Colton Mather

Notes:

Possibly thr Cotton Mathers in 1830 in Tyrone,NY living next to John
Russell and Ebenezer Russell.

Family/Spouse: Anna. Anna was born est 1800. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sally married Joel Russel on 6 Dec 1856 in Howard, Steuben County, New York. Joel (son of Ebenezer Russell and Sarah Mead) was born on 29 Jan 1811 in Dutchess County, New York; died on 25 Jan 1885 in Howard, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cemetery marker reads: "Adopted daughter of Joel Russel." It would be my understanding that Sarah is probably a daughter of Joel's second wife, Sally, from a previous marriage.

Notes:

1893 member of the First Presbyterian Church (Buffalo, N.Y.). 1890 living at 383 Fargo Ave., Buffalo, working as a Lawyer. 1900 living in Buffalo with his family (also his mother), Joel is working as a Lawyer. In the 1910 census Joel is living in Seattle, Washington and his wife and son are with her mother in Bath,NY. The 1920 census - Joel is still in Seattle and listed as Divorced, the same year Jennie, living with her mother, is listed as a Widow in the 1920 census in Bath,NY.

Steuben Farmers' Advocate
Bath, NY
Wednesday, June 12, 1929
HOWARD— J. W. Russell, a former resident of this section died May 27 in Seattle, Wash. The body arrived here last Wednesday evening and funeral services were held at the home of Fay Bennett. Mr. Russell was 72 years old and at one time practiced law in Buffalo before going to Seattle about 20 years ago. He was the senior member of the law firm of Russell & Blim. He is survived by his widow and one son Franklin of New York. He was buried in the Howard cemetery.

The Evening Leader
Corning, NY
Friday June 7, 1929, Page 3
BATH, June 7.— Advice has been received here of the death of J. W. Russell at Seattle, Wash., on Tuesday. Mr. Russell was a native of the neighboring town of Howard; he studied law in the office of the late John F. Little in Bath, and had been successfully engaged as an attorney in the state of Washington for more than 20 years. He leaves a widow and a son, Franklyn. He was about 65 years old. The remains are expected to be brought here for burial at Howard.

The Steuben Courier
Bath, New York
Friday June 7, 1929, page 7
J. W. Russell Dies in Seattle
Word came to Bath on Wednesday that J. W. Russell, a former resident here, had died at Seattle, and that his body would be brought here for burial in the family plot in Howard. | Mr. Russell is survived by his wife and by one son, Franklin. It is expected that his remains will reach Bath in about ten days.

Joel married Jennie Irene Brundage on 12 Jun 1889 in Bath, Steuben County, New York, and was divorced about 1910. Jennie (daughter of Franklin Joseph Brundage and Fanny D. Smith) was born on 22 Feb 1864 in Bath, Steuben County, New York; died on 31 Dec 1935 in Bath, Steuben County, New York; was buried in Grove Cemetery, Bath, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Abt 1917; World War I US Army - 2nd Lt.

Notes:

Last known address was in Berks Co.,PA - SSN card issued in NC