Russell Search (1824 - 1896)

Born 30 Oct 1824 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio

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Name

Name: Russell /Search/

Given Name: Russell

Surname: Search^[1][2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 30 Oct 1824

Place: Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio^[3][4]

Death

Death:

Date: 26 Apr 1896^[5][6]

Reference

Reference: SH11911

Event

Event:

Type: Biography

Note: 1. Farmer - (1880 Census)

2. Married to Deliah at the time of the 1880 Census

Death^[7]

Event:

Type: Biography

Note: 1860 Census film #803186 Page 107 Belmont,Iriquois Co. Ill.(Woodland twnshp)

shows Russell & Nancy with only one child Mary S. age 2 who was born in 1858, there is no mention of their oldest William C. who was born 1856. Also residing with them is Sanford Search age 19 who is Russells brother, born 1841. Their Third child Lewis Russell Search was not born until 9 Dec.1860. this census was taken 2 July 1860.

• 1870 Census; Grenard; Iroquois, Illinois, Dwelling 13 Family 13 LIne 29 [1]

Rusel Search""" Male 45 Ohio

Ellen Search Female 30 Ohio

Mary S Search Female 13 Ohio

Louisa R Search Male 8 Ohio

Kasia Search Female 7 Ohio

Abner Search Male 4 Ohio

Later notes indicate he married Nancy A. CUNNINGHAM in 1855, & later that year they moved to: Iroquois County, Ill. Where they had 360 Acres in Section 33. (This note from June Blansham (Nancy's Grand Niece) 4-1994

He Married: Delilah Germain 7/1870

From the Iroquois Co. Times Fri May 1, 1896 This Obituary Notice: 'It is with sadness that we chronicle again a death caused by a railroad accident. On last Sabbath evening at 4:30 o'clock while Mr & Mrs Russell Search were wending their way to Epworth League meeting they attempted to cross the C.& E. Railroad track while fright train NO.118 was approaching, south bound at a rapid rate of speed. Mrs. Search reached the west side safely but Mr.Search being aged & feeble was slower in crossing. Just as he was crossing the last rail the cow catcher caught his heel, whirling him around & he was again struck on the right side by the pilot, hurling him a distance of 30 feet When picked up he was still alive but died while he was being carried home. A number of persons were witnesses to the accident but as it all happened so suddenly aid was powerless. The railroad company is exempt from blame, as he saw the swiftly approaching train & heard the whistle blown three times, but o doubt thought he could cross the track in safety. A Coroner's inquest was held & a jury empaneled, a verdict rendering exonerating the railroad company from blame. ! From History of Iroquois County IL.Belmont Township Pg.11, ' WOODLAND,this village was laid off by Russell Search, Samuel Williams & John L Donovan, April 17,1876. It is a station on the railroad, four miles south of Watseka; has a post office, lumber yard, steam mill, several stores, etc., and does considerable trade. It further describes Crescent Township. William Cunningham & his sons-in-law, Harvey Roll & Russell Search, came in 1855. Mr. Cunningham & Mr.Search entered land on section 33, & Mr.Roll on 23. They had trouble in securing the entry of the land they had selected. A portion of the land belonged to the Illinois Central railroad, and a considerable portion was, wet, so that really there was not much space for choice. After having looked up the land they wanted they went to Danville &' put in their numbers' when they were informed that applications were on file for those very pieces, and they could not now attend to the matter. The plain truth of the matter was, that a half-score of land-sharks had filed applications for all the land in this vicinity, and the officers were aiding them by permitting the applications to lie dormant until some one came along who was willing to buy them off. Mr.Search was a young man of little experience in such matters, & still he had good plain sense encough to see that 'Something was rotten in Danville,' and went around town inquiring of every body how he could secure the entry of his land, but did not get any light, and went back to Indiana. Unsatisfied with his former trial he returned to Danville to renew the attempt. This time some one told him that if he would go up in a certain office he would find a certain man there who would accommodate him. He found his man & stated his case, & was told that if he would give him $15. per tract he would undertake to secure the land for him. This he felt to be an outrage; but the land he must have, and closed the bargain with the 'shark' & entered the southeast & northwest quarters of section 33. Mr.Cunningham did not fare so well; he was obliged to pay $60. to secure his entry. There was a gang of men around Danville who grew rich on what they extorted from those who went there to do business. This was called doing a 'Land office Business' & became a by-word. The financial panic of 1857 retarded the development of the new country, & crippled those recently coming here. There were no roads, & thos living here were warned out to work the roads over at Watseka. At those times when the water was high,it was impossible to travel.

Death^[8]

Census

Census:

Date: 1855

Place: Iroquois County

Note: Listed in his household besides himself were a male under the age of ten and a female between the ages of twenty and thirty^[9]

User ID

User ID: A9A0257B210E4052A7D20C3D7544D10A0078

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 3 Jun 2008

Time: 11:32

Prior to import, this record was last changed 11:32 3 Jun 2008.

Marriage

Husband: Russell Search

Wife: Nancy Adeline Cunningham

Marriage:

Date: 11 Feb 1855^[10][11]

Event:

Type: Alt. Marriage

Date: Jul 1870^[12]

Data Changed:

Date: 9 Jun 2008

Time: 22:12

Husband: Russell Search

Wife: Delilah Ellen Germain

Marriage:

Date: Jul 1870^[13]

Data Changed:

Date: 9 Jun 2008

Time: 22:12

Husband: William C. Search

Wife: Susannah A. Russell

Marriage:

Date: 9 Oct 1823

Place: Methodist Episcopal Church, Springfield Township, Ross County, Ohio^[14][15]

Census:

Date: 1850

Place: Warren County, Indiana

Note: He was a farmer. Also listed in the household were the following children: Russell, age 25; Landrum, age 20, both of whom were farmers with their father; Jane, age 16; Mary, age 14; Thomas, age 13; William, age 11; Sanford, age 9; and Lewis, age 9 months.^[16]

Child: Landrum Search

Child: Russell Search

Child: Jane Search

Child: Mary Search

Child: Thomas Search

Child: William Search

Child: Lewis Search

Child: Sanford Search

Data Changed:

Date: 3 Jun 2008

Time: 22:13

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S565
2. ↑ Source: #S243
3. ↑ Source: #S565
4. ↑ Source: #S243
5. ↑ Source: #S565
6. ↑ Source: #S243
7. ↑ Source: #S565
8. ↑ Source: #S243
9. ↑ Source: #S636
10. ↑ Source: #S243
11. ↑ Source: #S565
12. ↑ Source: #S565
13. ↑ Source: #S243
14. ↑ Source: #S243
15. ↑ Source: #S565
16. ↑ Source: #S628

• Source: S243 Abbreviation: Ancestry WTP: v08t3065.ged Title: Ancestry WTP: v08t3065.ged, Url: http://search.ancestry.com Author: Compiler: v08t3065.ged Publication: 2 March 2006
• Source: S565 Abbreviation: Ancestry WTP: lee1741.ged Title: Ancestry WTP: lee1741.ged, Location: 1741 Heroy's Pond Court, Wall, NJ 07719, Url: http://awt.ancestry.com Author: Harry Lee Rochelle, Compiler: Harry Lee Rochelle Publication: 2 March 2006
• Source: S636 Abbreviation: Iroquois County, IL State Census 1855 Title: 1855 Illinois State Census Iroquois County Author: Iroquois County Genealogical Society Publication: Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, IL, 1995