Nathan Hoyt Ferrin

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 6 Dec 1861; American Civil War (North) 105th New York Regt., K Co. - 08 Jul 1862 Enlisted at age 43, disability discharge at Falls Church,VA Discharged - 08 Jul 1862

Notes:

In 1883 Nathan was living in Indiana. He was a charter member of the Masonic Lodge of Hobart, Indiana. during the winter of 1865-66. He later lived in Richmond, VA, where he died.
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Nathan H. Ferrin was born in 1818 in New York. He is one of thirteen children living, born to Ebenezer and Lydia (Phelps) Ferrin, both natives of New Hampshire. Grandfather Phelps was a soldier of the Revolution. When fifteen years old, our subject began life for himself by working out and going to school up to his eighteenth year. He then began an apprenticeship as carpenter and joiner, and two years later began business for himself. After about six years, he began business as millwright, and in 1865 came to Hobart to repair mills. As circumstances had it, he leased the mills for a time but soon sold the lease. He then began bellows-making, and about a year later he bought a farm near town. In about 1874, he left the farm and was engaged at different business. He sells all kinds of farm implements, including threshing machines, mowers, reapers, etc., all kinds of sewing machines, lime, cement, land plaster, etc. He has one sewing machine wagon on the road, and repairs machines. He is a member of the F & A.M. fraternity. His political opinions have always been strong Republican. He married, in 1842 to Harriet Thompson, a native of New York. She died in 1846 of consumption. In 1847, he married a sister of his first wife. She died in 1862. He enlisted in 1861, in the 105th New York Infantry. He served near Washington and in Virginia, but on being taken sick, was placed in the hospital and soon discharged. He was united, in 1866, to Hattier Loomis, born in New York. Mr. Ferrin has ten children living - Alamantha, Josiah T., Harriet A., Alice A., Martin A., Ella, Flora M., Adna, George P., Jesse G.
(Counties of Porter and Lake, Indiana (Goodspeed and Blanchard), Chicago, 1882, p.672,673)

Nathan married Harriet Newell Thompson on 5 May 1841. Harriet was born on 02 Nov 1819; died on 02 Dec 1846 in Delevan, Cattaraugus County, New York; was buried in Old Sardinia Cemetery, Sardinia, Erie County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathan married Sara Marie Thompson on 17 Dec 1847 in Richmond, Virginia. Sara was born in 1830; died on 12 Oct 1862; was buried in Old Sardinia Cemetery, Sardinia, Erie County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathan married Harriet Loomis on 15 Apr 1866 in Hobart, Lake County, Indiana. Harriet was born on 20 Jun 1848; died on 18 Oct 1890 in Richmond, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Almantha married Solomon Clark Howe on 26 Sep 1866 in Erie County, New York. Solomon (son of Henry Howe and Margaret Ellen Howe) was born on 29 Sep 1842 in Delevan, Cattaraugus County, New York; died on 8 Jul 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Josiah married Helen Cheney on 2 Nov 1865 in Holland, Erie County, New York. Helen was born on 2 Aug 1846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martin married Carrie Morris on 05 May 1886. Carrie was born on 18 Sep 1860 in Bullis Run, McKean County, Pennsylvania; died in 1931 in Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York; was buried in Mount View Cemetery, Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Sep 1895 - Abt 1897; US Army 7th Cavalry, Troop K Fort Sheridan and Fort Huachuca

Notes:

After serving in the Army living in Richmond,VA, engineer on the C &
O. railroad

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1919; World War I

Notes:

1919 living in Texas

Family/Spouse: Rose S.. Rose was born on 5 Dec 1886; died on 26 Dec 1951; was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Chester married Mattie J. Richards on 21 Jun 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was living at Washington,DC in 1916

Philena married Arthur Sperbeck on 11 Oct 1912. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]