A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 BURTON RUSSELL was born and reared in Dallas County, Iowa, is a representative of a family that was settled in this county somewhat more than three-quarters of a century ago, and here he has gained and retained a secure vantage ground as one of the prominent members of the bar of his native county. Mr. Russell has been engaged in teh active practice of his profession at Adel, the county seat, for over twenty-five years and here controls a substantial and representative general law business. Burton Russell was born on the parental home farm in Dallas County and the date of his nativity was February 6, 1873. He is a son of William S. and Ada (Greene) Russell, the former of whom was born March 28, 1843, and the latter on February 3, 1849. William S. Russell was about ten years of age when he accompanied his parents from his native State of Indiana to Iowa, in 1853, and the family home was established in Dallas County, where he was reared on the pioneer farm and where he eventually gained success and prestige in his independent association with the great basic industries of agriculture and stock-growing, besides which he was engaged in mercantile business a number of years. He was an honored and influential citizen of the county and represented the county two terms in the State Legislature. He passed the closing days of his life in the City of Perry, this county, where his death occurred April 13, 1909, his widow being now a resident of Adel and being one of the venerable and revered pioneer women of Dallas County. In the Dallas County public schools Burton Russell continued his studies until he was graduated in the high school at Perry, and thereafter he was a student in Valparalso University, at Valparaiso, Indiana, until he was there graduated in 1896, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. In preparing for his chosen profession he availed himself of the advantages of the law department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and there he was graduated as a member of the class of 1901, his reception of the degree of Bachelor of Laws having been followed by his admission to the Michigan bar. Prior to that Mr. Russell had made a record of successful service as a teacher in the public schools of his native county, he having served as superintendent of schools at Linden and also at Woodward. After receiving his degree of Bachelor of Laws he taught one year at Woodward, and in 1902 he was admitted to the Iowa bar and engaged in the active practice of his profession at Adel, where he has centered his professional activities during the intervening years. Mr. Russell is a Republican in politics, is affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, he and his wife hold membership in the Christian Church in their home community, and he is a member of the Dallas County Bar Association and the Iowa State Bar Association. June 14, 1906, recorded the marriage of Mr. Russell to Miss Nellie Burton, who likewise was born and reared in Dallas County. Mrs. Russell was graduated in the West High school in the City of Des Moines and there studied also in Drake University. Prior to her marriage she was a teacher three years in the high school at Adel, and her interest in educational work remains vital and helpful, as she has since continued to serve as a valued member of the local board of education. Gordon B., eldest of the three children of Mr. and Mrs. Russell, was born May 1, 1908, is a graduate of the Adel High School, and is a graduate of the class of 1930 in the college of liberal arts at the University of Iowa, where he has affiliation with the Delta Chi fraternity. He is now attending the law school at the State University of Iowa, where he is a Phi Alpha Delta. Marguerite A., who was born January 8, 1910, likewise was graduated in the Adel High School and is a graduate of the class of 1931 in the University of Iowa, where, like her brother, she has been a student in the college of liberal arts, and where she is a member of the national sorority Delta Zeta. Christine M., youngest of the children, was born May 8, 1913, and is a member of the class of 1931 in the high school at Adel. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372437/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62)