I decided to try to help add depth to this message, but here's what I found using the LDS FamilySearch web site. CAUTION - Data from the LDS source may be erroneous or incomplete. According to the LDS source (www.familysearch.com) - John H. RUSSELL married Mary W. ALBERTSON on 20 Jul 1852 in Wayne, Ohio. All well and good, except the "History of Peoria County, Illinois" text says John H. RUSSELL (originally from Wayne Co, Ohio) moved to (Peoria County) Indiana in 1850 and settled in Princeville in 1854. QUESTION - If John H. RUSSELL moved to Indiana in 1850, why was he married (2 years later) in Wayne, Ohio in 1852? Is the LDS data incorrect, or is the "History of Peoriam County" erroneous? A true copy of the marriage record would confirm who is right! Or birth records of any children might reveal some truth also. Yours in genealogy research, Jim Clark ----- Original Message ----- From: <evdan@tir.com> To: <RUSSELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 11:51 AM Subject: [RUSSELL-L] John R. Russell bio, Peoria Co., Illinois history > Message Board Post: > > >From the History of Peoria County, Illinois. Johnson & Company. 1880: > "RUSSELL, JOHN H. grocer, P.O. Princeville, was born in Wayne Co, Ohio, in 1829, and in 1852 married Miss Mary Albertson, who was born in 1830, by whom he has had 5 children, 4 of them now living. Mr. Russell removed from his native State to Indiana in 1850, came to Peoria Co., settling in Princeville in 1854; engaged in the manufacture of wagons during the ten years between 1858 and '68, and from the latter date until the present has carried on the business of grocer, keeping a large and attractive stock of goods. Mr. Russell and his family are active members of the M.E. Church." > John H. Russell and Mary White Albertson are my gr-great grandparents.