FERRY BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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FERRY, J. L. - b: 1861 Keokuk Co, IA
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 380
residence: Davis Twp

J. L. Ferry, a prosperous farmer and stockman of Davis township and owner of 200 
acres of splendid farm land near the town of La Due, was born in Keokuk County, 
Iowa, July 14, 1861. He is the son of Chester and Elizabeth (Stokesberry) Ferry, 
who were natives of Ohio and Indiana, respectively. Chester Ferry was born in 
Ohio in 1832 and died in 1914. He was a son of Harvey Ferry, who was an early 
pioneer settler in Keokuk County, Iowa. Elizabeth (Stokesberry) Ferry was born in 
Indiana in 1839 and is the daughter of John Stokesberry, who entered Government 
land in Keokuk County as early as 1843, at a period when the northeastern part of 
Iowa was largely in a wild unsettled state. She is now residing in Sigourney, 
Iowa. There were five daughters and two sons born to Chester and Elizabeth 
Ferry, as follow: Mrs. Martha Lockridge, Corvallis, Oregon; J. L. Ferry, subject of 
this review; Mrs. Mary Bowker, Rock Island, Illinois; Mrs. Lillie Wood, Atlanta, 
Macon County, Missouri; John, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; Mrs. Lizette Price, Walla Walla, 
Washington; Mrs. Leona Slacks, wife of Prof. John Slacks, Sac City, Iowa, county 
superintendent of schools in Sac County, Iowa. J. L. Ferry had little opportunity to 
secure an education in his youthful days and at an early age began working on his 
father's farm. He resided at home until his marriage with Miss Lucy Lockridge on 
October 16, 1883. Mrs. Lucy (Lockridge) Ferry was born near Sigourney, Iowa, a 
daughter of William and Hannah (Gray) Lockridge, the former of whom was born 
near Wheeling, West Virginia, and the latter was a native of Pennsylvania. 
William Lockridge located in Iowa as early as 1844, settling in Keokuk County. 
Prior to this he had farmed for a time in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He 
was born in 1820 and died in 1903. Mrs. Hannah Lockridge was born in 1822 and 
departed this life in 1883. They were parents of eight children: Mrs. Mary 
Demarce, Delta, Iowa; Mrs. Sarah Chesney, died at Keota, Iowa; Mrs. Margaretta 
Overturf, died at Sigourney, Iowa; Jesse, Corvallis, Oregon; Mrs. Jane Hahn, 
Sigourney, Iowa; Mrs. J. L. Ferry; James, Delta, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Ferry began 
their married life on the Ferry farm in Iowa and resided there for one year. They 
then purchased forty acres of land and resided upon it for three years. This farm 
they sold and then moved to a farm near Fairfield, which they rented for two 
years. For the following ten years they lived upon a farm situated between 
Fairfield and Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, which they eventually sold. They came to 
Missouri after selling this farm and bought a place located six miles east of 
Memphis in Scotland County, Missouri, upon which they lived for one year, selling 
out the place at an advance over the purchase price. Mr. Ferry's next investment 
was in a farm located between Gorin and Wyaconda, Missouri, where they resided 
for two years, disposing of this farm at a profit of $10 an acre above the 
purchase price. For the following three years they resided upon a farm of 160 
acres located in Shelby County, Missouri, near the town of Letner. This farm was 
sold at an advance of $25 an acre after Mr. Ferry had improved it and made the 
tract more valuable. In 1907 the Ferrys came to Henry County, where Mr. Ferry 
owns 200 acres of excellent land just north of La Due, in Davis township. Eighty 
acres of this land lies in section 14, and 120 acres is located in section 23. The 
farm is well improved and during the past ten years Mr. Ferry has encircled the 
land with a hog tight wire fence and has been engaged in raising pure bred Duroc 
Jersey hogs for the market as well as producing cattle. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ferry are 
parents of the following children: Estella, wife of Garry Hull, La Due, Missouri; 
Mary, deceased; Cressie, wife of Julius Kiefer, Wyconda, Missouri; Elsie, wife of 
Clyde Louderman, a soldier in the National Army; Ralph, deceased; Raymond, born 
May 5, 1896, a private in the National Army, trained at Camp Travis, San Antonio, 
Texas, and saw service on the firing line in France; Ruth, deceased; Wilson and 
Paul, at home. Mr. Ferry is a Republican in politics and is looked upon as one of 
the best and progressive citizens of his township and county. The Ferry family 
have taken their places among the citizens of Henry County and have made many 
warm friends during the eleven years of their residence in this county.

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