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Horace Farr Ferris 1838–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1838

Birth Location: Knox, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 16 Oct 1882

Death Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States

Father: Nathan Ferris

Mother: Currance Winegar

Spouse(s): Margaret Campbell

Children(s): Ina Ferris, Horace Ferris, John Ferris

The story of Horace Farr Ferris began in 1838 in Knox, Illinois, United States. Horace Farr Ferris married Margaret C Campbell, and had children including Horace Bayles Ferris, Ina May Ferris, John Campbell Ferris. Horace Farr Ferris passed away in 1882 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Horace Farr Ferris began in 1838 in Knox, Illinois, United States.
  • Horace Farr Ferris married Margaret C Campbell, and had children including Horace Bayles Ferris, Ina May Ferris, John Campbell Ferris.
  • Horace Farr Ferris passed away in 1882 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States.

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Horace Ferris's Ancestors

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Horace Ferris
1838–1882
Birth Place: Knox, Illinois, United States
Parents
Nathan Olmsted Ferris
1801–1850
Herkimer County, New York, USA
Currance (Ann) Winegar
1805–1888
Fort Ann, Washington 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

Horace Ferris's Descendants

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Horace (Farr) Ferris (5 Jul 1838–16 Oct 1882) m. Margaret (C) Campbell (March 1842–1 May 1932)
  1. 1. Ina (May) Ferris 1876–1911
  2. 2. Horace (Bayles) Ferris 1871–1945
  3. 3. John (Campbell) Ferris 1869–1869

Horace Ferris's Timeline

2 Records

1838
5 Jul 1838
Birth of Horace Farr Ferris in Knox, Illinois, United States
Knox, Illinois, United States
1882
16 Oct 1882
Age 44
Death of Horace Farr Ferris in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1838
    Event Place: Knox, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1882
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States

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