Thought this might be useful to someone. Found at http://www.tngenweb.org/monroe/news8.txt Blount and other ETennessee newspaper abstracts by Glenn Teffeteller. Friday, April 13, 1883 Mr. Levi Russell, aged 90 years, 9 months and 25 days, died on the 31st ult., at his residence in the 2nd district of Roane County. He had been married three times and was the father of 17 children. He had been a member of the Baptist Church for 56 years. Judy Jenkins