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William Edward Ferrell 1885–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1885

Birth Location: Sharon, Weakley, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 14 Nov 1960

Death Location: Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Ferrell

Mother: Geneva Simmons

Spouse(s): Nannie Abernathy, Mary Maxey

Children(s): Ruby Ferrell, Robert FERRELL, Carl Ferrell, Dorthy Ferrell

William Edward Ferrell was born in 1885 in Sharon, Weakley, Tennessee, USA, the child of William T Ferrell And Geneva Ann Simmons. William Edward Ferrell married Mary Florence Maxey, Nannie Mae Abernathy, and had children including Carl Edward Ferrell, Dorthy Dean Ferrell, Harold Ferrell, Robert Thompson Ferrell, Ruby Nell Ferrell. William Edward Ferrell passed away in 1960 in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Edward Ferrell was born in 1885 in Sharon, Weakley, Tennessee, USA, the child of William T Ferrell And Geneva Ann Simmons.
  • William Edward Ferrell married Mary Florence Maxey, Nannie Mae Abernathy, and had children including Carl Edward Ferrell, Dorthy Dean Ferrell, Harold Ferrell, Robert Thompson Ferrell, Ruby Nell Ferrell.
  • William Edward Ferrell passed away in 1960 in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ferrell
1851–1933
Birth Location: Palmersville, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Geneva Simmons
1861–1931
Birth Location: Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nannie Abernathy
1898–1982
Birth Location: Sharon, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Maxey
1889–1930
Birth Location: Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Children(s)

Ruby Ferrell
1933–1996
Birth Location: Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
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Robert FERRELL
1930–2008
Birth Location: Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
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Carl Ferrell
1917–2005
Birth Location: Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
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Dorthy Ferrell
1928–2007
Birth Location: Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
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William Ferrell's Ancestors

Self
William Ferrell
1885–1960
Birth Place: Sharon, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William T Ferrell
1851–1933
Palmersville, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Geneva (Ann) Simmons
1861–1931
Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ferrell's Descendants

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William (Edward) Ferrell (16 Mar 1885–14 Nov 1960) m. Nannie (Mae) Abernathy (10 Jun 1898–19 Aug 1982) m. Mary (Florence) Maxey (23 July 1889–13 March 1930)
  1. 1. Ruby (Nell) Ferrell 1933–1996 m. Thomas (Edker) Moubray 1929–1978
  2. 2. Robert (Thompson) FERRELL 1930–2008 m. Betty (June) Prince 1933–2022
  3. 3. Carl (Edward) Ferrell 1917–2005
  4. 4. Dorthy (Dean) Ferrell 1928–2007

William Ferrell's Timeline

2 Records

1885
16 Mar 1885
Birth of William Edward Ferrell in Sharon, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Sharon, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
1960
14 Nov 1960
Age 75
Death of William Edward Ferrell in Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Sharon, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1960
    Event Place: Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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