Historical Tyson Landowners

william russell

Profile coming soon.

Russell’s land, shown on a portion of Julius Hutawa’s 1862 *Atlas of the County of St. Louis*.

Resources

Biro, E. Tyson Border Polygon. (2023) Tyson Research Center.

Kearns, E. Russell’s Land 1862 ArcGIS Polygon. (2024) Washington University in St. Louis.

Russell, William Hepburn (1812-1872), freighter and founder of the Pony Express. (n.d.). American National Biography. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.anb.org/display/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-2001914.

St. Louis Integrated Database of Enslavement | Washington University in St. Louis. (n.d.). Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://sites.wustl.edu/enslavementstl/search/.

William Hepburn Russell Sr. (1812-1872)—Find a Grave. (n.d.). Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10152/william_hepburn-russell.

William Hepburn Russell. (18 June 2024). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hepburn_Russell.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. “$200 Reward. Ranaway from the Subscriber on the Night of Thursday, the 30th of September. Five Negro Slaves ... Wm. Russell. St. Louis, Oct. 1, 1847.” Online text. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.08600200/.

This Tyson landowner profile was researched and written by Undergraduate Fellow Emmett Kearns during summer 2024.