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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Robert Edwin Russ
|birth_date=August 27, 1830
|birth_place=Holmes Valley, Washington County,<br> [[Florida]], [[United States|USA]]
|death_place =[[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Lincoln Parish<br>[[Louisiana]]
|death_date={{death date and age|1902|1|9|1830|8|27}}
|residence=Ruston, Louisiana
|occupation=[[Business]]man
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|office=[[Sheriff]] of Lincoln Parish, [[Louisiana]]
|term_start=1877
|term_end=1880
|religion=[[Baptist]]
|spouse=Mary Elizabeth Randle Russ (married 1855)
|children=Thirteen children<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Robert and Sarah Gillam Hodges Russ}}
'''Robert Edwin Russ''' (August 27, 1830 – January 9, 1902) was a [[farmer]] and civic leader who founded [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], the seat of government for Lincoln Parish, Louisiana|Lincoln Parish]] in north [[Louisiana]].<ref>William Wayne Wilson, "The Influence of Robert Russ, N. Central LA Pioneer," ''[[North Louisiana History]]'', Vol. 2, No. 3 (Spring 1971), pp. 85-94.</ref>
==Background==
The son of Robert Russ and the former Sarah Gillam Hodges, Russ was born in Holmes Valley in Washington County in the [[Florida]] Panhandle. He attended school in Maury County, [[Tennessee]]. He migrated with his mother and stepfather, Sion D. Smith, to Henry County, near Dothan in southern [[Alabama]], Hinds County, [[Mississippi]], which includes the state capital of [[Jackson]] and in 1852 to Jackson Parish, south of Ruston. In 1855, he married the former Mary Elizabeth Randle, and the couple had thirteen children.<ref name=russ>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site35.php|title=Russ, Robert E. |year=2008|publisher=Louisiana Historical Organization|accessdate=October 5, 2010}}</ref>
==Landowner==
In 1873, Russ purchased land in Lincoln Parish, which was established after the [[American Civil War]]. With the news that the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad would be built in the vicinity, Russ was persuaded to donate more than six hundred acres of his land for a town to be built around the depot. "Russ Town" opened in 1883, with lots selling for $375 each. So many people flocked to the new town that a year later, in 1884, it became the Lincoln Parish seat of government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruston.org/roberteruss/|title=Robert E. Russ|publisher=ruston.org|accessdate=October 5, 2010}}</ref>
Russ was active in the [[Democratic Party]] and served as [[sheriff]] of Lincoln Parish from 1877 to 1880. He was a trustee of Ruston College, which in 1894 became the future [[Louisiana Tech University]]. He was a lay organizer of First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in downtown Ruston. He is interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston.<ref name=russ/><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (la.history.org) uses information for its article on Robert Russ from William Wayne "Bill" Wilson, "Robert E. Russ: A Study of His Influence on North-Central Louisiana as Reflected in His Writings" ([[Master of Arts]] thesis, [[Louisiana Tech University]], 1969). There is also a Russ Collection in the Prescott Memorial Library at Louisiana Tech.</ref>
The Robert E. Russ Award is given in Ruston to individuals cited for outstanding civic service. The 2009 winner was Les Guice, vice president for research and development at Louisiana Tech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/news/01252010-Guice.shtml|title=Guice Honored with 2009 Robert E. Russ Award |date=January 25, 2010|last=Guerin |first=Dave |publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=October 5, 2010}}</ref> Tommy Folk, a Ruston native, retired president of construction for T. L. James & Company, and chairman of the board of the Dixie Center for the Arts, won the award in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepineywoods.com/RussAwardFeb09.htm|title=Tommy Folk presented Russ Award|publisher=thepineywoods.com|accessdate=October 5, 2010}}</ref> Other past winners were the late state Representative [[L.D. "Buddy" Napper]] and his law partner, Judge Otho Lloyd Waltman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rustonleader.com/news.php?id=2025|author=Mary Margaret van Dies|title=Russ Award nominations sought|publisher=''Ruston Daily Leader'' date=November 29, 2006|accessdate=May 2, 2010}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Florida]]
[[Category:Tennessee]]
[[Category:Alabama]]
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[[Category:Farmers]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]]
|name=Robert Edwin Russ
|birth_date=August 27, 1830
|birth_place=Holmes Valley, Washington County,<br> [[Florida]], [[United States|USA]]
|death_place =[[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Lincoln Parish<br>[[Louisiana]]
|death_date={{death date and age|1902|1|9|1830|8|27}}
|residence=Ruston, Louisiana
|occupation=[[Business]]man
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|office=[[Sheriff]] of Lincoln Parish, [[Louisiana]]
|term_start=1877
|term_end=1880
|religion=[[Baptist]]
|spouse=Mary Elizabeth Randle Russ (married 1855)
|children=Thirteen children<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Robert and Sarah Gillam Hodges Russ}}
'''Robert Edwin Russ''' (August 27, 1830 – January 9, 1902) was a [[farmer]] and civic leader who founded [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], the seat of government for Lincoln Parish, Louisiana|Lincoln Parish]] in north [[Louisiana]].<ref>William Wayne Wilson, "The Influence of Robert Russ, N. Central LA Pioneer," ''[[North Louisiana History]]'', Vol. 2, No. 3 (Spring 1971), pp. 85-94.</ref>
==Background==
The son of Robert Russ and the former Sarah Gillam Hodges, Russ was born in Holmes Valley in Washington County in the [[Florida]] Panhandle. He attended school in Maury County, [[Tennessee]]. He migrated with his mother and stepfather, Sion D. Smith, to Henry County, near Dothan in southern [[Alabama]], Hinds County, [[Mississippi]], which includes the state capital of [[Jackson]] and in 1852 to Jackson Parish, south of Ruston. In 1855, he married the former Mary Elizabeth Randle, and the couple had thirteen children.<ref name=russ>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site35.php|title=Russ, Robert E. |year=2008|publisher=Louisiana Historical Organization|accessdate=October 5, 2010}}</ref>
==Landowner==
In 1873, Russ purchased land in Lincoln Parish, which was established after the [[American Civil War]]. With the news that the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad would be built in the vicinity, Russ was persuaded to donate more than six hundred acres of his land for a town to be built around the depot. "Russ Town" opened in 1883, with lots selling for $375 each. So many people flocked to the new town that a year later, in 1884, it became the Lincoln Parish seat of government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruston.org/roberteruss/|title=Robert E. Russ|publisher=ruston.org|accessdate=October 5, 2010}}</ref>
Russ was active in the [[Democratic Party]] and served as [[sheriff]] of Lincoln Parish from 1877 to 1880. He was a trustee of Ruston College, which in 1894 became the future [[Louisiana Tech University]]. He was a lay organizer of First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in downtown Ruston. He is interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston.<ref name=russ/><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (la.history.org) uses information for its article on Robert Russ from William Wayne "Bill" Wilson, "Robert E. Russ: A Study of His Influence on North-Central Louisiana as Reflected in His Writings" ([[Master of Arts]] thesis, [[Louisiana Tech University]], 1969). There is also a Russ Collection in the Prescott Memorial Library at Louisiana Tech.</ref>
The Robert E. Russ Award is given in Ruston to individuals cited for outstanding civic service. The 2009 winner was Les Guice, vice president for research and development at Louisiana Tech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/news/01252010-Guice.shtml|title=Guice Honored with 2009 Robert E. Russ Award |date=January 25, 2010|last=Guerin |first=Dave |publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=October 5, 2010}}</ref> Tommy Folk, a Ruston native, retired president of construction for T. L. James & Company, and chairman of the board of the Dixie Center for the Arts, won the award in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepineywoods.com/RussAwardFeb09.htm|title=Tommy Folk presented Russ Award|publisher=thepineywoods.com|accessdate=October 5, 2010}}</ref> Other past winners were the late state Representative [[L.D. "Buddy" Napper]] and his law partner, Judge Otho Lloyd Waltman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rustonleader.com/news.php?id=2025|author=Mary Margaret van Dies|title=Russ Award nominations sought|publisher=''Ruston Daily Leader'' date=November 29, 2006|accessdate=May 2, 2010}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Russ, Robert}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Florida]]
[[Category:Tennessee]]
[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category:Sheriffs]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Farmers]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]]