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S. Benjamin Ferrell

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S. Benjamin Ferrell

Birth
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
Death
12 Jun 1851 (aged 55)
Wakulla County, Florida, USA
Burial
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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~S. Benjamin Ferrell~
Son of Ansel and Charity Hammons Ferrell.
Born in Franklin Co, Ga.
Wife; Frankey Barfield Strickland Ferrell.
Married; After 1820.
Children;
1. Alsey May Ferrell
2. Sitha Burton "Bert" Ferrell--Drowned in Galveston, Texas.



Elizabeth "Betty" Ferrell married William W. Causseaux, son of William P. and Mary Ann
Herrrington. Betty's father was Sitha Burton "Bert" Ferrell. Her mother was Permelia
Ann Robertson. Sitha Burton "Bert" Ferrell's parents were Benjamin Ferrell and
Frankie Barfield Strickland. "Bert" and Permelia had six children: Fannie Cance
Ferrell, Emily Josephine Ferrell, Amelia Ferrell, Elizabeth "Betty" Ferrell, Thomas
Bert Ferrell, and Adeline "Addie" Ferrell. Burton at the time of his death owned the
entire area now called "Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park." Tax records that are
located in the Florida State Archives determine this ownership. "Bert" Ferrell, a
widower after Permelia died married a second time to a much-younger woman. For their
honeymoon trip, they sailed on a ship that took them in the area of Galveston, TX.
Unfortunately, for them, a hurricane hit Galveston at the time their ship was there.
The bodies were identified by their jewelry. After Burton Ferrell's death, William W.
Causseaux was the administrator of the Ferrell property, which included Wakulla
Springs. According to records and word of mouth, the property was sold to provide
support for William's children. The Dupont Corporation later purchased the property.


Mary "Edna" Ferrell married Stephen K. Causseaux, son of William P. and Mary Ann
Herrington. Edna's father was Alsey May Ferrell, and her mother was Amanda Elizabeth
Robertson, (who was sister to Permelia Robertson, who married Burton Ferrell). Alsey
May's parents were Benjamin Ferrell who married Frankie Barfield Strickland. Benjamin
was born on September 25, 1795 in Franklin County, North Carolina, and Frankie
Barfield Strickland was born around 1790 in Nash County, North Carolina. Alsey May
and Amanda had six children: Florida Elizabeth Ferrell, Edna Ferrell, Jefferson D.
Ferrell, Kansas Ferrell, Ralph Ferrell, and Albert Ferrell.

William Webster Causseaux, married Elizabeth "Betty" Ferrell both are buried in the
Woodville Cemetery, located in Woodville, Florida.

Stephen K. Causseaux, married Mary "Edna" Ferrell, both are buried in the Causseaux
Cemetery located at Cherokee Sink.


~S. Benjamin Ferrell~
Son of Ansel and Charity Hammons Ferrell.
Born in Franklin Co, Ga.
Wife; Frankey Barfield Strickland Ferrell.
Married; After 1820.
Children;
1. Alsey May Ferrell
2. Sitha Burton "Bert" Ferrell--Drowned in Galveston, Texas.



Elizabeth "Betty" Ferrell married William W. Causseaux, son of William P. and Mary Ann
Herrrington. Betty's father was Sitha Burton "Bert" Ferrell. Her mother was Permelia
Ann Robertson. Sitha Burton "Bert" Ferrell's parents were Benjamin Ferrell and
Frankie Barfield Strickland. "Bert" and Permelia had six children: Fannie Cance
Ferrell, Emily Josephine Ferrell, Amelia Ferrell, Elizabeth "Betty" Ferrell, Thomas
Bert Ferrell, and Adeline "Addie" Ferrell. Burton at the time of his death owned the
entire area now called "Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park." Tax records that are
located in the Florida State Archives determine this ownership. "Bert" Ferrell, a
widower after Permelia died married a second time to a much-younger woman. For their
honeymoon trip, they sailed on a ship that took them in the area of Galveston, TX.
Unfortunately, for them, a hurricane hit Galveston at the time their ship was there.
The bodies were identified by their jewelry. After Burton Ferrell's death, William W.
Causseaux was the administrator of the Ferrell property, which included Wakulla
Springs. According to records and word of mouth, the property was sold to provide
support for William's children. The Dupont Corporation later purchased the property.


Mary "Edna" Ferrell married Stephen K. Causseaux, son of William P. and Mary Ann
Herrington. Edna's father was Alsey May Ferrell, and her mother was Amanda Elizabeth
Robertson, (who was sister to Permelia Robertson, who married Burton Ferrell). Alsey
May's parents were Benjamin Ferrell who married Frankie Barfield Strickland. Benjamin
was born on September 25, 1795 in Franklin County, North Carolina, and Frankie
Barfield Strickland was born around 1790 in Nash County, North Carolina. Alsey May
and Amanda had six children: Florida Elizabeth Ferrell, Edna Ferrell, Jefferson D.
Ferrell, Kansas Ferrell, Ralph Ferrell, and Albert Ferrell.

William Webster Causseaux, married Elizabeth "Betty" Ferrell both are buried in the
Woodville Cemetery, located in Woodville, Florida.

Stephen K. Causseaux, married Mary "Edna" Ferrell, both are buried in the Causseaux
Cemetery located at Cherokee Sink.




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