James Furr Ferriss and Family Papers (Z/2363)

Dates: 1936-1958; n.d.
Size: 0.57 cubic ft.

Biography:

James Furr Ferriss

James Furr Ferriss was born on April 1, 1918. He was adopted by Wilson Edwin Ferriss and Thelma Ferguson Ferriss on July 23, 1923. Wilson Ferriss was born August 10, 1885 in Anding, Yazoo County, Mississippi. He worked as a foreman for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Thelma Ferguson was born August 6, 1896 in Hinds County, Mississippi. She worked as a licensed practical nurse.