Person:Mary Ferree (23)

MyFamily.com, Nancy Johnson, 8 March 2005

There is a story regarding Philip's daughter, Mary Ann (found in a book about the Bucher/Booker Family. Page 3 gives an account of the "Life of Mary Ann Ferree".)

. . . .When Mary's father, (Philip Ferree) died the family was left penniless orphans, and were farmed out to different relatives. Winnifred Markee Miles tells the story of her, mother, Mary Ann Ferree.

The story goes . . ."Aunt Betsy (Trimble) Booker was a sister of mother's mother. She lived in Shakertown and was a tailoress. Her daughters were married and Aunt Betsy asked mother to make her home with her. Mother was a young, strong, capable woman. Aunt Betsy was busy at tailoring and it was extremely good judgement on her part to invite so capable a niece to become a member of her family; perhaps she was no more selfish than the others; I am sure they all lived hard, plodding lives, but Aunt Betsy made a drudge of mother. The truth must be told. John Booker was so stingy that he let her carry the fuel and water up long flights of stairs; there was an unmarried son at home, and these men slept while mother made early morning fires. Mother finally was stricken with a serious illness. Aunt Betsy nursed her, but mother by this time decided to try her fortunes elsewhere."

1. ↑ Johnson, Nancy Ferree.

   1030 Huntington Court, Longwood, FL, 32750, Nawjohn@@aol.com

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Johnson-AddOn GM.GED.

   Date of Import: Aug 17, 2004

3. ↑ MyFamily.com
   Nancy Johnson - 8 March 2005.

   MyFamily.com, Nancy Johnson - 8 March 2005., Biographical Sketch of Philip Ferree.

4.   Charles Heisterkamp, III, M.D..

   1949 Pine Drive, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, 17601-5529, kamp3genealogy@netscape.net