in Williamson County, the son of Samuel T. and Percilla (Tyner) Russell. The father, born in Montgomery County, Tenn., in 1798 of Irish stock, came in 1816 with his brother-in-law, W. Campbell, to Illinois, prospecting. He returned, and in 1817 brought back a drove of cattle. His father, Phillip, also came and settled on the farm now owned by W. Hindeman. Phillip was a soldier at the surrender of Cornwallis, and carried a bullet in his body to his grave. Samuel settled the farm now by his son, Cass, and was a remarkable man in memory and information, although never having received but six months' school training. He was as familiar with scripture as jurists are with statutes, and during his twenty-six years as justice he never had a decision reversed. He was never sued, and was the first deputy sherriff in Williamson County. He was worth about $20,000 at one time, and died in 1877. He was married three times. Percilla, our subjects mother, was born in Tennessee, and died in 1846. Their children are John Q. (deceased), Mary J. (wife of Solomon Snyder), James H. (deceased), Eliza (wife of Samuel V. Panter), Susan (wife of Martin Snyder), Matha E. (wife of J. C. Clark), and Felix B.. John Q. was educated in the common schools, and left home at twenty-two. In 1848 he married Mary M., daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth Emerson, born in Posey County, Ind., in 1833. Their children are Samuel T., William J., Laura (wife of M. Bush), Eliza (wife of J. B. Hudson), Annice, Lollie and Emma. He then settled in Eight Mile Precinct, and bought eighty acres, where he passed his life, and became owner of a large estate. He died February 4, 1885, since then his wife and children have lived on the old place. She is a member of the Christian Church. Best Regards, Trev

My Grandmother was a Russell. She was Eva Russell. She married Tomas Elvis Enoch. They lived in Williamson and Saline counties and passing away in Saline County. She had a lot of Russell relatives in saline county as I have been around to their grave sites in my early childhood. If I can help in any way, please let me know. At 01:02 PM 9/4/00 -0700, you wrote: > >Everyone: > >My daughters and I are researching our family in Saline County. We are dead-ended with my great-grand father, Rev.John Caswell Russell b.1823 (Tenn) d. 1877 (IL) sp. Marry Jane Pickering (a decendant of Thomas Smothers and Susanah Gilliam. > >We have data to share on the decendents of Jacob & Elizabeth Miller, James Harris, and Mahuldah Arnold. > >Thanks to all, > >Stan Russell > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! > >