I have been lurking on the list nearly two months now. I am impressed with how active this list is and all the help. I have several Russell's who moved from Ohio [Belmont, Champaign and Morrow Counties] who moved to IOWA and many to what I am told is a ghost town today, Gosport, Marion County. Reading along the list I learned Gosport [marion County]sort of lost its place in the world as new routes and newer transportation were developed out west. My family all of them were farmers and short of census records I have found little to no other sign of their existence. My 3rd GG is Otho samuel Russell and here are his children. All lived in Iowa after the Civil War. Otho died in Gosport and some of his children moved onto Kansas and others stayed put. 1 Otho S. Russell was born July 22, 1832 in Belmont , Ohio3 and died March 28, 1868 in Gosport, Marion, Iowa. He married Sarah Ann White (alias "Sarah Russell4", "Sarah Russell5") August 13, 1857 in Wayne, Ohio. Other events in the life of Otho S. Russell Residence : 1860 in Rush, Champaign, Ohio 6 Residence : Champaign County, OH 7 Children of Otho S. Russell and Sarah Ann White: i. 2. Asbury Brownfield Russell was born 1858 in North Lewisbury, Ohio and died December 25, 1922 in Goodland, Sherman Co, Kansas. ii. 3. Levi Kirk Russell was born February 16, 1864 in North Lewisburg, Champaign, Ohio and died 27 MAR in Nodaway County, Missouri. iii. 4. William Wesley Russell was born February 18, 1868 in Marion Co., IA. iv. 5. Jessie May Russell was born May 16, 1860 in North Lewisburg, Champaign, Ohio and died 1920. v. 6. Orpha Russell was born February 9, 1862 in North Lewisburg, Champaign Co, Ohio and died 1925. Otho had a brother Charles who served with him in the civil war and I am trying to research where his family may have went in Marshall, Iowa. Charles Russell was born June 14, 1835 in Belmont County, Ohio and died September 1916 in Albion, Marshall County, Iowa. He married Ann Myra Evans . Children of Charles Russell and Ann Myra Evans: i. 2. Robert H. Russell was born About 1870 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois. ii. Mary E. Russell was born About 1860 and died July 1870 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois. iii. 3. Alfred A. Russell was born About 1862 in Ohio. iv. Minnie L. Russell1 was born About 18642. v. Annie B. Russell was born About 1866. vi. 4. Charles Russell was born About 1868. vii. Grace Russell was born About 1876 in Illinois. viii. Floyd Russell3 was born About 1878 in Iowa4. If anyone can add to what I ahve shared I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance. Robb Russell Sarasota, Florida ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.