Bedford County PA Archives Obituaries.....Russell, Rebecca Lyon  September 11, 1863
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 Presbyterian banner. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 1860-1898: October 07, 1863
Died on Friday, the 11th of September, Mrs. Rebecca, wife of Hon. James M. Russell,
of Bedford, Pa., in the 78th year of her age. Mrs. Russell was born near Carlisle,
in Cumberland County, Pa., on what is known as the Cave Farm, where her father, Col.
Samuel Lyon, then resided. She was married in February, A. D. 1812, by Rev. Matthew
Brown, DD, at the residence, near Washington, Pa., of Hon. Wm. M. Hoge, who was
married to her aunt, Isabella Lyon, who, after the death of Mr. Hoge, married Mr.
Alexander Reed, of Washington, Penna. Mrs. Russell resided in Bedford from the time
of her marriage until her death, a period of more than fifty-one years. She had a
family of nine children, all of whom survive her except one, who died in 1849. She
united with the Presbyterian church of Bedford during the pastorate of Rev. Dr.
Baynard R. Hall…

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