Yolo-Solano County CA Archives Biographies.....Russell, Francis E. 1824 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

FRANCIS E. RUSSELL, a farmer between Winters and Davisville, Yolo County, was
born October 7, 1824, in Canada, a son of Peter and Abigail (May) Russell, both
natives of that dominion, who passed their lives there, except eight or ten
years in Vermont. At the age of fourteen years young Russell went to Vermont,
and in 1849 sailed from Boston for California on the ship Herculean, coming
around Cape Horn and arriving in San Francisco May 3, following. The first
season he was engaged in gold-mining, and then settled on grant land in Suisun
Valley. In the fall of 1853 he sold out his interest there, went to Vaca Valley,
Solano County, and bought a piece of grant land, which he held and occupied
until the autumn of 1858. He sold out again and bought 396 acres of the
Wolfskill grant, where he now lives. He has increased his landed estate to 800
acres. In 1868 he erected a line large residence, both beautiful and comfortable.

  He was married in Vacaville, September 25, 1856, to Miss Lucy C. Ogburn, a
native of Texas, and a daughter of John C. and Mary M. (Love) Ogburn; her father
was a native of Virginia, and a physician, and her mother was a native of
Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Russell have five children, living: Cornelius E., born
June 13, 1858; Mary A., August 31, 1861; Charlie F., born November 25, 1864, and
died September 10, 1869; William O., born June 1, 1867; Lucy L., born July 3,
1869, died October 9, 1872; Frank E., born September 25, 1875; and Lulu M.,
March 20, 1882.



Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.

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