Martilus Ferrill was born in Clark County, Kentucky, 8 Oct 1812. His father, James Ferrill, was a native of the same state, and died while a soldier in the War of 1812. The mother of Martilus was a native of South Carolina. Young Ferrill lived in his native county, till 1823, when he went to Cooper County, Missouri. In 1831, he began to learn the cabinet maker’s trade, at which he worked for many years. In the fall of 1837, he went to Lafayette County, thence to Cooper County, and in 1854, he came to Cass county, and has since been engaged in farming. November 25, 1833, he enlisted in Company H, First United Dragoons, under Nathan Boone, a son of Daniel Boone, and served as a member in that company for three years. He was a Captain for three years of a company of Pilot Grove Rangers, of Cooper County, Missouri. He afterwards acted as a major of a battalion for two years. Mr. Ferrill was married March 7, 1837, to Mary J. Walker. They had seven children. Taken from Find a Grave.
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