Background
Ferrier, William Warren was born on July 18, 1855 in Metz, Indiana, United States. Son of William and Olive (Thompson) Ferrier.
Ferrier, William Warren was born on July 18, 1855 in Metz, Indiana, United States. Son of William and Olive (Thompson) Ferrier.
Bachelor of Arts, Otterbein College, Westerville, O., 1878, Master of Arts, 1879, Doctor of Divinity, 1904. Student Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, O., 1887-1888.
1 son, William Warren. Married second, Rosa M. Buel, February 10, 1910. Editor and co-proprietor Steuben Republican, Angola, Indiana, 1880-1886, Daily Times, Muncie, Indiana, 1887.
Ordained to ministry Conglist Church, 1889.
Pastor Portuguese Townsend, Washington, 1889-1890. University Church, Seattle, Washington, 1891-1892, Mayflower Church, Pacific Grove, California, 1894-1896.
Editor The Pacific, organ of Pacific Coast Congressional churches, 1897-1920. Writer of California history articles in Daily Gazette, Berkeley, California, 1921-1933.
Author California histories since 1927.
Author: Pioneer Church Beginnings and Educational Movements in California, 1927. Origin and Development of the University of California, 1930. Berkeley, California—The Story of the Development of a Hamlet into a City of Culture and Commerce, 1933.
Ninety Years of Education in California, 1846-1936, 1937.
Henry Durant, First President of the University of California, 1941. Congregationalism’s Place in California History, 1943.
Also several booklets on history subjects. Contributor to periodicals.
Home: 2716 Hillegass Avenue, Berkeley, California.
Married Adessa J. Jarvis, February 23, 1881. Married second, Rosa M. Buel, February 10, 1910.