George Washington FEREBEE^[1]

1836 - 1905  (68 years)

• Name	George Washington FEREBEE
  Nickname	George
  Birth	1 Feb 1836	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Jan 1905	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	George died of bronchitis on 29 January 1905 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He was 2 days shy of his 69th birthday at the time of his death.
  Burial	Portsmouth City, VA
  	His body was interred in the family plot in the Portlock Cemetery section of Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I7105	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Matthew Godwin FEREBEE,   b. c.1808, Norfolk Co, VA d. Dec 1859
  Mother	Caroline Virginia CHERRY   d. Before Nov 1850
  Notes	Matthew and Caroline were first cousins. Each was a grandchild of Benjamin Kinder and his wife Eunice Ferebee.
  Family ID	F2266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Penelope M. CREECY,   b. 1837, Perquimans Co, NC d. 27 Mar 1897, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	10 May 1859	Norfolk Co, VA
  Children	1. Benjamin Franklin FEREBEE,   b. 16 Feb 1860, Portsmouth City, VA d. 11 Aug 1933, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 73 years)   2. George Rush FEREBEE,   b. 27 Mar 1865, Portsmouth City, VA d. 11 Aug 1932, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 67 years)   3. Joseph Frederick FEREBEE,   b. 14 May 1868, Portsmouoth City, VA d. 5 Feb 1949, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 80 years)   4. Walter Augustus FEREBEE,   b. Oct 1871, Virginia d. 3 Apr 1949, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S238] Matthew G. Ferebee will (1859), Norfolk County, VA. [S1828] Portlock Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. [S236] Weiss, "Carl Herman Weiss - Leonora Caroline Ferebee family data".