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Billy Thurston Ferrell 1921–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1921

Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 Feb 1963

Death Location: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Father: Willie Ferrell

Mother: Lorna Baker

Spouse(s): Wynette McGhee

Children(s): Don Ferrell

Billy Thurston Ferrell was born in 1921 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Willie Thurston Ferrell And Lorna Baker. Billy Thurston Ferrell married Wynette Strickland Mcghee, and had children including Don Ferrell, Linda Ferrell, Wayne Ferrell. Billy Thurston Ferrell passed away in 1963 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Billy Thurston Ferrell was born in 1921 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Willie Thurston Ferrell And Lorna Baker.
  • Billy Thurston Ferrell married Wynette Strickland Mcghee, and had children including Don Ferrell, Linda Ferrell, Wayne Ferrell.
  • Billy Thurston Ferrell passed away in 1963 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

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Billy Ferrell's Ancestors

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Billy Ferrell
1921–1963
Birth Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Willie Thurston Ferrell
1879–1944
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Lorna Baker
1894–1982
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Rebecca Baker
1853–1947
Little River, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Benjamin Baker
1860–1928
Little River, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Emily (Jane) Joyner
1860–1932
Wake County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Blake Baker
1804–1863
Margaret Bunn
1826–1901
Blake Baker
1804–1863
Margaret Bunn
1826–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wiley Bunn
1805–1832
Willia Privett
1800–1870
Wiley Bunn
1805–1832
Willia Privett
1800–1870

Billy Ferrell's Descendants

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Billy (Thurston) Ferrell (21 Nov 1921–23 Feb 1963) m. Wynette (Strickland) McGhee (20 Jul 1930–2012)
  1. 1. Don Ferrell 1951–2016

Billy Ferrell's Timeline

2 Records

1921
21 Nov 1921
Birth of Billy Thurston Ferrell in Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
1963
23 Feb 1963
Age 42
Death of Billy Thurston Ferrell in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1963
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA

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