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==Landowner==

==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>

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; material no longer accessible on-line}}</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>

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>