This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oZEBAIB/3822.1 Message Board Post: Looking for information on John Edward Russell m. Bertha/Berta Gibson. He was in TN State Penitentiary in 1900 at age 15 (b. 7/7/1888) and rode several famous cattle trails, incl. The Chisholm Trail. He would never talk about his life, so don't know if he was an orphan, or ran away from home, or...??? Family story has it that he was born around Savannah, TN. Any clue would be appreciated.