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James Jefferson Russell, Sr. (Green County, Kentucky, farmhand and soldier.)

b. 1833-12-24 d. 1913-01-11

Green County, Kentucky, farmhand and soldier. Green County, Kentucky, native. Son of Joseph Russell and Catharine Russell. Married to Isabella W. Forbis Russell. Father of Mary E. Russell, Eliza Green Russell, William Russell, Kate J. Russell, and James J. Russell, Jr. Resident of Green County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmhand in Green County in 1860. Served in the 13th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from October 31, 1861, to January 12, 1865.

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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. 546.

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

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, Precinct 3, p. 467A.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0267.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994036, Green County Births.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 1237.

Citation

Russell, James Jefferson, Sr.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211196 (November 12, 2026).

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