Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Homer Clyde FERRELL / Stella Mabel FORD (F42089)

m. 29 Sep 1912


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  • Homer Clyde FERRELLFather | Male
    Homer Clyde FERRELL

    Born  24 Feb 1890  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Mar 1956  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  29 Sep 1912  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Silas L. FERRELL | F42056 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary CRISS | F42056 Group Sheet 

    Stella Mabel FORDMother | Female
    Stella Mabel FORD

    Born  9 Apr 1886  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Dec 1929  Zeising (now Spelter), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Useba Fernando FORD | F34485 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Hannah Myra DOWNS | F34485 Group Sheet 

    James Meredith FERRELLChild 1 | Male
    + James Meredith FERRELL

    Born  14 Jul 1913  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Sep 1989  Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Margaret D. ___ | F42096 
    Married     

    Oral C. FERRELLChild 2 | Male
    Oral C. FERRELL

    Born  Sep 1915  Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jun 1992   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Lillian Marguerite CONNER | F42090 
    Married  4 Apr 1940  Winchester, VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Brooks Ersel FERRELLChild 3 | Male
    Brooks Ersel FERRELL

    Born  11 Sep 1918  Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Jan 1973  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Dora Jane COLLINS | F42092 
    Married  2 Jun 1941  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rhoda Lou ANCELL | F42094 
    Married  8 Dec 1967  Spelter, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Gerald Denver FERRELLChild 4 | Male
    Gerald Denver FERRELL

    Born  6 May 1920  Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Nov 2002  Greenfield, Highland Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Twin Township Cemetery, Bourneville, Ross Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location

    Dessie Leona FERRELLChild 5 | Female
    Dessie Leona FERRELL

    Born  CA 1924   
    Died     
    Buried     

  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 13 1900:
      William M. Davis, 70, b. May 1830, farmer, married 16 yrs; wife Jane, 66, b. Apr 1834, married 16 yrs, mother of 2 children (1 still living); grandson Homer C. Farell, 10, b. Feb 1890.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 15 1910:
      Jane Davis, 73, farmer, widowed, mother of 2 children (1 still living); grandson Homer C. Ferrell, 20, farm laborer, single.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jan 13 1920 at Ragans Run Road:
      Homer C. Ferrell, 29, farmer; wife Stella M. Ferrell, 33; dau Alta Ford, 10; son James M, 6; son Oral C, 4y 4m; son Ercel B, 1y 4m.
      (Note: The entries for the three youngest children implied the surname Ford, but other records show that they were all Ferrell, natural children of Homer & Stella. Daughter Alta Ford, however, was born to Stella before her marriage to Homer.)

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District), enumerated on Apr 4 1930 at Zeising (Spelter post office):
      Homer C. Ferrell, 40, chemical company worker, married (age 22 at time of first marriage); son James M, 16; son Oral C, 14; son Brooks, 11; son Jeruld, 8; dau Leona, 6.
      (Note: Although Homer was indicated as being married, his wife Stella had died five months earlier.)

      1940 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District), enumerated on Apr 14 1940 at Spelter:
      Homer C. Ferrell, 50, chemical plant laborer, widowed; son Brooks E, 21, machine operator with C.C.C., single; son Gerald D, 19, soil erosion with C.C.C., single; dau Dessie L, 17; dau Alta Johnson, 30, widowed; grandson Carson R. Johnson, 14.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.