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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lincoln County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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J. H. RUSSELL, proprietor of a hotel at Petersburg, is a native of Marshall County, born March 18, 1842, one of ten children of John M. and Ella J. (Radford) Russell. The father was a Georgian by birth, born in 1805, a farmer and extensive tobacco grower. He located in Marshall County, Tenn., in 1835, and there remained until his death in 1862. The mother was born in the same neighborhood as her husband, in 1807, and died in 1866. Our subject attended New Hope Academy and resided under the paternal roof until 1861, when he entered the army, joining Company A, Eighth Tennessee Infantry, and took part in the battles of Murfreesboro, Shiloh, Winchester, Huntsville, and several smaller engagements. He served three years, was wounded seven times, but lost little or no time from active field duties. He returned home in January, 1864, and began farming, and remained in this business about four years. February 11, 1864, he married Mary J. Waters, who was born in Marshall County, in 1845, and bore her husband five children: George H., Fannie E., W. T., Susan B., and Myrtle. About 1868 Mr. Russell removed to Petersburg, and has since kept hotel. He keeps a first-class house and is obliging and hospitable in the treatment of his guests. He is a Democrat and a member of the Masonic fraternity.
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This family biography is one of 137 biographies included in The History of Lincoln County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Lincoln County was included within The History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin & Moore Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin , Moore Counties of Tennessee
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