History of the Ferris Farm Page: 2
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brother, whose name I do not know, that is probably still
available. I do not know if he would be able to help with
anything other than the geneology.
The prisoners did dig into the (Indian) mounds and did find
many artifacts. The arrow heads were easy to find after the
fields were plowed, and especially after a rain. My father gave
a large box of arrow heads to Stephen F. Austin College when a
group of students came from the School to look for them. This
was about 1934.
Mr. Fitzgerald was in charge of both the Ferris Farm and the
Morrill Orchard farm until he died about 1931. From then on, I
believe Dudley Lawson had charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald always lived at Morrill in the big
house on the hill. It still stands I believe. Mr. Lawson and
his wife Dorothy and children, Lorna and Janis lived with them.
Two other ladies, Roma Duff and I believe Ester (Fitzgerald)
lived there. Roma had a son Howard. They always had a maid and a
chauffeur - Monroe Clemmons was chauffeur for many years during
my childhood.
My father, Tom Nicar, worked at Morrill awhile. He bought 30
plus acres from the company at Morrill. We lived there 2 or 3
years and moved to the Ferris Farm (approx. 1924) where he
managed the farm. We moved back to Morrill a few years during
the depression and returned to the Ferris Farm about 1931 or 32,
where my family lived until the farm was dissolved.
Carl Mercer, my mother's nephew, bought the Sanders or FerrisIls Ii ... . - i F - iF " 1
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Bertolinio, Mildred Nicar. History of the Ferris Farm, text, {1936,1993-09-10}; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth389510/m1/4/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.