Willard Ellsworth Ferrell ^{1 2 3}

  Birth Notes:

This is a strange birth record as the date and parents names clearly indicate that it was for Willard E. Ferrell. Is it possible that the original record is correct and the parents named him Charley and sometime shortly thereafter changed their minds and changed his name to Willard E. Ferrell? Or is it more likely that there is an error either on the original record or the transcription and that the name Charley should not appear there?

Name: Charley Ferrell
Birth Date: 24 May 1897
Birthplace: Burnt House, Ritchie, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Jas. E. Ferrell
Mother's Name: Mollie Fling
Film Number: 1887475
Digital Folder Number: 4017230
Image Number: 720
Reference Number: 2 2067
Source: County Records
Collection: West Virginia Births, 1853-1930
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Murphy District, Ritchie, WV on 7 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 90, Dwelling 126, Family 130
Murphy District, Ritchie County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Willard E. Ferrell..Son..May 1897..3..WV
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Murphy District, Ritchie, WV on 26 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 74, Family 157, Roll 1693
Murphy District, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Willard E. Ferrell..Son..12..West Virginia..Farm Laborer, Home Farm

(Living with parents and maternal grandparents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Murphy District, Ritchie, WV on 20 February 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 122, Dwelling 31, Family 31, Roll 1971
Murphy District, Ritchie County, West Virginia
Stanton Pike, Farm owned, no mortgage
Williard E. Ferrell..Son..22..WV..Student, College
(Living with parents.)
.

Willard married Dolle Blanche Hinzman on an unknown date. (Dolle Blanche Hinzman was born about 1902 and died on an unknown date.)

  Marriage Notes:

Groom: Willard Ellsworth Ferrell
Bride: Dolle Blanche Hinzman
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 1920
Marriage Place: Marion, West Virginia, United States
Film Number: 835635
Digital Folder Number: 4231403
Image Number: 00598
Source: County Records
Collection: West Virginia Marriages, 1853-1970
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