Hiram Ferrell

M, #14834, b. 20 March 1810, d. 29 April 1894
Father*Robert Ferrell Jr b. 1778
Mother*Rachel Griggs b. 1778, d. Aug 1857
ChartsFerrell (maternal side) - Robert S Ferrell Sr (Captain)
Birth*20 March 1810 Hiram Ferrell was born on 20 March 1810 at Monongalia Co., West Virginia.1 
Marriage* He married Matilda Knight
Census1850*1850 Hiram Ferrell appeared on the 1850 census as the head of household, 17th District, Gilmer Co., West Virginia, along with Matilda Knight, Marion Ferrell, Mazy Jane Ferrell, Thomas Ferrell, Rachel Ferrell, Hiram Ferrell and Robert A Ferrell . His info on the census included Ferrel, Hiram 40 b.VA farmer $1000. 
Marriage*14 November 1858 Hiram Ferrell married Jane Smith, daughter of Henry Smith and Lydia (__________), on 14 November 1858 at Calhoun Co., West Virginia, Hiram is age 48, Jane is age 38, and both are widowed. 
Census1860*1860 Hiram Ferrell appeared on the 1860 census as the head of household, pg 104, Arnoldsville, Calhoun Co., West Virginia, along with Rachel Ferrell, Hiram Ferrell, Robert A Ferrell, Matilda Ferrell, Battell B Ferrell, Jane Smith, Granville Rice, Pearl Ferrell, Alexander Rice, Marietta B Rice and Thomas J Rice . His info on the census included Ferril, Hiram 50 b.Monongalia Co farmer $1000-788. 
Census1870*1870 Hiram Ferrell appeared on the 1870 census as the head of household, Sheridan, Calhoun Co., West Virginia, along with Jane Smith, Robert A Ferrell, Battell B Ferrell and Columbia J Ferrell . His info on the census included Ferrell, Hiram 60 b.VA farmer $1500-493. 
Census1880*1880 Hiram Ferrell appeared on the 1880 census as the head of household, pg 271 ED 146 #4-4, Sheridan, Calhoun Co., West Virginia, along with Jane Smith, Battell B Ferrell, Columbia J Ferrell and Jasper Rucker. His info on the census included Ferrel, Hiram Sr 70 b.VA farmer stonecutter
Ferrel, Jane 61 b.VA - in health remarks it says "fall from horse"
Ferrel, Battelle 20 b.VA at home. 
Death*29 April 1894 Hiram Ferrell died on 29 April 1894 at Calhoun Co., West Virginia, at age 84. 
Burial* He was buried at Hunt Cemetery, Calhoun Co., West Virginia, http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcalhou/cemetery/hunt5.htm. 
Obituary19 June 1894 His obituary: on 19 June 1894 at Calhoun Chronicle FERRELL, HIRAM
The subject of this sketch was born in Monongalia county, W.Va., March 20, 1810, and departed this life, at his home near Brooksville, April 28, 1894, aged 84 years, 1 month and 8 days. He was a son of Robert Ferrell, who was at one time High-sheriff of Monongalia county. He, with his brother, Valentine, came to this county in 1840, and settled on the Little Kanawha river just above the mouth of Yellow creek. His other brothers, Uriah and Thomas soon followed, and also settled in the valley of the Little Kanawha, and their names will ever remain closely connected with the early history of our county and the settlement of this part of the State.
     Before coming to this county he was married to Matilda, daughter of Thomas Knight, and by her raised four sons and seven daughters, seven of which lived to be men and women, and three of which still survive him, namely, Hiram J., Robt. A., and Rachal, wife of Edgar Bell, of Henrietta.
     Some years after coming here he was again married, this time to Jane, the widow of Thomas Rice, and by her he raised two children - Battell and Columbia.
     Mr Ferrell has ever been considered a useful citizen of the neighborhood in which he lived, and has served his county in the capacity of Assessor and Justice of the Peace. To sing the praises of him, my pen would be inadequate. He was good, kind, patient, noble and virtuous, and moreover he was ever a devout Christian. While for years he lay on a bed of pain and suffering, almost blind and totally unable to help himself, with a heaven-born patience he calmly waited and hoped for death. And like Job of old when wracked with sorest pain, he praised God the more, and extolled the sufferings of the humble Nazarene. Death had no terror for him. It was only a step from pain and sorrow to the Realms of Bliss Immortal. And when the long-looked-for summons came, he was ready; and as one meeting his dearest friend, he embraced it, and with a calm repose
fell asleep to awake on the bright morn of Resurrection in the bosom of Jehova.
     The Creator has so ordained it, that no life shall be in vain, whether it be the innocent babe, which, an angel like falls into a sweet repose, before it has received nourishment from its mother's breast, or he who has trod all the mystic ways of life, enjoyed its pleasures and suffered its disappointments. They leave a lesson and an influence behind them and like links in an unbroken and invisible chain, unite us with the Unknown Future. For,"Were a star quenched on high,For ages would its light,Still traveling from the sky, Shine on our mortal sight."
     So is it with those who have thrown aside the cloak of mortality, and put on the bright robes of immortality. For ages after they have ceased to be, their influence will be felt where they are not. And so will it be with Grandpa Ferrell, though all that is mortal of him shall crumble into dust, though other fill his place, and his familiar form be remembered no longer, though words written in his praise shall be forgotten, yet his influence shall exist and will shape the destiny of those who are yet to live.
     And now, while with sorrow, and in irrepressible longing, we look upon his new made grave, and while visions of his pale aspect in death still visits us in dreams, let us remember his virtues and emulate them. Let the kind words of advice and counsel he has given us, sink deep in our hearts, and be handed out to others where they will do the most good. And let our lives be such that when we come to pass through the gloomy pathway of the grave to an unknown hereafter, we may go like long absent travelers returning to our home's. And let us live so that those we leave behind us can say of us, "He was good, kind, noble and virtuous." - Fred Felix
     (It is unknown who Fred Felix is.1 
Relationships1st cousin 5 times removed of Kathryn Ann Rhinehart
1st cousin 3 times removed of Estella Mae 'Peggy' Ferrell

Family 1

Matilda Knight b. 1814, d. 5 Mar 1856
Marriage* He married Matilda Knight
Children

Family 2

Jane Smith b. 1820, d. a 1900
Marriage*14 November 1858 Hiram Ferrell married Jane Smith, daughter of Henry Smith and Lydia (__________), on 14 November 1858 at Calhoun Co., West Virginia, Hiram is age 48, Jane is age 38, and both are widowed. 
Children
Last Edited18 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S1725] Obituaries (from the 'Calhoun Chronicle'), 1893-1900, Calhoun County, W. Va.