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Susannah “Susan” Vernon Russell

Birth
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Death
1895 (aged 79–80)
Clay County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Susannah "Susan" Vernon was born about 1815 in Stokes County, North Carolina, the youngest child of Jonathan Vernon, Jr. (1767-1854) and Mary Vernon née Cox (1773-1844). Between 1816 and 1820 the Vernon family moved from North Carolina to Jackson County, Ohio. In about 1831 Susan Vernon had a son, Isaac Vernon.

On April 9, 1835 Susan Vernon married Terry Russell in Jackson County, Ohio, in a marriage ceremony performed by Peter Aleshire. Susan and Terry Russell resided in Lick township, Jackson County, Ohio in the 1840, 1850 and 1860 U.S. census. In October 1861, Terry Russell and his son Emanuel Russell enlisted in the union army during the Civil War. Terry Russell died of disease on August 29, 1862. Susan Russell filed for a Widow's Claim and was granted $8.00 per month.

Susan Vernon was still residing in Lick, Ohio as of September 1867 but by the 1870 U.S. census she had moved to Van Buren township in Clay County, Indiana. She was still residing in Van Buren township in the 1880 U.S. census. Susan Russell died thereafter, probably in 1895. Her grave has not been located but it is believed that she is buried in Old Hill Cemetery in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, where he daughter Cornelia was buried in 1870 and where he daughter Louisa E. Bell was buried in 1940.

Children of SUSAN VERNON and TERRY RUSSELL are:

i. ISAAC VERNON, b. 1831, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 31 July 1892, Chapman, Jackson County, Ohio; Stepchild; m. (1) MARY ANN HARRISON, 14 August 1851, Pike County, Ohio; b. 4 January 1834, Ohio; d. 18 September 1902, Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois; m. (2) SARAH ELLEN QUEEN, 30 August 1872, Jackson County, Ohio; m. (3) ELLEN F. DAY, 23 October 1882, Jackson County, Ohio.

ii. ANGELINE RUSSELL, b. October 1835, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 25 December 1916, Doniphan County, Kansas; m. DEXTER MARSHALL, 24 July 1855, Jackson County, Ohio; b. 30 August 1833, Cleveland, Ohio; d. 23 July 1901, Fillmore County, Nebraska.

iii. ELVIRA RUSSELL, b. Abt. 1836, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 22 September 1896, Nemaha County, Nebraska; m. GEORGE BENJAMIN MASTERS, 16 September 1860, Jackson County, Ohio; b. 23 November 1838, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 22 October 1914, Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon.

iv. DAVIS RUSSELL, b. 10 October 1837, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 23 March 1914, Palmyra, Otoe County, Nebraska; m. SARAH "SALLY" ESTHER SMITH, 29 January 1863, Douglas County, Illinois; b. 11 March 1842, Indiana, probably in Parke County; d. 19 April 1915, Palmyra, Otoe County, Nebraska.

v. EMANUEL RUSSELL, b. Abt. November 1839, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 7 January 1913, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; m. MARY E. EXLINE, 29 July 1876, Jackson County, Ohio; b. Abt. October 1855, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 15 July 1905, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.

vi. AMILLA RUSSELL, b. Abt. 1842, Jackson County, Ohio; d. Aft. 24 July 1860.

vii. ANDREW I. RUSSELL, b. Abt. 1843, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 1874; m. CLARINDA; b. Abt. 1837, Ohio.

viii. JONATHAN V. RUSSELL, b. Abt. 1845, Jackson County, Ohio; d. Aft. 24 July 1860.

ix. MARTHA JANE RUSSELL, b. June 1847, Jackson County, Ohio; d. Bet. 1900 - 1910, Oregon; m. JOHN JONES, 30 June 1867, Jackson County, Ohio; b. September 1839, Pennsylvania; d. Aft. 1920.

x. FRANCIS M. RUSSELL, b. September 1849, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 1923, Indiana; m. AGNES, Abt. 1874; b. May 1854, Ohio; d. 1936.

xi. CORNELIA RUSSELL, b. 28 September 1851, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 10 October 1870, Clay County, Indiana.

xii. LOUISA E. RUSSELL, b. 11 May 1855, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 1940, Clay County, Indiana; m. (1) JOHN HENRY BELL; b. October 1854, Indiana; d. 1912, Clay County, Indiana; m. (2) ROLEN CLOE, 29 May 1920, Clay County, Indiana; b. 21 March 1851, Tippiecanoe, Indiana; d. 1 December 1934, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.
Susannah "Susan" Vernon was born about 1815 in Stokes County, North Carolina, the youngest child of Jonathan Vernon, Jr. (1767-1854) and Mary Vernon née Cox (1773-1844). Between 1816 and 1820 the Vernon family moved from North Carolina to Jackson County, Ohio. In about 1831 Susan Vernon had a son, Isaac Vernon.

On April 9, 1835 Susan Vernon married Terry Russell in Jackson County, Ohio, in a marriage ceremony performed by Peter Aleshire. Susan and Terry Russell resided in Lick township, Jackson County, Ohio in the 1840, 1850 and 1860 U.S. census. In October 1861, Terry Russell and his son Emanuel Russell enlisted in the union army during the Civil War. Terry Russell died of disease on August 29, 1862. Susan Russell filed for a Widow's Claim and was granted $8.00 per month.

Susan Vernon was still residing in Lick, Ohio as of September 1867 but by the 1870 U.S. census she had moved to Van Buren township in Clay County, Indiana. She was still residing in Van Buren township in the 1880 U.S. census. Susan Russell died thereafter, probably in 1895. Her grave has not been located but it is believed that she is buried in Old Hill Cemetery in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, where he daughter Cornelia was buried in 1870 and where he daughter Louisa E. Bell was buried in 1940.

Children of SUSAN VERNON and TERRY RUSSELL are:

i. ISAAC VERNON, b. 1831, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 31 July 1892, Chapman, Jackson County, Ohio; Stepchild; m. (1) MARY ANN HARRISON, 14 August 1851, Pike County, Ohio; b. 4 January 1834, Ohio; d. 18 September 1902, Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois; m. (2) SARAH ELLEN QUEEN, 30 August 1872, Jackson County, Ohio; m. (3) ELLEN F. DAY, 23 October 1882, Jackson County, Ohio.

ii. ANGELINE RUSSELL, b. October 1835, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 25 December 1916, Doniphan County, Kansas; m. DEXTER MARSHALL, 24 July 1855, Jackson County, Ohio; b. 30 August 1833, Cleveland, Ohio; d. 23 July 1901, Fillmore County, Nebraska.

iii. ELVIRA RUSSELL, b. Abt. 1836, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 22 September 1896, Nemaha County, Nebraska; m. GEORGE BENJAMIN MASTERS, 16 September 1860, Jackson County, Ohio; b. 23 November 1838, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 22 October 1914, Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon.

iv. DAVIS RUSSELL, b. 10 October 1837, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 23 March 1914, Palmyra, Otoe County, Nebraska; m. SARAH "SALLY" ESTHER SMITH, 29 January 1863, Douglas County, Illinois; b. 11 March 1842, Indiana, probably in Parke County; d. 19 April 1915, Palmyra, Otoe County, Nebraska.

v. EMANUEL RUSSELL, b. Abt. November 1839, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 7 January 1913, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; m. MARY E. EXLINE, 29 July 1876, Jackson County, Ohio; b. Abt. October 1855, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 15 July 1905, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.

vi. AMILLA RUSSELL, b. Abt. 1842, Jackson County, Ohio; d. Aft. 24 July 1860.

vii. ANDREW I. RUSSELL, b. Abt. 1843, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 1874; m. CLARINDA; b. Abt. 1837, Ohio.

viii. JONATHAN V. RUSSELL, b. Abt. 1845, Jackson County, Ohio; d. Aft. 24 July 1860.

ix. MARTHA JANE RUSSELL, b. June 1847, Jackson County, Ohio; d. Bet. 1900 - 1910, Oregon; m. JOHN JONES, 30 June 1867, Jackson County, Ohio; b. September 1839, Pennsylvania; d. Aft. 1920.

x. FRANCIS M. RUSSELL, b. September 1849, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 1923, Indiana; m. AGNES, Abt. 1874; b. May 1854, Ohio; d. 1936.

xi. CORNELIA RUSSELL, b. 28 September 1851, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 10 October 1870, Clay County, Indiana.

xii. LOUISA E. RUSSELL, b. 11 May 1855, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 1940, Clay County, Indiana; m. (1) JOHN HENRY BELL; b. October 1854, Indiana; d. 1912, Clay County, Indiana; m. (2) ROLEN CLOE, 29 May 1920, Clay County, Indiana; b. 21 March 1851, Tippiecanoe, Indiana; d. 1 December 1934, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.


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