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Transcribed
by
Ann Selvig, from:
Allerton, Iowa Centennial, JOHN
FERREL FAMILY
John Ferrel, born July 4, 1822, came from
Ohio to Wayne County in 1855 after marrying Rebecca
Rees in 1850. In
1856 he and his family settled on a farm 1 ¼ miles
north of where Allerton now stands. The
Jesse James gang stopped there for a drink as they
were going to Missouri after robbing the Corydon
bank. His
first wife died in 1874 after which he married
Rebecca Hamilton.
He and his first wife as 12 children of which
9 lived to be adults in the old home which still
stands, now owned by the Marvin Cantwells. He died in
1888 leaving 80 acres to each of the children. Three of
the boys, Elijah, Jerry and Joseph sold theirs and
homesteaded in western Nebraska. The old
homestead went to Jack who owned it all his life. The rest
of the boys built on their land, married and raised
their families.
Elijah (Lige) – (1851-1940) held build some
of the first buildings in Allerton. Married
Elizabeth Nelson.
They had 5 children, Lulu, Harry, Clause,
Ollie, Inez.
Henry (1853-1904) married Kate Harden. They had 4
children, Otis, Clarence, Vesta, Ernest.
John (1858-1930) married Elzora Grismore. They had 4
children, Orval, Earl, Frata, Thelma.
Jeremiah (Jerry) – (1861-1932) married Julia
Moulton. They
had 6 children, Ruth, Cora, Lyle, Ina, Zelma,
Gladys.
Joseph (Joe) – (1865-1953) married May Smith. They had 3
children, Edith, Karl, Leo.
Jackson (Jack) – (1867-1954) married Eva
Carmichal. They
had 2 children, Harley, and Alva. Jack later
married Anna Kimple and had 2 children, Vera and
Emmert.
Harvey (Harve) – (1869-1909) married Belle
Stiles. They
had 2 children, Hazel and Arlo. Harve
married Lulu Kimple and had one child, Wilma.
Elizabeth Ann (Lizzie) – (1871-1938) married
Wm. Keller. They
had 4 children, Lester, Edna, Don, Marg, who married
James Stiles.
Mary (1873-1942) married Fred Smith. They had 2
children, Gerald, and Merle, who married Jay Tooley.
Six of the children of John and Rebecca
Ferrel are buried along with their wives and their
father and mother in the Allerton Cemetery. All
the
descendants of these children that are living in
Wayne County today are: Alva
Ferrel, son of Jack and Eva,and his wife Phoebe. He had 2
children living in Des Moines. He spent 2
½ years in the army, in World War II. Now
retired from Rock Island Railroad, having worked 47
years for them.
Nona (Wells), widow of Leo Ferrel, son of Joe
and May Ferrel, lives in Allerton. Her
daughter, Anita and husband, live in Corydon. Her son
Joel, lives in Tullahoma, Tennessee and is in the
Air Force. Edith
Ferrel Snodgrass, widow of Everrett Snodgrass, lives
in Allerton, and their son, Harold and Leona (Woods)
Snodgrass live on a farm near Allerton. They have
4 children and 12 grandchildren. Two boys,
Wayne and Joe live with their families in Des
Moines. Frances
and her husband Guy Hampton, have 4 children and
live near Leon, Iowa.
Carolyn and husband Jim Allpress and 2
daughters, Darci and Tina, live in Seymour, Iowa.
Edith’s daughter, Helen and husband, G. F.
Miller, live in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She works
in the office of the Iowa Highway Commission. Her
daughter Doris and husband Lee Teed have 2
daughters, Nickie and Penny, and live in Des Moines. Her other
daughter Betty and husband Duane Holt have 3
children, Brenda, Russell and Brian, and live
northeast of Corydon on a farm. Her son,
Dan and wife live in Iowa City and he will receive
his PH.D. in Sociology this spring. |