Married David Morrison Russell, memorial# 49924752, on February 25th, 1854, in Mecklenburg County, NC. Became a Civil War widow at age 25 with 3 young children on April 28th, 1862, when her husband died of typhoid fever in Raleigh, NC only 4 weeks after enlisting. Her son, Dallas Harvey Russell, memorial# 86768779, became a successful merchant and businessman, partner in Setzer and Russell General Store in Hickory, and a huge benefactor to Lenoir Rhyne University. The Russell House, also known as North Hall, on the campus of the university, is her son's former home, and now houses classrooms and professor's offices. (Editors please note, her husband's date of death, 1852 is incorrect and well-substantiated by many documents and records. I sent a request for edit on his memorial. Thank you! his 3rd great-granddaughter, Kathryn Huffman McCoy.)
Married David Morrison Russell, memorial# 49924752, on February 25th, 1854, in Mecklenburg County, NC. Became a Civil War widow at age 25 with 3 young children on April 28th, 1862, when her husband died of typhoid fever in Raleigh, NC only 4 weeks after enlisting. Her son, Dallas Harvey Russell, memorial# 86768779, became a successful merchant and businessman, partner in Setzer and Russell General Store in Hickory, and a huge benefactor to Lenoir Rhyne University. The Russell House, also known as North Hall, on the campus of the university, is her son's former home, and now houses classrooms and professor's offices. (Editors please note, her husband's date of death, 1852 is incorrect and well-substantiated by many documents and records. I sent a request for edit on his memorial. Thank you! his 3rd great-granddaughter, Kathryn Huffman McCoy.)
