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John Coates Russell

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Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Death
17 Nov 1822 (aged 53)
Butler County, Kentucky, USA
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The name of John C. Russell, who in 1805 located three miles southeast of Greenville, in what is now the Pleasant Hill neighborhood, is still perpetuated in the traditions of the Russell Old Field. (Note: This is in Muhlenberg Co., KY) The Russell tract was first settled by John C. Russell, who moved on it about the year 1805 and remained there until 1820. After he moved to Todd County his level fields and abandoned houses were used for mustering purposes for many years. John C. Russell represented the county in the Legislature from 1807 to 1809. He was a liberal and kind-hearted man. His farm, in its day, was one of the best equipped in the county. John C. Russell and his family were identified with the early upbuilding of Greenville, but they were not represented in the county after the Civil War. The name of John C. Russell, who, in 1808, moved three miles southeast of Greenville into what is now the Pleasant Hill neighborhood, is perpetuated in the traditions of the Russell old Field, which, in the forties became the Russell Race Track and which today is divided into a number of up to date farms, each being referred to as a part of "the Old Russell Survey." In 1807-09 John C. Russell was a member of the State legislature. Biographical information from Bill LaBach.
The name of John C. Russell, who in 1805 located three miles southeast of Greenville, in what is now the Pleasant Hill neighborhood, is still perpetuated in the traditions of the Russell Old Field. (Note: This is in Muhlenberg Co., KY) The Russell tract was first settled by John C. Russell, who moved on it about the year 1805 and remained there until 1820. After he moved to Todd County his level fields and abandoned houses were used for mustering purposes for many years. John C. Russell represented the county in the Legislature from 1807 to 1809. He was a liberal and kind-hearted man. His farm, in its day, was one of the best equipped in the county. John C. Russell and his family were identified with the early upbuilding of Greenville, but they were not represented in the county after the Civil War. The name of John C. Russell, who, in 1808, moved three miles southeast of Greenville into what is now the Pleasant Hill neighborhood, is perpetuated in the traditions of the Russell old Field, which, in the forties became the Russell Race Track and which today is divided into a number of up to date farms, each being referred to as a part of "the Old Russell Survey." In 1807-09 John C. Russell was a member of the State legislature. Biographical information from Bill LaBach.

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