Epriham Edward Russell (1850 - 1926)

Born 21 Jun 1850 in Burton, Geauga, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hortense V (Hosmer) Russell — married 19 Oct 1882 in Troy, Geauga County, Ohio

Descendants

Died 23 May 1926 at age 75 in Troy Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Epriham was born to Luther Russell and Sarah Creaser in 1850.^[1]

According to the 1870 census Epriham was a farm laborer, assumed to be on his father's farm.^[2][3]

He was a member of the 1871-1872 graduating class from Hiram College.^[4]

In the 1880 census Ephriam was living with his parents and working as an attorney.^[5]

In 1882 he married Hortense Hosmer.^[6][7]

In 1900 he was still working as an attorney.^[8]

According to the 1910 census, he had retired from being an attorney and was now a farmer full-time.^[9]

In 1913, he was the treasurer for the Western Reserve Holstein-Friesian Breeders association.^[10]

He was a Justice of the Peace in Troy, Ohio. His term expired in 1914.^[11]

By 1920, it appears that E.E. had decided to completely retire. On the 1920 census his occupation is listed as "none". ^[12]

Ephriam died in 1926.^{[13] [14]} He is buried in Troy Cemetery. ^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ The Hosmer Heritage, Volume III. Ronald Longaker Roberts. 1989. Page 460.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M627-P8L : 17 October 2014), Ephraim Russel in household of Luther Russel, Ohio, United States; citing p. 14, family 127, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,703.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62W-S4F : 12 April 2016), Ephraim Russell in household of Luther Russell, Ohio, United States; citing p. 22, family 204, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,703.
4. ↑ Alumni Association of Hiram College. Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Directory of Hiram College 1850-1925 The Bulletin of Hiram College, Volume XVII, No. 6. Hiram, Ohio. 1925. Page 75.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8MN-PNT : 15 July 2016), Epraim E Russell in household of Luther Russell, Burton, Geauga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 67, sheet 24B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1018; FHL microfilm 1,255,018.
6. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDNQ-2JN : accessed 22 April 2016), E. E. Russell and Hortense V. Hosmer, 19 Oct 1882; citing Geauga,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0873467 V. 2-4.
7. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD2M-4MR : 26 September 2017), E.E. Russell and Hortense Homer, 19 Oct 1882; citing Geauga, Ohio, United States, reference p238; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 873,467.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM8S-JLP : accessed 25 February 2017), Edward E Russell in household of Corteney V Russell, Troy Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 1A, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,272.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLXS-LZS : accessed 25 February 2017), Ephriam E Russell, Troy, Geauga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 68, sheet 4A, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1185; FHL microfilm 1,375,198.
10. ↑ Houghton, Frederick Lowell. Holstein-Friesian Register, Volume 31, Part 1. Page 256.
11. ↑ Ohio Township and Municipal Officers. Pages 159 and 161.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDBV-T8C : accessed 28 October 2017), Ephram Russell, Troy, Geauga, Ohio, United States; citing ED 76, sheet 5A, line 1, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1385; FHL microfilm 1,821,385.
13. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKYQ-17W : accessed 22 April 2016), Ephriam Russell, 23 May 1926; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. , certificate number , Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
14. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZF6-179 : 8 December 2014), Ephriam Russell, 23 May 1926; citing Troy Twp., Geanga Co., Ohio, reference fn 36027; FHL microfilm 1,984,357.
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 29 November 2021), memorial page for Ephraim Edward Russell (21 Jun 1850–23 May 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #46972933, citing Troy Cemetery, Welshfield, Geauga County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by ProgBase (contributor 47278889).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2T-XHL : 30 December 2015), Ephram E Russell in entry for Luther Russell, 1860.