1.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Sam N. RUSSELL  Spouse: May CHASTAIN Marriage: 11 Jun 1882, Erath, Texas Source: Marriage Records, 1869-1956. Texas. County Court (Erath County)

2.  1880 Census: Every-Name-Index/Extraction (online at FamilySearch.org); Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5-6 of 20):  Precinct No. 1, Erath Co., TX, pp. 121A-121B, PN 5-6, SD 3, ED 206, enumerated 23 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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21

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26

43

43

Holcomb J H

W

M

48

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Farming

Ga

Ga

Ga

_______ E M

W

F

25

Wife

/

Keeping house

Tex

Ill

Ken

_______ M L

W

F

4

Dau

/

Tex

Ga

Tex

_______ R M

W

M

1

Son

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Tex

Ga

Tex

Ewing C

W

M

17

Hand

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Works on farm

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Tex

Ala

Ala

Going Jinni

W

F

16

Hand

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House keeping

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Tenn

Tenn

Tenn

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43

Russel S N

W

M

23

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Works on farm

2

Ark

Tenn

Tenn

Monday S P

W

M

25

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Works on farm

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/

Ark

Tenn

Tenn

Ash Ducan

W

M

25

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Works on farm

2

Tenn

N Car

Tenn

Long W

W

M

26

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Works on farm

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Tex

Miss

Miss

Bowman Ben

W

M

24

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Works on farm

Ga

Ga

Ga

3.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

4.  1900 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #74 of 118):  Precinct 1, outside of Stephenville, lying N.W. of Rio G.R.R., Erath Co., TX, Roll 1631 (Book 2), p. 37B, SN 37, SD 4, ED 64, enumerated 7 Jul 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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640

641

Russell Sam N

Head

W

M

Sep 1856

43

M

18

AR

TN

TN

Farmer

0

Y

Y

Y

O

M

F

601

_______ Connia?/Corria? M

Wife

W

F

Aug 1868

31

M

18

7

7

GA

GA

GA

Y

Y

Y

_______ Lula M

Dau

W

F

Jul 1885

14

S

TX

AR

GA

At School

4

Y

Y

Y

_______ Grover S

Son

W

M

Dec 1887

12

S

TX

AR

GA

At School

4

Y

Y

Y

_______ Samuel M

Son

W

M

Aug 1889

10

S

TX

AR

GA

At School

4

Y

Y

Y

_______ Grady H

Son

W

M

Mar 1892

8

S

TX

AR

GA

At School

4

Y

Y

Y

_______ Claud P

Son

W

M

Apr 1894

6

S

TX

AR

GA

_______ Willie B

Son

W

M

Dec 1895

4

S

TX

AR

GA

_______ Winnie? H

Son

W

M

May 1898

2

S

TX

AR

GA

Wideman Charles E

Hand

W

M

Jun 1846

53

M

MO

MO

MO

Farm Laborer

4

Y

Y

Y

5.  Email from family member:

2.  SAMUEL NICHOLAS2 RUSSELL (JOHN L1) was born September 07, 1856 in Dover (Pope County Arkansas).  He married CLARA MAY CHASTAIN June 11, 1882 in Stephenville (Erath Co) Texas, daughter of BENTON CHASTAIN and NANCY MORRIS.  Notes for SAMUEL NICHOLAS RUSSELL... Came to Erath County Sep 21, 1875 Was deputy sheriff of Erath County 1882 Children of SAMUEL RUSSELL and CLARA CHASTAIN are:    i. LULA MAY3 RUSSELL, b. July 27, 1885, Erath County Texas; d. 18 years of age.   ii. GROVER SCOTT RUSSELL, b. December 02, 1887; d. Texas Rangers El Paso.  iii. SAMUEL MORRIS RUSSELL, b. August 09, 1889, Erath County Texas; m. LORENA STENTER...   iv. GRADY HILLMAN RUSSELL, b. March 24, 1892, Erath County Texas.    v. CLAUD PRICE RUSSELL, b. May 05, 1894, Erath County Texas.   vi. WILLIAM BRYAN RUSSELL, b. December 23, 1896; m. MYRTLE WOOD.  vii. HOWARD RUSSELL, b. May 21, 1898, Erath County Texas. viii. GAIL ADELL RUSSELL, b. March 08, 1903, Erath County Texas.