Hon. Joseph W. Russell and Minerva J. Newkirk

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Husband Hon. Joseph W. Russell ¹

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           Born: 1837 - Philadelphia, PA 1
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         Father: Joseph Russell (      -1866) 1 2
         Mother: Jane Gallagher (      -1849) 1

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       Marriage: 1863 1

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Wife Minerva J. Newkirk ¹

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         Father: John F. Newkirk (1793-1856) 3
         Mother: Elizabeth McBride (      -1868) 1

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1 M Frank M. Russell ¹

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2 M Fred E. Russell ¹

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3 F Clara B. Russell ¹

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4 F Helen E. Russell ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. Joseph W. Russell

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He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received his education at the public schools of that city, and was apprenticed to the moulder's trade. In 1856 he came to Mercer County and settled in West Middlesex. He followed his trade until 1861, when he enlisted in Company B, Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served for three years, participating in the following engagements: Drainsville, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, White Oak Swamp, Charles City Cross Roads, Malvern Hill, South Mountain and Antietam, when he was appointed commissary-sergeant of his regiment, which position he held until the close of his term of enlistment. In 1864 he connected himself with the William McGilvray Iron Works of Sharon, as superintendent of the foundry department. In 1865 he purchased the Veach, Risher & Co. Iron Works of West Middle­sex, which he sold in 1868 to engage in the coal and mercantile business in the same place. In 1870 he bought back the iron works, which he operated until 1887, when he removed them to Hubbard, Ohio, where he continued them in operation. He was actively identified with the public affairs of the county, and in 1884 he was elected to represent Mercer County in the State Legislature. He was identified with the schools of West Middlesex as school director, with the exception of two years, beginning in 1867, and also as a member of the borough council. In 1881 he was elected a member of the Re­publican State Central Committee and served in that capacity for the years 1882-3-4.
He was connected with the Masonic order, and was a member of the Kedron Lodge No. 389, of West Middlesex, also of Alonzo McCall Post 456, G. A. R., and A. O. U. W. No. 12. He and his family were members of the Methodist Church of West Middlesex.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 859.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1424.

3 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 856.