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Sterling Grandal Ferrell 1917–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 AUG 1917

Birth Location: Boone Co., WV

Death Date: 14 OCT 1988

Death Location: Orgas, Boone Co., WV

Father: Okey Ferrell

Mother: Amanda Foster

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Sterling Grandal Ferrell began in 1917 in Boone Co., WV. In 1920, Sterling Grandal Ferrell resided in Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA. Sterling Grandal Ferrell passed away in 1988 in Orgas, Boone Co., WV.

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Biography

  • The story of Sterling Grandal Ferrell began in 1917 in Boone Co., WV.
  • In 1920, Sterling Grandal Ferrell resided in Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA.
  • Sterling Grandal Ferrell passed away in 1988 in Orgas, Boone Co., WV.

Immediate Family

Parents

Okey Ferrell
1875–1923
Birth Location: Comfort, Boone County, West Virginia
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Amanda Foster
1878–1956
Birth Location: Orgas, Boone County, West Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sterling Ferrell's Ancestors

Self
Sterling Ferrell
1917–1988
Birth Place: Boone Co., WV
Parents
Okey S Ferrell
1875–1923
Comfort, Boone County, West Virginia
Amanda Foster
1878–1956
Orgas, Boone County, West Virginia
Grandparents
Levi Ferrell
1836–1916
Kanawha, Virginia, United States
Martha (Jane) Nelson
1844–1920
Kanawha, , Virginia, USA
Noah Foster
1847–1913
Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, United States
Leona (Badora) Eskins
1847–1936
Coal River Marsh Dist., Raleigh, VA
Great-Grandparents
William Ferrell
1798–1850
Elizabeth Meadows
1800–1855
Seth Foster
1802–1862
Mary Asbury
1822–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Ferrell
1775–1830
Mary Wolfe
1780–1852
Thomas Foster
1775–1850
Mary McGovney
1779–1859
William Asbury
1798–1895
Neomi Simmons
1799–1860

Sterling Ferrell's Timeline

3 Records

1917
25 AUG 1917
Birth of Sterling Grandal Ferrell in Boone Co., WV
Boone Co., WV
1920
1920
Age 3
Sterling Grandal Ferrell resided here in Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
1988
14 OCT 1988
Age 71
Death of Sterling Grandal Ferrell in Orgas, Boone Co., WV
Orgas, Boone Co., WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 AUG 1917
    Event Place: Boone Co., WV
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1949; Page: 35B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 230

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1949; Page: 35B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 230

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1988
    Event Place: Orgas, Boone Co., WV
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