Descendants of for Alexander Ervin Ferrell

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1 Descendants of for Alexander Ervin Ferrell First Generation 1. Alexander Ervin Ferrell was born on 6 Oct 1827 in Warren County, TN. He died on 8 Jan 1899 in DeKalb County, TN. He was buried in Bonham Cemetery, Smithville, Dekalb, TN. Alexander married (1) Mary J Cheatham daughter of Joel Cheatham and Elizabeth Ann Foster on 16 Jan 1850 in DeKalb County, TN. Mary was born on 19 Mar 1831 in TN. She died on 31 Dec 1860 in Dekalb County,TN. She was buried in Mount Holly Cemetery, Smithville, Dekalb County, TN. Alexander and Mary had the following children: + 2 F i. Brunetta B "Nettie" Ferrell was born in Dec She died on 13 Oct M ii. Marquis de LaFayette Ferrell was born in Feb He died in M iii. Harvey Ferrell was born on 15 Apr 1856 in Dekalb County, TN. He died on 13 Dec 1856 in Dekalb County, TN. He was buried in Mount Holly Cemetery, Smithville, Dekalb, TN. + 5 M iv. Horace Baskel Ferrell was born in He died about M v. Cyrus E Ferrell was born on 31 Dec 1860 in Dekalb County, TN. He died on 8 Feb 1893 in TN. He was buried in Bonham Cemetery, Dekalb County, TN. Alexander married (2) Martha Washington Foster daughter of Eppsolurn

2 Foster and Sarah R Vasser on 5 Apr 1862 in DeKalb County, TN. Martha was born on 24 Jul 1836 in Smith County, TN. She died on 15 Mar 1892 in DeKalb County, TN. She was buried in Bonham Cemetery, Smithville, Dekalb, TN. They had the following children: + 7 M vi. Alexander Meriweather Ferrell was born on 6 Jun He died on 26 Mar F vii. Mary G Ferrell was born on 13 Jun 1870 in Indian Creek, Dekalb, TN. She died on 10 May 1877 in DeKalb County, TN. She was buried in Mount Holly Cemetery, Dekalb County, TN. 9 M viii. William Charles Ferrell was born on 29 Oct 1872 in Indian Creek, Dekalb, TN. He died on 19 Dec 1894 in Dekalb County, TN. He was buried in Bonham Cemetery, Smithville, Dekalb, TN F ix. Nancy Elizabeth "Sudie" Ferrell was born on 15 Dec She died on 5 Jun Second Generation 2. Brunetta B "Nettie" Ferrell (Alexander Ervin) was born in Dec 1850 in Dekalb County, TN. She died on 13 Oct 1917 in Weston, Collin, TX. She was buried in Cottage Hill Cemetery, Celina, Collin, TX. Brunetta married James Thomas Lee son of James Madison Lee and Elizabeth Howard Terry on 22 Sep 1871 in DeKalb County, TN. James was born on 7 Mar 1847 in Jackson County, TN. He died on 26 Mar 1921 in Collin County, TX. He was buried in Cottage Hill Cemetery, Celina, Collin, TX. They had the following children:

3 11 M i. Roland Lee was born on 18 Aug 1872 in DeKalb County, TN. He died on 14 Oct 1877 in DeKalb County, TN. He was buried in Kennedy Cemetery, Smithville, DeKalb, TN. 12 M ii. James Howard Lee was born on 5 Aug 1875 in DeKalb County, TN. He died on 14 May 1951 in Sherman, Grayson, TX. He was buried on 15 May 1951 in Cottage Hill Cemetery, Celina, Collin, TX. Obituary of James Howard Lee from the Celina Record, Celina, Texas: James Howard Lee, 75, died Monday morning in the Wilson N. Jones Hospital in Sherman, where he had been a patient since Friday. He had been in ill health for several years. Mr. Lee was born August 5, 1875 in Tennessee, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lee, but had lived in Texas 58 years, in Celina for 17 years. He was married to Miss Mattie Stiles of Weston in Mr. Lee was a member of the First Christian Church and of the W. O. W. Survivors include the wife and the following children: Mrs. Billie Jo Perry and Mrs. Gertrude Cozart, both of Dallas; Mrs. Sudie Holmes, Melissa; Mrs. Mildred Rickerson, Garland; Mrs. Leona Fuller, Kokomo, Ind.; Mrs. Tommie Wilson and Doyle Lee of Celina; two brothers, Rush Lee and Ira Lee of Celina, and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 in the First Christian Church with Rev. Ray Bristol and Rev. C. B. Garrett officiating. Interment was in Cottage Hill cemetery under the directon of Helms Funeral Home. Pallbearers were W. C. Miller, Bennie Brewer, B. E. O'Brien, Fay Smith, Paul George, and Clint Carey. James married Mattie Lee Stiles daughter of Charles Walter Stiles and Ellen Neff on 27 Sep 1903 in Collin County, TX. Mattie was born on 18 Aug 1880 in Hardin County, KY. She died on 13 Jan 1963 in Celina, Collin, TX. She was buried on 15 Jan 1963 in Cottage Hill Cemetery, Celina, Collin, TX. 13 M iii. Ira Henry Lee was born on 27 Mar 1878 in DeKalb County, TN. He died on 22 Nov 1961 in Houston, Harris, TX. He was buried on 23 Nov 1961 in Cottage Hill Cemetery, Celina, Collin, TX. The McKinney Courier-Gazette, 25 Nov 1961, page 8: Funeral services for Ira Henry Lee, who died November 22 in Houston, were held in Celina on Thanksgiving Day. He was a native Texan (sic), born March 27, 1879, the son of Thomas and Nettie Lee. The service was held in the Celina Methodist church at 3 p. m. Revs. Sherrell Hendricks and Maynard Atkins officiating with interment at Cottage Hill, Morgan-Scott Funeral Home directing.

4 Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Grace Morrison of Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Tom Hamiter of Wylie; Mrs. Jim Lee of Celina and several nieces and nephews. Ira married Sudie Catherine Stiles daughter of Charles Walter Stiles and Ellen Neff on 15 Sep 1901 in Weston, Collin, TX. Sudie was born on 13 Sep 1882 in Elizabethton, Carter, TN. She died on 3 Nov 1951 in Sherman, Grayson, TX. She was buried on 4 Nov 1951 in Cottage Hill Cemetery, Celina, Collin, TX. 14 M iv. Rush Zebulon Lee was born on 10 Apr 1884 in Dekalb County, TN. He died on 24 Jul 1954 in Sherman, Grayson, TX. The cause of death was. He was buried on 25 Jul 1954 in Cottage Hill Cemetery, Celina, Collin, TX. Obituary of Rush Lee, probably from the Celina Record, Celina, Texas, July 1954 Funeral services were held Sunday at 4:00 p. m. in the Cottage Hill Methodist Church for Rush Lee, 70, Celina man who died in a Sherman hospital at 12:12 p. m. Saturday, July 24. Conducting ministers were the Rev. Kenneth Thomas, pastor of the First Methodist Church, Celina, and the Rev. W. J. Epting of Sherman, a former pastor of the First Baptist Church, Celina. Interment was in Cottage Hill cemetery, directed by Helms. Pallbearers were Clarence Webster, Leslie Jones, Lee Rucker, Carl Perry, Arnold Ballard and Claud Loftice. Mr. Lee was born in Tennessee April 10, 1884, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lee, and moved to Texas in He was a retired farmer. On March 26, 1905 Mr. Lee and Miss Elsie Callahan were married. She died on March 13, On Sept. 9, 1924 he was married to Miss Mertice Holbrook, who survives. He was a member of Methodist Church. Surviving children of his first marriage include five sons, L. H. Lee, Cisco, Texas; Frank A. Lee, Kansas City, Mo.; Earl M. Lee, Fort Worth; Guy Lee, Dallas, and Lewis Marshall Lee, Charleston, S. C. Two children died in infancy. Also surviving in addition to his wife are four grandchildren and one brother, Ira Lee, Celina. Rush married (1) Elsie D Callahan daughter of Charles Allen "Charlie" Callahan and Carrie Lida Bilderback on 26 Mar 1905 in Collin County, TX. Elsie was born on 29 Sep 1886 in Collin County, TX. She died on 13 Mar 1922 in Collin County, TX. She was buried on 14 Mar 1922 in Cottage Hill Cemetery, Celina, Collin, TX. Rush married (2) Mertice Lee Holbrook on 9 Sep 1924 in Sherman, Grayson, TX. Mertice was born on 17 May She died on 25 Apr 1992 in Wylie, Collin, TX. She was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Caddo Mills, Hunt, TX.

5 15 M v. Frank C Lee was born in Aug 1886 in Dekalb County, TN. He died on 14 Oct 1907 in Weston, Collin, TX. The cause of death was typhoid fever. He was buried on 15 Oct 1907 in Cottage Hill Cemetery, Celina, Collin, TX. The McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette, 23 Oct 1907, page 3: The remains of Frank Lee of Weston were interred in the Cottage Hill cemetery Oct. 15. Funeral services were conducted at the Baptist church at Weston, by Rev. Moore and Rev. O. E. Moreland. 16 F vi. Jewell M Lee was born on 6 Mar 1888 in Dekalb County, TN. She died in 1916 in TX. She was buried in Cottage Hill Cemetery, Celina, Collin, TX. Jewell married Benjamin Isreal. Benjamin was born in He died in He was buried in Cottage Hill Cemetery, Celina, Collin, TX. 3. Marquis de LaFayette Ferrell (Alexander Ervin) was born in Feb 1853 in Dekalb County, TN. He died in He was buried in Minnow Creek Cemetery, Hagarville, Johnson, AR. As he recalls it, Mr. D Ferrell tells of a trip through Texas, beginning when he was 19 and ending when he was 21. Mr Ferrell is now 84 years of age. He left his home in Tennessee in March, riding horseback to Lebanon, Tenn. where he took the first steam car he had ever seen. He landed in New Orleans, took a boat and crossed the Mississippi river. He went by train to Burnswick Bay, where he boarded a ship and crossed the Gulf of Mexico, landing at Galveston, Texas. He then boarded another train for Columbus (Texas). Mr Ferrell, on this trip saw as many as forty deer in one herd. He walked all of one day, spending the night with Tom Guin, then drove a team three hundred miles to the northern part of West Texas. Mr Ferrell relates that he drove forty miles without seeing a person or a horse. He camped at a settlement on Placon Bayou, remaining there for three weeks. One morning, he decided to go on a turkey hunt. He found, instead of turkeys, a wolf. Following the wolf, he discovered an Indian camp and hastily returned to his own camp. He did not return to that place to hunt again. His first work was at a saw mill. Then a widow hired him to hunt some horses. With his partner, he set out. They slept beneath the trees and one morning they awoke to find a large turkey gobbler in the branches of the oak tree overhead, but they could not shoot for fear of alarming the Indians. After some time Mr Ferrell returned to Comanche, a town where he hired on a saw mill and worked one year. He recalls working three months for a horse, which he sold for 70 dollars. Then he went to the home of an uncle in Texas. In this part of the country they were making crops with cattle. His uncle had two farms in Jackson County, but unfriendly Indians made it unsafe to go to these. Marquis married Sophia Elizabeth Holley daughter of John S Holly and

6 Mourning T Crickman on 4 Oct 1877 in Dekalb County, TN. Sophia was born in Mar 1856 in TN. She died in She was buried in Minnow Creek Cemetery, Hagarville, Johnson, AR. They had the following children: 17 M i. William Summers Ferrell was born in 1879 in TN. 18 M ii. Charlie B Ferrell was born in Jun 1882 in AR. Charlie married Hettie I Gilbert. Hettie was born on 20 Mar She died on 9 Jun She was buried in Lamar Cemetery, Lamar, Johnson, AR. 19 M iii. John E Ferrell was born in Dec 1886 in AR. 20 M iv. Joseph William Ferrell was born on 8 Nov 1891 in Dekalb County, TN. He died on 31 Mar 1950 in Kansas City, Jackson, MO. He was buried on 3 Apr 1950 in Brooking Cemetery, Raytown, Jackson, MO. Joseph married Luella Rogers. 21 F v. Martha Ferrell was born in Mar 1893 in AR. 22 M vi. Harvie Ferrell was born in Feb 1897 in AR. 5. Horace Baskel Ferrell (Alexander Ervin) was born in 1858 in Dekalb County, TN. He died about 1911 in Limestone County, AL. Horace married Julia A Colvert daughter of Daniel Colvert on 28 Jan 1883 in Dekalb County, TN. Julia was born in Jan 1866 in AL. She died on 15 Feb 1918 in Limestone County, AL. They had the following children:

7 23 F i. Elizabeth "Betsy" Ferrell was born in Mar 1884 in Dekalb County, TN. 24 F ii. Eva Ferrell was born in Aug 1886 in Dekalb County, TN. 25 M iii. William Lemuel Ferrell was born on 13 Mar 1889 in Dekalb County, TN. He died on 7 Jul 1948 in Athens, Limestone, AL. He was buried in Valley View Cemetery, Limestone County, AL. Published in The Alabama Courier, July 8, 1948: Willie Lemuel Ferrell died on July 7 after an illness of two weeks. He was a life long resident of Limestone County and a member of the Poplar Creek Baptist Church from which services will be conducted today at 10 a.m. by Rev. W. W. Coffee of Decatur. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Mutual of Decatur directing. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Simpson Ferrell; two sons, John D. Ferrell of Elkmont and Arthur Floyd Ferrell of the U.S. Navy; five daughters, Mrs. Cleo Walker, Mrs. Cleo Lovell, Miss Lula Lovell, Miss Dorothy Lovell and Miss Bettie Sue Lovell; five brothers and eight grandchildren. William married Bessie Simpson. Bessie was born on 18 Mar She died on 21 Sep She was buried in Valley View Cemetery, Limestone County, AL. 26 M iv. Bethel Ferrell was born in Jun 1891 in Dekalb County, TN. 27 M v. Scott Ferrell was born in May 1894 in Dekalb County, TN. He died on 29 Nov 1964 in Limestone County, AL. Scott married (1) Mary Fannie Barnes in Mary was born on 18 Jul She died on 2 Feb 1942 in Limestone County, AL. She was buried in Pleasant Point Cemetery, Pisgah, Limestone, AL. Published in the Limestone Democrat, February 5, 1942: Mrs. Mary Fannie Barnes Ferrell, wife of Scott Ferrell of this county, was born July 18, 1976, and died Monday, February 2. Her remains were interred in Pleasant Point Cemetery after funeral services conducted at Valley View Church of Christ by A. J. Rollings, McDonnell directing. Grandsons served as pallbearers. The deceased was married to William Neely Webb in 1891 and her second husband was Scott Ferrell with whom she was united in marriage in She is survived by three sons, James Porter Webb, Jack Webb and Herman Webb, two daughters, Mrs. Jim Ferrell and Lorena Ferrell; one brother, P. W.

8 Barnes; a sister, Mrs. John Fisk; 24 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Scott married (2) Lela Jordan. 28 F vi. Delia Ferrell was born in Jul 1897 in Dekalb County, TN. 29 M vii. Walter I Ferrell was born in Sep 1899 in Dekalb County, TN. 30 M viii. James D Ferrell was born on 27 Aug 1902 in Limestone County, AL. He died on 18 Mar 1964 in Athens, Limestone, AL. He was buried in Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Limestone, AL. James married Laura Webb daughter of William Neely Webb and Mary Fannie Barnes. Laura was born on 8 Mar She died on 29 Jun She was buried in Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Limestone, AL. 31 M ix. Alex Ferrell was born in 1905 in Limestone County, AL. He died in 1933 in Limestone County, AL. He was buried in Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Limestone, AL. 7. Alexander Meriweather Ferrell (Alexander Ervin) was born on 6 Jun 1868 in Indian Creek, Dekalb, TN. He died on 26 Mar 1941 in Dekalb County, TN. He was buried on 27 Mar 1941 in Bonham Cemetery, Smithville, Dekalb, TN. The Smithville Review, 3 April 1941: Mr. A. M. Ferrell, 78 years of age, died on Wednesday of last week at his hom near Smithville. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. A. Tramel. Burial was in the Bonham Cemetery. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Sarah Green Ferrell, and two sons, Willie and Tom Ferrell, both of this community. Alexander married (1) Sarah Cantrell on 1 Jan 1891 in Dekalb County, TN. Alexander married (2) Eula Lee Morgan on 24 Dec 1891 in Dekalb County, TN. Eula was born on 12 Feb She died on 27 Nov 1892 in Dekalb County, TN. Alexander married (3) Sarah J Green daughter of James Henry Green and Hixey McGinnis on 26 Jan 1894 in Dekalb County, TN. Sarah was born on 17 Jun 1872 in Smithville, Dekalb, TN. She died on 22 Oct 1946 in Dekalb County, TN.

9 They had the following children: 32 M i. William Jennings "Willie" Ferrell was born on 6 Nov 1896 in Dekalb County, TN. He died on 26 Apr 1975 in Dekalb County, TN. He was buried in Wharton Springs Cemetery, Dekalb County, TN. William married Annie Green Caldwell on 16 Jun 1919 in TN. Annie was born on 2 Jun 1903 in TN. She died on 7 Sep She was buried in Wharton Springs Cemetery, Dekalb County, TN. 33 M ii. Thomas "Tommie" Ferrell was born on 16 Jun 1901 in Dekalb County, TN. He died on 30 Mar 1981 in Dekalb County, TN. He was buried in Wharton Springs Cemetery, Dekalb County, TN. Thomas married Vella Young on 8 Mar 1925 in TN. Vella was born on 22 Aug 1909 in TN. She died on 19 Jul 1977 in Dekalb County, TN. She was buried in Wharton Springs Cemetery,Dekalb County, TN. 10. Nancy Elizabeth "Sudie" Ferrell (Alexander Ervin) was born on 15 Dec 1876 in DeKalb County, TN. She died on 5 Jun 1964 in Dekalb County, TN. She was buried in Whorton Springs Cemetery, Dekalb County, TN. The Smithville Review, 11 June 1964: Funeral services were held on June 7 for Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Tittsworth, 87, resident of the Buckner's Chapel community near Smithville. The Rev. Stuart Nunnally conducted the services at Buckner's Chapel and burial was in Whorton Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Tittsworth, a native of Dekalb County, died on June 5 after a long illness. She was a Methodist. Survivors include three sons, Lem Tittsworth of Santa Maria, Calif., J. M. Tittsworth of Morrison and George Tittsworth of Baxter; three daughters, Mrs. Elbridge Puckett and Mrs. Vester Parsley of Smithville and Mrs. Aubrey Hill of Detroit; 25 grandchildren and 49 great-grandchildren. Nancy married James William Tittsworth son of Richard Murrel Tittsworth and Mary E Johnson on 23 Oct 1892 in Dekalb County, TN. James was born on 6 Apr 1870 in Laurel Hill, Dekalb, TN. He died on 11 Feb 1943 in Dekalb County, TN. He was buried in Whorton Springs Cemetery, Dekalb County, TN. They had the following children:

10 34 F i. Martha J Tittsworth was born in Nov 1893 in Dekalb County, TN. She died on 1 Jan 1922 in Dekalb County, TN. Martha married Benjamin F Ponder on 27 Jul 1911 in Dekalb County, TN. Benjamin was born in Oct 1880 in TN. He died in F ii. Mary L Tittsworth was born in Apr 1895 in Dekalb County, TN. Mary married Abie L Hill on 6 Jul 1921 in Dekalb County, TN. Abie was born in Aug 1889 in TN. 36 M iii. George L Tittsworth was born in Oct 1897 in Dekalb County, TN. 37 F iv. Bonnie E Tittsworth was born on 22 Oct 1900 in Smithville, Dekalb, TN. Bonnie married Elbridge K Puckett on 17 Oct 1920 in Dekalb County, TN. Elbridge was born on 3 Aug 1897 in TN. He died on 24 Jan F v. Ada Tittsworth was born on 9 Aug 1903 in Smithville, Dekalb, TN. She died on 16 Sep 1918 in Dekalb County, TN. She was buried in Bonham Cemetery, Dekalb County, TN. 39 M vi. Lemuel Tittsworth was born in 1906 in Dekalb County, TN. 40 F vii. Willie Verona Tittsworth was born in 1908 in Dekalb County, TN. She died in Willie married Elmer Parsley on 7 Jul 1928 in Dekalb County, TN. Elmer was born in 1911 in TN. He died in 1966 in IN. 41 M viii. James "Jim" Tittsworth was born in 1912 in Dekalb County, TN.

11 42 F ix. Jocie Evelyn Tittsworth was born on 6 Jan 1914 in Dekalb County, TN. She died on 14 Jan 2000 in Dekalb County, TN. She was buried in Dekalb Memorial Gardens, Dekalb County, TN. Jocie married Alvie Vester Parsley. Alvie was born on 17 Sep 1911 in TN. He died on 22 Jan 2002 in Dekalb County, TN. He was buried in Dekalb Memorial Gardens, Dekalb County, TN.