The Tyrrell Kids' Family History

T he Tyrrell Kids' Family History originated from the book "The Christian Iuen Family History." That book was compiled by Carol Marquett Glover from Greensboro, North Carolina, along with her daughter Virginia Cook Marquett from Terrace Park, Ohio. The book is presently available at the Clermont County Public Library in Cincinnati, Ohio. The First Edition was released in 1979, followed by the Second Edition in 1987. Dates and clues were gathered from local cemeteries. The Clermont County Probate Court records revealed birth and death certificates, marriage licenses, and estate documents. Unfortunately, many old records from the Hamilton County Probate Courts were lost in a fire many years ago. Access to Census records from 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 was provided by the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Additionally, it was here that the record of the Iuen family's arrival in New York was discovered. The final source of information wa...

The Short Story T he Tyrrell Kids' Family History was thought to start with Christopher Iuen, who arrived in New York in 1838. However, it actually begins seventy seven years earlier with John Ferree , born in 1761 in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. John served as a private in the American Revolution and married Nancy Rebecca Marsh in 1792; they had twelve children. Their eighth child, Snowden, born in 1804, married Charlotte Goldtrap, and they had ten children, including Richard Lewis, born in 1832. Richard Lewis Ferree married Nancy Amanda Snider and had four children. During the Civil War, Richard and his brothers John Marsh and George W. served in the Union Army. In the battle of Chickamauga Creek, John was killed, George was wounded, and Richard was captured and died at Andersonville Prison. Meanwhile, in Austria, Jean Christian Iuen was born in 1785. He married Marguerite Natherer of Belfort, France. They had eight children, three boys and five girls. Sadl...