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Francis C. Russell (1848 - 1917)

Francis C. (Frank) Russell
Born in Davidson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 8 Jan 1885 in Williamson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Died at age 68 in Williamson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Francis C. "Frank" Russell was born on 15 February 1848[1][2] in Davidson County, Tennessee.[3] He was the son of James Russell and Miriam Hill.[4]

Frank married Sarah Ann "Sallie" Givens on 8 January 1885 in Williamson County, Tennessee.[5]

Frank was elected constable of the first district of Williamson County, Tennessee in 1876.[6] After four years, he was appointed deputy sheriff.[7] He served as deputy sheriff for two years, and then as constable for two years.[8] He was elected sheriff of Williamson County, Tennessee in 1886 and was re-elected twice.[9] He served as justice of the peace from 1893 to 1900 and as city recorder of Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee from 1893 to 1906.[10] He was elected judge of Williamson County in 1896,[11] and served for fourteen years.[12][13] He was elected to the state senate from the twenty-first district in 1910.[14] He represented Williamson County in the fifty-eighth general assembly.[15] He was United States commissioner under President Cleveland.[16]

Frank died on 31 January 1917 in Williamson County, Tennessee.[17][18]

Sources

  1. ↑ Hale, Will T. A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1913. Ancestry.com. Hon. Frank C. Russell, pp. 1572-1573.
  2. ↑ Tennessee State Board of Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death certificate no. 174, Frank C. Russell, 1917. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  3. ↑ Hale, Will T. A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1913. Ancestry.com. Hon. Frank C. Russell, pp. 1572-1573.
  4. ↑ Hale, Will T. A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1913. Ancestry.com. Hon. Frank C. Russell, pp. 1572-1573.
  5. ↑ Williamson County, Tennessee. Marriage license and return, F. C. Russell and Sallie A. Givens, 1885. Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  6. ↑ Hale, Will T. A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1913. Ancestry.com. Hon. Frank C. Russell, pp. 1572-1573.
  7. ↑ Hale, Will T. A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1913. Ancestry.com. Hon. Frank C. Russell, pp. 1572-1573.
  8. ↑ Hale, Will T. A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1913. Ancestry.com. Hon. Frank C. Russell, pp. 1572-1573.
  9. ↑ Hale, Will T. A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1913. Ancestry.com. Hon. Frank C. Russell, pp. 1572-1573.
  10. ↑ Hale, Will T. A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1913. Ancestry.com. Hon. Frank C. Russell, pp. 1572-1573.
  11. ↑ Hale, Will T. A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1913. Ancestry.com. Hon. Frank C. Russell, pp. 1572-1573.
  12. ↑ Hale, Will T. A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1913. Ancestry.com. Hon. Frank C. Russell, pp. 1572-1573.
  13. ↑ Judge F. C. Russell Dies in Franklin. Nashville Tennessean and Nashville American, 1 Feb 1917, p. 3.
  14. ↑ Hale, Will T. A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1913. Ancestry.com. Hon. Frank C. Russell, pp. 1572-1573.
  15. ↑ Judge F. C. Russell Dies in Franklin. Nashville Tennessean and Nashville American, 1 Feb 1917, p. 3.
  16. ↑ Judge F. C. Russell Dies in Franklin. Nashville Tennessean and Nashville American, 1 Feb 1917, p. 3.
  17. ↑ Tennessee State Board of Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death certificate no. 174, Frank C. Russell, 1917. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  18. ↑ Judge F. C. Russell Dies in Franklin. Nashville Tennessean and Nashville American, 1 Feb 1917, p. 3.
  • 1850 United States census, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, p. 279B. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
  • 1860 United States census, District 14, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, p. 243, family 156. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
  • 1870 United States census, District 1, Williamson County, Tennessee, population schedule, p. 20. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
  • 1880 United States census, District 1, Williamson County, Tennessee, population schedule, enumeration district 1, p. 7. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.




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