Brief Life History of James D.
When James D. Russell was born on 29 May 1840, in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, David Russell, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Strang, was 33. He married Agnes Beveridge on 22 April 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 25 March 1920, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- James Rusell, "United States Census, 1880"
- James Russell in entry for Charles Russell, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- James P Russell, "United States Census, 1920"
Spouse and Children
1840–1920 Male
1855–1937 Female
Children (11)
1873–1947 Female
1875–1949 Male
1877–1899 Male
1879– Male
1880–1942 Male
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1806–1885 Female
Siblings (9)
1834–1834 Male
1835–1922 Male
1838–1902 Female
1840–1920 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 6
1850
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1863
Age 23
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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