Kentucky: A History of the State. Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 2nd ed.,1885, Webster Co. F.M. RUSSELL was born February 23, 1846 in Henderson County, Ky. He is a son of Elisha and Nancy (Duncan) Russell, of North Carolina. Our subject, at the age of eighteen, commenced farming on rented land; there he remained two or three years, after which he bought seventy-six acres, which he has since occupied. In 1882 he built a comfortable residence, at a cost of about $500. Mr. Russell was married in 1864 to Harriet Duncan, who was born in Henderson County. Mr. and Mrs. Russell are members of the General Baptist Church and he of the Masonic fraternity. Russell Duncan = Henderson NC http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/webster/russell.fm.txt