John Russell Liddell
| John Russell Liddell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1848 NOV 16 Wayne County, Ohio |
| Spouse(s) | Mary H. (Rickey) Liddell |
| Children | Roy H. Liddell, John R. Liddell Jr. |
| Parents | David Liddell, Christina (Russell) Liddell |
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JOHN RUSSELL LIDDELL.-Among the leading merchants of Camden, Wilcox county, Ala., J. R. Liddell takes a foremost position. He was born in Wooster, Ohio, November 16, 1848, the son of David and Christina (Russell) Liddell, who were both born near Glasgow, Scotland. David was a young man when he came to the United States and settled in Wayne county, Ohio, then the far west. He met and married Miss Russell of Pennsylvania, who had been brought by her parents to America when she was a child, they having settled in Pennsylvania. Three children were born to the union of David and Christina Russell, and were named William G., John R., and Christina A. The daughter is now deceased; William is residing in Dalton, Ga., and the second born is the subject of this sketch. David Liddell devoted his life to the pursuit of agriculture, and both he and his wife ended their days on the homestead in Wayne county, Ohio. John Russell Liddell received a liberal education in his native town. In 1871, he came to Alabama and located at Prairie Bluff; in 1876 he moved to Camden and entered into partnership with a Mr. Richards, under the firm name of Richards & Liddell, in general merchandising; in 1885 the style of the firm was changed to J. R. Liddell & Co., and so remains. Mr. Liddell is also largely interested in planting and in a grist mill and ginnery, at Camden, and holds, beside, an interest in the firm of Henderson & Liddell, at Black's Bluff. Mr. Lidkell has always conducted his business affairs on strictly business principles, and for this reason has made a success of them, as he began on a limited capital, and it is owing to his excellent qualifications for mercantile trade alone that wealth is his. He is a deacon in the Presbyterian church, and lives fully up to its teachings. His activity in Sunday school work is untiring and he is looked upon as a most able superintendent of the Sabboth school attached to the church to which he belongs. His marriage took place, in 1855, to Miss Mary H. Rickey, of San Diego, Cal., to which happy union have been born two children—Roy H., and John R., Jr. [1]
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- 1848-November-16
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- 1855 to Mary H. Rickey of San Diego, California
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- Prairie Bluff, Alabama
- Camden, Alabama
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