Russett Family

John Russett ,the progenitor of my RUSSETT line was born in 1811,Wittenberg,Germany. He made the journey with his young family to America in about 1835-1840 time frame. We only know his wifes 1st name to be Mary,and born abt.1818 in Wittenberg. We have no furhter details about her.

John and Mary brought 5 children with them, and we believe they had 2 more in Grafton Twp.,Lorain Co.Ohio.

We assume the German family sailed into port along the eastern seaside, and perhaps was sponsered by a Church in the mid-west looking for people to come farm and settle their land. This family might have known some German families that had settled in Ohio many and had writtteen to the RUSSETT's in Germany and convinced them to come to the New World, America.

No matter who or what made them decide, John RUSSETT and family made the journey and looked forward to leaving the politcal nitemare in Germany behind them.

John Russet b.1811-Wiitenberg- d.Feb.13,1901-Palmer Twp.,Putnam Co.,Ohio

He is buried in St.Joseph's Catholic Cem.,North Creek, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio

His wife Mary was born abt.1818-died somewhere in Ohio no further details.

Their Children:

Frank Russett b.1836-Wittenberg

Augustine Russett b.1839-Wittenberg

Charles Russett b.1840-Wittenberg- d.July 10,1922-Defiance County,Ohio

John Russett b.1843-Wittenberg d.aft.1880-Ottowa,Putnam Co.,Ohio

*Joseph Russett b.1844-Wittenberg d.1935-Palmer Twp.,Putnam Co.,Ohio

Klaus Russett b.1848-Grafton Twp.,Lorain Co.,Ohio

Louisa Russett b.1852-Grafton Twp.,Lorain Co.,Ohio

St.Joseph's Catholic Cem.,Putnam Co.,Ohio

(Photos above)

John Russet b.March 22.1879- in Henry Co.,Ohio d.March 30,1856-Palmer Twp.,Putnam Co.,Ohio

St.Joseph's Catholic Cem.,Putnam Co.,Ohio

John's parents buried next to him:His father Joseph Russett b.1844-Wittenburg,Germany and his mother Catherine Moran b.May 27,1859-No.Ireland

They had married on Jan.17,1877-Henry Co.,Ohio -We only know of 2 children, My great-grandfather John Russett b.1879 and sister Margaret Russett b.abt 1891

Defiance County City Hall

Defiance Co.Library

*Joseph Russett -b.1844,had lived in Henry Co,Defiance Co,.and Putnam Co.before he died.

Joseph Russett met and married Katherine Moran b.May 27,1859.,an Irish Catholic lady that he must have met at Church.This is what makes this side of my family interesting is the German Russett's were Catholic, not Lutheran as my earlier German family lines had been.Some early stories indicate that he moved to America when he was 9yr.

They married on Jan 17,1877-in Henry County. They had the 2 known following children:

* John Russett b.March 22,1879 -Henry Co.

Margaret Russett b.abt 1891 - Henry Co.

The family must have stayed in Henry Co.until sometime near 1880, Joseph and Katherine ,and their son John can be found on pg.272B of the 1880-Ohio,Putnam Co.,Palmer Twp. Census

Joseph -36yr farmer-France (we know this is wrong)

Kate-21yr keeps house -Ireland

John -1yr Ohio

By the 1910-Ohio Census-Putnam Co.,Palmer Twp.

Joseph and Katherine had their son John,daughter Margaret and and daughter-in-law Mary living with them.

Jospeh 64yr-Germany(they got the counrty right this time)

Katherine(Kate)-49yr Ireland

John 32yr-Ohio

Mary (daughter -in-law) 21yr-Ohio

Maggie -daughter 19yr Ohio

This is the odd thing,John and Hattie(Mary) would have already had a child born June 9,1909-Defiance Co.I don't know why Helen Catherine isn't on the Census records.

*I am sending for all of the birth/death and marrige certificates of the above people to fill in the details.

Charles Russett b.1840, had lived with his family in the Defiance Co. area for at least 10-20 years.

I found the following info about him:

1880-Ohio Census-Defiance Co.-pg.65A

1910-Ohio Census-Defiance County-Enumeration Dist.0004

1920-Ohio Census-Defiance Twp.,Defiance Co.-Ward 1-Ed#4
South & West of B & O.R.R,: Roll: T625_1376

I haven't found the name of his wife,but he had his 2 daughters living with him near the time of his death.

Anna J Russett-b.Nov 1,1871 and Matilda Francis Russett b.abt 1880

One of the girles was married to a man named ?Schmuken,becuase on the 1910 Census she was living with her father and not her husband.

Charles Russett died July 10,1922-his death cert.#100, when I get this copy might find out where he is buried

His daughter Mathilda Franacis died May 14,1909-death cert.#69-this might give me the name of Charles wife and where his daughter is buried.

Anna J died Dec 27,1931-buried in Riverside Cem.,Defiance Co-no headstone

Riverside Cemetery,Defiance Co.,Ohio

The other RUSSETT siblings:

There is very little information about the following siblings,Frank b.1836, Augustine b.1839, John b.1843 ,Klaus b.1848 and Louisa b.1852

What I have found and plan to keep searching.

Frank b.1836-no more info

Augustine b.1839-he maybe the Gustavous I have found Civil War records

John b.1843-I believe him to be the one I found on Putnam Co.,Ottwa records

Louisa b.1852-I recently wrote a letter to a lady that might be from her line of the family.

I don't know why this family seemed to disappear once they arrived from Wittenberg,Germany. The surname is unusual even if I try to search by soundex. What I fear has happened that their surname has been recorded as RUSSELL, and this will make it extremely hard to find info about these siblings if this is the case.

I had read a genforum post stating this fact about her realative. The recorder forgot to cross the T's on RUSSETT, thus making it RUSSELL.. I can see the hunt will begin if so.

RUSSETT's in the Civil War

Charles Russett -

Enlisted as a Private on 04 August 1862 at the age of 21
Enlisted in Company G, 101st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 30 August 1862
was Wounded on 19 September 1863
Mustered out on 12 June 1865 in Camp Harker, TN

John Russett

Enlisted as a Private on 04 August 1862 at the age of 19
Enlisted in Company G, 101st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 30 August 1862
Mustered out on 12 June 1865 in Camp Harker, TN

Sources:
Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio. (OHRoster) Published in 1886

*Gustavous Russett-I will check again to see if this is actually Agustine.

*I am still checking to see if my ancestor Joseph served in the Civil War.He would have been 17yr to 18yr, however one son or more may have needed to stay home to help out on the farm to help.

The Russett boys saw plenty of Battles during the Civil War, their unit was one that fought at the Battle of Chicamauga,Ga. Their Comapny however must not have been caught becuase they did not end up in Andersonville Prison.