Anson Russell

Anson was born on January 1st, 1809 in Killiningsley, Connecticut.  Anson's father was Abraham Russell and his mother was Hannah Ormsby. He has a brother and two sisters, named Abijah, Minerva and Hannah.  He is the second youngest of the four children. He had four half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Isaac, Abraham, Ezra, Azariah, Sarah, Mary Ann, Hulda and Nancy.