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Position:Home>Genealogy> I want info on my grandfather Frederick Russie?Question: I want info on my grandfather Frederick Russie?He was a fiddle player back in the 1800's at barn danced in iowa & south dakota Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Fred Russie born about 1825-1831 likely got off a boat at Castle Garden immigrant intake center in the 1840s from Bayern/Bavaria. 1850 Le Roy, Genesee, NY. May have married Mary Magdalena in or near Meadville, Crawford, PA. After or before the war proceeded to IA, WI, then back to Vienna, Marshall, IA, on the border near SD. Likely died there before 1900. No idea where he picked up the fiddle. |