William Edward Russell
S. Tenison Ave., Marfa, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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1839
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at William Edward Russell.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About William Edward Russell
William Edward Russell, a Kentucky native who reached Texas in the 1850s, traded along the Chihuahua Trail before settling in the Big Bend region. He became a rancher, merchant, and silver miner in Presidio County and founded the settlement of Ruidosa, building irrigation ditches and a mill there. He also served as county commissioner and sheriff.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at William Edward Russell
Kentucky native William Edward Russell (1839-1890) came to Texas in the 1850s and worked his way to the Big Bend region, where he traded along the Chihuahua Trail and had a store at the Horsehead Crossing of the Pecos River. Russell became a prominent landowner, rancher, merchant, farmer and silver miner in the Presidio County/Northern Mexico region. He acquired property along the Old River Road between Candelaria and Presidio and founded the settlement of Ruidosa, where he constructed irrigation ditches and set up a mill. He held several county political offices, including commissioner and sheriff. He and his wife, María Tomasita Rodriguez, had seven children, four of whom lived past young childhood. (2002) Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5377012622
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