Thursday, December 16, 2010

Russell Family of Cass, Arkansas


I've been using this blog site to talk about our Smith Family and have neglected the other half of my husband's relatives - the Russells. They are a big family centered in northwestern Arkansas, in the towns of Cass, Ozark, and surrounding areas but, like most families they've dispersed widely and younger Russells now live in far flung places. We live in eastern Colorado which is where Doyle J. Russell, my husband's father, came to live in the early 1930s, and stayed to raise his family. Doyle was one of twelve children born to Addie Jane Mahaffey Russell and Elias Russell, eight of whom were boys (see photo above - Doyle is second from the left). They were a healthy family and all those children reached adulthood and thrived. I know more about the boys than I do the girls simply because Doyle told me more stories about his brothers than his sisters. I plan to post additional information about this interesting branch of the family tree in the upcoming weeks - stay tuned.

5 comments:

Penny said...

Hi, just saw your blog while searching my family for fun. My grandfather was Marion Leonard Russell of Oklahoma, originally from Arkansas. Do you think there is a possible relation?

Russell said...

Hi Penny, I don't find your grandfather's name in my genealogy database. However, we have a James Marion Russell born in 1872 so Marion is a Russell family name. Thank you for writing.

Hawk3ye said...

Great photo! Looking forward to some of Doyle's stories.

Anonymous said...

Seldom was my grandfather....i would love to read some stories about him and his brothers if Doyle wants to share!!! I'm pats son...mike Byrd

Russell said...

Thank you, Mike. It's wonderful to hear from you, a grandson of Seldon. He was a favorite relative of ours, a really fine man. I'm trying to piece together enough information about his older brother Robert Sidney Russell, known as Sid, to write about him next. Keep checking in, and thanks for taking the time to write.