Ferrell, Deborah Elizabeth "Debbie"

Summary

Father: William Bolivar Ferrell
Mother: Julia Elizabeth Hyde

Birth: 15 Mar 1860, Mississippi
Birth Source: Findagrave - Photo of gravestone in Roseland Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS

Death: 17 May 1920, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi
Death Source: Findagrave - Photo of gravestone in Roseland Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS

Spouse1: Joseph Alexander Myer, m. 5 Dec 1893

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Narrative

Deborah Elizabeth Ferrell was previously identified as the mother of the following children of Joseph A. Myer, who have recently been proven to belong to his first wife Martha who died in 1892. Those children were Maud Myer, b. 1881; Bertha Myer, b. 1883; Fewell Myer, b. 1886; Ruth Myer, b. 1888 and Joseph Myer, b. 1892.

The Pascagoula Democrat-Star published the following on Friday, the 15th of December, 1893:
Mr. J. A. Myer, editor of the Ellisville News, and Miss Debbie Ferrell, were married last week. We offer our best wishes for the prosperity of the happy couple.

Research Notes

The 1900 census of Hattiesburg, Perry County, Mississippi mistakenly shows that Deborah Ferrell and Joseph A. Myer has been married for twenty years but also that Deborah had given birth to no children. In the 1910 census, this is listed as Deborah's first marriage, Joseph's second and shows that they had been married for 16 years which agrees with the date of their published marriage on 4 December 1893.

Find A Grave Memorial #173363525 includes a photo of the obituary of Joseph's first wife Martha Myer with details of the family's history. The memorial for Deborah E. Ferrell, #57361386, also includes a photo of the 1893 marriage announcement for Deborah and Joseph A. Myer.

Sources

1860 Census - Jasper County, Mississippi
1870 Census - Jasper County, Mississippi
1880 Census - Jasper County, Mississippi
1900 Census - Perry County, Mississippi
1910 Census - Forrest County, Mississippi
1920 Census - Forrest County, Mississippi
Findagrave - in Roseland Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS