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John Philip Russ (Louisville, Kentucky, locksmith)

b. 1829? d. 1893-11-20

Louisville, Kentucky, locksmith. Native of Germany. Married to Elizabeth Brummes Russ in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on March 11, 1856. Father of Ida Russ, Emma Russ, and Lena Russ. Servant in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1850. Locksmith in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 2, p. 177B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 8, p. 746.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 3, p. 256B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film 000819604.

Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport (before 1911), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 7007128, Jefferson County Deaths, p. 259.

Citation

Russ, John Philip. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210163 (November 12, 2026).

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