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Grace Parrs marriage date: July 28, 1891
Death date: August 7, 1944Different dates:
Grace Parrs marriage date: July 28, 1891
Death date: August 7, 1944
NOTES FROM HISTORY OF VIRGINIA; VOLUME #6 PAGE 264
John E. Russell, who (lived) at Orlean in Fauquier County, the community where he was born and reared, succeeded his father as a building contractor, and in his business has contributed a large volume of the building improvements in this section of the state. He is a thoroughly skilled and well qualified man in his line of business, and he has devoted a third of a century to business and the affairs of citizenship.
He was born at Orlean, Marshall District, Fauquier County May 19, 1868. His grandfather, Alfred Russell, was a life long resident of St. Marys County, Maryland. he was identified with the fisheries and state packing industries along the eastern shore of Maryland. He was a slave owner, and he died aobut the beginning of the war between the states. He reared three daughters and four sons: Mrs. Nannie Murray, who died in Baltimore: Mrs. Busby, who died in Centralia, Illinois, where her husband was a railroad superintendent; Mrs. Cecilia McHale, wife of a hotel proprietor in Minnesota; William Russell, who was a farmer in Illinois; Stanislaus who died in young manhood; Elijah, who was killed wile serving in the Confederate army as a Maryland Soldier.
The other son of Alfred Russell was Thomas A. Russell, who was born in 1842, in St. Marys County, Maryland. He was educated in a country school near Eastern Maryland, and served his apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade and devoted all his active career to that vocation except while a Confederate soldier. He accompanied several other young men of his locality to Virginia and enlisted in Col. Turner Ashby's command. After Colonel Ashby was killed he joined Col. John S. Mosby's troops. While in the valley of Virginia he was captured by the Federals and was confined until the war was over. He was never seriously wounded, and all through the war he carried a gun as a private. After the war Thomas A. Russell resumed the work of his trade and located at Orlean in Fauquier County. He also conducted a farm and established a store at his place in the country. His partner in the store was his son, J. Rice Russell, who finally succeeded him in the business. Thomas A. Russell died December 28, 1919. He married near Orlean Miss Emma J. Payne, daughter of John W. Payne and a grandaughter of Major Payne, a well known farmer and slave owner. Mrs. Thomas A. Russell was a stanch democrat. Their children were: John Elijah: Susie, who married W. G. Fogg, of Washington State: Celia, Mrs. J. w. Parr, of Cliff Mills, Virginia; Apalonia, wife of E. L. Ramey, a farmer in Marshall District; Stanlislaus, an architect at Baltimore: Willie M. a carpenter at Baltimore: Dr. Murray A., of Washington City: J. Rice a merchant at Orlean: and Captain Wallace, of Colorado Springs,
John E. Russell was reared on a farm at Orlean, attended the community school, and at the age of fifteen started to learn the carpenter's trade under his father. He remained with his father working at the trade until he was twenty-two. The next year he spent doing journeyman work at Roanoke, and for a year and a half was foreman for the Roanoke building company. Leaving Roanoke, he returned home and worked for his father another year, and at the age of twenty-four succeeded the elder Russell as a building contractor.
Mr. Russell's first independent contract was the dwelling house of Col. Hillary P. Jones at Markham. Since then his record of construction includes residences, barns, churches and other public buildings over Fauquier and Rappahannock counties. There are scores of structure to testify to this skill as a builder. They include th residence of W. Golder Daivs, F. W. Okie at Piedmont, T. Henderosn Maddux, the Tavenner homes, the Methodist church in Marshall, Lee's Garage, and school houses at Marshall, Hume, Markham, Hitch, Crest Hill, Orlean, Weston, Enon and Delaplane. He built the Seaton resident at Delaplane and also that of Mrs. Gold. At Flint Hill, Virginia, and also in other villages of Rappahannock County he built a number of residences and also the Laurel Mills factory and the Amissville, Hope Hill and Forest Grove school houses.
Along with his extensive business as a contractor Mrt. Russell has always owned and operated a farm. He is a democrat, having cast his first presidential vote for Mr. Cleveland in 1892. He is now one of the judges of elections at Orlean. he married in Fauquier county, July 12, 1892, Miss Grace Parr. She was born on the site of the present Russell home at Orlean, daughter of Andrew J. Parr. Her father was an accountant before the war, during the war and for sometime afterwards was in the mercantile business at Orlean and finally devoted his attention to farming. He served as justice of the peace in Marshall District for half a century. Andrew J. Parr married Julie Moore, and they had the following children: Dora, wife of Douglas Wignfield , of New Baltimore, Virginia; Sallie Belle, wife of John A Walter, of Amissville: Rebecca, who married James B. Cook of Anne Arundel County, Maryland; and Mrs. Russell, who was born in November, 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Russell have a family of nine children. The oldest Garland, is a carpenter and merchant at Orlean. Hoffman and Alfred are motormen with the Street Railway System at Washington City. Julia is the wife of W. D. Stephenson, of Crest Hill, Virginia. The younger children are, Katherine, Joseph, Lusby, Mabel and Margaret. During the Worl War Garland was in the aviation repair serviece overseas in England, remainin untile afte the armistic.e Hoffman was also registered, but was not called to duty before the armistice."Different dates:
Grace Parrs marriage date: July 28, 1891
Death date: August 7, 1944
NOTES FROM HISTORY OF VIRGINIA; VOLUME #6 PAGE 264
John E. Russell, who (lived) at Orlean in Fauquier County, the community where he was born and reared, succeeded his father as a building contractor, and in his business has contributed a large volume of the building improvements in this section of the state. He is a thoroughly skilled and well qualified man in his line of business, and he has devoted a third of a century to business and the affairs of citizenship.
He was born at Orlean, Marshall District, Fauquier County May 19, 1868. His grandfather, Alfred Russell, was a life long resident of St. Marys County, Maryland. he was identified with the fisheries and state packing industries along the eastern shore of Maryland. He was a slave owner, and he died aobut the beginning of the war between the states. He reared three daughters and four sons: Mrs. Nannie Murray, who died in Baltimore: Mrs. Busby, who died in Centralia, Illinois, where her husband was a railroad superintendent; Mrs. Cecilia McHale, wife of a hotel proprietor in Minnesota; William Russell, who was a farmer in Illinois; Stanislaus who died in young manhood; Elijah, who was killed wile serving in the Confederate army as a Maryland Soldier.
The other son of Alfred Russell was Thomas A. Russell, who was born in 1842, in St. Marys County, Maryland. He was educated in a country school near Eastern Maryland, and served his apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade and devoted all his active career to that vocation except while a Confederate soldier. He accompanied several other young men of his locality to Virginia and enlisted in Col. Turner Ashby's command. After Colonel Ashby was killed he joined Col. John S. Mosby's troops. While in the valley of Virginia he was captured by the Federals and was confined until the war was over. He was never seriously wounded, and all through the war he carried a gun as a private. After the war Thomas A. Russell resumed the work of his trade and located at Orlean in Fauquier County. He also conducted a farm and established a store at his place in the country. His partner in the store was his son, J. Rice Russell, who finally succeeded him in the business. Thomas A. Russell died December 28, 1919. He married near Orlean Miss Emma J. Payne, daughter of John W. Payne and a grandaughter of Major Payne, a well known farmer and slave owner. Mrs. Thomas A. Russell was a stanch democrat. Their children were: John Elijah: Susie, who married W. G. Fogg, of Washington State: Celia, Mrs. J. w. Parr, of Cliff Mills, Virginia; Apalonia, wife of E. L. Ramey, a farmer in Marshall District; Stanlislaus, an architect at Baltimore: Willie M. a carpenter at Baltimore: Dr. Murray A., of Washington City: J. Rice a merchant at Orlean: and Captain Wallace, of Colorado Springs,
John E. Russell was reared on a farm at Orlean, attended the community school, and at the age of fifteen started to learn the carpenter's trade under his father. He remained with his father working at the trade until he was twenty-two. The next year he spent doing journeyman work at Roanoke, and for a year and a half was foreman for the Roanoke building company. Leaving Roanoke, he returned home and worked for his father another year, and at the age of twenty-four succeeded the elder Russell as a building contractor.
Mr. Russell's first independent contract was the dwelling house of Col. Hillary P. Jones at Markham. Since then his record of construction includes residences, barns, churches and other public buildings over Fauquier and Rappahannock counties. There are scores of structure to testify to this skill as a builder. They include th residence of W. Golder Daivs, F. W. Okie at Piedmont, T. Henderosn Maddux, the Tavenner homes, the Methodist church in Marshall, Lee's Garage, and school houses at Marshall, Hume, Markham, Hitch, Crest Hill, Orlean, Weston, Enon and Delaplane. He built the Seaton resident at Delaplane and also that of Mrs. Gold. At Flint Hill, Virginia, and also in other villages of Rappahannock County he built a number of residences and also the Laurel Mills factory and the Amissville, Hope Hill and Forest Grove school houses.
Along with his extensive business as a contractor Mrt. Russell has always owned and operated a farm. He is a democrat, having cast his first presidential vote for Mr. Cleveland in 1892. He is now one of the judges of elections at Orlean. he married in Fauquier county, July 12, 1892, Miss Grace Parr. She was born on the site of the present Russell home at Orlean, daughter of Andrew J. Parr. Her father was an accountant before the war, during the war and for sometime afterwards was in the mercantile business at Orlean and finally devoted his attention to farming. He served as justice of the peace in Marshall District for half a century. Andrew J. Parr married Julie Moore, and they had the following children: Dora, wife of Douglas Wignfield , of New Baltimore, Virginia; Sallie Belle, wife of John A Walter, of Amissville: Rebecca, who married James B. Cook of Anne Arundel County, Maryland; and Mrs. Russell, who was born in November, 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Russell have a family of nine children. The oldest Garland, is a carpenter and merchant at Orlean. Hoffman and Alfred are motormen with the Street Railway System at Washington City. Julia is the wife of W. D. Stephenson, of Crest Hill, Virginia. The younger children are, Katherine, Joseph, Lusby, Mabel and Margaret. During the Worl War Garland was in the aviation repair serviece overseas in England, remainin untile afte the armistic.e Hoffman was also registered, but was not called to duty before the armistice."
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1868 - 1928 (59 years)
