William Russell and Elizabeth "Betsey" McCandless

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Husband William Russell ^{1 2 3}

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           Born:  - Concord Twp, Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1893 - Center Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
         Buried: 

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         Father: James Russell (1773-1841) 5 6 7 8
         Mother: Mary McQuiston (      -      ) 2 4

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Elizabeth "Betsey" McCandless ^{1 4}

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            AKA: Betsy M. C. Canders 2 8
           Born:  - Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Sep 1860 - Center Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
         Buried: 

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         Father: Robert M. McCandless (      -      ) 9
         Mother: Jane McCandless (      -      ) 10

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Children

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1 F Mary Jane Russell ⁴

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: when twenty years old
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Margaret Russell ⁴

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1915 - Missouri
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James Eakin (      -      ) 4

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3 F Martha Foster Russell ^{4 11 12}

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           Born: 9 Jul 1834 - Venango Co, PA 11 12
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: George Kirkpatrick Baker (1837-      ) 4 11 12
           Marr: 20 Sep 1860 11 12

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4 F Elizabeth Abigail Russell ^{3 4 13 14}

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           Born: 27 May 1836 - Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 3 13
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           Died: Aft 1915
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Anthony Thompson (1838-Aft 1909) 3 13 14
           Marr: 20 Sep 1860 13 14

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5 M Robert McCandless Russell ^{1 4 12}

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           Born: 11 Aug 1838 - Venango Co, PA 1
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           Died: 8 Jul 1882 - Center Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Keziah M. McCandless (      -Aft 1883) 1 12
           Marr: 14 Nov 1861 1

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General Notes: Husband - William Russell

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His father was an early settler in Con­cord Township, Butler County, PA, to which he came from Eastern Pennsylvania. William and his wife moved to a farm in Venango County, where he cleared up a farm from the dense forest, about 100 acres, made im­provements there and later sold the place [about 1847] and decided to make a prospecting trip to Illinois. On this his family remained be­hind and he subsequently returned to But­ler County.

Besides the three children listed, there were at least two other children in this family - names unknown.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 345.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 907.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1414.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1406.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 424.

6 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 975.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 738.

8 —, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 469.

9 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 6, 9.

10 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 6.

11 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1057.

12 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 56.

13 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 29.

14 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1077.