Marker Inscription
Sire was occupied in 1851 by the Ephriam Andrews family and their in-laws, the McKnights, settling a purchased land grant. The Duffs, Greens, McDaniels, and Orrs also pioneered here. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was founded in 1858. The Andrews family (1874) deeded 100-acre townsite, named for Judge J.W. Ferris (1823-99), to the Houston & Texas Central Railway. Post office opened June 22, 1874, in store of the first Postmaster, Jackson J. Straw. First cotton gin opened in 1880; first newspaper in 1889. The Ferris Institute was operated 1892-1907. City has been a brick-making center since 1895.
About this site
Ferris, City of is a historical marker in Ferris, Ellis County, dedicated in 1974. It is one of 115 historical markers documented in Ellis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 296 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.5339, -96.6656 near Ferris. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Presbyterian Church of Ferris (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ferris Memorial Park South Cemetery, First United Methodist Church of Ferris, and Ferris Memorial Park North Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5139007099. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
