Born Bedford (Fulton) County, Pennsylvania, USA, 29 January 1817
Died Maywood, Kansas, USA, 18 September 1891
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Whitesell, P.S. (2014). Ferrel, William. In: Hockey, T., et al. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_450
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