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Josiah Hays Ferrell 1828–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1828

Birth Location: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 4 May 1909

Death Location: Woodland, Wright, Minnesota, United States

Father: Elisha Ferrill

Mother: Susanna Hays

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The story of Josiah Hays Ferrell began in 1828 in Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States. Josiah Hays Ferrell passed away in 1909 in Woodland, Wright, Minnesota, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Hays Ferrell began in 1828 in Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States.
  • Josiah Hays Ferrell passed away in 1909 in Woodland, Wright, Minnesota, United States.

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Josiah Ferrell's Ancestors

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Josiah Ferrell
1828–1909
Birth Place: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Elisha Ferrill
1798–1889
Whiteday Creek, Monongalia, Virginia, United States
Susanna Hays
1799–1845
Tyler, Charles, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (N James) Hays
1772–1860
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Dragoo
1774–1848
Picketts Fort, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1749–1819
Susannah Dunn
1747–1823
John Dragoo
1748–1823
Elizabeth STRAIGHT
1748–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hays
1720–1749
Elizabeth Dragoo
1730–1749
Peter Dragoo
1726–1774
Mary Marlett
1724–

Josiah Ferrell's Timeline

2 Records

1828
20 Dec 1828
Birth of Josiah Hays Ferrell in Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
1909
4 May 1909
Age 81
Death of Josiah Hays Ferrell in Woodland, Wright, Minnesota, United States
Woodland, Wright, Minnesota, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1828
    Event Place: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1909
    Event Place: Woodland, Wright, Minnesota, United States

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