The George Russell Family

George Russell was born about 1808 in Orange County, North Carolina. He died before 1910. He married Elizabeth Larter, daughter of Arthur Larter and Mary E. Mitchell, on 07 Mar 1834 in Stokes County, North Carolina. She was born about 1808 in North Carolina. She died before 1910. George Russell and Elizabeth Larter had 2 known sons, Martin Van Buren Russell and James Horatius Russell.

Martin Van Buren Russell was born on 26 May 1836 in North Carolina. He married (1) Francis 'Fannie' Brown in 1859. She was born in Apr 1840 in Virginia. She died in 1900 in Vigo County, Indiana. He married (2) Matilda Goggins on 18 Sep 1901 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born in 1860. He married (3) Amanda Eliza Freeman, daughter of Nelson Freeman and Rebecca Bell, on 05 Nov 1908 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 15 Jul 1851 in Linton, Vigo County, Indiana. She died in 1925 in Vigo County, Indiana.

Martin Van Buren Russell and Frances 'Fannie' Brown had the following children:

Sarah J. Russell was born in Dec 1860 in North Carolina. She married John J. Letcher on 30 Jun 1898 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born in Jul 1849 in Kentucky.

Cynthia Alice Russell was born about 1862 in North Carolina. She married Leonard Russell, son of Henderson Martin Russell and Mary Emma Hammond, on 08 Oct 1896 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born about 1874.

Joseph A. Russell was born about 1866 in North Carolina.

Mary E. Russell was born in Feb 1871 in North Carolina. She died on 11 Mar 1901 in Vigo County, Indiana.

Cora L. Russell was born in Oct 1875 in North Carolina.

Willie Mae Russell was born on 17 May 1879 in North Carolina. She married (1) William Isom Waugh, son of Thomas Waugh and Rosa Brown, on 05 Jan 1909 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born on 14 Nov 1884 in Virginia. She married (2) Frank Weathers on 04 May 1921 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born on 06 Sep 1880 in Kentucky.

Nora Bell Russell was born in Sep 1873 in North Carolina. She died in 1941 in Vigo County, Indiana. She married Foncio Ely Waugh, son of Isom Waugh and Julia Willis, on 13 Jun 1896 in Grayson County, Virginia. He was born in Mar 1875 in Virginia. He died in 1956 in Vigo County, Indiana. Foncio Ely Waugh and Nora Bell Russell had the following children:

Cleatiss L. Waugh was born in May 1897 in Virginia. She died 2 Jun 1900, at the age of 3 years old.

Crete Treona Josephine Waugh was born on 27 May 1899 in Lost Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. She died in 1981 in Vigo County, Indiana. She married (1) John Aaron Whitfield. He was born on 01 Feb 1883 in Tennessee. He died before 1947. She married (2) Eugene Fleming on 01 Oct 1936 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born on 12 Sep 1895 in North Carolina. He died in Mar 1980 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.

Charles Isom Waugh was born on 06 May 1900 in Indiana. He died on 10 Jun 1987 in Vigo County, Indiana.

Clidia Mae Waugh was born in 1904 in Lost Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. She died in 1942 in Vigo County, Indiana.

Ima Waugh was born in 1908 in Lost Creek, Vigo County, Indiana.

Jack Waugh was born in 1910 in Indiana. He died in 1943 in Vigo County, Indiana.

Marjorie Waugh was born on 11 May 1912 in Lost Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. She died in Apr 1981 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She married Karl Bradshaw, son of Lee Bradshaw and Julia Lee, on 01 Aug 1935 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born on 07 Mar 1902 in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. He died in Apr 1996 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.

Wanda Waugh was born in 1915 in Lost Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. She died in 1945 in Vigo County, Indiana. She married Homer Wilford, in about 1938, in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born 12 Aug 1910, in Terre Haute, Indiana. He died on 9 Feb 1995, in Terre Haute, Indiana.

James Horatius Russell I was born on 05 Mar 1840 in North Carolina. He died on 13 Aug 1915 in Lost Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. He married Eliza Jane Harrison, daughter of Jeremiah Harrison Sr. and Rebecca Murphy, on 26 Sep 1876 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 22 May 1858 in Grayson County, Virginia. She died on 18 Dec 1933 in Lost Creek, Vigo County, Indiana.

The above section of the 1895 Otter Creek Township property map shows the location of the James H. Russell and Eliza Harrison property. (brown outline) The red square indicates the location of the Russell Cemetery, in the upper right hand portion of the property. The house below was located on Roberts Road between Lost Creek and Burnett.

James Horatius Russell I and Eliza Jane Harrison had the following children:

William Russell was born in 1866 in North Carolina.


Rufus Martin Russell was born on 20 Mar 1877 in Indiana. He died in 1918 (Disappeared approximately Jan 1918. Believed to last have been seen in Clinton, Indiana). He married (1) Mary A. Bell, daughter of Franklin Nelson Bell and Paulina J Russell, on 17 Mar 1895 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born about 1876 in Indiana. She died in Feb 1969 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

He married (2) Mary Bushnell, daughter of Joseph Zephaniah Bushnell and Martha Ellen Batton, on 28 Feb 1914 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 01 Dec 1883 in Vigo County, Indiana. She died on 30 May 1957 in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Bushnell's owned property just east of Joseph Batton on the above map. They also owned property on the south end of the Otter Creek property of Joseph Batton, in Lost Creek Township. It was upon that property that this house was built.


Rufus Martin Russell and Mary Bushnell had the following children:

Viola Eliza Ellen Russell was born on 05 Sep 1915 in Lost Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. She died on 21 Jun 1954 in Vigo County, Indiana. She married Russell Manuel. He was born on 10 Jul 1908 in Illinois. He died on 09 Nov 1988 in Vigo County, Indiana.



James Horatius Russell II was born on 05 Jan 1917 in Lost Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. He died on 16 Jan 2003 in Vigo County, Indiana. He married Mary Luetta Stewart, daughter of Bennett R. Stewart and Stella Belle Roberts, on 25 May 1935 in Marshall, Illinois. She was born on 02 Dec 1917 in Otter Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. She died on 19 May 2015 in Vigo County, Indiana.

Ruth Martin Russell was born on 31 Mar 1918 in Lost Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. She died on 01 May 2015 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. She married Clyde Manuel Jr, son of Clyde Manuel Sr and Lettie Bell, on 10 Jan 1947 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado. He was born on 22 Nov 1900 in Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois. He died on 23 Oct 1975 in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Rufus Martin Russell and Mary A. Bell had the following children:

Henan Helen Russell was born on 16 Nov 1896 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She died on 13 Mar 1989 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. She married Earl Hubbard.





Edna Russell was born on 30 Jun 1899. She died on 18 Nov 1995 in Chicago, Illinois. She married Edward Dobbins on 05 Aug 1932 in Cook County, Illinois.




Lucy Ennes Russell was born on 07 Nov 1884 in Vigo County, Indiana. She died on 17 Jan 1938 in Vigo County, Indiana. She married William Rufus Stewart, son of Ruffin Stewart and Martha Ann Manuel, on 08 Aug 1899 in Clay County, Indiana. He was born on 22 Feb 1880 in Vigo County, Indiana. He died on 16 Mar 1964 in Vigo County, Indiana.

Lucy Ennes Russell and William Rufus Stewart had the following children:

Nina Z. Stewart was born on 24 Feb 1902 in Vigo County, Indiana. She died on 03 May 1978 in Vigo County, Indiana.

James Ruffin Stewart was born on 05 May 1906 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He died in Jan 1971 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He married (1) Mary A. Alsum, daughter of William Walter Alsum and Hattie Harriet McElroy, on 25 May 1925 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She was born on 07 Aug 1907 in Lost Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. He married (2) Mattie Ewing Edwards, daughter of Samuel Edwards and Samantha Caroline Maxwell, on 14 Aug 1929 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She was born on 11 Mar 1911 in Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina. She died on 20 Mar 1968 in Terre Haute, Indiana.

William W. Stewart was born on 09 Jun 1910 in Lost Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. He died on 07 Jul 1995 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He married Hazel Jane Walden. She was born on 17 Mar 1919 in Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana. She died on 20 Aug 1953 in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Howard L. Stewart was born on 22 Apr 1912 in Otter Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. He died on 06 Apr 1992 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He married Jennie Louise Tyler, daughter of Perry Oliver Tyler and Jennie F Stewart, on 26 Nov 1938 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 22 Jun 1919 in Vigo County, Indiana.

Stanley Murphy Stewart was born on 28 Jul 1915 in Otter Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. He died on 21 Nov 1990 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He married (1) Ruth Lettricia Manuel, daughter of Clyde Manuel Sr and Lettie Bell, on 21 Jan 1938 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 12 Jul 1912 in Charleston, Coles County, Illinois. She died on 14 Jan 2007 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He married (2) Margaret Lenora Williams on 23 Feb 1939 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She was born on 13 Sep 1915 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married (3) Verona B. Nolcox on 19 May 1945 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She was born on 02 Oct 1923 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He married (4) Ann Richards.

Doyle Everette Stewart was born on 06 Sep 1919 in Vigo County, Indiana. He died on 26 Jun 1945 in Vigo County, ndiana. He married (1) Mollie Lee Ingram on 06 Oct 1938 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 25 Feb 1916 in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama. He married (2) Estella B. Saunders on 28 Apr 1945 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 15 Aug 1924 in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Ernestine Stewart was born on 21 Apr 1923 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She died on 06 Mar 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio. She married James E. Whitfield II, son of James E. Whitfield I and Julia B Southerland, on 19 Dec 1941 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was born on 09 Aug 1920 in Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana.

Lucy E. Stewart was born on 25 Jan 1925 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She died on 24 May 1998 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She married Richard Beacham, son of William Richard Beacham and Carrie Watkins, on 07 Jun 1945 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was born on 18 Jul 1918 in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. He died on 28 Apr 2004 in Chicago, Illinois.

Norman Stewart was born in 1927 in Indiana.

Marjorie Russell was born on 07 Oct 1887 in Vigo County, Indiana. She died in 1964. She married (1) Arthur C. Waugh, son of Isom Waugh and Julia Willis, on 11 Nov 1905 in Clay County, Indiana. He was born on 02 Dec 1884 in Virginia. He died on 14 Oct 1953 in Vigo County, Indiana. She married (2) Homer E. Anderson, son of Malachi C. Anderson and Sarah Elizabeth Pettiford, on 01 Jun 1929 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born on 26 Jun 1897 in Vigo County, Indiana. He died in Oct 1973 in Seattle, Washington.

Arthur C Waugh and Marjorie Russell had the following children:

Kenneth C. Waugh was born in 9 Oct 1906 in Indiana. He died 29 Dec 1985 in Chicago, Illinois.

Ollie Conswilla Waugh was born on 30 Jul 1912. She died on 02 Jan 1995. She married (1) Allen H. Wakefield on 12 Feb 1947 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born on 09 Jun 1900 in Greensburg, Green County, Kentucky. She married (2) Carson Bullard. He was born on 25 Sep 1906 in Vigo County, Indiana. He died on 20 Mar 1943 in Vigo County, Indiana.

Williard Odell Waugh was born on 05 Sep 1915 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He died on 04 Mar 1985 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He married Billie Bogans La Blanc on 26 Dec 1942 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 02 May 1916 in Pierce Creek, Faulkner, Arkansas. She died on 30 Jul 1998 in Chicago, Illinois.

Wayne R. Waugh was born on 21 Jul 1918 in Vigo County, Indiana. He died on 22 Apr 1997, as was buried in Chicago, Illinois.