Obituary, Western Kansas World: Charles Jackson Ferris was born May 3, 1831 in Norway Township, Herkimer County, NY and died March 22, 1909 at Kansas City MO, where he was temporarily residing. When Mr Ferris was about seven years old his family moved to Galesburg IL; that town having been founded by the Gales and Ferrises, two related families. He secured a better than average education for those days in Knox Academy, Galesburg and was married to Sarah J Lipe at Knoxville May 6, 1851. Some years later, hoping to improve his health, he moved to Portage City WI and remained there twelve years, serving as county surveyor most of the time. Still in search of health he left Galesburg a second time and filed on a homestead in Trego County KS about nine miles southwest of Wa-Kenney. This was in 1879, the family moving out in the spring of 1880. Being appointed a deputy for County Surveyor Peck, and later appointed to the office, Mr Ferris moved his family to Wa-Keeney which has been their home for the last twenty-seven years. He was nine times elected surveyor of Trego County and served Trego County about twenty years. The present Ferris House was built by him in 1855 and since Christmas day of that year it has been the family home, becoming well known for its hospitality and home like comforts. Mr and Mrs Ferris in recent years made two trips to the Pacific coast and last fall went down to Kansas City to spend the winter. Several years ago Mr Ferris selected choice lot in the WaKeeney city cemetery and in accordance with his expressed wish his remains were brought here for interment. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church. Services at the grave were conducted by the Masonic Lodge of WaKeeney to which Mr Ferris belonged since 1883. He joined the Craft at Galesburg in 1852 and for a time as a member of Galesburg Chapter No 46, R.A.M. Mr Ferris is survived by his wife and all his children, these being Mrs. Louise Biedrich (Dietrich) and E. L. Ferris of Kansas City, Mrs Luella Davis of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Bessie Huyett of Minneapolis KS, all being present at the funeral except for Mrs. Davis
Obituary, Western Kansas World: Charles Jackson Ferris was born May 3, 1831 in Norway Township, Herkimer County, NY and died March 22, 1909 at Kansas City MO, where he was temporarily residing. When Mr Ferris was about seven years old his family moved to Galesburg IL; that town having been founded by the Gales and Ferrises, two related families. He secured a better than average education for those days in Knox Academy, Galesburg and was married to Sarah J Lipe at Knoxville May 6, 1851. Some years later, hoping to improve his health, he moved to Portage City WI and remained there twelve years, serving as county surveyor most of the time. Still in search of health he left Galesburg a second time and filed on a homestead in Trego County KS about nine miles southwest of Wa-Kenney. This was in 1879, the family moving out in the spring of 1880. Being appointed a deputy for County Surveyor Peck, and later appointed to the office, Mr Ferris moved his family to Wa-Keeney which has been their home for the last twenty-seven years. He was nine times elected surveyor of Trego County and served Trego County about twenty years. The present Ferris House was built by him in 1855 and since Christmas day of that year it has been the family home, becoming well known for its hospitality and home like comforts. Mr and Mrs Ferris in recent years made two trips to the Pacific coast and last fall went down to Kansas City to spend the winter. Several years ago Mr Ferris selected choice lot in the WaKeeney city cemetery and in accordance with his expressed wish his remains were brought here for interment. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church. Services at the grave were conducted by the Masonic Lodge of WaKeeney to which Mr Ferris belonged since 1883. He joined the Craft at Galesburg in 1852 and for a time as a member of Galesburg Chapter No 46, R.A.M. Mr Ferris is survived by his wife and all his children, these being Mrs. Louise Biedrich (Dietrich) and E. L. Ferris of Kansas City, Mrs Luella Davis of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Bessie Huyett of Minneapolis KS, all being present at the funeral except for Mrs. Davis
