William James Russell 
William James was born on January 14th, 1825 in Kershaw Dist., SC.1 William James' father was Simon Russell and his mother was Nancy Love. His paternal grandparents were Michael Russell and Martha (?). He had four brothers and a sister, named John M., Isaiah, Samuel Tines, J. Thomas and Martha Simon. He was the second oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 72 on January 23rd, 1897 in Parker Twp., Nevada Co., AR.1 General Notes
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1860 Federal Census Butler Co., AL
Name State County Location Page Year Census Type
Russell, W. J. AL BUTLER CO. PRECINCT NO. 5 134 1860
"According to records gathered by James Jolley of Enterprise, AL, William
J. and Mary (Spradley) Russell joined the Ebenezer Primiitve Baptist
Church near Ramer, AL on 1 Oct 1848. They resided in Montgomery Co. at
the taking of the 1850 census, but on 3 Jul 1852 they requested and were
granted a letter of dismissal from Ebenezer Church, perhaps because they
were leaving the area. On 1 Mar 1856 they were received back into the
church membership. Their return was brief, however, and on 4 June 1859
they again received a letter of dismissal. The 1860 census enumerates
them in Butler Co., AL and 1870 and 1880 they appear in Covington Co., AL
By 1897, the couple were living in Parker Township, Nevada Co., Arkansas,
where he died in 1897 and she in 1900." (1)
(1) Montgomery Genealogical Society Quarterly, pages 79-80.
From "Simon Russell of Alabama, His Ancestry and Descendants" compiled by
Marjorie Douglas Russell, Page 32.
"William James Russell was the second child of Simon and his first
wife, Nancy. According to the census records, both William and his older
sister Marcy were born in South Carolina, and land records show the
family in Alabama as early as 1830. William lived most of his life in
the same community as his father, i.e. the southern tip of Montgomery
County.
It seems that Manning and his brother William James, Jr. took their
families to Arkansas in the late 1870's and evidently sang the praises of
the country-side for in the mid 1880's their father William packed up his
wife and most of his unmarried children and followed his first born.
William and Mary Russell are buried in the Ebenezer Cemetery of
Bodcaw, Arkansas along with members of the William James, Jr. family and
some of his other children who left Alabama with him." The cemetery has
been renamed "Nevada" after the election of Bill Clinton to the
Presidency. JLB Note: We personally visited the cemetery with Luther
Carl Russell, son of William James Russell, Jr. He knew all those buried
there about thirty had markers and about thirty didn't have grave markers.
William James Russell was in the CSA enlisting on August 13, 1863
in Dallas Co., AL Pvt. in command Co. B, 3rd Ala. Captain Maurice,
October 21, 1863 Original Roll.
When the July 10, 1860 census was taken he was in Butler Co., AL
listed on page 134 Pct. 5, Dwelling 991, age 35 a farmer b. in SC and
personal property of $560 and real property of $750. His wife Mary was
age 31 b. in SC and they had seven children.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1770 in ? d.1824 in Darlington, SC
- b.~ 1800 in Darlington District, SC d.27 Sep 1864 in Ramer, Montgomery Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.14 Jan 1825 in Kershaw Dist., SC d.23 Jan 1897 in Parker Twp., Nevada Co., AR
- b.06 Jun 1798 in ? d.1840 in Ramer, Montgomery Co., AL
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‌William James and Mary Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on August 25th, 1846 in Montgomery Co., AL.1 They had six sons and six daughters, named Manning, John Simon, William James, Thomas J., Jasper Newton, George Washington, Elizabeth Jane, Mahazy Ellen, Sarah Louisa, Martha Minerva, Mary Frances and Loyis Jesse.
Family Notes
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Children
Manning Russell
Manning was born in September 1847 in AL.1 He died after 1914 in Bodcaw, Nevada Co., AR. He was buried in Hope, AR.1 1
John Simon Russell
John Simon was born on February 12th, 1849 in Butler Co., AL.1 He died at the age of 70 on April 29th, 1919 in Pigeon Creek, Butler Co., AL. He was buried in Ebenezer Cemetery, Pigeon Creek, Butler Co., AL. Located on HWY 59..1 1
Elizabeth Jane Russell
Elizabeth Jane was born on October 11th, 1850 in Butler Co., AL.1 She died at the age of 82 on November 7th, 1932 in Stamps, AR. She was buried in Sardis Cemetery.1 1
Mahazy Ellen Russell
Mahazy Ellen was born on March 18th, 1852 in Butler Co., AL.1 She died at the age of 73 in 1925 in Bodcaw, Nevada Co., AR. She was buried in Ebenezer Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR.1 1
William James Russell
William James was born on March 15th, 1854 in Butler Co., AL.1 He died at the age of 80 on November 8th, 1934 in Bodcaw, Nevada Co., AR. He was buried in Ebeneezer Cemetery.1 1
Thomas J. Russell
Thomas J. was born on July 26th, 1856 in Butler Co., AL.1 He died at the age of 48 on September 18th, 1904 in Red Level, Butler Co., AL.1
Sarah Louisa Russell
Sarah Louisa was born on November 15th, 1858 in Butler Co., AL.1 She died at the age of 86 on April 9th, 1945 in Parker Twp., Nevada Co., AR. She was buried in Ebenezer Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR..1 1
Jasper Newton Russell
Jasper Newton was born on October 11th, 1861 in Pigeon Creek, Butler Co., AL.1 He died at the age of 63 on March 17th, 1925 in Idabel, OK.1
George Washington Russell
George Washington was born on September 3rd, 1863 in Red Level, Butler Co., AL.1 He died at the age of 67 on September 3rd, 1930 in Bodcaw, Nevada Co., AR.1
Martha Minerva Russell
Martha Minerva was born on May 7th, 1866 in Butler Co., AL.1 She died at the age of 64 on December 22nd, 1930 in Nevada Co., AR.1
Mary Frances Russell
Mary Frances was born on September 25th, 1868 in Butler Co., AL.1 She died at the age of 62 on March 19th, 1931 in Nevada Co., AR. She was buried in Forest Groves Cemetery.1 1
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