1. WILLIAM1 RUSSELL was born Abt. 1852 in Mississippi. He married MARY SPURLIN Bef. 1870.
Children of William Russell and Mary Spurlin are:
2. i. SARAH MELINDA2 RUSSELL, b. September 06, 1868; d. November 1922.
ii. JESSIE RUSSELL, b. 1871.
iii. MARY RUSSELL, b. 1872, Mississippi.
iv. WILLIAM H RUSSELL, b. 1873.
3. v. JAMES LOUIS RUSSELL, b. February 27, 1875, Pike,(now Walthall) County, Mississippi; d. April 14, 1940, Hollandale, Washington, Mississippi.
Generation No. 2
2. SARAH MELINDA2 RUSSELL (WILLIAM1) was born September 06, 1868, and died November 1922. She married HARRISON FILMORE RUSHING June 10, 1884 in McComb, Pike County, Mississippi, son of LEVI RUSHING and NANCY DUNAWAY.
Children of SARAH RUSSELL and HARRISON RUSHING are:
i. ELLIE ELIZABETH3 RUSHING, b. May 1886; m. NEWMAN BRADLEY MCMICHAEL.
4. ii. MARY ALICE RUSHING, b. March 1889, Pike County, Mississippi.
iii. NANCY ELVIRA RUSHING, b. July 02, 1892, Pike County, Mississippi; d. Aft. 1982; m. PERRY THORNHILL, April 08, 1908, Pike County, Mississippi.
iv. JESSE RUSHING, b. December 1895.
v. CARA RUSHING, b. October 1898.
3. JAMES LOUIS2 RUSSELL (WILLIAM1) was born February 27, 1875 in Pike,(now Walthall) County, Mississippi, and died April 14, 1940 in Hollandale, Washington, Mississippi. He married CAREY NEEDHAM HOLMES December 25, 1894 in Pike County, Mississippi, daughter of NEEDHAM HOLMES and DELILAH BEARDEN.
Children of JAMES RUSSELL and CAREY HOLMES are:
5. i. KATE LOVIE3 RUSSELL, b. October 04, 1894, Tylertown, Walthall Cty, Ms; d. July 31, 1982, Jackson, Hinds Cty, Ms.
6. ii. EDWIN DEVITT RUSSELL, b. January 28, 1896, Holmesville, Pike, Mississippi; d. September 07, 1970, Riverside, Riverside, California.
7. iii. ETTIE RUSSELL, b. January 1897.
8. iv. MARY EMILY RUSSELL, b. January 26, 1899; d. September 29, 1969, Memphis, Shelby, Tn.
v. INEZ CARY RUSSELL, b. January 16, 1901; d. September 05, 1917.
9. vi. HENRY N. RUSSELL, b. June 07, 1902; d. October 12, 1964, Pricedale, Pike, Mississippi.
vii. WILLIE N. RUSSELL, b. December 07, 1905; d. August 12, 1906, Walthall Cty, Mississippi.
viii. LEXIE RUSSELL, b. 1906; m. (1) HARDY TAYLOR; m. (2) DAN WATERS.
ix. WHIT RUSSELL, b. 1908.
10. x. JAMES OTIS SR. RUSSELL, b. December 03, 1911; d. April 03, 1984.
xi. LUTHER LEE RUSSELL, b. February 22, 1913; d. October 24, 1933, Walthall Cty, Ms.
11. xii. CHARLES RUSSELL