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 | WILLIAM JACKSON LILE of Virginia |
| THOMAS BASTIN of Virginia | THOMAS MARTIN of Virginia |
| PETER BINKLEY of North Carolina | MATTHEW MASON of North Carolina |
| LEROY BRIZEDINE of Virginia | EPHRAIM McLEAN |
| HENRY CARTMILL of Virginia | STEPHEN McPHERSON of Virginia |
| JOHN CARTMILL of Virginia | JEHIEL MUNGER of Massachusetts |
| JOHN COLLIER of Virginia | PETER NORTHERN of Virginia |
| WILLIAM COY of Maryland | JESSE OATES of North Carolina |
| JOSHUA CRUMP of Virginia | THOMAS PATTERSON of Virginia |
| JOHN DANKS of Virginia | NICHOLAS PHELPS of Virginia |
| WILLIAM DORRIS of Virginia | ROBERT POAGUE of Virginia |
| JOSEPH DUNCAN of Virginia | HENRY RHOADS of Pennsylvania |
| BAYLES EARL, SR. of Virginia | JAMES ROGERS of Virginia |
| LOUIS FRANKLIN of North Carolina | ISHAM SELLERS of North Carolina |
| PHILIP FULKERSON of New Jersey | ANDREAS SHAFFER of Pennsylvania |
| CHRISTIAN GISH, JR. of Pennsylvania | NICHOLAS SHRUM of North Carolina |
| CHRISTIAN GISH, SR. of Pennsylvania | PETER SHRUM of North Carolina |
| ISAIAH HANCOCK | JOHN SIMMONS of North Carolina |
| WILLIAM HOUSTON of North Carolina | PETER SMITH of Virginia |
| JOHN HARPER of Pennsylvania | PHILLIP TAYLOR of Virginia |
| JAMES HART of North Carolina | CHARLES VINCENT of Virginia |
| JOHN HUNT of North Carolina | OLIVER WALLACE of Virginia |
| SAMUEL JOHNSTON of Virginia | PHILEMON WATERS of Virginia |
| JAMES KENNERLY of Virginia | PATRICK WHALLEN of Virginia |
| ISAAC LARUE, SR. of Virginia | WILLIAM YOUNG of Virginia |
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