Hello Jen and Julia, Do either of you have a Sarah Russell married to a Robert Wilson or maybe another Wilson man? They lived in TN and their children were born in Eagleville. They had two sons, David Russell Wilson and John Wilson. It is thought that Sarah was either Choctaw or Cherokee. We have never found anything to prove anything about her or her marriage to Robert. It is said that Robert was killed and that Sarah married a man named Crittenden and went west on the trail of tears. others say they both died on the Trail. Nobody seems to know anything. Let me know what you both think. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julia Kidd" <kiddo@dfn.com> To: <RUSSELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 1:23 AM Subject: Re: [RUSSELL-L] Looking for my Russell Family > Vern, > your family looks like my family. I am down from all the John Russells. > They were from NC,KY, TX,NM, AZ. My Grandmother was born in 1870. > Rachel Elvira Russell. Her father was John Russell, who fought in the Civil > War at 16. > We have the cheekbones, eyes, and general body style of your families. > I believe we are Cherokee. There were many preachers, and I have an uncle > named > Vernor. He was born about 1890. > Julia Kidd > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vern5678@aol.com <Vern5678@aol.com> > To: RUSSELL-L@rootsweb.com <RUSSELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:01 PM > Subject: Re: [RUSSELL-L] Looking for my Russell Family > > > >The wall I have hit is with my GGGrandfather. Alex Russell. He was born > >Dec. 6, 1853 and married Nancy Wilson. One thing said he was from AR > another > >TN. Since the family is mainly in TN. I think TN. Their children were > >Walter Franklin Russell, born Feb. 28, ... now looking at my notes his > birth > >year may be off.. because I have Walter being born in 1800.. doesn't look > >right .. i'll have to get back to you. Also Thomas M. Russell born 1877 > and > >H.E. eff Russell. Walter was my great grandfather. He married maggie > >Hooper. They had my grandaddy William Francis Russell. Do any of these > >names sound familiar?? There is a picture of my grandaddy on picture > trail > >if it can still be retrieved. > >www.picturetrail.com..... to the left there is a place to put the album or > >something. > >type vern5678 and it should take you to the photos. Please tell me what > you > >think or if anything looks or sounds fimiliar!! > > > >Thanks > >Jen vern5678@aol.com