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Little, Lora C. Ferris family genealogical research papers, [ca. 1860-1910]

Title: Ferris family genealogical research papers, [ca. 1860-1910]

Papers from Lora C. Little's genealogical research on the Ferris family, consisting primarily of genealogical notes and charts; clippings of obituaries and other articles; and correspondence, ca. 1890s-1910, between Little and members of the Ferris family concerning the family's history. Portrait photographs, ca. 1860s-1900s of members of the Ferris family and unidentified people are also included. Of note are clippings, 1890s, of articles about G.W.G. Ferris, inventor of the Ferris Wheel, and about litigation brought against Ferris' estate, and against the Ferris Wheel Company.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft.

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Little, Lora C. Ferris family genealogical research papers, 1865-1967 (bulk 1897-1899).

Title: Ferris family genealogical research papers, 1865-1967 (bulk 1897-1899).

Lora Cornelia Little, public health activist and a descendant of the Ferris family through her maternal grandmother Ruth Ferris, was born Lora Williams, in Waterville, Minnesota Territory in 1856. The genealogical research compiled by Lora Little and Henry Boynton Ferris related to their investigation of the Ferris Family and includes family data sheets, research notes, and photographs, as well as correspondence from distant relations, fellow genealogists, town clerks and other recordskeepers.

ArchivalResource: 2.94 linear feet (7 boxes)

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