Elijah
Russell
Born in Wilkes County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of William Russell
and Rachel (Scott) Russell
Brother of
Benjamin Russell [half], Letitia (Russell) Scott [half], Sarah Russell, Nancy Russell, Elizabeth (Russell) Campbell, John Russell, James Russell and Hezekiah Russell
Husband of
Elizabeth (Eden) Russell
— married
24 Feb 1807 (to 1882) in Carter, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Allen Russell
Died after
after age 78
in Buchanan County, Missouri
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jul 2018
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Biography
Elijah Russell was born January 10, 1782. On February 24, 1807, in Carter county, Tennessee, Elijah married Elizbeth Edens. [1] Children of Elijah and Elizabeth are:
- John Chastain Russell, who married Charlotte Dixon
- James Russell, who married Susan Gann
- Martha Russell, who married Philip Bohart
- Allen Russell, married 1) Elizabeth "Eliza" Wolfe and 2) Sarah Evaline Fortner
- Elizabeth Russell married Adam C. Arnold
- Levi Russell, married 1) Tabitha (nee?) and 2) Lou (nee?)
- Elijah Russell Jr. married Fannie Plank
- Elisha Russell married Sarah Frances Lindsay
- Joseph Tipton Russell married Mary Ebaline "Polly" Russell (his first cousin)
Researcher's Notes
Elijah died between 1860 and 1870. There are two Find A Grave memorials for him. One gives his year of death as 1870 [2] and the other as 1861 [3]
Sources
- ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4NG-H5R : 5 November 2017), Elijah Russell and Elizabeth Edens, 24 Feb 1807; citing Carter, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,117,348
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184429599
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143467325/elijah-russell
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elijah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elijah:
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~1.56%
~4.69%
Drew (Glover) Anonymous 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T929356 [compare], Ancestry member DrewWelch803
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch 7766603 [compare], FTDNA kit #200491
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~0.78%
Kevin Carden :
23andMe, GEDmatch AP7394493 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Linda Austin :
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~0.78%
Vickie (Outlaw) Spear :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A706477 [compare], Ancestry member kylebasko01
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Kasey Hamlin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A216930 [compare], Ancestry member hamlinsmith_1
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~0.78%
Doug Tabor :
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~0.78%
Kirk Stephens :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Shawna Green :
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