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Hugh Dow Ferrell 1804–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1804

Birth Location: Wolf Creek, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: Nov 1853

Death Location: Spruce Run, Giles, Virginia

Father: George Ferrell

Mother: Mary Wolf

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Ferrell

The story of Hugh Dow Ferrell began in 1804 in Wolf Creek, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA. Hugh Dow Ferrell had children including William Ballard Preston Ferrell. Hugh Dow Ferrell passed away in 1853 in Spruce Run, Giles, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh Dow Ferrell began in 1804 in Wolf Creek, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA.
  • Hugh Dow Ferrell had children including William Ballard Preston Ferrell.
  • Hugh Dow Ferrell passed away in 1853 in Spruce Run, Giles, Virginia.

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Hugh Ferrell's Ancestors

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Hugh Ferrell
1804–1853
Birth Place: Wolf Creek, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
George L. Ferrell
1775–1825
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Mary ((Polly)) Wolf
1780–1852
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Catherine ("Caty") McClarney
1755–1820
Prince William, Virginia, United States
Leonard (WOLF *) Sr
1755–1835
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
LEWIS Sr.
1731–1791
Catherine Smith
1740–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Rutter
1706–1756

Hugh Ferrell's Descendants

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Hugh (Dow) Ferrell (11 May 1804–Nov 1853)
  1. 1. William (Ballard Preston) Ferrell 1832–1916 m. Rebecca Clardy 1840–
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Frances) Ferrell 1858–1927
      1. 1. Emma Landrum 1888–1968 m. Daniel (Wesley) Jones 1882–1940
        1. 1. Johnie (Kent) Jones 1917– m. Susie Conner 1930–2005

Hugh Ferrell's Timeline

2 Records

1804
11 May 1804
Birth of Hugh Dow Ferrell in Wolf Creek, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
Wolf Creek, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
1853
Nov 1853
Age 49
Death of Hugh Dow Ferrell in Spruce Run, Giles, Virginia
Spruce Run, Giles, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1804
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1853
    Event Place: Spruce Run, Giles, Virginia

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