Brief Life History of Levi T.
When Levi T. Russell was born on 7 January 1835, in Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Lott Russell III, was 28 and his mother, Catherine Oglesby, was 23. He married Adeline Jackson about 1869, in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Woodington, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States in 1880. He died on 28 July 1908, in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Levi Russel in household of John Russel, "United States Census, 1850"
- L T Russell in entry for H W Russell and Lucy May Sutton, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Levi T Russel, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1835–1908 Male
1834–1907 Female
Children (4)
1869–1954 Male
1872–1944 Male
1874–1911 Male
1877–1907 Male
Parents and Siblings
1806–1879 Male
1811–1874 Female
Siblings (13)
1833–1886 Female
1835–1908 Male
1837–1915 Male
1837–1918 Female
1838–1897 Male
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World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 1
1853 · First State Fair
Age 18
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
Age 27
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish: of Norman origin, from Old French and Anglo-Norman French r(o)ussel, a diminutive of Old French rous(e) ‘red, reddish’, used either as a nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion, or as a personal name. Compare Rouse . This Norman name has been established in Ireland since the 12th century. It has been reinforced in Britain and Ireland by Huguenot bearers of the name Roussel, of the same Old French origin.
English: habitational name from any of several places called Rushall (Norfolk, Staffordshire, Wiltshire) or possibly sometimes from Rusthall in Speldhurst (Kent). Rushall in Staffordshire derives from Old English rysc ‘rush, rushes’ + halh ‘nook, corner of land’. Rushall in Norfolk derives from an uncertain first element + Old English halh. Rushall in Wiltshire derives from an Old English personal name Rust (genitive Rustes) + halh. Rusthall in Speldhurst (Kent) probably derives from Old English rust ‘rust, rust color’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’, but with a change in the final element due to influence from Middle English, Old English hall ‘hall, residence’, perhaps referring to a nearby building.
Americanized form of German Rüssel, from a pet form of any of various personal names formed with the element hrōd ‘fame, renown’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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