- [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, M593, RG29 (1,761 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
- [S4] 1850 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, M432 (1,009 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
- [S5] 1880 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, T9 (1,454 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
- [S6] 1900 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, T623 (1,854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
- [S7] 1910 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, T624 (1,178 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
- [S8] 1920 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, T625 (2,076 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
- [S9] Estimate derived from various United States Federal Census reports.
- [S15] JGRussell baby book, entries by Hazel Cottrell Geissler.
- [S24] Obituary.
- [S26] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
- [S27] 1860 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, M653 (1,438 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
- [S33] Texas Marriages, 1856-1900 [from index compiled by Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, Orem UT], online http://www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Texas, 1850-1900 Marriage Index.
- [S35] Tombstone.
- [S36] Marriage License/Certificate.
- [S39] 1930 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, T626 (2,667 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
- [S40] 1790 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from First Census of the United States, 1790, M637, RG 29 (12 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1790 United States Federal Census.
- [S41] 1800 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Second Census of the United States, 1800, M32 (52 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1800 United States Federal Census.
- [S42] 1810 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Third Census of the United States, 1810, M252 (71 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1810 United States Federal Census.
- [S43] 1820 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fourth Census of the United States, 1820, M33 (142 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1820 United States Federal Census.
- [S44] 1830 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifth Census of the United States, 1830, M19 (201 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1830 United States Federal Census.
- [S45] 1840 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Sixth Census of the United States, 1840, M704 (580 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1840 United States Federal Census.
- [S48] Elma W. Baker, The Rugged Trail, Vol. II (Dallas, TX: Metcalf Printing, 1973). Hereinafter cited as Rugged Trail.
- [S49] John Scott Davenport Ph.D., The Pamunkey Davenports of Colonial Virginia, CD-ROM (first edition: privately published). Hereinafter cited as Pamunkey Davenports.
- [S52] Vineyard and Wiseman, William Wiseman and the Davenports (Franklin, NC: Genealogy Publishing Service, 1997). Hereinafter cited as Wiseman and Davenports.
- [S54] George/Louisa Cottrell Mexican War Pension Applications file; 7870, 13773; (Washington DC: National Archives).
- [S58] Land Records.
- [S61] Archived Land Records, Texas General Land Office, Archives and Records Division.
- [S62] DAR Membership Application.
- [S66] E-Mail Message.
- [S67] Web site.
- [S68] Genealogy.com electronic database, online http://www.genealogy.com. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy.com electronic database.
- [S72] Ancestry.com electronic database, online http://www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.com.
- [S73] Newspaper Item.
- [S76] Bible Record.
- [S83] Will Book.
- [S89] North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, 2000), from original data: An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, NC, 1977), online Ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868.
- [S92] Tombstone, photographed by JG Russell (private collection).
- [S103] Death Certificate, TX Dept. of State Health Services.
- [S105] Death Certificate, VA Dept. of Health.
- [S114] 1852 Iowa State Census (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), original data: State Historical Society of Iowa. Hereinafter cited as 1852 Iowa State Census.
- [S115] Hw. Charles Baker (e-mail address), computerized family records database (accepted by SAR).
- [S117] Julie Clayton (e-mail address), computerized family records database.
- [S118] Jacque Baker (e-mail address), computerized family records database.
- [S119] Viola Ervin Swingle, Ervin (A Family History) (Johnson City TN: Overmountain Press, c1986). Hereinafter cited as Ervin (A Family History).
- [S121] Jerry Baker (e-mail address), family records database.
- [S122] Pearl Foster O'Donnell, Wee Bit o' Scot Potpourri (Houston TX: Leach Printing Co., 1983). Hereinafter cited as Wee Bit o' Scot.
- [S123] William Doub Bennett, "Early Settlement on the New River System", North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal Vol. 10, No. 1 (1984). Hereinafter cited as "Early Settlement on the New River System".
- [S126] Lloyd R. Bailey, editor, The Heritage of the Toe River Valley, Volume I (Marcelline MO: Walsworth Publ. Co., 1994). Hereinafter cited as Toe River Heritage Vol. I.
- [S132] Edward William Phifer, Burke: The History of a North Carolina County, 1777-1920 (Morganton NC: p.p., 1977). Hereinafter cited as Burke County History.
- [S134] L.L. Stumpp, Marriages of Buncombe County NC 1851-1899 (p.p. 1990).