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William Campbell (1745–1781), the commander of the American forces that defeated the British at the Battle of King"s Mountain in 1780. This was the turning point of the American Revolution. William Russell in 1783.
They lived at Aspenvale, Virginia until 1788 when they moved to Saltville, Virginia where they carried on the manufacture of salt.
After General Francis Asbury and various Circuit Riders stopped regularly at her home. In 1812 she moved to Chilhowie, Virginia to be nearer the Great Road.
She died in March 1825 and is buried in the Aspenvale Cemetery. "Madame Russell is probably more eminent in the Methodist pioneer history of America than any other woman.
In Saltville, in 1824, a Methodist church, Elizabeth Church, was dedicated in her name.
In 1898 construction was begun on a new Methodist church, located a few feet from the then still standing Russell home. In present day Saltville, there now stands a beautiful stone building named "Madam Russell Methodist Church." Nearby is a replica of the original log cabin where the Russell"s had lived. This is owned by the church.
The stone doorstep of the church is said to have been the hearth in the Russell cabin.".