Bio from "History of South Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904), pp 1342-1343.
HENRY L. FERRY was born in Burlington Iowa, on the 6th of September, 1838, and is a son of Silas and Flavia (French) Ferry, the former of whom was born in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, and the latter in Massachusetts. The paternal grandfather of the subject was present at the time of the great Wyoming massacre in Pennsylvania, but managed to escape with his life. His father was a native of France, and emigrated thence to America in the colonial era of our national history, locating in Pennsylvania. The parents of the subject were married in the old Keystone state, and shortly afterward removed to Olean, New York, where they continued to reside until 1837, when they started for Iowa, arriving in March of that year. They located in Burlington, and there the father engaged in draying. About 1858 he removed to the vicinity of Muscatine, that state, where he became the owner of two farms, and there he passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring on the 10th of May, 1863. His wife was summoned into eternal rest on the 10th of May, 1863, both having been consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, while in politics he was originally a Democrat.
Henry L. Ferry was reared on the pioneer farm and early began to assist in its cultivation and improvement, while his educational advantages in his youth were those afforded in the common schools of the locality and period. He continued to assist in the work and management of the homestead farm until he had attained the age of eighteen years, when he started out on his own responsibility, passing about two years in Illinois, where he was variously employed, and then returning again to the homestead in Iowa. He was married in March, 1861, and on September 9th of the same year he enlisted as a private in Company I, Eleventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, with which he served four years. His command was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee, and took part in many of the notable battles of the great internecine conflict through which the Union was perpetuated. He was a participant in the battle of Shiloh, the sieges of Corinth and Vicksburg, the Meridian raid and was under General Sherman in the Atlanta campaign, and in the ever memorable "march to the sea," after which his command was in the campaign through the Carolinas, and after the surrender of Lee marched on to the national capital and took part in the grand review of the victorious armies. He received his honorable discharge, at Louisville, Kentucky, on the 15th of July, 1866. After the close of the war Mr. Ferry returned to Muscatine county, Iowa, where he remained until the autumn of 1867, when he came with his wife to the territory of Dakota and entered claim to one hundred and sixty acres of government land, in Fairview township, Clay county. He labored strenuously in the development and improving of his farm, and in 1881 Mr. Ferry purchased an adjoining quarter section, and the entire farm is under effective cultivation, improved with excellent buildings and is recognized as one of the valuable places of the county. Mr. Ferry continued to reside on the homestead and to actively supervise its affairs until 1899, when he purchased an attractive residence in the city of Vermillion, where he has since lived practically retired. He and his wife have been for many years active and valued members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and have taken a prominent part in religious work. In politics Mr. Ferry gave his allegiance to the Democratic party until 1895, since which time he has been arrayed as a staunch supporter of the principles of the Populist party. He has twice been nominated for the state legislature, being defeated on each occasion, with the other party candidates. In 1899 he was elected a member of the board of education of Vermillion, serving four years. He was one of the first men in the state to become identified with the Grange movement, and was the leader in the order for a number of years, having been the organizer of the first grange in the state, in 1878, within which year he effected the establishing of ten such organizations in Clay. He is one of the valued members of Miner Post, No. 8, Grand Army of the Republic, in his home city, and manifests a deep interest in his old comrades in arms.
On the 26th of March, 1881, in Muscatine county, Iowa, Mr. Ferry was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Reyburn, who was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, on the 22d of March, 1835, being a daughter of Callin and Mary (Callin) Reyburn, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Virginia. Of the seven children of Mr. and Mrs. Ferry we incorporate the following data in conclusion of this review: Henrietta is the wife of Emmett C. Chapman, of Muscatine county, Iowa, and they have five children, while it should be noted in the connection that of the latter one is married, while the subject and his wife have one great-grandchild; Cora M. is the wife of M. B. Hampton, of Charles Mix county, this state, and they have seven children; Arthur V., who is a printer in Vermillion, was for seven years the editor and publisher of a weekly paper, the Monitor, at Wakonda, this county; he married Miss Cora Usher and they have five children; Collin R. is in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company, and maintains his headquarters in Vermillion; Orin S., who married Miss Della Usher, is a successful farmer of this county; Lucius, who married Miss Kate Herring, has charge of the homestead farm; and Phillip H. is in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company. Lucius and Philip served two years each in the Philippines, having been members of Company A, First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry, and they ably sustained the family reputation for loyalty and military prestige.
HENRY L. FERRY was born in Burlington Iowa, on the 6th of September, 1838, and is a son of Silas and Flavia (French) Ferry, the former of whom was born in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, and the latter in Massachusetts. The paternal grandfather of the subject was present at the time of the great Wyoming massacre in Pennsylvania, but managed to escape with his life. His father was a native of France, and emigrated thence to America in the colonial era of our national history, locating in Pennsylvania. The parents of the subject were married in the old Keystone state, and shortly afterward removed to Olean, New York, where they continued to reside until 1837, when they started for Iowa, arriving in March of that year. They located in Burlington, and there the father engaged in draying. About 1858 he removed to the vicinity of Muscatine, that state, where he became the owner of two farms, and there he passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring on the 10th of May, 1863. His wife was summoned into eternal rest on the 10th of May, 1863, both having been consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, while in politics he was originally a Democrat.
Henry L. Ferry was reared on the pioneer farm and early began to assist in its cultivation and improvement, while his educational advantages in his youth were those afforded in the common schools of the locality and period. He continued to assist in the work and management of the homestead farm until he had attained the age of eighteen years, when he started out on his own responsibility, passing about two years in Illinois, where he was variously employed, and then returning again to the homestead in Iowa. He was married in March, 1861, and on September 9th of the same year he enlisted as a private in Company I, Eleventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, with which he served four years. His command was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee, and took part in many of the notable battles of the great internecine conflict through which the Union was perpetuated. He was a participant in the battle of Shiloh, the sieges of Corinth and Vicksburg, the Meridian raid and was under General Sherman in the Atlanta campaign, and in the ever memorable "march to the sea," after which his command was in the campaign through the Carolinas, and after the surrender of Lee marched on to the national capital and took part in the grand review of the victorious armies. He received his honorable discharge, at Louisville, Kentucky, on the 15th of July, 1866. After the close of the war Mr. Ferry returned to Muscatine county, Iowa, where he remained until the autumn of 1867, when he came with his wife to the territory of Dakota and entered claim to one hundred and sixty acres of government land, in Fairview township, Clay county. He labored strenuously in the development and improving of his farm, and in 1881 Mr. Ferry purchased an adjoining quarter section, and the entire farm is under effective cultivation, improved with excellent buildings and is recognized as one of the valuable places of the county. Mr. Ferry continued to reside on the homestead and to actively supervise its affairs until 1899, when he purchased an attractive residence in the city of Vermillion, where he has since lived practically retired. He and his wife have been for many years active and valued members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and have taken a prominent part in religious work. In politics Mr. Ferry gave his allegiance to the Democratic party until 1895, since which time he has been arrayed as a staunch supporter of the principles of the Populist party. He has twice been nominated for the state legislature, being defeated on each occasion, with the other party candidates. In 1899 he was elected a member of the board of education of Vermillion, serving four years. He was one of the first men in the state to become identified with the Grange movement, and was the leader in the order for a number of years, having been the organizer of the first grange in the state, in 1878, within which year he effected the establishing of ten such organizations in Clay. He is one of the valued members of Miner Post, No. 8, Grand Army of the Republic, in his home city, and manifests a deep interest in his old comrades in arms.
On the 26th of March, 1881, in Muscatine county, Iowa, Mr. Ferry was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Reyburn, who was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, on the 22d of March, 1835, being a daughter of Callin and Mary (Callin) Reyburn, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Virginia. Of the seven children of Mr. and Mrs. Ferry we incorporate the following data in conclusion of this review: Henrietta is the wife of Emmett C. Chapman, of Muscatine county, Iowa, and they have five children, while it should be noted in the connection that of the latter one is married, while the subject and his wife have one great-grandchild; Cora M. is the wife of M. B. Hampton, of Charles Mix county, this state, and they have seven children; Arthur V., who is a printer in Vermillion, was for seven years the editor and publisher of a weekly paper, the Monitor, at Wakonda, this county; he married Miss Cora Usher and they have five children; Collin R. is in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company, and maintains his headquarters in Vermillion; Orin S., who married Miss Della Usher, is a successful farmer of this county; Lucius, who married Miss Kate Herring, has charge of the homestead farm; and Phillip H. is in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company. Lucius and Philip served two years each in the Philippines, having been members of Company A, First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry, and they ably sustained the family reputation for loyalty and military prestige.
Bio from "History of South Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904), pp 1342-1343.
HENRY L. FERRY was born in Burlington Iowa, on the 6th of September, 1838, and is a son of Silas and Flavia (French) Ferry, the former of whom was born in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, and the latter in Massachusetts. The paternal grandfather of the subject was present at the time of the great Wyoming massacre in Pennsylvania, but managed to escape with his life. His father was a native of France, and emigrated thence to America in the colonial era of our national history, locating in Pennsylvania. The parents of the subject were married in the old Keystone state, and shortly afterward removed to Olean, New York, where they continued to reside until 1837, when they started for Iowa, arriving in March of that year. They located in Burlington, and there the father engaged in draying. About 1858 he removed to the vicinity of Muscatine, that state, where he became the owner of two farms, and there he passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring on the 10th of May, 1863. His wife was summoned into eternal rest on the 10th of May, 1863, both having been consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, while in politics he was originally a Democrat.
Henry L. Ferry was reared on the pioneer farm and early began to assist in its cultivation and improvement, while his educational advantages in his youth were those afforded in the common schools of the locality and period. He continued to assist in the work and management of the homestead farm until he had attained the age of eighteen years, when he started out on his own responsibility, passing about two years in Illinois, where he was variously employed, and then returning again to the homestead in Iowa. He was married in March, 1861, and on September 9th of the same year he enlisted as a private in Company I, Eleventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, with which he served four years. His command was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee, and took part in many of the notable battles of the great internecine conflict through which the Union was perpetuated. He was a participant in the battle of Shiloh, the sieges of Corinth and Vicksburg, the Meridian raid and was under General Sherman in the Atlanta campaign, and in the ever memorable "march to the sea," after which his command was in the campaign through the Carolinas, and after the surrender of Lee marched on to the national capital and took part in the grand review of the victorious armies. He received his honorable discharge, at Louisville, Kentucky, on the 15th of July, 1866. After the close of the war Mr. Ferry returned to Muscatine county, Iowa, where he remained until the autumn of 1867, when he came with his wife to the territory of Dakota and entered claim to one hundred and sixty acres of government land, in Fairview township, Clay county. He labored strenuously in the development and improving of his farm, and in 1881 Mr. Ferry purchased an adjoining quarter section, and the entire farm is under effective cultivation, improved with excellent buildings and is recognized as one of the valuable places of the county. Mr. Ferry continued to reside on the homestead and to actively supervise its affairs until 1899, when he purchased an attractive residence in the city of Vermillion, where he has since lived practically retired. He and his wife have been for many years active and valued members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and have taken a prominent part in religious work. In politics Mr. Ferry gave his allegiance to the Democratic party until 1895, since which time he has been arrayed as a staunch supporter of the principles of the Populist party. He has twice been nominated for the state legislature, being defeated on each occasion, with the other party candidates. In 1899 he was elected a member of the board of education of Vermillion, serving four years. He was one of the first men in the state to become identified with the Grange movement, and was the leader in the order for a number of years, having been the organizer of the first grange in the state, in 1878, within which year he effected the establishing of ten such organizations in Clay. He is one of the valued members of Miner Post, No. 8, Grand Army of the Republic, in his home city, and manifests a deep interest in his old comrades in arms.
On the 26th of March, 1881, in Muscatine county, Iowa, Mr. Ferry was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Reyburn, who was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, on the 22d of March, 1835, being a daughter of Callin and Mary (Callin) Reyburn, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Virginia. Of the seven children of Mr. and Mrs. Ferry we incorporate the following data in conclusion of this review: Henrietta is the wife of Emmett C. Chapman, of Muscatine county, Iowa, and they have five children, while it should be noted in the connection that of the latter one is married, while the subject and his wife have one great-grandchild; Cora M. is the wife of M. B. Hampton, of Charles Mix county, this state, and they have seven children; Arthur V., who is a printer in Vermillion, was for seven years the editor and publisher of a weekly paper, the Monitor, at Wakonda, this county; he married Miss Cora Usher and they have five children; Collin R. is in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company, and maintains his headquarters in Vermillion; Orin S., who married Miss Della Usher, is a successful farmer of this county; Lucius, who married Miss Kate Herring, has charge of the homestead farm; and Phillip H. is in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company. Lucius and Philip served two years each in the Philippines, having been members of Company A, First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry, and they ably sustained the family reputation for loyalty and military prestige.
HENRY L. FERRY was born in Burlington Iowa, on the 6th of September, 1838, and is a son of Silas and Flavia (French) Ferry, the former of whom was born in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, and the latter in Massachusetts. The paternal grandfather of the subject was present at the time of the great Wyoming massacre in Pennsylvania, but managed to escape with his life. His father was a native of France, and emigrated thence to America in the colonial era of our national history, locating in Pennsylvania. The parents of the subject were married in the old Keystone state, and shortly afterward removed to Olean, New York, where they continued to reside until 1837, when they started for Iowa, arriving in March of that year. They located in Burlington, and there the father engaged in draying. About 1858 he removed to the vicinity of Muscatine, that state, where he became the owner of two farms, and there he passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring on the 10th of May, 1863. His wife was summoned into eternal rest on the 10th of May, 1863, both having been consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, while in politics he was originally a Democrat.
Henry L. Ferry was reared on the pioneer farm and early began to assist in its cultivation and improvement, while his educational advantages in his youth were those afforded in the common schools of the locality and period. He continued to assist in the work and management of the homestead farm until he had attained the age of eighteen years, when he started out on his own responsibility, passing about two years in Illinois, where he was variously employed, and then returning again to the homestead in Iowa. He was married in March, 1861, and on September 9th of the same year he enlisted as a private in Company I, Eleventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, with which he served four years. His command was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee, and took part in many of the notable battles of the great internecine conflict through which the Union was perpetuated. He was a participant in the battle of Shiloh, the sieges of Corinth and Vicksburg, the Meridian raid and was under General Sherman in the Atlanta campaign, and in the ever memorable "march to the sea," after which his command was in the campaign through the Carolinas, and after the surrender of Lee marched on to the national capital and took part in the grand review of the victorious armies. He received his honorable discharge, at Louisville, Kentucky, on the 15th of July, 1866. After the close of the war Mr. Ferry returned to Muscatine county, Iowa, where he remained until the autumn of 1867, when he came with his wife to the territory of Dakota and entered claim to one hundred and sixty acres of government land, in Fairview township, Clay county. He labored strenuously in the development and improving of his farm, and in 1881 Mr. Ferry purchased an adjoining quarter section, and the entire farm is under effective cultivation, improved with excellent buildings and is recognized as one of the valuable places of the county. Mr. Ferry continued to reside on the homestead and to actively supervise its affairs until 1899, when he purchased an attractive residence in the city of Vermillion, where he has since lived practically retired. He and his wife have been for many years active and valued members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and have taken a prominent part in religious work. In politics Mr. Ferry gave his allegiance to the Democratic party until 1895, since which time he has been arrayed as a staunch supporter of the principles of the Populist party. He has twice been nominated for the state legislature, being defeated on each occasion, with the other party candidates. In 1899 he was elected a member of the board of education of Vermillion, serving four years. He was one of the first men in the state to become identified with the Grange movement, and was the leader in the order for a number of years, having been the organizer of the first grange in the state, in 1878, within which year he effected the establishing of ten such organizations in Clay. He is one of the valued members of Miner Post, No. 8, Grand Army of the Republic, in his home city, and manifests a deep interest in his old comrades in arms.
On the 26th of March, 1881, in Muscatine county, Iowa, Mr. Ferry was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Reyburn, who was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, on the 22d of March, 1835, being a daughter of Callin and Mary (Callin) Reyburn, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Virginia. Of the seven children of Mr. and Mrs. Ferry we incorporate the following data in conclusion of this review: Henrietta is the wife of Emmett C. Chapman, of Muscatine county, Iowa, and they have five children, while it should be noted in the connection that of the latter one is married, while the subject and his wife have one great-grandchild; Cora M. is the wife of M. B. Hampton, of Charles Mix county, this state, and they have seven children; Arthur V., who is a printer in Vermillion, was for seven years the editor and publisher of a weekly paper, the Monitor, at Wakonda, this county; he married Miss Cora Usher and they have five children; Collin R. is in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company, and maintains his headquarters in Vermillion; Orin S., who married Miss Della Usher, is a successful farmer of this county; Lucius, who married Miss Kate Herring, has charge of the homestead farm; and Phillip H. is in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company. Lucius and Philip served two years each in the Philippines, having been members of Company A, First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry, and they ably sustained the family reputation for loyalty and military prestige.
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