Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-04-26
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Giles Russell. AZ

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mo man liveth unto himself; anl
no man dieth unto HIMSELF We can
not isolate ourselves SO as not to effec
others tor good or for harm. The hum
blest individual in the relations of hu
man life has more or less to do will
the welfare and happiness of those
with whom he or she is associated: anl
this whether designed or not on oul
part. And, more yet, this influence
continues to act it's results mature for
veal or woe in eternity.
The foregoing thoughts have beer
suggested by the attempt l am about
to make to write short account of the
good man whose name stands at the
head of this article.
Giles Russell was the son of Col.
Cyrus Russell, who himself was one o1
the best of the sons of the good old
Yankee State of Connecticut. The
father and mother with lheir five sons
and four daughters emigrated from
that State to Missouri and located in
the Valley of Arcadia early in the for
ties. Here / found them in the fall OF
1916. Col. Russell and his sons had
already built comfortable brick resi-
dence for the family, and another oil
similar material for church and
school purposes. The latter he gave
me free of rent in which to open a
school until the buildings for the Ar
cadia High School might be erected.
This was done; and the school remov-
ed to the new building in the fall of
1917. The Russell family were Chris
tians of pure Congregational faith and
practice: and their example and influ-
ence were of most healthy character.
Giles was twice married:-First to
Miss Martha Garraty, and second to
Miss Emily G. Bergman. The first
died young, leaving one child: his
second wife survives him, with seven
children of her own.
He died of pneumonia Feb. Goth,
1894. aged about seventy. AS man
of business he was Industrious and fru-
gal. In his intercourse and dealings
with men, affable, frank. and honest.
AS citizen, possessing large share
of public spirit; and liberal, even be-
yond his financial ability. 1t was in
the exercise of this last named charac-
teristic tha: he became involved and
really was bankrupt. So much so that
it became necessary for him to part
with everything, not reserving his
pleasant home at Arcadia, and return
to his former occupation of cutting
lumber. To do this he took his family
with him and located at Sabula on the
Iron Mountain railroad. Here he
spent the last twelve years of his labor
ious and exemplary life: But not in
vain; he made good living for his
family and in more ways than one, was
helpful to others.
Mr.. Russell was Christian from
the early days OF his boyhood; and aft
er becoming the head of a family kept
the holy incense of religion burning
on his family altar Not only that,
but in the absence of church institu-
tions at Sabula he and his organized a
Sabbath School in their own family,
and gathering in finally the children
of the village, not only built up good
Sunday School, but formed the nu-
cleus around which grew up respect
able society of church membership: Sc
curing the monthly services of Metho-
dist preachers on Centreville Circuit
It does not grieve me that my daugh-
ter and her husband were providen.
TALLY driven to this seemingly little
field of missionary service; she was
born a missionary, when her father
and mother were giving the prime of
their youth to the instruction and
christian elevation of Gods Red Child
rem away up on the Missouri River.
In the death of this good man Uhis
from the bottom of my hearty his grief
wife has lost one of the best
of husbands-he seemed to think he
never could do enough for her; and no
children ever had a better father.
May his good counsel and example
never lose its salutary influence upon
anyone of them! To us and our child
dren Giles was as natural son and
brother; and we all will cherish his
memory most sacredly as such. Fare
we'll, farewell, Dear Son Giles! You
have gone to those who once loved you
here, and to Him who died to save you.
We shall often think of you and talk
about you in hope that we shall by and
by be with you where ..sickness and
sorrow, pain and death are felt no
more. j. G. BERRYMAN.