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Willie Thurston Ferrell 1879–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1879

Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 21 Feb 1944

Death Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

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Mother: Rebecca Baker

Spouse(s): Lorna Baker

Children(s): Bobby Ferrell, Josephine Ferrell, Elizabeth Ferrell, Billy Ferrell, Sprite Ferrell, Lillian Ferrell

In 1879, Willie Thurston Ferrell entered the world in Wake County, North Carolina, USA, born to James Adolphus Ferrell And Rebecca Baker. Willie Thurston Ferrell married Lorna Baker, and had children including Billy Thurston Ferrell, Bobby Jack Ferrell, Elizabeth Helen Ferrell, Josephine Ferrell, Lillian Joyner Ferrell, Sprite Clifton Ferrell. Willie Thurston Ferrell passed away in 1944 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Willie Thurston Ferrell entered the world in Wake County, North Carolina, USA, born to James Adolphus Ferrell And Rebecca Baker.
  • Willie Thurston Ferrell married Lorna Baker, and had children including Billy Thurston Ferrell, Bobby Jack Ferrell, Elizabeth Helen Ferrell, Josephine Ferrell, Lillian Joyner Ferrell, Sprite Clifton Ferrell.
  • Willie Thurston Ferrell passed away in 1944 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

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Willie Ferrell's Ancestors

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Willie Ferrell
1879–1944
Birth Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Rebecca Baker
1853–1947
Little River, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Blake Baker
1804–1863
Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Margaret Bunn
1826–1901
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Wiley Bunn
1805–1832
Willia Privett
1800–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Bunn
1760–1816
Levinia Walker
1763–1820

Willie Ferrell's Descendants

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Willie (Thurston) Ferrell (6 Oct 1879–21 Feb 1944) m. Lorna Baker (14 Oct 1894–12 Jan 1982)
  1. 1. Bobby (Jack) Ferrell 1927–2016
  2. 2. Josephine Ferrell 1917–2015 m. Walter (Proctor) Scarboro –1992
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Helen) Ferrell 1919–2006
  4. 4. Billy (Thurston) Ferrell 1921–1963 m. Wynette (Strickland) McGhee 1930–2012
    1. 1. Don Ferrell 1951–2016
  5. 5. Sprite (Clifton) Ferrell 1925–2011
  6. 6. Lillian (Joyner) Ferrell 1930–2016 m. James (Mitchell Debnam) Sr 1928–2018

Willie Ferrell's Timeline

2 Records

1879
6 Oct 1879
Birth of Willie Thurston Ferrell in Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
1944
21 Feb 1944
Age 65
Death of Willie Thurston Ferrell in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1879
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Zebulon, Wake, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1944
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

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