RUSSELL, William Palmer, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Kirby, June 9, 1829, and died in the same town, April 14, 1883. 

      He held many of the town offices and represented Kirby in the Vermont legislature three times and held five town offices at the time of his death. Willie P., son of Palmer W. and Laura J. (Chase) Russell, was born in Kirby, January 2, 1870, and was educated in the public schools of Kirby and at Lyndon institute. He has always been a farmer; his farm consists of 360 acres of splendid land; fifty-five head of stock is kept.

      June 7, 1899, Mr. Russell married Ruth Williams of St. Johnsbury. Mr. Russell has served the town seven years as a lister and five years as a selectman, which office he still holds. In 1902 he was elected to represent Kirby in the Vermont legislature.
 
 
 

Source:  Successful Vermonters, William H. Jeffrey, E. Burke, Vermont, The Historical Publishing Company, 1904, page 129-130.

Prepared by Tom Dunn, April 2005