Son of Nathan Olmsted & Currence Ann (Winegar) Ferris; married Adalaide Rozalie Jones; At the age of seventeen, young Samuel in company of others walked and drove an ox team to the state of Oregon, being on the road many weeks and having many thrilling experiences. For six weeks he and his party had nothing to eat but beefsteak and they had to keep close watch of the Indians. From Oregon he went south into California where he cast his first Presidential vote in voting for John C. Fremont. To do this, he walked thirty miles in company with two other men, who are thought to have been Galesburg men. From California he went by boat south to the Isthmus of South America, across that, and then by boat to Cuba and from there, back to Galesburg. Soon after his return he made another trip west, this time by boat to Idaho in the company with his brother Nathan. They attempted to find their father's grave, but did not succeed and today it is not known where the remains of the father lie.
During the later years of his life on the farm he was engaged in the business of shipping stock. In the 1888 Farmers & Land Owner's Directory, he is listed as owning 383 acres in Section 6 of Galesburg. In 1891, he purchased a residence at 534 North West Street, Galesburg and for the last 15 years of his life, he lived as a retired farmer in town and for a time he conducted a meat market in the Redfield building on Cherry Street.
During the later years of his life on the farm he was engaged in the business of shipping stock. In the 1888 Farmers & Land Owner's Directory, he is listed as owning 383 acres in Section 6 of Galesburg. In 1891, he purchased a residence at 534 North West Street, Galesburg and for the last 15 years of his life, he lived as a retired farmer in town and for a time he conducted a meat market in the Redfield building on Cherry Street.
Son of Nathan Olmsted & Currence Ann (Winegar) Ferris; married Adalaide Rozalie Jones; At the age of seventeen, young Samuel in company of others walked and drove an ox team to the state of Oregon, being on the road many weeks and having many thrilling experiences. For six weeks he and his party had nothing to eat but beefsteak and they had to keep close watch of the Indians. From Oregon he went south into California where he cast his first Presidential vote in voting for John C. Fremont. To do this, he walked thirty miles in company with two other men, who are thought to have been Galesburg men. From California he went by boat south to the Isthmus of South America, across that, and then by boat to Cuba and from there, back to Galesburg. Soon after his return he made another trip west, this time by boat to Idaho in the company with his brother Nathan. They attempted to find their father's grave, but did not succeed and today it is not known where the remains of the father lie.
During the later years of his life on the farm he was engaged in the business of shipping stock. In the 1888 Farmers & Land Owner's Directory, he is listed as owning 383 acres in Section 6 of Galesburg. In 1891, he purchased a residence at 534 North West Street, Galesburg and for the last 15 years of his life, he lived as a retired farmer in town and for a time he conducted a meat market in the Redfield building on Cherry Street.
During the later years of his life on the farm he was engaged in the business of shipping stock. In the 1888 Farmers & Land Owner's Directory, he is listed as owning 383 acres in Section 6 of Galesburg. In 1891, he purchased a residence at 534 North West Street, Galesburg and for the last 15 years of his life, he lived as a retired farmer in town and for a time he conducted a meat market in the Redfield building on Cherry Street.
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