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Emma California Ferris 1851–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1851

Birth Location: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 5 December 1929

Death Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: George Sr

Mother: Martha Hyde

Spouse(s): Oscar Barber

Children(s): Helen Barber, Beatrice Barber, Oscar Barber, Esther Barber, Nellie Barber, Edgar Barber

In 1851, Emma California Ferris entered the world in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America, born to George Washington Gale Ferris Sr And Martha Edgerton Hyde. Emma California Ferris married Oscar Thomas Barber, and had children including Beatrice I Barber, Edgar Homer Barber, Esther M Barber, Helen B Barber, Nellie G Barber, Oscar Thomas Barber. Emma California Ferris passed away in 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Emma California Ferris entered the world in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America, born to George Washington Gale Ferris Sr And Martha Edgerton Hyde.
  • Emma California Ferris married Oscar Thomas Barber, and had children including Beatrice I Barber, Edgar Homer Barber, Esther M Barber, Helen B Barber, Nellie G Barber, Oscar Thomas Barber.
  • Emma California Ferris passed away in 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sr
1818–1895
Birth Location: Norway, Herkimer County, New York, USA
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Martha Hyde
1821–
Birth Location: Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Oscar Barber
1832–1906
Birth Location: Washtenaw, Michigan
OB

Children(s)

Helen Barber
1877–1963
Birth Location: Nevada
HB
Beatrice Barber
1889–1973
Birth Location: California
BB
Oscar Barber
1877–1949
Birth Location: Carson City, Nevada
OB
Esther Barber
1877–1887
Birth Location: Nevada
EB
Nellie Barber
1878–
Birth Location: Nevada
NB
Edgar Barber
1880–1947
Birth Location: Nevada
EB

Emma Ferris's Ancestors

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Emma Ferris
1851–1929
Birth Place: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
George Washington Gale Ferris Sr
1818–1895
Norway, Herkimer County, New York, USA
Martha (Edgerton) Hyde
1821–
Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Silvanus (S Ferris) II
1773–1861
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Sarah ('Sally' Maria) Olmsted
1779–1845
Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sylvanus I
1737–1824
Mary Mead
1745–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Ferris
1702–1764
Keziah Blackman
1714–1807

Emma Ferris's Descendants

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Emma (California) Ferris (18 Jul 1851–5 December 1929) m. Oscar (Thomas) Barber (8 Nov 1832–26 Nov 1906)
  1. 1. Helen (B) Barber 1877–1963
  2. 2. Beatrice (I) Barber 1889–1973
  3. 3. Oscar (Thomas) Barber 1877–1949
  4. 4. Esther (M.) Barber 1877–1887
  5. 5. Nellie (G.) Barber 1878–
  6. 6. Edgar (Homer) Barber 1880–1947

Emma Ferris's Timeline

2 Records

1851
18 Jul 1851
Birth of Emma California Ferris in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
1929
5 December 1929
Age 78
Death of Emma California Ferris in Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1851
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1929
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
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