There were ONLY TWO Elizabeth Russells in Whiteside County in the 1860 census, the most likely one would be this family. In 1860 in Montmorency Twp. Russell, S-re-d 46 M NY Farmer Tabartha 46 F OH Minerva 18 F OH Domestic Albert 16 M OH Farmlaborer Elizabeth 13 F IN Wm. 3 M IL I am using a transcript of the census, and the -'s mean they had trouble reading the name. I went to 1870 to check it and found: Russell, Seneca 56 M NY Farmer Tabitha 53 F OH William 13 M IL Farmlaborer Warner 10 M IL Sides, Ellen 12 F IL Domestic Doud, John 38 M IR x x x Farmlaborer Russell, Permelia 84 F NY I would suspect strongly that Permelia is Seneca Russell's mother, will do some more checking of other census, and get back to you. Note, the other possible one was an Eliza who was 21 in 1860 and MARRIED to a Russell...so for her to marry Orange Brittel her husband would have to be gone, and she would probably come with children. I would check a Nebraska census to compare her age to the Elizabeth who was 13 in 1860. Bob -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Almona Brittell My relative Lizzie (Elizabeth) Russell married Orange Brittell in Whiteside County in 1868. Would you happen to know the parents of Lizzie Russell? Her brother Albert Russell was my gggrandfather, but there are so many Russells in the world that I cannot trace his parents. There is a nice biography of Orange Brittell at http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/Comp_NE/namendxfrm.htm ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog