Lyman, W. D. "An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County, State of
Washington."  W. H. Lever, Publisher, 1901.  p. 484.
 
PATRICK RUSSELL

     a  farmer four miles north of Walla Walla, was born in Ireland in 1849. He
acquired his education in a national school in his fatherland, receiving a
degree at the conclusion of his course. When twenty-one years of age he
emigrated to Walla Walla, coming via San Francisco. From the date of his arrival
until 1880 he was employed as a teacher in the various public schools of the
county, but in that year he purchased land and began farming. He kept increasing
his real estate holdings from time to time until in 1894 he had sixteen hundred
acres.  Since then he has been disposing of his lands, until his farm is now
reduced to six hundred and forty acres. He raises wheat as his principal crop,
but also produces the other cereals in considerable quantities, and gives some
attention to stock raising.
     Mr. Russell takes an active interest in political matters, and is quite a
leader in his party. He was chairman of the Walla Walla county delegation to the
state Democratic convention of 1900. Fraternally he is identified with the
Catholic Knights of America. In May, 1883, in the city of Walla Walla, Mr.
Russell was united in marriage with Miss Mary Ann Poiriora, a native of Umatilla
county, Oregon, and their union has been blessed by the advent of nine children:
Mary E., Catherine, Annie, Francis J., Gertrude, William P., Agnes and James E.,
living; and Margaret, deceased.


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