U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferrell, Robert Carson (b. 1833) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 448 ROBERT CARSON FERRELL is a large farmer and stock raiser of Webster County, near Cleveland. His birth occurred March 3, 1833. He was the son of Lewis and Martha (Leving) Ferrell of Virginia, who came to this County in 1845, first settling near Centerville and later living on Straight Fork, where he died at the age of 83. His father's children were: Charlotte, Martha J., Garland T., W. Mortimer, Ann E., Lewis Skidmore, Susan, Robert C, Cornelia M., Mary, Sarah and Elizabeth. In this family of twelve children were two daughters of remarkable contrast in avoirdupoise. Charlotte weighed only 80 pounds and Martha J., her sister, weighed 340 pounds. No doubt they were the smallest and largest of their sex in their neighborhood. Garland T. Ferrell was murdered in the wilderness of Gauley river in the year 1862. The subject of this sketch located near Cleveland in 1870, on Buffalo Creek, on a tract of land of 300 acres. This tract he cleaned out, bought more land from time to time until he now owns 900 acres of which 400 acres are in grass. On this farm he has five orchards and many cattle and sheep. On October 28, 1858, he married Louisa Young, whose birth occurred May 28, 1834. Mrs. Ferrell was the daughter of Anson and Anna (Brake) Young of Upshur County. The children to this union are: Helena, wife of L. D. Power of Webster County; Martha, wife of Scott Lingel; Dora E., wife of Nathan Berry; Ella, wife of Albert Hummel of Indian Territory; Williard L., married Isetta Harper; Orval C., single; Ira V., born September 25, 1859, died November 10, 1886; James A., born February 25, 1867, died July 9, 1888; Robert G., born September 2, 1876, died June 4, 1878. Mr. Ferrell is a Methodist in religion and a Democrat in politics. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------