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Martha Jane Mills Russell
Aug 1843 – 11 Dec 1908
| Birth | Aug 1843 |
| Death | 11 Dec 1908 |
| Cemetery | Russell and Ringenberg Cemetery Springfield , Greene County , Missouri , USA |
| Added by | Rob Schroeder on 28 Jan 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44380527 |
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Page 179 Page 178 Greene County, Missouri Cemeteries-Vol. IX by Ozarks Genealogical Society. The will of William Russell, Will Book A page 79, Greene Cty. MO. dated April 22, 1857 states in Item # 9 "I desire to be buried at my home by the side of my daughter and I desire a good stone wall made around a piece of ground to include my own, and my daughters graves and sufficient for several other graves, the wall to be four ft. high, and the contract to build the same to be let to the lowest bidder on the day of sale of my personal property or the cost and expenses of the same to be paid out of the money arising from the sale of my personal property." Some evidence of the stone wall still exists. The graves have not been cared for in many years. The area appears to be about 50 x 100 ft. Ground cover, indentions and fieldstones indicate several other graves. Baker Russell Apr 12 1833 - Mar 26 1889 William Russell Mar 12 1810 - Apr 28 1855 afe 65 [as is] Springfield Daily Republican, Sunday Dec 12 1908 page 2 Mrs. Martha Russell 70 years died of pneumonia at the home 5 miles southwest of Springfield, Friday pm. Funeral services at home with interment in the family cemetery. [Obituray names survivors]
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- William R. Mills 1842–1862
- Lucinda Ellen Mills Cook 1850–1928
- Narcissa Clementine Williams Lamberson 1854–1931
Children
- Laura Jane Russell Ringgenberg 1859–1943 FaG
- Cairl Newton Russell 1861–1932 FaG
- Florence P. Russell Chambers 1864–1950 FaG
- Levi Russell 1871–1952 FaG
- Lydia Gertrude "Nettie" Russell Edwards 1876–1963 FaG
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