Benjamin Warren RUSSELL

1851 - 1927  (76 years)

• Name	Benjamin Warren RUSSELL
  Born	15 Feb 1851	Bloomsburg, PA
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A1CCDFC388AB4FADA8EBA0D9A259F87BB8A9
  Died	05 Aug 1927	Richmond, VA
  	Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia Name: Benjamin Warren Russell Gender: Male Race: White Age at Death: 76 Birth Date: 16 Feb 1851 Birthplace: Bloomsburg, PA Death Date: 5 Aug 1927 Cause of Death: ruptured aneurism, abdominal aorta Death Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia Registration Date: 6 Aug 1927 Father: Warren R Russell Mother: Hannah Small Spouse: Nellie O Russell Certificate Number: 1927017943
  Buried	6 Aug 1927	Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA   [1]
  	Grave location and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=russell&GSiman=1&GSsr=41&GScid=50668&GRid=93516736& Section 26, Lot 138
  Notes	Victorian bedroom suit owned by Elizabeth Russell Duke's consisting of the bed, dresser, wash stand and wardrobe was a wedding gift from William Walden Russell to his half brother Benjamin when he married Nell Overby. The entire set remains in the family. CENSUS RECORDS 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Benja W Russell Age in 1860: 10 Birth Year: abt 1850 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1860: St Andrews Parish, Brunswick, Virginia Gender: Male Post Office: Lawrenceville Household Members: Warren Russell 38 Susan A Russell 29 Joseph C Russell 17 [brother] Otis H Russell 15 [brother] Benja W Russell 10 Charles F Russell 4 [half brother] William W Russell 3 [half brother] James R Russell 11 months [half brother] 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Ben W Russell Age in 1870: 19 Birth Year: abt 1851 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Ward 3, Petersburg (Independent City), Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Petersburg Occupation: Clerk in shoe store Household Members: Warren Russell 49 Susan Russell 40 Ben W Russell 19 Charles F R Russell 15 William W Russell 13 James R Russell 11 Martha Russell 9 George Russell 3 Hudson Russell 6 months Louisa Richardson 33 [servant] Mary Thomas 10 Mahiby Richardson 4 Anna Starke 19 [servant] 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Benj. Russell Age: 28 Birth Year: abt 1852 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1880: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Depty U. S. Rev. Collect. Boarding in the home of J. A. Capston Household Members: J. A. Capston 45 C. A. Capston 45 Wm. Burke 30 Mary Burke 28 Jno B. Chataigne 30 M. M. Chataigne 27 Benj. Russell 28 Frank Russell 24 [brother] 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Benj W Russell Age: 48 Birth Date: Feb 1852 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1900: Clay Ward, Richmond City, Virginia [Henrico] Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nellie O Russell Marriage Year: 1891 Years Married: 9 Father's Birthplace: Maine Mother's Birthplace: Maryland Occupation:Post Office Clerk Household Members: Benj W Russell 48 Nellie O Russell 34 Harriet Perkins 22 [servant] 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Benjamin W Russell Age in 1910: 58 Birth Year: 1852 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1910: Clay Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nellie O Russell Father's Birthplace: Maine Mother's Birthplace: Maine Occupation: Clerk, post office Household Members: Benjamin W Russell 58 Nellie O Russell 40 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Benj W Russell Age: 65 Birth Year: abt 1855 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1920: Clay Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nellie O Russell Father's Birthplace: Maine Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home Owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Occupation: Clerk, post office Household Members: Buy W Russell 65 Nellie O Russell 49 Celestine Moon 32 [boarder, public school teacher] Annie Green 24 [servant] CITY DIRECTORIES 1893 Richmond City Directory, p. 584. Benjamin W. Russell, mailing clerk, post office, home: 615 North 6th. 1895 Richmond City Directory, p. 636. Benjamin W. Russell, mailing clerk, post office, home: 110 North Lombardy.
  Person ID	I5992	Master File
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Warren RUSSELL,   b. 19 Jun 1821, York Co., ME ,   d. 8 Feb 1899, Richmond, VA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Hannah Elizabeth SMALL,   b. Abt 1820, Baltimore, Maryland ,   d. 1851, Bloomsburg, PA  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1842	Baltimore, MD
  Family ID	F4506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nellie G. OVERBY,   b. 15 Aug 1865, Manchester, Chesterfield Co., VA ,   d. 06 May 1926, Richmond, VA  (Age 60 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1891	Henrico Co. VA
  	Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 Groom's Name: Benj. W. Russell Groom's Birth Date: 1852 Groom's Birthplace: Penn. Groom's Age: 39 Bride's Name: Nellie G. Overby Bride's Birth Date: 1866 Bride's Birthplace: Manchester Bride's Age: 25 Marriage Date: 20 Jan 1891 Marriage Place: Henrico County, Virginia Groom's Father's Name: Warren Russell Groom's Mother's Name: H. Russell Bride's Father's Name: Andrew Overby Bride's Mother's Name: S. Overby Groom's Race: White Groom's Marital Status: Single Bride's Race: White Bride's Marital Status: Single Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00889-9 System Origin: Virginia-EASy Source Film Number: 2048456 Reference Number: Image 106, Page 170
  Children	1. Benjamin W. RUSSELL,   b. 23 Jul 1901, Richmond, Henrico Co. VA ,   d. 08 Jan 1902, Richmond, Henrico Co. VA  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2012
  Family ID	F4508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S109] Hollywood Cemetery Records, (Richmond, VA), April, 2000; March 2010.