Vesta E. Ferrell

Brief Life History of Vesta E.

When Vesta E. Ferrell was born on 16 January 1886, in Allerton, Wayne, Iowa, United States, her father, Henry Ferrell, was 32 and her mother, Catherine Harden, was 27. She had at least 1 daughter with John Harmon. She lived in Sheridan, Nebraska, United States in 1910 and Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 15 July 1961, in Kern, California, United States, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

John Harmon
1876–1941
Vesta E. Ferrell
1886–1961
Ruth Lucille Harmon
1915–1991

Sources (10)

  • Vestie Ferrel in household of Otis Ferrel, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
  • Vesta Ferrel, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Vesta F Harmon, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Farrell , from Ó Fearghail.

English: variant of Fairhall .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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