Brief Life History of Andrew
When Andrew Russum was born in 1808, in Madison, Georgia, United States, his father, John Price Russom, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Grey Weedon, was 48. He married Hulda Elizabeth Howell in 1850. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Georgia, United States in 1870 and Election Precinct 14 Waterloo, Cherokee, Alabama, United States in 1880. He died on 15 June 1887, in Gaylesville, Cherokee, Alabama, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Cherokee, Alabama, United States.
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- Andru Russum, "United States Census, 1880"
- Andrew Russom, "Find A Grave Index"
- Andersen Russom in entry for Hannah Elizabeth Hurley, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1811
Historical Boundaries: 1811: Madison, Georgia, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): variant of Russom . This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dutch or Norwegian: variant of Rossum .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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