Moses Ferrell 1874

Elijah Ferrell Father	Moses F Ferrell	Augusta Ellis Mother
	Clearisa Hatfield Spouse

Moses Ferrell
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Name	Moses  F  Ferrell
Gender	Male
Family Search:	K6QC-6ZC
Find-a-Grave:	49718544
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Birth and Death Information
Born	1 July 1871
	Logan, WV
	United States of America
Deceased	7 Oct 1962
	Frenchburg, KY
Family Relationships
Father	Elijah Ferrell
Mother	Augusta Ellis
Spouse
Marriage Date	26 Aug 1899
Children	Velva Ferrell Arvid Ferrell Allen Ferrell Guy Ferrell Lloyd Ferrell Mason Ferrell Moses M Ferrell Charles Ferrell William Ferrell
Siblings	Leander Ferrell Letty Ferrell Rhoda Ferrell Joseph Ferrell Charles Ferrell Clearisa Ferrell Mary Ferrell Zettie Ferrell James Ferrell Anna Ferrell Martha Ferrell Humphrey Ferrell
Service and Honorary (DAR/SAR)
Revolutionary
War of 1812
Civil War
Spanish American
Korea
Vietnam
Gulf War
Sources and References
BC:     DC:     MC:     Obit:     Will:
Birth Certificate	green-check-mark-in-a-circle.jpeg
Death Certificate	Arvid Ferrell 1947 Death Certificate
Marriage Certificate
Obituary	Arvid Ferrell 1947 Obituary
Will/Estate
1950 Census	1950 Census
1940 Census	1940 Census
1930 Census	1930 Census
1920 Census	1920 Census
1910 Census	1910 Census
1900 Census	1900 Census
1890 Census	1890 Census
1880 Census	1880 Census
1870 Census
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1850 Census
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Velva Ferrell
Arvid Ferrell
Allen Ferrell
Guy Ferrell
Lloyd Ferrell
Mason Ferrell
Moses Ferrell
Charles Ferrell
File:Yes William Ferrell

Great grandpa Moses is reasonably well documented. He was born July 1 1874 in Logan County, WV to Elijah "Lige" Ferrell and Augusta Ellis, and was a County Court Commissioner since at least 1889.

Moses was apparently quite civically-minded, as he was also appointed Post Master in 1912, and helped obtain funding to build the Menifee County Court House. Refer to the Logan County page for more details, but in brief Logan was split in 1895, with the southwestern portion becoming the new county of Mingo in 1895. We can see from the 1880 Census that Moses was living in the Logan township of Trdelphia, and the Logan Banner articles show he was County Commissioner in 1889-1891.

The 1890 Census was lost to fire, and I cannot find him in 1900. By 1910 we see that Moses has moved to Frenchburg, Menifee County, KY. It appears he ran again for County Commissioner in 1892, but I can't see that he won or lost. There was also an 1891 Chancery Case that he was required to settle by the sale of real estate. Maybe this was why he decided to move to Kentucky, but I can't say for sure. Interestingly his World War I draft card shows his birthday as 19 Jun 1873, his death certificate says 19 Jun 1874, but the Logan birth register says July 1. I suspect July 1 was the date it was reported to the county, and June 19th was the actual date, and the register had the correct year and there was a simple mistake made on the draft card (maybe you needed to be 45 or younger to register?).

The more interesting question is why so many documents, including his obituaries show his middle initial as 'S'? All of his other documents (draft card, the court house plaque, this Post Master nomination, death certificate, census records, and his gravestone) say "F"... with no indication what it stood for!

Moses Ferrell 1892 Chancery Case Logan County Banner 28 May 1891

Moses Ferrell 1892 Chancery Case Land Sale Logan County Banner 11 June 1891

Family

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Education

I have yet to find anything about Mose F's education.

Occupation

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Other

Timeline

[[Image:|1350px|Arvid's timeline]]
Mose F's timeline

Previous Addresses

For these more rural relatives, I don't generally have addresses, the township is typically the best I can do.

Pictures

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• Pictures of Moses Ferrell 1874
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  Moses F. and Clearisa Ferrell gravestone

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  Menifee Court House Dedication Plaque

Documents

		1874 Moses S Ferrell WV Birth Register
Moses Ferrell 1892 Chancery Case Logan County Banner 28 May 1891	Moses Ferrell 1892 Chancery Case Land Sale Logan County Banner 11 June 1891	1912 Post Master Appointment of Moses F Ferrell
1889 Moses Ferrell County Commissioner and MA Ferrell Justice of the Peace	1889 Moses Ferrell County Commissioner and MA Ferrell Justice of the Peace	1918 Moses F Ferrell WWI Draft Card
[[Image:Moses S Ferrell Sr. Obit.jpg	300pxMoses F Ferrell Obit]] Moses F Ferrell Obit	Obituary for Clearisa Hatfield (Aged 89)	1962 Moses F Ferrell KY Death Certificate

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