Obit of James A. RUSSELL (b.1844/47 d.1922), Wabasha Co., MN
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  03/17/1844 ~ 04/25/1922 
  James Russell (Barbara's Great-Grandfather) 
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James A. Russell 03/17/1844 or 1847 ~ 04/25/1922 
JAMES RUSSELL DIES HERE ON TUESDAY
Aged Man Passes Away at Home of His Son Near Here of Pneumonia 
After Short Illness: 76 Years Old 

This was transcribed from a copy of a newspaper article 
given to me by my mother, Marian Russell Koska Elgin, 
who was his granddaughter.

James Russell was born in the town of Kenton, Delaware, March 17, 1844. At the 
age of seven years he came west to Wisconsin with an uncle, where he made his 
home until the spring of 1861 (or 1862) when he enlisted with Company F, 30th 
Wisconsin Infantry, serving three years and eight months, and receiving an 
honorable discharge at the close of the war. After the war he followed various 
occupations, for a time having worked a year and a half on the construction of 
the Milwaukee Railroad between Hastings and Minnieska, Minn. Later he followed 
farming. 
He was married to Miss Eva Wilhelm in 1878. To this union seven children were 
born, Robert L. and James R. of Plainview, Frank, Joseph R. and Louis of River 
Falls, Wis., Miss Pearl of Valley City, N.D., and Mrs. P.L. Larsen of Velva, 
N.C. On November 24, 19-2, his wife died, but he kept up his home with the help 
of the older children until the fall of 1907, when he entered the National 
Soldiers Home at Milwaukee and making his home there for a number of years. The 
past few years have been spent with his son R.L. Russell, where he died April 
25th, 1922, aged 76 years, 1 month and 8 days. 
He took great happiness and comfort in his last years with his grandchildren, 
Eva, Inez and Marian Russell, by whom he will be greatly missed. He leaves to 
mourn his loss, his seven children and eight grand children, Robt. L., James and 
Pearl were with him in his illness, and Frank and Joseph had visited him but a 
week before the end. The end came peacefully at four o'clock Tuesday morning, 
being due to pneumonia. 
Funeral services were held from the late home Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, 
Rev. Wm. Woolley of the Methodist church officiating and the remains taken to 
River Falls, Wis., where they were laid to rest beside the departed wife in 
Greenwood cemetery. 
 
Barbara Says:
This is our "missing" ancestor, the one we can't track down! We'd love to hear 
any information about him that you might have.