Joseph Hill FEREBEE^[1]

1866 - 1941  (75 years)

• Name	Joseph Hill FEREBEE
  Nickname	Josie
  Birth	1 Feb 1866	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Will	21 Nov 1932	Palatka, Putnam Co, FL   [4]
  	Josie's will appointed his "daughter, Louise Ferebee Gilbert, sole Executrix." He signed his will on 21 November 1932 in Palatka, Florida. His signature was witnessed by Nellye Cannon and J.P. Lamb.
  Death	27 Oct 1941	Churchland, Norfolk Co, VA   [2]
  	Josie died at the Churchland home of his daughter, Louise Gilbert, at 8:20PM. The cause of death was acute dilatation due to mitral regurgitation. He was 75 years old.
  Burial	29 Oct 1941	Portsmouth City, VA   [5, 6]
  	His remains were interred in the Thomas C. A. B. Virnelson family plot at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia on 29 October 1941.
  Will Recorded	8 Dec 1941	Norfolk Co, VA   [4]
  	On 30 October 1941 the depositions of Nellye Cannon O'Keefe, née Nellye Cannon, and J.P. Lamb of Palatka, Florida, the two subscribing witnesses to the last will and testament of Joseph Hill Ferebee were submitted to the Norfolk County, Virginia Circuit Court Clerk's Office. Josie's will was ordered to be recorded on 8 December 1941.
  Person ID	I67	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Kinder FEREBEE,   b. 12 Jan 1839, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA d. 6 Sep 1865, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 26 years)
  Mother	Mary Hester CRAGIN,   b. 29 Apr 1842, Norfolk Co, VA d. 19 Feb 1928, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1861	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA   [7]
  	The couple was married at Deep Creek, Virginia by the Rev. Thomas Hume, Baptist minister, on 20 February 1861. The minister's return noted that the bride and the groom were both residents of Norfolk County, and that Joseph made his living as a farmer.
  Family ID	F108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Langley VIRNELSON,   b. 27 Aug 1874, Portsmouth City, VA d. 10 Nov 1909, Virginia (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1895	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth later the same day by Rev. A.E. Owen.
  Children	1. Elizabeth Virnelson FEREBEE,   b. 17 Jun 1896, Norfolk Co, VA d. 10 Feb 1969, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 72 years)   2. Marguerite LeClere FEREBEE,   b. 8 Jul 1898, Portsmouth City, VA d. 8 Feb 1981, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 82 years)   3. Louise Herbert FEREBEE,   b. 28 Aug 1901, Norfolk Co, VA d. 5 Jun 1970, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 68 years)   4. Dorothy L. FEREBEE,   b. 1903   d. Jun 1904 (Age 1 year)   5. Jeanette Roper FEREBEE,   b. Feb 1905, Gilmerton, Norfolk Co, VA d. 13 Jun 1911, Gilmerton, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 6 years)   6. Mary Hester FEREBEE,   b. 18 Oct 1909, Norfolk Co, VA d. 16 Jun 1984 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

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  		Joseph Hill Ferebee 1866 - 1941
  		1910 US Census / Ferebee, Joseph H. 31 Maple Avenue, Gilmerton, Virginia.

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 12 Sep 1870, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA [S1012] Resided: 17 Jun 1880, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA [S1013] ca 1920 to ca 1940, Palatka, FL

  
  

• Sources

  [S3884] J.H. Ferebee - E.L. Vernelson, Portsmouth, VA marriage license & minister’s return no. 3898 (1895). . [S5153] Joseph Hill Ferebee, Virginia death certificate no. 24770 (1941). [S64] Joseph Hill Ferebee, record of funeral (1941), J. E. Snellings & Co. . [S5395] Joseph Hill Ferebee will (1941), Norfolk County, VA. [S5362] Cedar Grove Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. information obtained August 2005. [S64] Joseph Hill Ferebee, record of funeral (1941), J. E. Snellings & Co. [S3830] Joseph K. Ferebee - Mary H. Cragin, Norfolk Co, VA minister's return no. 7172 (1861).