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Yendall C. Feris

July 17, 1847 - May 16, 1895


 

Born in MO on July 17, 1847.
Resided in Richmond, Fort Bend County, TX in 1860.

Mustered into Company H at Richmond, TX on May 14, 1862 by Captain Cook.
Present in August 1862.
Discharged due to his young age.


Also Identified As:
 

Yundell Feris, Yandell Feris, Randall Ferris, Randell Ferris, Ferris, R. C. Ferris


Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
 

None Known


Parents:
 
George A. Feris
b. ~1817
m. Lavinia F.
d.
Lavinia F.
b. ~1823
m. George A. Feris
d.
Siblings:
 
Achille Feris, Co. H
b. ~1839
d. 1877
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
 
Unknown
Children:
 
Unknown
Gravesite:
 

Dr. Feris Private Cemetery, Richmond, Fort Bend County, TX


1850 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Richmond, Page 225A, Dwelling 8, Family 8, (1/4) t
  Name Age. Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
George A. Feris 33 M   Physician $1,500 KY    
Lavinia F. Feris 27 F       AL Y  
Achili Feris 7 M       TX    
Yundell Feris 3 M       TX    
Gerturde Feris 2 F       TX    
Irene Feris 9 F       TX Y  

1850 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Fort Bend County, Redmond, Page 434, Line 8-9, (1/19)
  Slave Owner # of Slaves Age Sex Color Fugitive Manummitted Handicapped
  G. A. Feris 1 31 F B      
    1 14 F B      

1860 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Richmond, Page 376, Dwelling 318, Family 296, (41/53)
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
Geo. A. Feris 43 M   Physician $42,320 $15,988 KY    
Leivina Feris 42 F         AL    
Achille Feris 16 M         TX    
Irene Feris 19 F         TX    
Yandell Feris 13 M         TX    
Lissir Feris 10 F         TX    
Kune R. Feris 1 M         TX    

1860 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Fort Bend County, Page 353, Line 22-28, (33/52)
  Slave Owner # of Slaves Age Sex Color Fugitive Manummitted Handicapped Slave Houses
  George A. Ferris 1 42 F B        
    2 34 M B        
    3 25 M B        
    4 24 F B        
    5 19 F B        
    6 3 F B        
    7 1 M M       1



Related Links:
 

Dr. Feris Private Cemetery, Fort Bend County, TX
"Fine Blooded Horses for Sale," Galveston Weekly News, January 14, 1862


Sources:
 

Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882.

Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research.

Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.


Research Links:
 

(offsite) "The Jaybird-Woodpecker War of Fort Bend County
(offsite) The Handbook of Texas Online, "Jaybird-Woodpecker War"
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Feris)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Feris)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Ferris)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Ferris)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Fort Bend County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Fort Bend County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Fort Bend County, TX)


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