Elizabeth Campbell Russell Chapter
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ORIGIN OF CHAPTER NAME
The chapter is named in honor of Elizabeth Henry Campbell Russell, sister of Patrick Henry. She was born in Hanover County, Virginia, in 1749, and first married to Revolutionary War General William Campbell, "the hero of King's Mountain." The couple made their home in Aspenvale, near Seven Mile Ford, Virginia. After General Campbell's death, she married General William Russell, a prominent military person and a member of the State Legislature of Virginia.
In 1788, the Russells moved to Saltville, Virginia, to a home located beside the spot where the Madam Russell Memorial United Methodist Church now stands. The Russells attended the first Methodist Conference on waters that did not flow into the Atlantic Ocean. Mrs. Russell was converted and her home in Saltville became the meeting place for traveling ministers. In 1812, Mrs. Russell moved to another log home near Chilhowie to be nearer the Great Road. In 1824, a Methodist Church was dedicated in her name-The Elizabeth Chapel. Land was given for use as a public cemetery and it still bears her name-the Elizabeth Cemetery in Saltville, Virginia. Madam Russell is credited with bringing Methodism to this part of the country. Mrs. Russell died in 1825 and is buried in Smyth County, Virginia.
Office Title |
Officer Name |
| Regent | Angie Whitmer |
| Vice Regent | Karon Brown |
| Chaplain | Janice Fox |
| Corresponding Secretary | Mary Berry |
| Recording Secretary | Carol McClure |
| Treasurer | Glenda Polley Harris |
| Registrar | Doris Cartmill Phillips |
| Historian | Nancy Mallory Moore |
| Librarian | Martha Hargrove |
| Chapter Webmaster | Sandra Phillips Galyen |
CHAPTER PATRIOTS |
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| CALLUM HOLMAN BAILEY of Virginia | MATTHEW MASON of North Carolina |
| THOMAS BASTIN of Virginia | EPHRAIM McLEAN |
| PETER BINKLEY of North Carolina | STEPHEN McPHERSON of Virginia |
| LEROY BRIZEDINE of Virginia | JEHIEL MUNGER of Massachusetts |
| HENRY CARTMILL of Virginia | PETER NORTHERN of Virginia |
| JOHN CARTMILL of Virginia | JESSE OATES of North Carolina |
| JOHN COLLIER of Virginia | THOMAS PATTERSON of Virginia |
| WILLIAM COY of Maryland | TOBIAS PENROD of Pennsyvania |
| JAMES CRAIG of Virginia | NICHOLAS PHELPS of Virginia |
| JOSHUA CRUMP of Virginia | ROBERT POAGUE of Virginia |
| JOHN DANKS of Virginia | PETER POLLEY of Virginia |
| WILLIAM DORRIS of Virginia | HENRY RHOADS of Pennsylvania |
| JOSEPH DUNCAN of Virginia | JAMES ROGERS of Virginia |
| BAYLES EARL, SR. of Virginia | WILLIAM SACKETT of Massachussetts |
| LOUIS FRANKLIN of North Carolina | JAMES SCOTT of Virginia |
| PHILIP FULKERSON of New Jersey | ISHAM SELLERS of North Carolina |
| CHRISTIAN GISH, JR. of Pennsylvania | ANDREAS SHAFFER of Pennsylvania |
| CHRISTIAN GISH, SR. of Pennsylvania | THOMAS SHERROD of Pennsylvania |
| ISAIAH HANCOCK | NICHOLAS SHRUM of North Carolina |
| WILLIAM HOUSTON of North Carolina | PETER SHRUM of North Carolina |
| JOHN HARPER of Pennsylvania | JOHN SIMMONS of North Carolina |
| JAMES HART of North Carolina | PETER SMITH of Virginia |
| JOHN HUNT of North Carolina | PHILLIP TAYLOR of Virginia |
| SAMUEL JOHNSTON of Virginia | CHARLES VINCENT of Virginia |
| JAMES KENNERLY of Virginia | OLIVER WALLACE of Virginia |
| ISAAC LARUE, SR. of Virginia | PHILEMON WATERS of Virginia |
| WILLIAM JACKSON LILE of Virginia | PATRICK WHALLEN of Virginia |
| WILLIAM MALLORY, SR. of Virginia | WILLIAM YOUNG of Virginia |
| THOMAS MARTIN of Virginia | |
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