Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Green County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Catherine Russell. Father of Abraham Russell, Joseph Russell, and James Jefferson Russell. Served in Captain Robert Paxton's Company of the Kentucky Militia from 1814 to 1815. Farmer in Green County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Green County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 1, p. 87B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 2, p. 591.

War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, NARA RG15, Roll RG15-1812PB-Bx3001.

Citation

Russell, Joseph. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197705 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Jesse Young et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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