Russell County was formed on 1 May 1786 from the northern portion of Washington County. It was named for General William Russell, a pioneer of the region and Revolutionary soldier. In 1792 Lee County was cut off from the western part of Russell. In 1800 a portion of Russell was taken to form part of Tazewell County, and again in 1807 and 1835 land was given to Tazewell County. Scott County's creation in 1814 removed another parcel of Russell territory. In 1856, 1858, and 1880 land was taken to form all or part of Wise, Buchanan, and Dickenson counties, respectively.
Some of the county's records, notably a deed book and a marriage record book, were destroyed along with miscellaneous court papers, in a fire which burned a large portion of the center of Lebanon, including the courthouse, in 1872.
RUSSELL CO. VA 1890 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LISTS
Abstracted, annotated and edited by Jack Hockett and Donald Helton. 2012. ii, 51 pages, complete name index. 8x10, paperback. On January 10, 1921 a fire of unknown origin in the basement of the Department of commerce building destroyed all but 1% of the 1890 census. For more than a century historians and genealogists alike have sought to find ways to replace or at least regather some of this lost data. One of the most valuable sources which have survived are the state personal property tax lists which provide a summary of each household.RUSSELL COUNTY, VA 1810 SUBSTITUTE CENSUS [Abstracts from the 1810 Personal Property Tax List]
by John Vogt, 2011, 5 1/2"x8 1/2" format, viii, 14 pages, map.SELECTED DEATH RECORDS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIANS WHO DIED IN MISSOURI (OR WERE RELATED TO THOSE WHO DIED IN MISSOURI (with additions from Iowa and Sullivan County/East Tennessee)
Researched by Thomas Jack Hockett; Abstracted & compiled by by Donald W. Helton. iv,220pp., every-name index (8.25" x 10.75" paperback). These deaths are taken from a variety of sources and methods employed, including "hunt and seek", census, on-line sources at Rootsweb, Ancestry, IGI, Family Genealogy Forums, censuses, etc. and the very valuable Missouri Death Certificates 1912-1958 which are generously available online. These deaths of mid and extreme SW VA people in MO during the subject time likely represent only a fraction of the deaths which could be ferreted out with difficulty employing 2-4 sources (in conjunction) in conjunction. The work represents considerable labor (not to mention eye-strain) and it is hoped it will bolster further the efforts to document the migration of SW VA persons”. RUSSELL COUNTY, VA LAW ORDER BOOK 2, 1792-1799
Abstracted by Michael A. Dye 2008, 8x10,iv, 156 pp., full name index. Law Order books consist of the corrected, transcribed clerk's notes of the court proceedings. As such, they give detailed information on individuals brought before the court, of jury decisions, and court justice's orders for county maintenance. The author has carefully abstracted the clerk's notes for this early Russell Orber Book. RUSSELL COUNTY, VA LAW ORDER BOOK 10, 1833-1838
Transcribed by Donald W. Helton 2007, 8x10,iv, 550 pp., surname index.Law Order books consist of the corrected, transcribed clerk's notes of the court proceedings. As such, they give detailed information on individuals brought before the court, of jury decisions, and court justice's orders for county maintenance. The author has meticulously transcribed the court law order book noted above, and it is a treasure trove of information for the genealogist with family in Russell county during the 1830s. More than seven hundred families are represented in the court proceedings, and they constitute thousands of individuals who appear as either defendants or plaintiffs.
RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEED BOOK 2, 1795-1798
abstracted by Tom Colley. 1995, 117 pages, index, notes (8"x11 format). A continuation of the series above.
RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEED BOOK 3, 1798-1806
abstracted by Tom Colley. 1995, 233 pages, index, notes (8"x11 format). A continuation of the series above.
RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEED BOOK 4, 1806-1814
abstracted by Tom Colley. 1996, 302 pages, index, notes (8"x11 format). A continuation of the series above.
IMPLIED MARRIAGES OF RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA
: (Maiden names of wives mentioned in the wills and deeds of Russell County Prior to 1860, and in the earliest records of Lee and Scott
counties, formed from Russell in 1793 and 1814 respectively)
abstracted by Mary D. Fugate, C.G.R.S. vi, 112 pages, index. The author has drawn upon the early deed &
will books and death register of Russell, as well as Lee County will books and Scott County Will Book I to
present an integrated look at the possible marriages of southwest Virginia through marriages implied in the
documentation. The book contains 1,003 marriage entries with references to their location in the
documentation, and it also contains a full bride's maiden name listing, with cross-references to parents when
known.
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Russell Co. 1815 Directory of Landowners
by Roger G. Ward. 2005. 20 pages, map, 5 1/2X8 1/2.
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