John William FerrellAge: 86 years1846–1932
- Name
- John William Ferrell
- Given names
- John William
- Surname
- Ferrell
 Birth | August 8, 1846 40 27 |
 Birth of a brother | Felix Newton Ferrell May 17, 1848 (Age 21 months) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a half-sister | Daughter Farrell before 1850 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a half-sibling | … Farrell before 1850 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucy Jane Ferrell June 1850 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a father | Gabriel Farrell before April 1851 (Age 4 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | George Washington Sanders — Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun — View this family October 27, 1851 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Elias Sanders August 27, 1852 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Infant Sanders June 16, 1854 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Elizabeth Pauline Sanders June 16, 1854 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Infant Sanders June 16, 1854 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth Farrell before December 1854 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mancia E Sanders January 1856 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mancia E Sanders July 27, 1856 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Sarah L Sanders about 1858 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a half-brother | Elias Sanders before 1860 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Sarah L Sanders October 3, 1861 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | James Phillix Fleming August 16, 1862 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 20 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 20 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Felix DeMonbreun October 5, 1868 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a mother | Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun before June 1869 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 22 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a half-sister | Louisa H Farrell before 1870 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Nancy T Ferrell March 1870 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Jennie Foster — View this family October 6, 1875 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Ann “Polly” Cagle May 6, 1876 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #1 | Nehemiah Ferrell November 1, 1880 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Alameda Ferrell July 1, 1884 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | James Hugh Farrell May 16, 1886 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage | Alletha Bryant Bolten — View this family about 1892 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Bryant Earl Ferrell March 4, 1893 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Burl Ferrell March 4, 1893 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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 |
| Death of a half-brother | Charles Wilson Ferrell May 20, 1899 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | Felix Newton Ferrell August 18, 1916 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 69 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 70 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 71 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/ |
| Death of a half-sister | Sarah F Ferrell April 8, 1920 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Alameda Ferrell June 22, 1920 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Jennie Foster August 5, 1921 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lucy Jane Ferrell November 15, 1924 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Thomas Terry Farrell March 20, 1926 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 83 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 | September 29, 1932 (Age 86 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Gabriel Farrell Birth: February 26, 1806 — Allen, Kentucky, United States Death: before April 1851 — Barren, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun Birth: January 27, 1819 29 30 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: before June 1869 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 20, 1845 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months himself |
John William Ferrell Birth: August 8, 1846 40 27 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: September 29, 1932 — Cass, Texas, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Felix Newton Ferrell Birth: May 17, 1848 42 29 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: August 18, 1916 — Meridian, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Lucy Jane Ferrell Birth: June 1850 44 31 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1924 — Oregon, United States |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth McCombs |
| father |
Gabriel Farrell Birth: February 26, 1806 — Allen, Kentucky, United States Death: before April 1851 — Barren, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth McCombs Birth: about 1806 — Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: December 1843 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 14, 1824 — Allen, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months half-sister |
Sarah F Ferrell Birth: October 25, 1825 19 19 — Allen, Kentucky, United States Death: April 8, 1920 — Taylor, Iowa, United States |
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5 years half-sister |
Daughter Farrell Birth: between 1826 and 1830 19 20 Death: before 1850 |
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2 years half-brother |
Charles Wilson Ferrell Birth: February 17, 1828 21 22 — Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1899 — Butler, Nebraska, United States |
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6 years half-sister |
Nancy T Ferrell Birth: about 1833 26 27 — Allen, Kentucky, United States Death: March 1870 — Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Elizabeth Farrell Birth: about 1834 27 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: before December 1854 |
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2 years half-sister |
Louisa H Farrell Birth: about 1835 28 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: before 1870 |
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22 months half-brother |
James Hugh Farrell Birth: October 26, 1836 30 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 16, 1886 — Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States |
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3 years half-sibling |
… Farrell Birth: about 1839 32 33 Death: before 1850 |
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3 years half-brother |
Thomas Terry Farrell Birth: March 12, 1842 36 36 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: March 20, 1926 — Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Matilda Dawdy |
| father |
Gabriel Farrell Birth: February 26, 1806 — Allen, Kentucky, United States Death: before April 1851 — Barren, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Matilda Dawdy Birth: about 1806 — Allen, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1845 — Allen, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 27, 1843 — Barren, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with John Fleming |
| step-father |
John Fleming Birth: about 1815 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1845 |
| mother |
Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun Birth: January 27, 1819 29 30 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: before June 1869 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 5, 1837 — Adair, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months half-brother |
James Phillix Fleming Birth: about 1838 23 18 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1862 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Mother’s family with George Washington Sanders |
| step-father |
George Washington Sanders Birth: about 1816 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| mother |
Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun Birth: January 27, 1819 29 30 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: before June 1869 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 27, 1851 — Barren, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months half-brother |
Elias Sanders Birth: August 27, 1852 36 33 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1860 |
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22 months half-sister |
Infant Sanders Birth: June 16, 1854 38 35 — Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1854 — Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |
| half-sister |
Elizabeth Pauline Sanders Birth: June 16, 1854 38 35 — Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: July 20, 1936 — Rowletts, Hart, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months half-sister |
Mancia E Sanders Birth: January 1856 40 36 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: July 27, 1856 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Sarah L Sanders Birth: about 1858 42 38 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1861 — Barren, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Mary Jennie Foster |
| himself |
John William Ferrell Birth: August 8, 1846 40 27 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: September 29, 1932 — Cass, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Jennie Foster Birth: December 23, 1855 — Illinois, United States Death: August 5, 1921 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: October 6, 1875 — Smith, Texas, United States |
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5 years son |
Nehemiah Ferrell Birth: November 1, 1880 34 24 — Smith, Texas, United States Death: January 3, 1963 — Santa Clara, California, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Alameda Ferrell Birth: July 1, 1884 37 28 — Flint, Smith, Texas, United States Death: June 22, 1920 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
| Family with Alletha Bryant Bolten |
| himself |
John William Ferrell Birth: August 8, 1846 40 27 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: September 29, 1932 — Cass, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Alletha Bryant Bolten Birth: March 17, 1862 — Cass, Texas, United States Death: April 3, 1948 — Cass, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1892 — Texas, United States |
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14 months son |
Bryant Earl Ferrell Birth: March 4, 1893 46 30 — Avinger, Cass, Texas, United States Death: |
| son |
John Burl Ferrell Birth: March 4, 1893 46 30 — Avinger, Cass, Texas, United States Death: |