Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameJohn Geno Ferris
Birth1812, New York
Census12 Sep 1850, Flint, Genesee Co, MI
Memoroll#350, pg 186
Census14 Jun 1880, Mt Morris, Genesee Co, MI
Memoroll#579, pg 346
DeathMt Morris, Genesee Co, MI
OccupationFarmer
Misc. Notes
John Ferris is listed in Flint, MI in 1850 as a farmer (37, NY) living with the Begole family.
He is married and living in Mt Morris in 1860 as John G. Ferris (40, OH) a farmer with wife Laura (30, VT) and dau Eliza (2).
And he is apparently the Genoah Ferris (60, NY) listed with Laura and the children in 1870, working as a farm laborer.
After the death of Laura, he was listed as Geno Ferris for his remarriage to Annis Brownell on 7 Apr 1875 in Mt Morris, Genesee Co, MI.
He is listed with in 1880, again as John G. Ferris (72, NY) a farmer with his new wife Annis (73, NY) and Pauline S. (17), daughter of wife Laura. His son, Frank Ferris (15, MI) is listed nearby working as a helper for the Moisley family.
His second wife Annis Ferris died 17 Nov 1889, and is buried in Mount Morris Cemetery.
Spouses
Birth9 Jan 1830, Mansfield, Tolland Co, CT
Death15 Aug 1872, Mt Morris, Genesee Co, MI
FatherZebina Fenton (1784-1849)
MotherEsther Shumway (1788-1857)
Misc. Notes
Listed in Michigan as Laura (30, VT) with husband John G. Ferris (40, OH) and dau Eliza (2, MI) in 1860.
In 1870 she is listed as Laura M. (40, CT) with husband Genoah (60, NY) and children Ann Eliza (12), Sarah Pauline. (7), Frank (5) and Elmira (2), all born in Michigan.
Marriage23 May 1853, Genesee Co, MI
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