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David Fernow

David Fernow

Male Abt 1797 - 1876  (79 years)


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  • Name David Fernow 
    • I have used "Fernow" as appears on his gravestone. See his father's record for alternative spellings.
    Birth Abt 1797  Morgan County, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1850 census has age 53, born in Virginia.
    • Marshall H. Fearnow (p. 88) and Clark (2005) (p. 77) have 29 Jan 1797 but with no sources. [1, 2]
    • All of the Ferneau children were born in Berkeley County, Virginia (now Morgan County, West Virginia) where their parents were established. [3]
    Gender Male 
    Tax 1814  Morgan County, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Assessed personal property tax with father and brother Henry in Berkeley County, Virginia (in what is now Morgan County, West Virginia) in 1814
    (FSL DGS 7849090, image 17 of 697).
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQK-T9L2-D 
    Residence From Abt 1816  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    History of Ross and Highland Counties (p. 337) has "John Fernow and family settled in the township [Buckskin] three years later [1818]". Clark (2005) (p. 78) acknowledges the "confusion" over when John Ferneau moved to Ohio and concludes that he arrived about 1818. He was of Ross County, Ohio, when he purchased land in there 31 Aug 1816 (Ross County, Ohio. Deeds, v. 13, p. 455-456 [FSL DGS 8330720, images 256-257 of 390]). Of note is the fact that John's sons Philip and John were both of Ross County when the former sold land in that county to the latter on 2 Feb 1815 (Ross County, Ohio. Deeds, v. 12, p. 318-319 [FSL DGS 8193280, image 490 of 591]). All of the family except Daniel moved to Ohio. 
    Residence 16 Oct 1822  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    According to his father's will written 16 Oct 1822 David was then living on land his father had purchased on 8 Oct 1822 from Philip Robins and his wife Nancy. 
    Residence 1830  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1830 census.
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH56-PT9 
    Residence 1840  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1840 census.
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YTB-622 
    Residence 16 Nov 1850  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1850 census.
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6863-PX1 
    Occupation 16 Nov 1850  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer. 1850 census.
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6863-PX1 
    Residence 17 Jul 1860  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1860 census.
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSX-S32W 
    Occupation 17 Jul 1860  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer. 1860 census.
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSX-S32W 
    Residence 27 Jul 1870  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1870 census. 
    Occupation 27 Jul 1870  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer. 1870 census.
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QK4-SRM 
    Will or Estate 8 Nov 1875  Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Will written, 8 Nov 1875; proved 18 Jan 1876. Names wife Rebecca, children including Amelia Powell, and some grandchildren. 
    Death 9 Jan 1876  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Death record has 9 Jan 1875 but it is for deaths for the year ending 31 Mar 1876; gravestone has 1876.
    Burial Aft 9 Jan 1876  Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I95  Cook-Delmotte Family | Cook
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2026 

    Father John Ferneau,   b. 21 Feb 1760, Herleshausen, Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Hesse, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1825, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Christina Clover,   b. Cal 11 Aug 1761, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1850, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1784  United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • First child Phillip born about 1785. [7]
    Family ID F54  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Parrett,   b. Abt 1802, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1879, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 10 Mar 1821  Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marshall H. Fearnow (p. 88) has 16 Mar 1821 but the marriage was registered on 15 Mar 1821. [1]
    Children 
    +1. Amelia Fernow,   b. Cal 6 Sep 1830, Ross County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1899, Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Documents
    Marriage Record of David Fernow and Rebecca Parrett (1821)    		Marriage Record of David Fernow and Rebecca Parrett (1821)
    Ross County, Ohio. Marriage Register, v. B, p. 425 (FSL DGS 4016206, image 339 of 649).
    Family ID F48  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2026 

  • Documents
    Marriage Record of David Fernow and Rebecca Parrett (1821)    		Marriage Record of David Fernow and Rebecca Parrett (1821)
    Ross County, Ohio. Marriage Register, v. B, p. 425 (FSL DGS 4016206, image 339 of 649).
    Will of John Ferneau (1822)    		Will of John Ferneau (1822)
    Ross County, Ohio. Wills, v. ABCD, p. 212-213 (FSL DGS 5865652, image 139 of 361).
    Will of David Fernow (1875)    		Will of David Fernow (1875)
    Ross County, Ohio. Wills, v. H, p. 206-207 (FSL DGS 5865654, image 130 of 350).
    Death Record of David Fernow (1876)    		Death Record of David Fernow (1876)
    Ross County, Ohio. Record of Deaths, v. 1, p. 62, no. 5 (FSL DGS 4016211, image 114 of 253).

  • Sources 
    1. [S393] Fearnow, Marshall H., Descendants of John Fernow in America, ([Washington, D.C.: Marshall H. Fearnow, 1959]), p. 88, https://archive.org/details/descendantsofjoh00fear.

    2. [S399] Clark, Julie Fearnow, Johannes Ferneau, (The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, v. 8 (2005), p. 73-80), p. 77, https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/146720777.

    3. [S399] Clark, Julie Fearnow, Johannes Ferneau, (The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, v. 8 (2005), p. 73-80), p. 76, https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/146720777.

    4. [S396] History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, (Cleveland: Williams Bros., 1880), p. 337, https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/koha:1913406.

    5. [S399] Clark, Julie Fearnow, Johannes Ferneau, (The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, v. 8 (2005), p. 73-80), p. 76 and 78, https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/146720777.

    6. [S1] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57045158/david-fernow.

    7. [S399] Clark, Julie Fearnow, Johannes Ferneau, (The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, v. 8 (2005), p. 73-80), p.76, https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/146720777.


 

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