Ancestry of
Bill Clinton

42nd U.S. President

William James Russell

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Bill Clinton — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 26 
  • Father:
  • Simon Russell 
  • Mother:
  • Nancy Russell   
  • Birth Date:
  • 14 Jan 1825 
  • Birth Location:
  • South Carolina 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 23 Feb 1897 
  • Death Location:
  • Parker Township, Nevada, Arkansas 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • New Hope Cemetery, Bodcaw, Nevada, Arkansas 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Mary Elizabeth Spradley
  • Marriage Date:
  • 25 Aug 1846 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Montgomery County, Alabama 
  • Child:

  Sarah Louisa Russell (Ahnentafel No:13 )

• Sources for William James Russell

  • ¹ Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950, Marriage record for William James Russell and Mary Spradley.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 07/24/2016).
  • ³ NEHGS NEXUS: New England Across the United States, 1992, Vol. 9, p. 206.
  • ⁴ Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 200.