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William Willis Benjaman Ferrell 1908–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1908

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 16 Oct 1996

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA

Father: John Ferrell

Mother: Mary Stephens

Spouse(s): Catherine Norwood

Children(s):

In 1908, William Willis Benjaman Ferrell entered the world in Texas, born to John Willis Ferrell And Mary Jane Mollie Stephens. In 1940, William Willis Benjaman Ferrell resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States. William Willis Benjaman Ferrell married Catherine Margaret Norwood. William Willis Benjaman Ferrell passed away in 1996 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1908, William Willis Benjaman Ferrell entered the world in Texas, born to John Willis Ferrell And Mary Jane Mollie Stephens.
  • In 1940, William Willis Benjaman Ferrell resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.
  • William Willis Benjaman Ferrell married Catherine Margaret Norwood.
  • William Willis Benjaman Ferrell passed away in 1996 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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William Ferrell's Ancestors

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William Ferrell
1908–1996
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
John Willis Ferrell
1867–1948
Texas, USA
Mary (Jane "Mollie") Stephens
1871–1950
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ferrell's Timeline

3 Records

1908
5 Dec 1908
Birth of William Willis Benjaman Ferrell in Texas
Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 32
William Willis Benjaman Ferrell resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
1996
16 Oct 1996
Age 88
Death of William Willis Benjaman Ferrell in North Richland Hills, Tarrant, Texas, United States of America
North Richland Hills, Tarrant, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1908
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 466
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T627_4174; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 255-64.
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 456-10-3623; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] Oklahoma, County Marriages
    [5] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 466
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T627_4174; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 255-64.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1996
    Event Place: North Richland Hills, Tarrant, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 456-10-3623; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

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