Mary Ferrell
Mary Elizabeth McHughes Ferrell (26 October 1922 – 20 February 2004) was an American historian and independent researcher who created a large database on the John F. Kennedy assassination.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she married Hubert Afton "Buck" Ferrell in 1940 and had four children. In 1957 the family moved to Dallas, Texas, where Ferrell found work as a legal secretary.[citation needed]
She began collecting materials on the Kennedy assassination immediately after the event.[1] Her assassination database was originally written on over 40,000 cards and included details of over 8,200 people involved in the case. These data were eventually entered into a computer. Ferrell also created a four-volume set of chronologies, covering all aspects of the assassination.[2]
Ferrell died in Dallas.[3]
Foundation
[edit]| Type | 501(c)3 organization |
|---|---|
| 04-3565424 | |
| Headquarters | Ipswich, Massachusetts |
| Website | maryferrell |
The Mary Ferrell Foundation, located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, is a non-profit.[4] Topics include the 1960s assassinations, the Watergate scandal, and post-Watergate intelligence abuse.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Cochran, Mike (22 October 2000). Research on JFK consumes the life of Dallas woman. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- ^ McCarthy, Jerry. Biography of Mary Ferrell Archived 2006-05-28 at the Wayback Machine NameBase NewsLine, No. 4, January–March 1994.
- ^ Death notice (February 20, 2004). JFK Assassination Expert Dies, Mary Elizabeth McHughes Ferrell. Dallas Morning News
- ^ "About Mary Ferrell". MaryFerrell.org. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "About the Mary Ferrell Foundation". maryferrell.org. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Mary Ferrell biography via Mary Ferrell Foundation
- Mary Ferrell at IMDb
- Photo of Mary Ferrell
- Mary Ferrell web site
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