This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Russell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/oZEBAIB/3901 Message Board Post: Hi, I have hit a wall and I need help. I am looking for my grandfathers side The Russells this is what I have if any one know of this family or has any imformation on them please let me know, any thing would be GREAT! Francie Edward Russell D/:MAY 25 1972 Harris Co, Houston, Tx. Bur/: MAY 1972 San Jacinto Co, Tx. County Line Cemtery. His mother is Zodie Bagley and father is James Thomas Russell B/:APR 5 1875 D/:OCT 1967 San Patricio, Tx. He had 7 brothers and sister but he only had 1 real sister and her name was Edna. His father James I was told, was married a few times. Then there is Ethel, Mary or Marion, Maxine, Odell, J.T., Lillie. Ethel married a McCoy, Maxine married a O'Niel or O'Neal, Lillie married a Vench. All where born Tx. I got the imformation form an old tape recording of my grandma and some of it is hard to hear.The recording was from 1977 and at that time, Edna was in Calvert, Tx., Ethel McCoy was in Bishop, Tx., Mary or Marion died in 1942, Maxine O'Neal or O'niel was in Marysville, Sacramento Cal., Odell was in Mesa, Az. J.T. was in Kingsville, Tx. Lillie Vench was in Cal. I know that is alot of imformation but I need births dates and death dates and places. I would like to know who there mother was. I have another name but not sure which wife she was to James and if she was there mother, her name was Vada Bady. she was born in Belton, Bell Co, Tx. Now Grandma said that G.G. Grandma and pa were buried in Malaum City, Tx. I am not sure if the spelling of Malaum is right. Also know grandpa Frank Russell moved to Cal. in 1943 and lived there for 20yr. and later moved back to Tx. Please Help if any one knows any thing, Thank-You Mel :)