William Alonzo Russell (1847 - 1907)

Born 19 Mar 1847 in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas

Ancestors

Son of Joseph Henry Russell Sr. and Susan Mary (Weatherford) Russell

Husband of Melissa (Bethel) Russell — married before 1867 in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1907 at age 60 in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas

William Russell is part of a Bahamian family.

Biography

He was baptized on Apr 4, 1847 at Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas.

William was born in 1857. He was the son of Joseph Russell and Susan Weatherford.

William married Melissa Bethel. They are mentioned in the birth records of their children: an unnamed son in 1867^[1], Thomas Clinton in 1869^[2], Benjamin in 1873^[3], an unnamed son in 1876^[4], an unamed daughter in 1878^[5], unnamed son in 1881^[6], an unnamed daughter in 1883^[7], an unnamed son in 1886^[8].

He passed away in 1907 in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Bahamas Births, 1850-1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLS7-VVF : 27 November 2014), William H. Russell in entry for Russell, 21 Oct 1867; citing St. Peters, Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas, reference 122; FHL microfilm 222,939.
2. ↑ "Bahamas Births, 1850-1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLMT-J81 : 27 November 2014), William Russell in entry for Thomas Clinton Russell, ; citing , reference 122; FHL microfilm 222,940.
3. ↑ "Bahamas Births, 1850-1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL99-FBK : 27 November 2014), William A. Russell in entry for Benj. M. Russell, 26 Nov 1873; citing Cherokee Sound, Abaco, Bahamas, reference p 142; FHL microfilm 222,941.
4. ↑ "Bahamas Births, 1850-1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL9C-WKQ : 27 November 2014), William A. Russell in entry for Russell, 01 Apr 1876; citing Saint Peters, Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas, reference 56; FHL microfilm 222,943.
5. ↑ "Bahamas Births, 1850-1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL96-ZFF : 27 November 2014), William A. Russell in entry for Russell, 25 Oct 1878; citing St. Peters, Hope Town Abaco, Bahamas, reference 167; FHL microfilm 222,944.
6. ↑ "Bahamas Births, 1850-1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL9N-NHR : 27 November 2014), William A. Russell in entry for Russell, 03 Jun 1881; citing St. Peter Hope Town Abaco, Bahamas, reference 48; FHL microfilm 222,945.
7. ↑ "Bahamas Births, 1850-1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL92-K19 : 27 November 2014), William A. Russell in entry for No Name Russell, 10 Jul 1883; citing Saint Petero Hope Town Abaco, Bahamas, reference yr 1883 p 94; FHL microfilm 222,946.
8. ↑ "Bahamas Births, 1850-1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL9R-57L : 27 November 2014), William A Russell in entry for Russell, 23 Apr 1886; citing St Peters, Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas, reference p 67 item 9; FHL microfilm 222,947.
9. ↑ "Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDZ-614G : 3 August 2015), William Alonzo Russell, 1907.

Dolly Mae CD (Bahamas Records)

“Confirmed with DNA" using Y-DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Charles Russell, Jr., FTDNA kit #892346, and his 4th cousin once removed, Dexter Rory Russell, FTDNA kit #932804, match at a Genetic Distance of 1 on 37 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Joseph Henry Russell, Sr. J. D. McDonald’s TMRCA Calculator indicates a 60.4% probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 6 generations.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lynda Hull for creating Russell-6261 on 22 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Lynda and others.