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RUSSELL, Capt. John Sr. and HIX, Frances Family

m. 5 Jun 1831

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  • RUSSELL, Capt. John Sr. Male
    RUSSELL, Capt. John Sr.

    Birth  13 Apr 1758  Fownhope, Herefordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  3 Aug 1838  Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Riverside Cemetery, Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  5 Jun 1831  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Lee County, Virginia, USA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  HOBBS, Rachel | F1705 
    Marriage  13 Sep 1783   
    Father  RUSSELL, William | F2258 Group Sheet 
    Mother  CROSS, Eleanor | F2258 Group Sheet 

    HIX, Frances Female
    HIX, Frances

    Birth  26 Nov 1778  Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  16 Apr 1861  Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Riverside Cemetery, Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  ELY, Joseph | F1773 
    Marriage  1799  Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  HIX, Nathaniel | F1848 Group Sheet 
    Mother  SCOTT, Jane | F1848 Group Sheet 

  • Notes  Married:
    • Frances had been previously married to Joseph Ely. [10]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1246] Virginia. Lee County., Marriage Records - VA - Lee County, 9 Oct 2019, marriage register, Vol 1, 1830-1835, Russell-Ely, 1831.
      Marriage Record - John Russell Sr. & Fanny Hix Ely
      Marriage Record - John Russell Sr. & Fanny Hix Ely


    2. [S985] Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. II, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 2 Aug 2016, p 690-95.
      Citing:  A Russell Family Bible and Lee County, VA Marriages Book 1, p 1.

    3. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 31 Jul 2017, accessed 31 July 2017<, John Rupple Russell, Memorial #175596142.

    4. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 31 Jul 2017, accessed 31 July 2017<, Frances Hix Russell, Memorial #97135330.

    5. [S844] Marriage Records - VA - 1740-1850 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3723 : 1999)), 5 Aug 2017, accessed 5 August 2017), John Russell Sr., 1831.
      Marriage Record - John Russell Sr. & Fanny Ely
      Marriage Record - John Russell Sr. & Fanny Ely


    6. [S1041] Virginia, Lee County, Census - US - 1840 - VA - Lee County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8057&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 2 Sep 2017, M704, roll 566, p. 92, line 9, Frances Russell, accessed 2 September 2017.
      Census - 1840 - Lee County, VA - Frances Russell
      Census - 1840 - Lee County, VA - Frances Russell


    7. [S986] Anne Wynn Laningham, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. I, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 23 Sep 2017, p 453.
      Marriage Record - John Russell, Sr. & Frances (Hix) Ely
      Marriage Record - John Russell, Sr. & Frances (Hix) Ely


    8. [S1427] Judy Parsons Smith, editor, Book - Windows Into Our Past, Vol. 1, (https://issuu.com/judyparsonssmith/docs/volume1: 1995), 15 Jan 2021, p 47-49. accessed 15 January 2021.
      Windows Into Our Past, Vol 1
      Windows Into Our Past, Vol 1


    9. [S1426] Judy Parsons Smith, editor, Book - Windows Into Our Past, Vol. 3, (https://issuu.com/judyparsonssmith/docs/volume3: 2000), 18 Jan 2021, p 241. accessed 18 January 2021.
      Windows Into Our Past, Vol 3
      Windows Into Our Past, Vol 3


    10. [S985] Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. II, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 2 Aug 2016, p 690-95.


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