RUSSELL, Alexander

1800 - 1864  (63 years)   Has 7 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

RUSSELL, Capt. John Sr.

1758 - 1838  (80 years)

Birth	13 Apr 1758	Fownhope, Herefordshire, England, UK
Died	3 Aug 1838	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
	Address: Riverside Cemetery Pennington Gap, Virginia USA
Father	RUSSELL, William
Mother	CROSS, Eleanor
Family 1	HOBBS, Rachel,   b. 24 Nov 1767, Province of Maryland, UK
Married	13 Sep 1783
Children	1. RUSSELL, William,   b. 28 Feb 1785 + 2. RUSSELL, James,   b. 30 Dec 1786, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA + 3. RUSSELL, John Jr.,   b. 21 Sep 1788, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA + 4. RUSSELL, Vincent,   b. 29 Sep 1790, North Carolina, USA + 5. RUSSELL, Margaret,   b. 4 Jun 1793, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA + 6. RUSSELL, Ruth,   b. 8 Jan 1796, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 7. RUSSELL, Robert,   b. 3 Nov 1798, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 8. RUSSELL, Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1800, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 9. RUSSELL, Faith,   b. 15 Jul 1802, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 10. RUSSELL, Isaac,   b. 22 Feb 1805, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 11. RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 12. RUSSELL, Alfred King,   b. 5 Jan 1813, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Family 2	HIX, Frances,   b. 26 Nov 1778, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Married	5 Jun 1831	Lee County, Virginia, USA

HOBBS, Rachel

1767 - 1830  (62 years)

Birth	24 Nov 1767	Province of Maryland, UK
Died	23 Feb 1830	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
	Address: Riverside Cemetery Pennington Gap, Virginia USA
Father	HOBBS, Vincent Sr.,   b. Abt 1720, England
Mother	—?—, Mary Hannah,   b. Abt 1725
Family	RUSSELL, Capt. John Sr.,   b. 13 Apr 1758, Fownhope, Herefordshire, England, UK
Married	13 Sep 1783
Children	1. RUSSELL, William,   b. 28 Feb 1785 + 2. RUSSELL, James,   b. 30 Dec 1786, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA + 3. RUSSELL, John Jr.,   b. 21 Sep 1788, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA + 4. RUSSELL, Vincent,   b. 29 Sep 1790, North Carolina, USA + 5. RUSSELL, Margaret,   b. 4 Jun 1793, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA + 6. RUSSELL, Ruth,   b. 8 Jan 1796, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 7. RUSSELL, Robert,   b. 3 Nov 1798, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 8. RUSSELL, Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1800, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 9. RUSSELL, Faith,   b. 15 Jul 1802, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 10. RUSSELL, Isaac,   b. 22 Feb 1805, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 11. RUSSELL, Rev. Ransom Roscoe,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Lee County, Virginia, USA + 12. RUSSELL, Alfred King,   b. 5 Jan 1813, Lee County, Virginia, USA

HARDY, Sarah

1801 - 1876  (74 years)

Birth	2 Aug 1801	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Died	8 Jun 1876	Union County, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Big Barren Cemetery, Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, USA
	Address: Big Barren Cemetery Laws Rd. Maynardville, Tennessee USA
Father	HARDY, Thomas
Mother	—?—, Sarah
Family	RUSSELL, Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1800, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Married	Abt 1820	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Children	1. RUSSELL, Machael,   b. 1829, Virginia, USA   2. RUSSELL, Dr. William B.,   b. 22 Feb 1831, Lee County, Virginia, USA   3. RUSSELL, Sally,   b. 1834, Virginia, USA   4. RUSSELL, Charles,   b. 1835, Virginia, USA   5. RUSSELL, Alfred,   b. 1840, Virginia, USA   6. RUSSELL, Ransom,   b. 1843, Virginia, USA   7. RUSSELL, Margaret,   b. 1845, Virginia, USA

RUSSELL, Machael

1829 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1829	Virginia, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	RUSSELL, Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1800, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	HARDY, Sarah,   b. 2 Aug 1801, Lee County, Virginia, USA

RUSSELL, Dr. William B.

1831 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	22 Feb 1831	Lee County, Virginia, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	RUSSELL, Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1800, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	HARDY, Sarah,   b. 2 Aug 1801, Lee County, Virginia, USA

RUSSELL, Sally

1834 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1834	Virginia, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	RUSSELL, Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1800, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	HARDY, Sarah,   b. 2 Aug 1801, Lee County, Virginia, USA

RUSSELL, Charles

1835 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1835	Virginia, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	RUSSELL, Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1800, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	HARDY, Sarah,   b. 2 Aug 1801, Lee County, Virginia, USA

RUSSELL, Alfred

1840 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1840	Virginia, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	RUSSELL, Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1800, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	HARDY, Sarah,   b. 2 Aug 1801, Lee County, Virginia, USA

RUSSELL, Ransom

1843 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1843	Virginia, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	RUSSELL, Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1800, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	HARDY, Sarah,   b. 2 Aug 1801, Lee County, Virginia, USA

RUSSELL, Margaret

1845 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1845	Virginia, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	RUSSELL, Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1800, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mother	HARDY, Sarah,   b. 2 Aug 1801, Lee County, Virginia, USA

• Name	RUSSELL, Alexander  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	10 Nov 1800	Lee County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	8965866
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8965866
  Death	3 Sep 1864	Union County, Tennessee, USA   [4, 5]
  Age	63 years
  Burial	Big Barren Cemetery, Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Address: Big Barren Cemetery Laws Rd. Maynardville, Tennessee USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #8965866.
  Person ID	I4382	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	RUSSELL, Capt. John Sr.,   b. 13 Apr 1758, Fownhope, Herefordshire, England, UK d. 3 Aug 1838, Lee County, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	HOBBS, Rachel,   b. 24 Nov 1767, Province of Maryland, UK d. 23 Feb 1830, Lee County, Virginia, USA (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F1705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HARDY, Sarah,   b. 2 Aug 1801, Lee County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jun 1876, Union County, Tennessee, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1820	Lee County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	They had several children. [3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 19 years and 1 month - She : ~ 18 years and 4 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Residence	1820-1846	Lee County, Virginia, USA   [2, 5]
  Residence	1846-1864	Tennessee, USA   [3, 5]
  	They moved to an area that would become Union County in 1850.
  Children	1. RUSSELL, Machael,   b. 1829, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown     2. RUSSELL, Dr. William B.,   b. 22 Feb 1831, Lee County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown     3. RUSSELL, Sally,   b. 1834, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown     4. RUSSELL, Charles,   b. 1835, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown     5. RUSSELL, Alfred,   b. 1840, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown     6. RUSSELL, Ransom,   b. 1843, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown     7. RUSSELL, Margaret,   b. 1845, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Nov 1800 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Abt 1820 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1820-1846 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1846-1864 - Tennessee, USA Death - 3 Sep 1864 - Union County, Tennessee, USA Burial - Address: Big Barren Cemetery Laws Rd. Maynardville, Tennessee USA - - Big Barren Cemetery, Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S1043] Virginia, Lee County, Census - US - 1830 - VA - Lee County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8058&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 30 Aug 2017, M19, roll 191, p. 317, line 1, Alexander Russell, accessed 30 August 2017. Census - 1830 - Lee County, VA - Russells [S1236] Tennessee, Claiborne County, Census - US - 1850 - TN - Claiborne County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8054&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 16 Sep 2019, M432, roll 874, Subdivision 7, District E, p. 306B, dwelling 939, family 939, Alexander Russell, accessed 16 September 2019. Census - 1850 - Claiborne County, TN - Alexander Russell [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 16 Sep 2019, accessed 16 September 2019<, Alexander Russell, Memorial #8965866. [S985] Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. II, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 2 Aug 2016, p 690-95.