Marfa in Presidio County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
William Edward Russell
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 22, 2012
1. William Edward Russell Marker
Inscription.
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, Maria Tomasita Rodriguez, had seven children, four of whom lived past young childhood.
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, Maria Tomasita Rodriguez, had seven children, four of whom lived past young childhood.
Erected 2002 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12622.)
Location. 30° 18.503′ N, 104° 2.353′ W. Marker is in Marfa, Texas, in Presidio County. It can be reached from the intersection of South Tenison Avenue and Philadelpha Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in the Marfa Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marfa TX 79843, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Trans-Pecos & Big Bend Region. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,354 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on February 11, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 2, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
