Margaret Ferris

#930, b. 17 August 1868, d. 30 August 1955
FatherMoses Ferris b. 12 Jul 1834, d. 18 Aug 1886
MotherMargaret Barris b. 24 Aug 1837, d. 27 Oct 1915

Spouse

William Thompson True b. 6 Jun 1868, d. 31 Mar 1926
Children

BMDB

     Margaret Ferris was born on 17 August 1868 at 43 Burnfoothill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.1 She married William Thompson True, son of David True and Mary J Thompson, on 29 March 1893 at Lowell, Middlesex, Mass.2 Margaret Ferris died on 30 August 1955 at Rockford, Winnebago, IL, at age 87. She was buried on 2 September 1955 at Neillsville City Cemetery Neillsville, Clark, Wisc.3

Other Events

     Arriving at the Port of New York, NY on 15 September 1879, Margaret Ferris and her family emigrated from Scotland on the SS Circassia, 4271 tons. She was passenger #224.4
On 9 April 1889, Margaret Ferris was listed as an heir-at-law, next of kin, and a minor in the probate of her father, Moses Ferris, at The Probate Court, Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass. She was living in Lowell.
About 1909, Margaret and William Thompson True and their family moved from Concord, Middlesex, MA, to Levis, Clark, Wisc.
On 01 Nov 1915, Margaret Ferris was listed as an heir-at-law and next of kin in the probate of her mother, Margaret Barris Ferris, at The Probate Court, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA. Margaret was living in Hatfield, Jackson, WI.
On 12 August 1926, Margaret Ferris was listed as an heir-at-law and next of kin in the probate of her aunt, Eliza A Barris, at The Probate Court, Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass. She was living in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN.
ChartsDescendants of Joseph Barris
Descendants of Robert Barris
Descendants of Thomas Ferris

Flags

F-A-G Memorial Found

Citations

  1. Statutory Civil Registers of Scotland (New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT, Scotland: General Register Office), Births, 1868, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 63, No 187, Ref 586/187.
  2. Mass Archives Online Vital Records Index, 1841-1915, Massachusetts Archives, 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, [hereinafter Mass Arch VR Index, 1841-1915], Marriages, Vol 434, Page 194, Lowell, 1893.
  3. Find A Grave Memorial.
  4. NY Passenger Lists, 1820-1897, Series M237, Roll 420, List 1039, Steerage, Passengers #221 through #226, SS Circassia, arriving 15 Sep 1879; (Washington, DC: National Archives).
  5. Scotland Census of 1871 (New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT, Scotland: General Register Office), Census, 1871, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Enum Book 6, Page 10, Ref 586/00 006/00 010.
  6. US Census 1880, Lowell, Middlesex Co, Mass, Series T9, Roll 545, Page 322, ED 460, Sheet 23A, FN 264, Line 33, 11 Jun 1880.
  7. Mass Arch VR Index, 1841-1915, Births, Vol 440, Page 235, Lowell, 1894.
  8. Mass Arch VR Index, 1841-1915, Births, Vol 458, Page 212, Lowell, 1896.
  9. US Census 1900, Lowell, Middlesex Co, Mass, Series T623, Roll 661, Page 291, ED 820, Sheet 18A, FN 442, Line 35, 15 Jun 1900.
  10. Mass Arch VR Index, 1841-1915, Births, Vol 521, Page 384, Concord, 1902.
  11. Mass Arch VR Index, 1841-1915, Births, Vol 543, Page 386, Concord, 1904.
  12. Mass Arch VR Index, 1841-1915, Births, Vol 567, Page 530, Lowell, 1907.
  13. US Census 1910, Levis, Clark, Wisc, Series T624, Roll 1704, Page 051, ED 22, Sheet 06A, FN 101, Line 23, 5 May 1910.
  14. US Census 1920, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minn, Series T625, Roll 838, Page 132, ED 236, Sheet 12B, FN 268, Line 57, 14 Jan 1920.
  15. US Census 1930, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minn, Series T626, Roll 1099, Page 014, ED 27-243, Sheet 14B, FN 279, Line 56, 12 Apr 1930.
  16. US Census 1940, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minn, Series T627, Roll 1982, Page 2704, ED 89-173, Sheet 07A, FN 147, Line 09, 4 Apr 1940.