Emmaretta Russell
Emmeretta Russell (maiden name: Palmer) was born on April 11, 1816, probably in Connecticut. She married Lockwood C. Russell, and they had at least seven children: Clarinda, born around 1838; Phebe, born around 1840; Hannah, born around 1842; James, born around 1845; Samuel, born around 1847; Charles, born around 1855; and Frederick, born around 1860. The family moved to Michigan around 1837. They lived in Sterling, Michigan, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1850, they owned $1,000 of real estate. A decade later, they owned $2,000 of real estate and $850 of personal property, and by 1870, their wealth had grown to $5,000 of real estate and $2,000 of personal property. Her husband died on February 19, 1894, and she probably died sometime afterward.
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| (5308) | Russell, Emmaretta ~ Palmer, Emmaretta | 1816-04-11 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (3576) [recipient] ~ James S. Russell to Lockwood C. Russell et al., 25 April 1862
People - Records: 3
Places - Records: 1
- (294) [birth] ~ Connecticut
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; General Land Office Records, 1776-2015, available from Ancestry.com; “Lockwood C. Russell” Find a Grave profile, available from Findagrave.com; The Avalanche (Grayling, MI), 8 March 1894
