William
M.
Russell
Born in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of George Russell Jr.
and Rhoda (Reavis) Russell
Brother of
David Russell, Sarah Elizabeth (Russell) Neely, John Russell and Mary Arminta (Russell) Brittain
Husband of
Nancy (Reavis) Russell
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mark M. Russell
Died
at age 63
in Camden, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Aug 2016
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Biography
William M. Russell was born to George Russell, Jr. and Rhoda Reavis. He married Nancy Reavis, his first cousin, on 12 May 1816 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina. They had nine children.
He and Nancy were originally buried in Prairie Hollow Cemetery near Roach, MO. but were re-interred by Union Electric Company along with many other members of the Russell family in the Old Roach Cemetery when Bagnell Dam was built and Lake of the Ozarks was created; this construction flooded many old cemeteries. A photograph of his tombstone exists in the collection of Joan Bradley. It is an upright stone which reads: "William M. Russell, Born Nov 22, 1794, Died Feb 19, 1858, 63 yrs, 2 mo., 27 days. He was an orderly member of United Baptist Church 30 years and died in strong faith."
William M. Russell was a Justice of Peace, and he performed the marriage ceremony of his daughter, Rhoda Amanda Russell, to Bennett Jackson Clinton, Sr. Bennett Jackson Clinton was the brother of Willis Alfred Clinton who was married to Polly Brown, sister of Lewis Sinclair Brown and the oldest daughter of William Brown and Caty Trover. Polly and Alfred Clinton were the first Browns to move to Camden County, Missouri, arriving around 1838.
1850 US Census
Name: William Russell
Age: 55
Birth Year: abt 1795
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: District 13, Camden, Missouri
Gender: Male
Family Number: 93
Household Members:
Name Age
William Russell 55
Nancy Russell 51
Harriet Russell 17
Susan Russell 15
John W Clayton 36
Sarah Clayton 25
Family Members
Parents: George Russell (1768–1850) and Rhoda (Reavis) Russell (1769–1851)
Spouse: Nancy (Reavis) Russell (1798-?) (m. 1816)
Siblings: Sarah Elizabeth (Russell) Neely (1799–1850), John Russell (1803–1883), and Benjamin F. Russell (1832–1883)
Children: Mark M Russell (1811–1886), Rhoda Amanda (Russell) Clinton (1821–1892), and Susan Catherine (Russell) Coleman (1836–1934)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Emmett Peachey 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch T396376 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T396376 [compare], Ancestry member krpeachey
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T396376 [compare], FTDNA kit #87139
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA, GEDmatch T396376 [compare]
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~1.56%
Jacob Bowden :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A092830 [compare], Ancestry member krpeachey
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A092830 [compare], FTDNA kit #386721
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Daniel Bowden :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
Vernon Garrison :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A555929 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A555929 [compare], FTDNA kit #869836
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Edwin Peachey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Kristin (Peachey) Robinson :
23andMe, GEDmatch T778550 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T778550 [compare], Ancestry member krpeachey
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T778550 [compare], FTDNA kit #173008
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T778550 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Katherine Beddingfield :
23andMe, GEDmatch M684466 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jan (Wyatt) Nesbitt :
23andMe, GEDmatch NS6875295 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ruth Finley :
23andMe, GEDmatch CK5161715 [compare], yourDNAportal MEGd8660739
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~0.78%
William Street :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member natalieannevans64
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~0.78%
Susan (Propst) Graben :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A135489 [compare], Ancestry member SPGraben
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