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Sarah A. Ferrell1,2,3

#20559, (1835 - 1915)
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Key Events:

  • Sarah A. Ferrell was born on 10 Aug 1835 in Halifax Co., Virginia.4,5,6
  • Sarah married ca. 1857 Samuel E. Webster, son of James A. Webster and Sarah, and brother of the woman her brother William would marry about nine years later.7,8,9
  • Sarah died on 24 Aug 1915 in South Boston, Halifax Co., Virginia, at age 80.10
  • She was buried on 25 Aug 1915 in South Boston.10
Sarah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Samuel E. Webster:

  • Charles Bruce Webster
  • Margaret Webster
  • Seddon Webster
  • Henry Webster
  • Edna Y. Webster

Citations

  1. Hariet, Ferrell household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Sarah Ferrell.
  2. Samuel E. Webster household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Sarah A. Webster.
  3. Sarah A. Webster, Sarah A., Certificate of Death, shows father's sername as Ferrell.
  4. Sarah A. Webster, Sarah A., Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  5. Hariet, Ferrell household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows age 15 and state.
  6. Samuel E. Webster household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows month, year, age 64, and state.
  7. Samuel E. Webster household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  8. Samuel Webster household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. Samuel E. Webster household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows married 43 years.
  10. Sarah A. Webster, Sarah A., Certificate of Death.

Melcajah R. Ferrell1,2,3

#20560, (ca. 1841 - 1863)
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Key Events:

  • Melcajah R. Ferrell was born ca. 1841 in Virginia.4,5
  • Melcajah died on 23 Jun 1863 in Culpeper Courthouse, Virginia, at age ~22.6
Melcajah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. Hariet, Ferrell household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Melcajah Ferrell.
  2. Thos. Fox household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Mel R. Ferrell.
  3. Melcajah R. Ferrell, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Virginia.
  4. Hariet, Ferrell household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows age 9 and state.
  5. Thos. Fox household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows age 20 and state.
  6. Melcajah R. Ferrell, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Virginia, muster roll card 30 Apr 1863.

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