Curtis Jackson Ferrell (1916 - 1976)

Born 10 Apr 1916 in Arno, Wise County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Died 20 Jun 1976 at age 60 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Curtis Ferrell was born in Appalachia, in Virginia.

Curtis J. Ferrell was born 10 April 1916 in Arno, Wise County, Virginia. He was the son of Jesse Ferrell and Effie Roller. His birth certificate gives his name as Curtis Ferrell, Jack was a nickname.^[1]

Birth Certificate

Name: Curtis Ferrell

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1917

Birth Place: Arno, Wise, Virginia

Certificate Number: 1917019241

Father: Jessee Fenell

Mother: Effie Roller

He served as a Private in the Army during WWII.^[2]

Enlistment Record

Name: Curtis J Ferrell

Race: White

Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)

Rank: Private

Birth Year: 1916

Nativity State or Country: Virginia

Citizenship: Citizen

Residence: Wise, Virginia

Education: Grammar school

Civil Occupation: Ushers

Enlistment Date: 13 Sep 1940

Enlistment Place: Richmond, Virginia

Service Number: 06882151

Branch: Ordnance Department

Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)

Source: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge

Height: 67

Weight: 133

Veterans Gravesite Record

Name: Curtis J Ferrell

Death Age: 60

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1916

Service Start Date: 28 Feb 1937

Service End Date: 18 Nov 1945

Death Date: 20 Jun 1976

Interment Date: 25 Jun 1976

Interment Place: Ohio

Cemetery Address: VA Medical Center 4100 West Third Street Dayton, OH

Cemetery: Dayton National Cemetery

Plot: Section 17 Row 23 Site 6

Notes: Pvt Us Army World War II^[3]

The Bristol Herald Courier Newspaper Obituary
Curtis Jack Ferrell was born on April 10, 1916 in Wise County, Virginia. He was the son of Jesse Lee Ferrell and Effie Mae Roller Ferrell. Curtis was veteran of World War having served in the US Army from February 28, 1937 to November 18, 1945. Curtis married Catherine Jewel Reddington. Curtis passed away on June 20, 1976 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio and was laid to rest in the Dayton National Cemetery.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015
2. ↑ U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
3. ↑ U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #645007

• 1930 Richmond, Wise, Virginia U. S. Federal Census
• 1 Apr 1940 • Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, U. S. Federal Census
• Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007
• Social Security Death Index