He was born about 16 November 1842 (5, 10 (Oct 1842); 2 (22 in 1865), 5 (68 yrs 2 mnths 23 dys at death in 1911), 6 (10 in 1850), 7 (18 in 1860), 8 (25 in 1870), 9 (33 in 1880), 10 (57 in 1900), 11 (67 in 1910)). He was born in Pennsylvania (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11). He was born to Jacob P Russell (1792-1869) and Catherine E Weaver (1811-1872/73) (5).
In 1850, he was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with Jacob and Catherine Russell (his parents), and with others (presumably siblings) (6).
In 1860, he was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with Jacob and Catharine Russell (his parents), and with others (presumably siblings) (7). He was a farm laborer, and had attended school within the year (7).
When he enlisted, he was a laborer (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair (2).
His brother Isaac Russell also served in the 91st.
He was drafted (1, 2). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 15 March 1865 (1, 2, 3). He was enlisted for one year, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Lloyd (2). He reported for duty on 15 March 1865 (2). His service was credited to the seventeenth congressional district (2). He was a private in company D (1, 4).
He deserted on 29 June 1865 (1, 3). He was a private, in company D (4).
In 1870, he was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (8). He was a farmer (8). He owned $4,250 in real estate, and $860 in personal property (8).
He married Sarah [unknown family name] (5). They had two children:(5)
In 1880, he was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his wife Sarah, children Edward and Ira, a servant, and with David Russell (9). He was a farmer (9).
In 1882/83, he married Laura O [unknown family name] (5, 10, 11). In 1900, she reported having had three children, two of whom were alive; in 1910, one was alive (10, 11).
In 1890, he was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (post office: Shybeaver) (3). He had had chronic diarrhea, and had been in hospital for two weeks (3).
In 1900, he was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Laura, and children Ira and Lydia (10). He was a day laborer, and had been out of work for four months in the previous year (10).
In 1910, he was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (11). He was living with his wife Laura (11). He was a laborer, working at odd jobs (11). He had been out of work for 26 weeks in the previous year (11).
On 8 February 1911, he died, near Saxton, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (5). He belonged to the home department, Church of God Sunday School (5). His wife and son Ira survived him (5). He was buried at the new Odd Fellows' Cemetery (5).
In 1920, his widow Laura was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (12).
In 1930, his widow Laura was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (13).
In 1941-42, Theodore R Hile donated to the Smithsonian Museum a wooden farm funnel made by Abraham Russell about 1865 to use on his farm in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (4).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Abraham Russell)
2 company D, [second] descriptive roll, entry 90 (Abraham Russel)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 171, page 2 (Abraham Russel)
4 House Document 13, part 2: Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum. 'Report on the progress and condition of the United States National Museum for the year ended June 30, 1942'. Serial Set volume 10830, 78th Congress, 1st Session, session volume 55. Page 96 (in the List of accessions during the Fiscal Year 1941-42) (Abraham Russell)
5 'Jesse and Patricia (Wilson) Davis connected and collateral families', a gedcom, available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact Jesse, updated 13 February 2011, accessed 2 March 2011 [quotes death notice (Bedford Gazette 17 February 1911, page 1); and death notice (Huntingdon Monitor 17 February 1911)] [identification is likely, given the 1890 census] (Abraham/Abram Russell)
6 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell Township, microfilm series M432, film 784, page 298 verso = 594 handwritten (Abraham Russel)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell Township, microfilm series M653, film 1115, page 276 = 8 handwritten (Abram Russle)
8 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell Township, post office: McConnelstown, microfilm series M593, film 1349, page 618 = 4 handwritten (Abraham Russel)
9 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 196, microfilm series T9, film 1134, page 228 = 18 B handwritten (Abram Russell)
10 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell TOwnship, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 89, microfilm series T263, film 1414, page 126 = 1 B handwritten (Abraham Russell)
11 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 65, microfilm series T624, film 1349, page 279 = 5 A handwritten (Abraham Russell)
12 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell Township, supervisor's district 14, enumeration district 72, microfilm series T625, film 1564, page 263 = 9 B handwritten (Laura O Russell)
13 1930 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell TOwnship, supervisor's district 18, enumeration district 31-16, microfilm series T626, film 2044, page 85 = 4 A handwritten (Laura O Russell)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Abraham Russell)
| line | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Dwellings visited | 69 | ||||||||||
| Families visited | 69 | ||||||||||
| Name | Jacob Russel | Catharine " | David " | Mary " | Isaac " | John " | Abraham " | Samuel " | Daniel " | James " | Rosanna " |
| Age | 64 | 45 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M | M | M | M | M | M | F |
| Color | |||||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | Labr | |||||||||
| Real estate owned | 1200 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||||||
| Attended school within year | |||||||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Dwelling number | 48 | ||||||||
| Family number | 50 | ||||||||
| Name | Jacob Russle Sr | Catharine " | Isaac " | John " | Abram " | Samuel " | Daniel " | James " | Rosa " |
| Age | 65 | 50 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 7 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m | m | m | m | f |
| Color | |||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | Farm Laborer | Do Do | Do Do | Do Do | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | 9.000 | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 4.500 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Do [sc. Penn] | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do |
| Married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 2 |
| Dwelling-house number | 22 |
| Family number | 25 |
| Name | Russel Abraham |
| Age | 25 |
| Sex | M |
| Color | W |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Real estate value | 4250 |
| Personal estate value | 860 |
| Birthplace | Pa |
| Father foreign born | |
| Mother foreign born | |
| Birth month if born within year | |
| Marriage month if married within year | |
| Attended school past year | |
| Can't read | |
| Can't write | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| street name | ||||||
| house number | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 152 | |||||
| family visit # | 164 | |||||
| name | Russell Abram | - Sarah | - Edward | - Ira | Lowery Mary A | Russell David |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | M |
| age | 33 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 30 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Servant | ||
| single | 1 | 1 | ||||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | 1 [sic] | 1 | ||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Keeping House | Works on Farm | ||
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | ||||||
| can't read | X | X | ||||
| can't write | X | X | ||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 |
| street | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling number | 15 | |||
| family number | 15 | |||
| name | Russell Abraham | - Laura | - Ira D | - Lidia A |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F |
| birth date | Oct 1842 | Nov 1852 | May 1877 | Aug 1884 |
| age | 57 | 47 | 23 | 15 |
| married? | M | M | S | S |
| # years married | 17 | 17 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 3 | |||
| # of children living | 2 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Day Laborer | Farm Laborer | At School | |
| # months not employed | 4 | 6 [?] | ||
| # months in school | 4 | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | R | |||
| free or mortgaged | ||||
| farm/house | H | |||
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 17 | 18 |
| street | ||
| house nr | ||
| dwelling nr | 91 | |
| family nr | 94 | |
| name | Russell Abraham | - Laura O |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| sex | M | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 67 | 57 |
| marital status | M2 | M1 |
| #years present marriage | 26 | 26 |
| mother of # children | 3 | |
| mother of # living children | 1 | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland |
| immigrated | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| speaks English | English | English |
| occupation | Laborer | none |
| nature of industry etc. | Odd Jobs | |
| employer etc. | W | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | yes | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 26 | |
| can read | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||
| owned/rented | O | |
| owned free or mortagaged | F | |
| farm/house | H | |
| nr on farm schedule | ||
| civil war vet | UA | |
| blind | ||
| deaf & dumb |
| line | 89 |
| street | |
| house number | X |
| dwelling visit number | 81 |
| family visit number | 83 |
| name | Russell Laura O |
| relationship | Head |
| own/rent | O |
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F |
| sex | F |
| race | W |
| age at last birthday | 67 |
| marital status | Wd |
| year of immigration | |
| naturalized/alien | |
| year of naturalization | |
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |
| can read | yes |
| can write | yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | |
| can speak English | yes |
| occupation | none |
| industry, business | |
| employment status | |
| number of farm schedule |
| line | 37 |
| street | |
| house number | |
| dwelling visit # | 77 |
| family visit # | 81 |
| name | Russell Laura O. |
| relation | Head |
| owned/rented | O |
| value or rent | 700 |
| radio | |
| farm | No |
| sex | F |
| color | W |
| age | 77 |
| married? | Wd |
| age 1st marriage | |
| school/college since 9/29 | No |
| can read & write | Yes |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Maryland |
| native language | |
| immigration year | |
| naturalization | |
| can speak English | |
| occupation | yes |
| industry | None |
| worker class | |
| at work yesterday | |
| unemployment schedule # | |
| veteran? | |
| war | |
| farm schedule # |
HILE, THEODORE R., Saxton, Pa.: Wooden farm funnel made from section of pine log about 1865, by Abraham Russell, private in Co. D, 91st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, U.S. Civil War, for us on his farm in Huntingdon County, Pa. (160909).