Descendants of Samuel McFerren
Generation
No. 1
1. SAMUEL1 MCFERREN was born Bet. 1776 - 1781 in
Notes for SAMUEL MCFERREN:
According to the book, First Families and Pioneer Families
of Jefferson Co.,
Unsure if this information should be under this Samuel McFerren or his son Samuel McFerren.
The dates match Samuel McFerren
however the information regarding spouce matches the
son Samuel McFerren
Samuel McFerren was born in
History of
Noble
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Children of SAMUEL MCFERREN
and SARAH COULTER
are:
i. JOHN2 MCFERREN3, b.
1802, Fayette Co., PA.
2. ii. THOMAS MCFERREN, b.
iii. COMFORT MCFERREN3, b. 1806; d. 06 Jun 18603.
iv. ELIZABETH MCFERREN, b. 05 Feb 1808, Union Town, Fayette, PA, USA4;
d. 31 Mar 1881, South Olive, Noble, OH, USA4; m. DAVID COULTER.
v. NANCY MCFERREN, b.
vi. LYDIA MCFERREN, b. 1812,
3. vii. ELMY MCFERREN, b.
4. viii. SAMUEL MCFERREN, b.
ix. RICHARD MCFERREN, b. 1821,
Notes for RICHARD MCFERREN:
Unsure if this is the son of
Samuel McFerren however, the dates seem to match
(give or take a couple of years regarding when Richard's father came to
Richard C. McFerren is of German and English descent. His father, a
native of
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Generation
No. 2
2. THOMAS2 MCFERREN (SAMUEL1)
was born
Notes for THOMAS MCFERREN:
Thomas was a cooper (barrel maker)
Children of THOMAS MCFERREN
and MARY FARQUER
are:
5. i. FRANCIS ASBURY3 MCFERREN, b.
ii. THOMAS MCFERREN, b. 1834; m.
LAVENIA.
Notes for THOMAS MCFERREN:
Source Information:
Census Place Sloxius
Station,
Family History Library Film 1255037
NA Film Number T9-1037
Page Number
325D
1880
NOTE the spelling of the
last name:
Thomas MC FERRON Self
M Male W
45 OH Carpenter
OH OH
Lavenia MC
FERRON Wife M
Female W 30
PA Keeping House PA PA
Maud MC FERRON Dau S
Female W 12
D. Edgar MC FERRON Son
S Male W
8 OH OH PA
H. Thomas MC FERRON Son
S Male W
6 OH OH PA
C. Fred MC FERRON Son
S Male W
4 CA OH
PA
Thareta MC
FERRON Son S
Male W 2
OH OH PA
More About
THOMAS
MCFERREN:
Occupation: Carpenter
iii. ELENOR MCFERREN, b. 1836.
iv. SARAH ANN MCFERREN, b. 1838.
v. MARY MCFERREN, b. 1840.
vi. ELMA RAE MCFERREN, b. 1842.
vii. ANNIE MCFERREN, b. 1844.
viii. MARTHA MCFERREN, b. 1846.
ix. HARRIET MCFERREN, b. 1853.
3. ELMY2 MCFERREN (SAMUEL1)5
was born
Children of ELMY MCFERREN
and EDMUND BROWN
are:
i. MARY A.3 BROWN.
ii. THERESA BROWN.
4. SAMUEL2 MCFERREN (SAMUEL1)
was born
Notes for SAMUEL MCFERREN:
146th Regiment,
Organized at
Lost during service 8 Enlisted men by
disease.
Children of SAMUEL MCFERREN
and RACHEL NEEDHAM
are:
6. i. JOHN WESLEY3 MCFERREN, b.
ii. ELIZABETH JANE MCFERREN, b. Abt.
1851,
iii. ELANOR FISHER MCFERREN, b. Abt. 1855,
iv. ALONZO MCFERREN, b. Abt. 1857,
v. DAVID MCFERREN, b. Abt. 1845,
vi. AUGUSTUS MCFERREN, b. 1849,
vii. LEANDER MCFERREN, b. 1856,
viii. SARA J. MCFERREN, b.
ix. FRANCIS MCFERREN, b. Feb
1853,
x.
Generation
No. 3
5. FRANCIS ASBURY3
MCFERREN
(THOMAS2, SAMUEL1) was born
Notes for FRANCIS ASBURY MCFERREN:
FRANCIS A. McFERREN
_________________
FRANCIS A. McFERREN, of the firm
of Myers & McFerren, of
Francis served in the Civil War 157th Ohio National Guard
Infantry Regiment
He was a charter member of the First Methodist Protestant
Church of Toronto, Ohio
He help build
He owned a planing mill with Mr.
Myers called Myers and McFerren
UNION
157th Regiment,
Organized at
Regiment lost during service 10 Enlisted men by disease.
Children of FRANCIS
MCFERREN
and MARTHA CRAWFORD
are:
i. MARY4 MCFERREN, b. 1855.
ii. WALTER S. MCFERREN, b. 20 Aug 1856, Toronto, Ohio; d. 06 Aug 1896; m. ANNIE COLLINS, 12 Jun
1881.
Notes for WALTER S. MCFERREN:
Walter S. McFERREN
_________________
Walter S. McFERREN, son of Francis A., was born
Obituary reports his death
was caused by sporadic cholera brought on by drinking ice water while
overheated.
7. iii. JENNIE MCFERREN, b.
1859; d. 1950.
iv. CATHERINE MCFERREN, b. 1864.
v. ANNA MCFERREN, b. 1866.
8. vi. JOHN BENJAMIN MCFERREN, b.
vii. LIZZIE MCFERREN, b. 1858; d.
1858.
viii. FRANK MCFERREN, b. 1861; d.
1865.
6. JOHN WESLEY3
MCFERREN
(SAMUEL2, SAMUEL1) was born
Notes for JOHN WESLEY MCFERREN:
Served in the Civil War. He was accused of being a deserter and was
tried. (Hoskinsville Rebellion)
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the jail provision.142 The case against John Racey
was abated
by his death and all the others
in this series were nolle prossed,
most of them on
The grand jury which indicted these men also indicted Ter-
tullus
W. Brown for enticing soldiers to desert 143 and returned a
true bill for conspiracy against
him and nine others--Curtis
Willey, Samuel McFerren, John
Wesley McFerren, John Racey,
Alexander McBride,
and James McGee.144 These
indictments were filed April 25,
1863, and John Racey and Andrew
Coyle were promptly ar-
raigned
and put under bond of $2,000 each. At the October
term, a writ issued by the court
was returned with the indorse-
ment,
"I arrested the within named Sam'l McFerren and took
him before the Probate Judge of
Noble Co. a Comr of this
Court & said McFerren gave
bail and was discharged. Not
found as to other defts." The three who had been apprehended
went on trial in November,
1863,145 and the press reported the
outcome:
The jury, who have been fourteen days investigating the
charge of
conspiracy against Samuel M'Ferrin [sic], John Racey and
Andrew Coyle,
in the United States Circuit
Court, at
Dec. 1, brought in a verdict of guilty on the 1st and 2d
counts of the in-
dictment.
The indictment is based on an act of Congress of July,
1861, in which
there are two counts. The first
states in substance that a warrant has
been issued by Commisioner Hallida [sic] for the
arrest of Tertulius [sic]
Brown, on the charge of having unlawfully enticed John
Wesley McFerrin
a private soldier, to desert the
warrant was placed in the hands
of Samuel Colby, a Deputy Marshal, for
execution, and that the
defendants did, on the 12th day of March, 1863,
wickedly devise, and by force of
arms oppose, the authority of the United
States, by hindering and opposing the
execution of the act of Congress.
The second count states that on
was issued by Lieutenant Colonel
Eastman, directing Corporal Davidson
to arrest John Wesley McFerrin as
a deserter, and detaching four privates
to arrest him, and directing him
to co operate with the Marshal in making
his arrest. That on the 12th of
March Corporal Davidson attempted to
execute said order, but the
defendants, by force, attempted to hinder the
execution of the law of the
opposing said Davidson and the
soldiers under his command, and that they
did then and there conspire to
prevent the execution of said order.146
142 Ibid., 59-63.
143 Ibid., 67, Case No. 105;
Order Book, L, 519.
144 Criminal Docket, A, 66, Case No.
102; Order Book, L, 495.
145 Ibid.
146
16, 1863.
21st Regiment,
Organized at
SERVICE.-Action at Ivy's Mountain,
Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 166 Enlisted
men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 218 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 392.
The Hoskinsville Rebellion
The following quotes are from a newspaper article that was
published sometime post the Vietnam War. [The name of the paper and the writer
are unknown at this time]. Larry Willey (
Abolution of slavery and the
repeal of
Hundreds of runaway Black slaves crossed the river into
Abolutionists during thosepre-war days were considered to be members of the
radical fringe. Many, particularly abolutionist
merchants were boycotted by their neighbors. The Summerfield postmaster at one
point refused to deliver anti-slavery mail.
The county was crisscrossed hundreds of times during those
years by fleeing slaves, hounded by bounty hunters and slave owners.
Butunbridled allegiance to the
Union cause was not universial in
As a kid I witnessed musters, etc. At public gatherings
people, for and against the
A rank Southern sympathzer would
be seen with a butternut pinned on the lapel of his coat. This was apt to start
a fight. In those days little boys wore dresses until they were about six years
old. My mother made me a dress of calico covered all over with little American
flags."
Thus the stage was set for the famous or infamous Hoskinsville Rebellion.
It began in February, 1863 when the Attorney for
McFerren, about 23, had already
left his regiment when the letter arrived. In some acconts
he had already deserted. Other accounts claim that McFerren
had been captured by rebel, paroled and sent home, a common practice during the
Civil War.
The government dispatched Deputy U.S. Marshall Samuel
Colby, bearing a warrent for Brown's arrest and Army
Cpl. James F. Davidson with four Union privates and a warrent
for the arrest of McFerren. The charge against Brown
was "aiding and abetting and enticing a soldier to desert". The
charge against McFerren was desertion.
The "rebellion" occurred at
Thus ended the bloodless confrontation
between the frustrated farmers and the timid federal marshal and his soldier
escort.
WIthin days
Union politicians, fearful of further embarassment,
dispatched 200 soldiers from
After scouring the area, the troops arrived back in
After preliminary hearings, 18 were freed due to lack of
evidence and 11 were held for grand jury action. On
Bail was set at $1,500 for each of the defendants; ten of
the 40 were also indicted for conspiracy. Twelve of the men pled guilty , were fined $10 and sentenced to 24 hours in jail.
Three were found guilty on the conspiracy charge and fined $500 and costs.
Charges against all of the others were "nolle prossed" in 1864.
Tertullus Brown, who had escaped
to
LarryWilley sums it up in the
following statement ... "they had some rocky times that prompted their
(the Willey's) resettlement in
One wonders what happened to the other families involved.
Children of JOHN MCFERREN
and REBECCA JORDAN
are:
i.
ii. LEROY MCFERREN, b.
iii. CLARENCE MCFERREN, b.
iv. WALTER C. MCFERREN, b.
Generation
No. 4
7. JENNIE4 MCFERREN (FRANCIS
ASBURY3, THOMAS2, SAMUEL1)
was born 1859, and died 1950. She
married WILLIAM B. FRANCY. He was born 1857.
Children of JENNIE MCFERREN
and WILLIAM FRANCY
are:
i. DANA5 FRANCY, b. 1880.
ii. JAY FRANCY, b. 1885.
iii. JOHN FRANCY, b. 1888.
iv. DONALD FRANCY, b. 1889.
v. BEATRICE FRANCY, b. 1891.
8. JOHN BENJAMIN4
MCFERREN
(FRANCIS ASBURY3, THOMAS2, SAMUEL1) was born
Children of JOHN MCFERREN
and ANNE HUNTER
are:
9. i. WALTER V5
MCFERREN, b. Dec
1889,
ii. EDITH MCFERREN8, b. 28
Nov 18919; d.
Notes for EDITH MCFERREN:
Never Married
More About
EDITH
MCFERREN:
Residence:
Social Security Number:
276-10-956310
SSN issued: Ohio10
10. iii. WILLIAM MCFERREN, b.
iv. VERA MCFERREN, b. 189611;
d.
More About
VERA
MCFERREN:
Residence:
Social Security Number:
288-16-895412
SSN issued: Ohio12
11. v. GERALD MCFERREN, b.
12. vi. RALPH MCFERREN, b.
vii. PAUL MITCHELL MCFERREN13, b.
30 Jul 191114; d.
Notes for PAUL MITCHELL MCFERREN:
Adopted
More About
PAUL
MITCHELL MCFERREN:
Social Security Number:
232-03-763814
SSN issued:
Generation
No. 5
9. WALTER V5 MCFERREN (JOHN BENJAMIN4,
FRANCIS ASBURY3, THOMAS2, SAMUEL1)15,16 was born Dec 1889 in
Notes for WALTER V MCFERREN:
Walter was a carpenter and foreman at the Guy Johnson Co.
After his retirement he went into business with Arthur Mendenhall. Arthur was the husband of Za's
friend Orpha.
Za and Orpha had
been friends since age 5. Walter and
Arthur purchased a farm at the south end of town and turned it into a housing
development called Walton Acres.
More About WALTER V MCFERREN:
Other-Begin:
Residence:
More About MARGARET ZELLA
HUMPHREY:
Residence:
Marriage Notes for WALTER
MCFERREN
and MARGARET HUMPHREY:
Minister of wedding service N.J. Holmes
Children of WALTER MCFERREN
and MARGARET HUMPHREY are:
13. i. DONALD VANCE6 MCFERREN, b. 04 Nov 1917, Ohio; d. 13 Jun 1996, Fayetteville,
Cumberland, North Carolina, United States of America.
14. ii. JOHN HAROLD MCFERREN, b.
10. WILLIAM5 MCFERREN (JOHN BENJAMIN4,
FRANCIS ASBURY3, THOMAS2, SAMUEL1)22,23 was born
More About WILLIAM MCFERREN:
Residence:
Social Security Number: 280-16-003325
SSN issued: Ohio25
Notes for AMACE KEENAN:
1920 Census reports Amace's
parents were both born in
Children of WILLIAM
MCFERREN
and AMACE KEENAN
are:
i. WILLIAM ANDREW6 MCFERREN, b. Abt. 1917, Ohio; d. 14
Jan 1998, Toronto, Jefferson, Ohio, United States of America25.
More About
WILLIAM
ANDREW
MCFERREN:
Military:
Residence: Jefferson, Ohio26
Social Security Number:
276-10-781827
SSN issued: Ohio27
ii. MARIEN MCFERREN, b. Bet.
1919 - 1920,
11. GERALD5 MCFERREN (JOHN
BENJAMIN4, FRANCIS ASBURY3,
THOMAS2, SAMUEL1)27 was
born 31 Jul 189627, and died Jul 1986 in Wellsburg, W.
More About GERALD MCFERREN:
Social Security Number: 294-05-254227
SSN issued: Ohio27
Children of GERALD MCFERREN
and GRACE are:
i. ANNA LOUISE6 MCFERREN.
ii. EUGENE MCFERREN.
iii. BEVERLY MCFERREN.
12. RALPH5 MCFERREN (JOHN
BENJAMIN4, FRANCIS ASBURY3,
THOMAS2, SAMUEL1) was born 12 Oct
190628,29, and died
More About RALPH MCFERREN:
Military:
Residence: Jefferson, Ohio30
Social Security Number: 236-01-931831
SSN issued:
Children of RALPH MCFERREN
and ANNA are:
i. CAROLINE M.6 MCFERREN.
ii. DONALD MCFERREN.
Generation
No. 6
13. DONALD VANCE6
MCFERREN
(WALTER V5, JOHN BENJAMIN4,
FRANCIS ASBURY3, THOMAS2, SAMUEL1) was born
Notes for DONALD VANCE MCFERREN:
Book: Jefferson Co., Ohio-Veterans of the Korean War, Vol.
2
Taken from the
Capt. Donald McFerren, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter McFerren of
More About DONALD VANCE
MCFERREN:
Social Security Number: 283-07-626733
SSN issued: Ohio33
More About VIRGINIA GREER:
Residence:
Children of DONALD MCFERREN
and VIRGINIA GREER are:
15. i. DONALD BRUCE7 MCFERREN.
ii. LINDA MCFERREN.
14. JOHN HAROLD6
MCFERREN
(WALTER V5, JOHN BENJAMIN4,
FRANCIS ASBURY3, THOMAS2, SAMUEL1) was born
Notes for JOHN HAROLD MCFERREN:
John lived in
Children of JOHN MCFERREN
and ALICE DOUGHERTY
are:
i. SUSAN JANE7 MCFERREN, b.
16. ii. JOAN CAROLE MCFERREN, b.
17. iii. ELLEN ANNE MCFERREN, b.
18. iv. MARGARET BETH MCFERREN, b.
Generation
No. 7
15. DONALD BRUCE7
MCFERREN
(DONALD VANCE6, WALTER V5, JOHN BENJAMIN4,
FRANCIS ASBURY3, THOMAS2, SAMUEL1) He married CHERYL FARELL, daughter of
JOSEPH FARELL
and DOROTHY O'BRIEN.
She was born in
Child of DONALD MCFERREN
and CHERYL FARELL
is:
i. CHIRSTOPHER SCOTT8 MCFERREN, b.
16. JOAN CAROLE7
MCFERREN
(JOHN HAROLD6, WALTER V5, JOHN BENJAMIN4,
FRANCIS ASBURY3, THOMAS2, SAMUEL1)
was born