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Martha McCulloh:circa 1856 |
| Photo was probably taken |
| shortly prior to her marriage |
| to Israel Pickens Russell,Sr. |
| "Mattie" was a resident of |
| Lookout Mt., GA near the |
| present site of the Natural |
| Bridge on Lookout Mountain. |
| She kept a Journal, which is |
| in my personal library inherited from my mother. It began in 1856 and included the "childhood prayer" below: |
| "To My Mother" by |
| Israel Pickens Russell,Jr., our grandfather! |
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"To My Mother"
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| When the Stars at set of Sun, |
| Watch you from on high, |
| When the Evening has begun, |
| Think the LORD is nigh, |
| All your joys and griefs he knows, |
| Counts each falling tear, |
| When to HIM you tell your woes, |
Know the LORD will hear
Pick Russell: circa 1885 |
Beginning writing at this early age, little did this loving mother realize that in 1951 a 76 year-old father... Pickens Russell, Jr. would proudly write in the local newspapers of his own eldest son, SANDERS RUSSELL, and their partnership in a winning racing stable known as RUSSELL STABLES
and their harness horses success at Roosevelt Raceway, Long Island, NY! |
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