Mervin Benjamin RUSSELL

Notes:

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Mervin B Russell
Age: 16
Birth Date: Jun 1883
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1900: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Amos L Russell
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Eliza Russell
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mervin B Russell
Age in 1910: 26
Birth Year: 1884
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1910: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Amos L Russell
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Eliza Russell
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Mervin B Russell
Age: 37
Birth Year: abt 1883
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1920: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bonnie M Russell
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Bonnie M Russell 27
Dallas C Russell 8
Robert V Russell 5
Reed G Russell 3 years and 2 months
John L Russell 3 months


1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Mervin B Russell
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1884
Birthplace: Ohio
Race: White
Home in 1930: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bonnie M Russell
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Household Members:
Bonnie M Russell 37
Dallas K Russell 18
Reed G Russell 13
John L Russell 10
Mervin Russell 6

Birth:
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Mervin Benjamin Russell
County: Fulton
State: Ohio
Birth Date: 5 Jun 1883
Race: White
FHL Roll Number: 1832199

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Russell&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=37&GScnty=2065&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=41&GRid=79932224&df=all&

Died:
Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
Name: Mervin B Russell
Birth Date: 1883
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence County: Fulton
Residence State: Ohio
Death Date: 18 Jun 1958
Hospital of Death: Fulton County Health Center
County of Death: Fulton
Certificate: 41648
Age at Death: 75

Mervin married Bonnie M.. Bonnie was born 1892; died 1961; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Fayette, Fulton Co. OH. [Group Sheet]

1. Dallas G. RUSSELL was born ca 1912, Fulton Co. OH.
2. Robert RUSSELL was born 1914, Fulton Co. OH; died 1920, Fulton Co. OH; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Fayette, Fulton Co. OH.
3. Reed Gilbert RUSSELL was born 14 Oct 1916, Fulton Co. OH; died 20 Jan 1971; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Fayette, Fulton Co. OH.
4. John L. RUSSELL was born 1919, Fulton Co. OH; died 1947; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Fayette, Fulton Co. OH.
5. Mervin Benjamin RUSSELL, Jr. was born 1923, Fulton Co. OH; died 1938, Fulton Co. OH; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Fayette, Fulton Co. OH.

Notes:

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Amos Russell
Age: 2
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1850: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1048

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Leroy Russell
Age in 1860: 13
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1860: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Gender: Male
Post Office: Gorham

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Leroy Russell
Age in 1870: 23
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1870: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Fayette

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Amos L. Russell
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1849
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1880: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eliza Russell
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Eliza Russell 31
Orie Russell 8
Nellie M. Russell 6
Florence B. Russell 3

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Amos L Russell
Age: 52
Birth Date: Jan 1848
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1900: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eliza Russell
Marriage Year: 1871
Years Married: 29
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household Members:
Eliza Russell 51
Nellie M Russell 26
Florence B Russell 22
Verna G Russell 19
Mervin B Russell 16

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Amos L Russell
Age in 1910: 62
Birth Year: 1848
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1910: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eliza Russell
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Household Members:
Eliza Russell 61
Nellie M Russell 36
Terence B Russell 32 [Florence B. Russell]
Mervin B Russell 26

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Russell&GSiman=1&GScid=475249&GRid=79554437&

Amos married Eliza Hutchinson 19 Feb 1871, Ohio. Eliza was born 1849, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1850 United States Federal Census
about Benjamin Russell
Name: Benjamin Russell
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1850: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1048
Household Members:
Delia Russell 23
Amos Russell 2
Joseph Russell 1

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: B F Russell
Age in 1860: 42
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Gender: Male
Post Office: Gorham
Household Members:
Delia A Russell 33
Leroy Russell 13
Elmira Russell 8
Leander F Russell 5 [Fremont]
Flora Russell 3

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: B F Russell
Age in 1870: 52
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Fayette
Household Members:
Delia Russell 43
Leroy Russell 23
Hernice Russell 18 [Elmina]
Fremont Russell 16
Mary Russell 13 [Flora]
Emily Russell 9
Mary Russell 7

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Russell&GSiman=1&GScid=475249&GRid=79554433&

Benjamin married Delia Ann Ford 02 Feb 1847, Lucas Co. OH. Delia (daughter of Ansel Ford and Deborah Tower) was born 29 Apr 1827, Cummington, Hampshire Co. MA; died 13 Feb 1913, Fayette, Fulton Co. OH; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Fayette, Fulton Co. OH. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Russell&GSiman=1&GScid=475249&GRid=79554434&

Inscription: Wife of B.F. Russell; mother of Leander J., Alice Elmina & Elmina Ann

Other Events:

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Notes:

Simon moved to New Sharon, Franklin Co., ME, where his Uncle John and Betsey Moody Bean settled and next door to Industry in Franklin Co., where his Uncle Jonathan and Aunt Sarah Moody Goodridge settled. It is also where his maternal grandparents Samuel and Hannah Severance Moody had moved in 1797.

The Beans and Moodys were pioneer families in Franklin Co. In 1781, the first settlers arrived, the same year a sawmill was established. On February 1, 1794, Sandy River Plantation was incorporated as Farmington. Beginning with a cluster of log houses at Farmington Falls, the town grew quickly and prospered. Agriculture was an important early occupation, with hay a principal product. Orchards yielded apples and other fruit. Farmington became one of the largest wool producing towns in New England, with many herds of sheep grazing the foothills of the Appalachians.

The area's water power attracted industry, including five lumber mills, three gristmills, a spool factory and a tannery.[An important element in Simon's profession as a cordwainer, shoemaker who makes leather shoes, may also do repair work as a cobbler as well

Simon was of New Sharon when he filed marriage intentions to Polly Bailey in Farmington January 22, 1807 Simon Russell, cordwainer of New Sharon, left records of real estate transactions between December 27, 1807 and March 27, 1809. The history of Farmington, Maine notes that Polly Bailey was born on May 7, 1788, the daughter of Eliphalet and Rebecca Perham Bailey, that she married Simon Russell, had 12 children and removed to Ohio.

In 1812 Simon lived at Boyle, NY on property adjoining Jonathan Russell. Simon remained in Monroe Co., NY, (at that time Ontario, Co.) for about 8 years before moving to Ohio. An excerpt from Fulton Co. Ohio History states that Simon and his wife, Polly (Bailey) Russell, were originally from Maine, that they settled in Monroe County, New York, within the Lake County, being pioneers of that section of the state.

Simon placed advertisements in the Painesville (Ohio) Telegraph announcing his boot and shoemaking business, consistent with his identification as a cordwainer in Maine. [Note from Cheryl Tate Duke: It is interesting that his profession follows through other branches of the family. Simon's nephew Warren Russell, son of Clement, who established the Virginia Russells, was involved in shoemaking and tanneries. Warren learned the trade from his older brother, Benjamin, who migrated to PA and eventually to MD.]

The Fulton Co. History notes 8 children, including a son Benjamin, who was born in the city of Rochester, NY on 9 March 1818. Found in census of Leroy, Ohio in 1830. age between 40 and 50. (birth year 1780-1790). He died intestate in Lake Co., Ohio, estate administrated 1848.


CENSUS RECORDS

1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Simeon Russell [Simon Russell]
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Painesville, Geauga, Ohio
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures: 3
Free White Persons - Under 16: 7
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 11
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 11

1830 United States Federal Census
Name: Simon Russel
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Leroy, Geauga, Ohio
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9

1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Simon Russel
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Leroy, Lake, Ohio
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6

Simon married Polly Bailey 22 Jan 1807, Farmington, Franklin Co. ME. Polly (daughter of Eliphalet Bailey and Rebecca Perham) was born 07 May 1788, Farmington, Franklin Co. ME; died , Ohio. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
A History Of Farmington Maine 1776-1885, Francis Gould Butler, New England History Press, 1983, page 372.

Notes:

Married:
A History Of Farmington Maine 1776-1885, page 439.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mefrankl/fmara-carsley.htm

"Simon Russell, New Sharon Polly Bialey, Farmington 1807 Jan 22 Int."

Ansel married Deborah Tower 07 Jun 1807, Cummington, Hampshire Co. MA. Deborah was born 16 Jul 1786, Cummington, Hampshire Co. MA; died 01 Aug 1869, Gorham, Fulton Co. OH; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Fayette, Fulton Co. OH. [Group Sheet]