Sylvester A. Vanhorn
(1865-1942)
Cappie Helmick
(1862-1949)
Virginia Faye Vanhorn
(1899-1958)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Napoleon Bonaparte Ferrell

Virginia Faye Vanhorn 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 15 January 1899, West Milford, WV 1 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Napoleon Bonaparte Ferrell on 9 May 1931 in Clarksburg, WV 1 2
  • Died: 10 December 1958, Nutter Fort, WV at age 59 4 5
  • Buried: 12 December 1958, Rose Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, West Milford, WV 4 5
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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: Virginia Faye Vanhorn
Sex: Female
Birth Date: 05 Jan 1899
Birthplace: West Milford, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Race: white
Father's Name: S. A. Vanhorn
Father's Age: 35
Mother's Name: Cappie Helmic Helmick
Mother's Age: 34
Father's Birthplace: Doddridge Co.
Mother's Birthplace: W. Milford
Reference ID: v 6 p 117

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1GV-BBV : 10 March 2018), Virginia Faye Vanhorn, 05 Jan 1899; citing West Milford, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,187.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Faye Ferrell
Event Date: 10 Dec 1958
Event Place: Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, West Virginia
Gender: Female
Age (Expanded): 59 years
Birth Date: 05 Jan 1899
Birthplace: W Va
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: S A Van Horn
Mother's Name: Cappie Helmich
Occupation: Housewife
Cemetery: Ioof
Burial Place: West Milford
Burial Date: 12 Dec 1958
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Reference ID: v 20 p 80A

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1GH-NDM : 11 February 2018), Faye Ferrell, 10 Dec 1958; citing Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, West Virginia, County Records, v 20 p 80A, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,178.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in West Milford, WV on 9 April 1940. 2

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 17-67, Family 70, Roll 4409
West Milford, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Home rented, $20
Fay Farrell..Wife..41..West Virginia..2 years college

(Living with husband and 3 children.)
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• She was buried on 12 December 1958 in the Rose Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum in West Milford, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 97310114
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Virginia married Napoleon Bonaparte Ferrell, son of Robert R. Ferrell and Adelia Margaret Fast, on 9 May 1931 in Clarksburg, WV.1 2 (Napoleon Bonaparte Ferrell was born on 13 August 1873 in Grantsville, WV,6 7 8 9 10 11 12 died on 20 September 1962 in Clarksburg, WV 11 12 and was buried on 22 September 1962 in Rose Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, West Milford, WV 11 12.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in West Milford, WV on 9 April 1940. 2

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 17-67, Family 70, Roll 4409
West Milford, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Home rented, $20
N. B. Farrell..Head..64..West Virginia..10th grade
Fay Farrell..Wife..41..West Virginia..2 years college
Jean Farrell..Daughter..7..West Virginia..1st grade
Dorcas Farrell..Daughter..5..West Virginia
Robert Farrell..Son..4..West Virginia
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Event Type: marriage
Name: Napoleon Bonaparte Ferrell
Event Type: Marriage
Age: 56 years
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 13 Aug 1874
Birthplace: Calhoun Co., Wv
Marriage Date: 09 May 1931
Marriage Place: Harrison, West Virginia
Father's Name: Robert Ferrell
Mother's Name: Della Fast Ferrell
Spouse's Name: Fae Vanhorn
Spouse's Age: 33 years
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Birth Date: 15 Jan 1899
Spouse's Birthplace: Harrison Co., Wv
Spouse's Father's Name: Sylvester Vanhorn
Spouse's Mother's Name: Canpa Helmick Vanhorn
Source Reference: County Records
Record Number: 92
Reference ID: v 47 p 93

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR6H-ZV7 : 11 February 2018), Napoleon Bonaparte Ferrell and Fae Vanhorn, 09 May 1931; citing Harrison, West Virginia, v 47 p 93, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,297.
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Sources


1 "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database and images, FamilySearch (accessed 30 July 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR6H-ZV7 : 11 February 2018), Napoleon Bonaparte Ferrell and Fae Vanhorn, 09 May 1931; citing Harrison, West Virginia, v 47 p 93, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,297.

2 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, West Milford, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 17-67, sheet 4A, household 70, Napoleon Bonaparte Ferrell and Virginia Faye Vanhorn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 July 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 4409.

3 "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 July 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1GV-BBV : 10 March 2018), Virginia Faye Vanhorn, 05 Jan 1899; citing West Milford, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,187.

4 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 30 July 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1GH-NDM : 11 February 2018), Faye Ferrell, 10 Dec 1958; citing Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, West Virginia, County Records, v 20 p 80A, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,178.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 30 July 2021, memorial page for Virginia Faye VanHorn Ferrell (1899-1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97310114, citing Rose Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, West Milford, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

6 "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," database, FamilySearch (accessed 30 July 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X55C-BQP : 30 January 2020), Napoleon B. Ferrell, 1873.

7 "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database and images, FamilySearch (accessed 30 July 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRDR-WXF : 11 February 2018), Napoleon B. Ferrel and Buena Blanche Young, 25 Dec 1901; citing Harrison, West Virginia, v 11 p 353, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,279.

8 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 July 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K83B-ND2 : 23 February 2021), Napoleon Bonapart Ferrell, 1917-1918.

9 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 145, p. 266C, dwelling 120, family 125, Robert R. Ferrell and Delilah Margaret Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 Oct 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1401.

10 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, West Milford, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 85, sheet 5A, family 94, Napoleon Bonaparte Ferrell and Buena Blanche Young; index and images (accessed 30 July 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1956.

11 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 30 July 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1LY-D7K : 10 March 2018), N. B. Ferrell, 20 Sep 1962; citing Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, County Records, v 22 p 80 A, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,179.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 30 July 2021, memorial page for Napoleon B Ferrell (1873-1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97310286, citing Rose Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, West Milford, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA


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