Individual Details

A birth year of 1835 on the application for his military grave marker was likely very incorrect. He would have lived 100 years and the 1850 and 1860 censuses suggest he was born 1841-42 which makes much more sense given his father's age.

Served in the 23rd MS Regt in the Civil War. Enlisted in Company G.
Record found in Fold3.
Muster Roll - 24 Sep - 31 Oct 1862. Enlisted 17 Oct 1862 at Coldwater by A. J. Campbell. Served as 5th Sgt, Co. G, 23 Regt MS Volunteers. Joined by transfer from Falkners Cavalry, 17 Oct 1862. Note: The regiment was captured at Fort Donelson in Feb 1862 and exchanged about 20 Sep 1862.
Muster Roll - Nov & Dec 1862. Absent without leave.
Muster Roll - 28 Feb to 30 Jun 1863. Enlisted 31 Jul 1862 in Jackson MS by Capt. Ridlesperger for 3 years. Present.
Muster Roll - July & Aug 1863. Present.
Muster Roll - Sep & Oct 1863. Present.
Muster Roll - Nov & Dec 1863. Present.
Bounty Roll - 1 Apr 1864. Present.
Muster Roll - Mar & Apr 1864. Now listed as 4th Sgt. Deserted 3 April 1864.
List of Prisoners of war forwarded by Provost Marshal at Holly Springs MS to Cairo, IL. Not dated. J. S. Farrell, Co. A, 23th Regt, MS Inft.
Prisoners of War received at Military Prison, Alton, IL. James L. Ferrell, 5th Sergt, Co. A, 23 Regt MS. Received 10 Jan 1863. Captured at Water Valley, MS on 4 Dec 1862. Exchanged 1 Apr 1863.

Confederate Prison of War records:
10 Jan 1863 James L. Ferrell, Sergt. 23rd MS

1900 Census. Sand Hill Prec, Tippah Co, MS, Hh 74
James L. Ferrel, b. Apr 1833, 67, married 46 years, Farmer
Jennie, wife, b. Jan 1844, 56, 11 children - 7 living
Mollie, dau, b. Mar 1866, 34

1910 Census. Tippah, MS, Hh 80
James Ferrell, 72, married once for 47 years, b. MS, Farm labor
Jane, wife, 67, 11 children - 7 are living, b. MS
Mollie, dau, 32, b. MS
Willie, granddau, 5, b. MS
Hh 81
Joe Ferrell, 28, married 7 years, b. MS, Farmer
Lizzie, wife, 19, 2 children - 1 is living, b. MS
Nellie, dau, 4, b. MS

1920 Census. Beat 1, Tippah, MS, Hh 116
Jim Farrell, 81
Jennie, wife, 81
Nellie, dau, 49
Viola, granddau, 14

1930 Census. Beat 1, Tippah, MS Hh 43
Pattie M. Casey, 48, married at age 28, b. MO
Mary J., wife, 64, married at 56, b. MS
Robert M. Casey, brother, 58, widow, married at 38, b. TN
Andrew W., brother, 48, b. AR
James L. Ferrell, Sr., 94, widow, married at 23, b. MS


Military tombstone applied for by B. A. Porter of Wlanut, MS 18 Feb 1935.
Said to be buried Ebenezer Cemetery, State Line, Walnut, MS
Application for military stone stated it was to be placed Ebenezer Cemetery in Brownfield. (I have not found this cemetery or stone on FindAGrave)
Cemetery location:
Brownfield is located in North Tippah about three miles north of Walnut near the Tennessee line. Originally called "Gatlin's Crossing' the name was changed after the railroad was built. Mr. William H. Brown had a large farm northeast of the present community that had a general store and gristmill located there. Trains would stop there and they referred to the stop as "Brown's Field", and the name changed to Brownfield shortly after. The town is now extinct but during the first half of the last century had a cotton gin, a doctors office, a dentist office, a general merchandise store, a grocery store, a school and a Methodist church.
Today, Brownfield is a small community boasting a population of 40 folks, it still has a Methodist Church, a Baptist Church and a shoe repair shop. Most of the homes built in the 19th century have either been torn down or burned. The stores closed and the merchants either died or moved away. Brownfield school closed in 1950, when they consolidated and moved the students to Chalybeate. The rock school house that was used from 1937 until it's closing, still stands and is now a private residence.

Birth	Abt 1842	Mississippi
Death	25 Jan 1935
Marriage		Sarah Jane Hanson
Burial	Ebenezer Cemetery	Brownfield, Tippah County, Mississippi

Spouse	Sarah Jane Hanson (1842 - 1930)
Child	James Lewis Ferrell Jr (1874 - 1934)

Father	William Lowe Ferrell (1819 - )
Mother	Maria Jennie Crutcher (1820 - 1874)
Sibling	Martha Ferrell (1839 - )
Sibling	Mary J. Ferrell (1849 - )
Sibling	William Thomas Ferrell (1856 - 1920)
Sibling	Olivia Virginia Ferrell (1862 - 1942)