Thomas Russell

Birth Date

1826

Death Date

1905

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer, miner, and soldier. Native of Scotland. Married to Jane Yates Russell. Father of Hugh Russell, Anna "Ann" Russell, Andrew Russell, Robert Russell, Elizabeth Russell, Catherine Russell, and Alice Russell. Farmer in Lawrence County, Kentucky, in 1860. Miner in Lawrence County, Kentucky, in 1863. Served as a captain in the 45th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (U.S.A.) from November 2, 1863 to December 24, 1864.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 604.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boyd County, Ashland, p. 84B.
Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Lawrence County, KY, October 1863, p. 133.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 451.
"Thomas Russell (1826-1905)," Find A Grave, Memorial #74205467, accessed July 13, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205467/thomas-russell.

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