John Farrell

Birth Name John Farrell
Gender male
Age at Death about 52 years, 8 months, 12 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1803 County Longford, Ireland   1a 2a
Event Note

His 1850 census said John was born about 1803.

From “History of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens.” Edited & Compiled by Hon. Gibson Lamb Cranmer. Biographical Publishing, 1902; p. 376-379: "John Farrell ... was born in County Longford, Ireland"

Census (Head) December 3, 1850 Cumberland, Alleghany County, Maryland, United States   1a
Event Note

1850 Census, Cumberland, Allegany County, MD
3 December 1850

John Ferren, 47, laborer, born in Ireland
Ann Ferren, 40, born in Ireland
Peter Ferren, 12, born in Maryland, attended school
William Ferren, 8, born in Maryland, attended school
Mathew Ferren, 7, born in Maryland, attended school
James Ferren, 2, born in Maryland

Immigration 1828     2a
Event Note

A biography of his son Peter says John arrived in the US in 1828.
There is a record of a John Farrell arriving in September 1830 at Baltimore. But that arrival would be too late for the 1830 census and there is a John Farrell in Georgetown DC in 1830 that might be him.

Burial April 1, 1830 District of Columbia, United States   3a
Event Note

Is this John? A bio of his son Peter said he arrived in 1828 and spent 4 or 5 years in Washington DC before moving to Baltimore and then on to Cumberland MD.

1830 Census Georgetown, District of Columbia
Apr 1, 1930
John Farrell household
1 male between 20 and 30

Death September 13, 1855 Walker, Wood County, West Virginia, United States   2a
Event Note

From “History of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens.” Edited & Compiled by Hon. Gibson Lamb Cranmer. Biographical Publishing, 1902; p. 376-379: "His death took place at Walker, West Virginia, September 13, 1855."

Burial   Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, United States    
Event Note

John Farrel
Birth unknown
Death 13 Sep 1855
Burial Dils Cemetery
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
inscription: age 53 years.

findagrave.com memorial 46657621

 

 

Families

Family of John Farrell and Ann Kelly

Married Wife Ann Kelly ( b. about 1810 d. ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage April 5, 1839 Cumberland, Alleghany County, Maryland, United States   4a
Event Note

5 April 1839
John Farrel was married to Mrs Donlon in presence of Miss Garahan & (blank) Married by Henry Myers (p116)
Henry Myers was a priest at St Mary's Cumberland from 1836 - 1841

found in Koch, Richard T. Western Maryland Catholics, 1819-1851. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000, images at ancestry.com

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also
Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850, at ancestry.com
Name: John Ferrell
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 5 Apr 1839
Spouse: Ann Kelly
Spouse Gender: Female
County: Allegany County

  Narrative

According to a biography of their son Peter, this couple had 2 other children. The bio did not name them.

  Narrative

Is this John and Ann (Kelly) Donlon Farrell's household in 1840? If so, at least one of them had children from a previous marriage. There is a John Ferrell, born 1834 in Maryland, living in Wheeling in 1870, working for the B & O Railroad. Could he be the male age 5 to 10 in this household. Are there any Donlon children in this household?

1840 Census Cumberland, Allegany County, MD
Town of Cumberland, District No 6
June 1, 1840
image 9 of District 6 at ancestry.com

John Ferral
males
1 under 5 [Peter F
1 5 to 10 [John ?
1 10 to 15
2 20 to 30 [John + who?
2 employed in agriculture

females

1 5 to 10
1 15 to 20
1 30 to 40 [Anne

 

 

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Peter Franklin FarrellJanuary 19, 1840February 9, 1919
William FarrellFebruary 3, 1842before 1902
Matthew FarrellJuly 24, 1843September 6, 1907
James A FarrellApril 23, 1849June 22, 1925

Source References

  1. 1850 United States Census
      • Page: Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD, family 3216
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4S-LJQ : 4 April 2020), John Ferren, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United States; citing family 3216, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

  2. Edited & Compiled by Hon. Gibson Lamb Cranmer: History of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens
      • Page: Biographical sketch of Peter F Farrell
  3. 1830 United States Census
      • Page: Georgetown D.C.
  4. Koch, Richard T: Western Maryland Catholics, 1819-1851
      • Page: marriages, 5 Apr 1839, Farrel-Donlon