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Elisha Major Ferry

Birth: 25 Mar 1854
Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Death: 12 May 1928 (aged 74)
Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial: McGrady Creek Church Cemetery

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Plot: Row 3, Plot 2
Memorial ID: 54452638 View Source

Elisha Major Ferry, the son of James Ferry and Rachel C. Bratcher, was born on March 25, 1854 in Grayson County, Kentucky. At the time of the 1880 Census of Short Creek, Grayson County, Kentucky his widowed mother Rachel Bratcher Ferry's family consisted of: Rachel, age 43; Elisha, age 23; Missouri A., age 22; Mary Elizabeth, age 15; Nancy L, age 11; and Redmond, age 3. Rachel's brother Jube Bratcher, age 35, was living with the family. All were shown born in Kentucky with their parents born in Kentucky.

Elisha M. Ferry was the husband of Nancy Ellen White, the daughter of John Rogers White and Catherine E. Stone. She was born on May 21, 1864 in Grayson County, Kentucky. They were the parents of the following children born in Grayson County:
1. William Walker - b. 4 Feb 1883
-- m/1. Iva Wright
-- m/2. Mary Lambert
2. Catherine Luretta - b. 21 Jul 1884
-- m. George Thomas Allen
3. Wayne R. - b. 1 May 1887
-- m. Ora White
4. Carrie S. - b. 21 Jun 1889
-- m. William Rileigh Oller
5. Obed - b. 1891
6. Dominico "Mink" - b. 26 Jul 1893
-- m. Versa May Patterson
7. Mona Mae - b. May 1894
-- m. Joseph Claude Park
8. Stylie - b. 15 Jul 1898
-- m. Nicie Tuttle
9. Ora Alice - b. Jul 1899
-- m. Carmey Layton Etter
10. Mont Columbus - b. 9 Jan 1903
--- m. Ida Ellen Veteto
11. Fannie Paradine - b. 17 Nov 1904
--- m. Ireland McCormick
12. Dornia Ree - b. 20 Nov 1908
--- m. Wilbur Lee Kiper

Eliaha M. Ferry died in Grayson County at the age of 74 years, 1 month and 18 days on May 12, 1928. He was buried in the McGrady Creek General Baptist Church Cemetery west of Yeaman, Grayson County, Kentucky. His wife joined him there after her death on February 18, 1949.

Elisha Major Ferry, the son of James Ferry and Rachel C. Bratcher, was born on March 25, 1854 in Grayson County, Kentucky. At the time of the 1880 Census of Short Creek, Grayson County, Kentucky his widowed mother Rachel Bratcher Ferry's family consisted of: Rachel, age 43; Elisha, age 23; Missouri A., age 22; Mary Elizabeth, age 15; Nancy L, age 11; and Redmond, age 3. Rachel's brother Jube Bratcher, age 35, was living with the family. All were shown born in Kentucky with their parents born in Kentucky.

Elisha M. Ferry was the husband of Nancy Ellen White, the daughter of John Rogers White and Catherine E. Stone. She was born on May 21, 1864 in Grayson County, Kentucky. They were the parents of the following children born in Grayson County:
1. William Walker - b. 4 Feb 1883
-- m/1. Iva Wright
-- m/2. Mary Lambert
2. Catherine Luretta - b. 21 Jul 1884
-- m. George Thomas Allen
3. Wayne R. - b. 1 May 1887
-- m. Ora White
4. Carrie S. - b. 21 Jun 1889
-- m. William Rileigh Oller
5. Obed - b. 1891
6. Dominico "Mink" - b. 26 Jul 1893
-- m. Versa May Patterson
7. Mona Mae - b. May 1894
-- m. Joseph Claude Park
8. Stylie - b. 15 Jul 1898
-- m. Nicie Tuttle
9. Ora Alice - b. Jul 1899
-- m. Carmey Layton Etter
10. Mont Columbus - b. 9 Jan 1903
--- m. Ida Ellen Veteto
11. Fannie Paradine - b. 17 Nov 1904
--- m. Ireland McCormick
12. Dornia Ree - b. 20 Nov 1908
--- m. Wilbur Lee Kiper

Eliaha M. Ferry died in Grayson County at the age of 74 years, 1 month and 18 days on May 12, 1928. He was buried in the McGrady Creek General Baptist Church Cemetery west of Yeaman, Grayson County, Kentucky. His wife joined him there after her death on February 18, 1949.

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Created by: Pat Quiggins
Added: Jul 3, 2010
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