George Boggs Russell (1832 - 1900)

Born 16 Feb 1832 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Husband of Jane Julia Hutchinson — married 1 Jan 1856 in Lowell, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA

Descendants

Died 4 Aug 1900 at age 68 in Audubon, Audubon County, Iowa, USA

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Biography

George Boggs Russell was born on February 16, 1832, in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, his father, Charles, was 30 and his mother, Ellen (Crawford) Russell, was 28. When George was about 8 years of age he and his family came to the United States through New York. They lived in New York for about 4 years where he attended school and made the most out of his schooling. At about 12 years the family moved to Portland, Wisconsin, where he assisted his father on the farm until he was 19. Than George moved to Georgia where he worked for 2 years at bricklaying before moving back to Wisconsin, to work on the farm and in a General store. He married Jane Julia Hutchinson on December 31, 1856, in Lowell, Wisconsin. They had four children during their marriage 2 boys and 2 girls. In 1872 the family moved again this time to Exira, Iowa, Where he opened a General Merchandise store and dealt in Real Estate. George was very successful and about 1879 he opened another store in Audubon, Iowa. The store was doing well so the family moved to Audubon, to be closer to the new main store. A few years later about 1890 George give the everyday duties to his 2 sons and in 1898 George was appointed Postmaster of Audubon. He died on August 4, 1900, in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 68, and was buried there.

Vitals

Name

George B. Russell

Birth

16 February 1832

Marriage

31 December 1856^[1]

Death

4 August 1900^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLP-6B9 : 4 December 2014), George B. Rissell and Jane J. Hutchinson, 31 Dec 1856; citing reference 02314; FHL microfilm 1,275,940.
2. ↑ Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVR-2DXT :13 December 2015), George Boggs Russell, 1900; Burial, Audubon, Audubon, Iowa, United States of America, Arlington Heights Cemetery; citing record ID 30606283, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

U. S. Census

• United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DF-87K : George Russell in household of Charles Russell, Portland, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States; citing family 1019, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMT-D6W : George Russell in entry for Charles Russell, 1860.

• United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN94-VY4 :George Russell, Wisconsin, United States; citing p. 19, family 132, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,207.

• United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKG-2HG : George Russell, Exira, Audubon, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 25, sheet 14C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0326; FHL microfilm 1,254,326.

• United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9V1-YWY : George B Russell, Leroy Township Audubon town, Audubon, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 12A, family 251, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,416.

Iowa State Census

• Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT3J-L12 : George B Russell, Audubon, Iowa, United States; citing p. 359, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,710.

Footnotes

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Acknowledgments

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The Meaning of the Surname Russell

• This is one of the most famous and noble names in British history since the Conquest of 1066 when it was a Norman introduction. The name is a diminutive patronymic and means "the son of Red", from the Old French "Rous", red, a nickname for someone with red hair, and "-el", little. In the National Biography, there are over sixty entries for Russell, the Dukes of Bedford being Russells, while Charles Russell 1832 - 1900, the Lord Chief Justice of England was Baron Russell of Killowen. The third Earl Russell is better known as the philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970). On January 2nd, 1634, one John Russell, aged 19 yr1s., embarked from London on the ship "Bonaventure" bound for "Virginea"; he was one of the earliest recorded name bearers to enter America. In the modern idiom, the name has seven spelling variations:- Russel, Russell, Russill, Rousel(l) and Roussel(l). Over sixty Coats of Arms have been granted to bearers of this illustrious name, one of the earliest being that of the Russells of Shropshire, which depicts, on a black shield, a fess between six gold martlets. The martlet signifies one who subsists on wings of virtue and merit, having a little land to rest upon. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Rousel, which was dated 1115, in the "Winton Rolls of Hampshire", during the reign of King Henry 1, known as "The Administrator", 1100 - 1135. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England, this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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