Jacob Russell
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miatabug
N 41° 28.974 W 081° 33.826
17T E 452933 N 4592519
Jacob Russell is buried in a roadside grave in Shaker Heights Ohio.
Waymark Code: WM3K1C
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2008
Views: 14
Jacob Russell was born in Winsor, Connecticut. He served in the Revolutionary War before settling in Warrensville Township, Ohio. The section of Warrensville Township became Shaker Heights, Ohio.
His grave sits on the site of the 475 acres of land he purchased following the war. His remains rest alone in a small fenced-in area alongside the road. A marker celebrating his service in the Revolutionary War has been mounted on a large stone in front of the grave. There is street parking within 250 feet of the grave.
As an interesting note of history, Jacob Russell's son Ralph became a Shaker convert and allowed the religion to establish a Shaker colony on the family farm. That colony led to the naming of this Cleveland suburb.
Location type: Single Grave
Date of Birth: 1746
Date of Death: August 1821
Cause of death: Died Later
Grave Marker Text:
J.R.
Died August 1821
Aged 75 Years
Ranks: Not listed
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