Dear Judith, I had no idea that Lizzie Russell was born in Des Moines; I will check the census. I have seen Lloyd Brittell's marriage to Grace Russell; at first I suspected that she might be a cousin because Grace is used as a name in my Russell family, but my Aunt Maxine Grace Russell died as a child and Helen Grace Russell married Mr. Shandrew. Russell is a very common name, so Brittell's wife might have been unrelated. I do not have a complete index to this family.
Since we are seeing several Brittell queries, let me throw mine into the mix!! I have an Lorena A. Brittell born abt. 1847 in Vermont, who married Cyrus H. Mosher in Whiteside County 3 Nov 1869. In an announcement in the Whiteside Sentinel, she was from Maquoketa, IA...does she fit in with the Brittel's that have been discussed, etc. She did not stay long with Cyrus Mosher who was my great-grandfather, they may have had a child. I have an early school attendance register that shows an Ida Mosher, born around 1874 attending school in 1885 with a note that she dropped out of school in Jan 1886. By that time, Cyrus was remarried to Sybil Marcellus. I have no idea if they divorced, if Lorena died, etc. The census record in 1870 appears to have mixed up Cyrus family with his brother John who was living in the same household as John is shown was a Lorena and Cyrus with John's wife, Emma (Foster). Bob -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 10:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Almona Brittell Dear Judith, I had no idea that Lizzie Russell was born in Des Moines; I will check the census. I have seen Lloyd Brittell's marriage to Grace Russell; at first I suspected that she might be a cousin because Grace is used as a name in my Russell family, but my Aunt Maxine Grace Russell died as a child and Helen Grace Russell married Mr. Shandrew. Russell is a very common name, so Brittell's wife might have been unrelated. I do not have a complete index to this family. ============================== Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!