W. W. Russell

As printed in 1880

W. W. RUSSELL, farmer; P. O., Woodview; was born in Muskingum Co., April 13, 1837. There were fourteen children in the family, of which he was the eighth; his father, James, was born in Donegal Co., Ireland, Nov. 8, 1780, emigrating to Pennsylvania with his parents at the age of 21. Aug. 20, 1822, he married Miss Lydia Burkybile, who was born Nov. 10, 1805. They settled in this township in the spring of 1843; he died in September, 1849; his wife still survives him, and is happy in the hope of the future. William W. enlisted in August, 1862, in Co. D, 96th O. V. L, and served until the close of the war, participatingin all the battles in which the regiment was engaged, with the exception of two, one of them occurring while he was sick, and the other while he was a prisoner in the hands of the enemy, having been captured at Grand Coteau, and was confined seven months in their prison; when upon his return home, he resumed his labors on the farm. In October of the same year he was married to Elizabeth Smith, who was born July 5, 1844, in Perry Tp., and who is the daughter of John N. and Mary (Baker) Smith. After their marriage they moved to the Russell homestead, where they still live. Six children have been born to them — Orrie O., Ulysses S. L., Melvin Guy, Wastella G., Arta J. and Orley O., who is the eldest. Himself, wife and mother are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and his father was a member of the Established Church.

As printed in History of Morrow County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio ... a history of Morrow County ... biographical sketches, portraits of some of the early settlers and prominent men, (1880). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.