Nellie Bly FerrellAge: 79 years1892–1971
- Name
- Nellie Bly Ferrell
- Given names
- Nellie Bly
- Surname
- Ferrell
- Married name
- Nellie Bly Hanson
 Birth | February 28, 1892 43 41 |
 Birth of a brother | Fay Newton Ferrell April 28, 1894 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Bly Johnson September 16, 1895 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a parent | Felix Newton Ferrell — Cynthia Ann Sanders — View this family January 12, 1903 (Age 10 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Felix Newton Ferrell — Arena Johnson — View this family May 9, 1911 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a father | Felix Newton Ferrell August 18, 1916 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 23 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 25 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 37 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | James Glendor Ferrell January 22, 1945 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a brother | Henry Jackson Ferrell March 13, 1946 (Age 54 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Henry Jackson Ferrell March 16, 1946 (Age 54 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Morris Hill Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Ella May Ferrell January 12, 1953 (Age 60 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Ella May Ferrell January 16, 1953 (Age 60 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Morris Hill Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | William Christopher Ferrell June 25, 1953 (Age 61 years) |
| Burial of a brother | William Christopher Ferrell June 29, 1953 (Age 61 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parma Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a sister | Katie Elizabeth Ferrell January 4, 1957 (Age 64 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Katie Elizabeth Ferrell January 6, 1957 (Age 64 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pine Grove Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Zoola Ferrell August 18, 1959 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Estella Maud Ferrell August 6, 1966 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Anna Ferrell January 4, 1967 (Age 74 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Anna Ferrell January 9, 1967 (Age 74 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Star Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | October 1, 1971 (Age 79 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Felix Newton Ferrell Birth: May 17, 1848 42 29 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: August 18, 1916 — Meridian, Ada, Idaho, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Bly Johnson Birth: January 25, 1851 29 25 — Rocky Hill, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: September 16, 1895 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: December 22, 1870 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |
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8 months elder brother |
William Christopher Ferrell Birth: August 25, 1871 23 20 — Rocky Hill, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: June 25, 1953 — Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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8 months elder sister |
Katie Elizabeth Ferrell Birth: April 17, 1872 23 21 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: January 4, 1957 — Greer, Clearwater, Idaho, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
Henry Jackson Ferrell Birth: February 18, 1877 28 26 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States Death: March 13, 1946 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Estella Maud Ferrell Birth: June 25, 1880 32 29 — Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States Death: August 6, 1966 — Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Ella May Ferrell Birth: July 25, 1882 34 31 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States Death: January 12, 1953 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Zoola Ferrell Birth: September 16, 1884 36 33 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States Death: August 18, 1959 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Anna Ferrell Birth: June 16, 1886 38 35 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States Death: January 4, 1967 — Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
James Glendor Ferrell Birth: March 9, 1889 40 38 — Ashland, Clark, Kansas, United States Death: January 22, 1945 — Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States |
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3 years herself |
Nellie Bly Ferrell Birth: February 28, 1892 43 41 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States Death: October 1, 1971 — Fruitland, Payette, Idaho, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Fay Newton Ferrell Birth: April 28, 1894 45 43 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States Death: December 26, 1974 — Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, United States |
| Father’s family with Cynthia Ann Sanders |
| father |
Felix Newton Ferrell Birth: May 17, 1848 42 29 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: August 18, 1916 — Meridian, Ada, Idaho, United States |
| step-mother |
Cynthia Ann Sanders Birth: February 21, 1850 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: July 17, 1929 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 12, 1903 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Arena Johnson |
| father |
Felix Newton Ferrell Birth: May 17, 1848 42 29 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: August 18, 1916 — Meridian, Ada, Idaho, United States |
| step-mother |
Arena Johnson Birth: December 8, 1865 44 40 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: April 26, 1948 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: May 9, 1911 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |