Suggested edit: Charles Arden Russell soldier surveyor judge.born Hempstead NY.enlisted in army 1840 at fort monroe Va.in 1845 was transferred in 1845 to corpus christi tx .on route from corpus to galveston he met Emiline Camile Brightman, the ferrymans daughter.whom he married in 1857.he surveyed the town of helena tx.was elected Karnes county surveyor 1854.admitted to the bar in 1855 .,was a friend of President Sam Houston & delegate to the secession convention in 1861.he did not want to sign but was pressured into it .later joined John S Fords regiment service on Rio Grande.elected county judge in 1866.1870 moved to refugio county where he practiced law until his death in 1878 . He was an early Texas pioneer politician and surveyed much of Texas . His family still surveys Texas over 160 years later. Rest In peace Great Great Grandpa.(info TSHA Texas State Historical Society)
Suggested edit: Charles Arden Russell soldier surveyor judge.born Hempstead NY.enlisted in army 1840 at fort monroe Va.in 1845 was transferred in 1845 to corpus christi tx .on route from corpus to galveston he met Emiline Camile Brightman, the ferrymans daughter.whom he married in 1857.he surveyed the town of helena tx.was elected Karnes county surveyor 1854.admitted to the bar in 1855 .,was a friend of President Sam Houston & delegate to the secession convention in 1861.he did not want to sign but was pressured into it .later joined John S Fords regiment service on Rio Grande.elected county judge in 1866.1870 moved to refugio county where he practiced law until his death in 1878 . He was an early Texas pioneer politician and surveyed much of Texas . His family still surveys Texas over 160 years later. Rest In peace Great Great Grandpa.(info TSHA Texas State Historical Society)
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