Background
Colton, Joseph Ferrell was born on August 30, 1914 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harold Sellers and Mary Russell (Ferrell) Colton.
Colton, Joseph Ferrell was born on August 30, 1914 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harold Sellers and Mary Russell (Ferrell) Colton.
Student, University Arizona, Tucson, 1933-1935, Tucson Flying School, 1934, United States Coast Guard Academy, 1943-1944.
Manager Carson Realty Company, Santa Barbara, California, 1946. Designer houses and ships. Contributor, editor Maritime Review, 1948-1950.
Contributor chapters to books, articles to professional journals.
Served with United States Coast Guard, 1941-1945. Presented motor vessel Adventyr to University Sonora, Mexico for oceanographic research in Gulf of California.
Married Dortha May Heck, March 23, 1942 (divorced 1970). Married Paula Delegate Monte, June 2, 1970. Children– Robin Susanne, Ferrell Denise.