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Farm House and some acreage. He later sold the house to Mr.
Moore, an attorney in Nacogdoches. Mr. Moore moved the house
intact to ihis property in Nacogdoches. He spent a great deal on
restoration. However, that house was built of thick, hand-planed
lumber and was in good condition for its age. Mr. Moore's son,
Mat Moore, contacted me recently for information about the house
and out buildings. I gave him what information I had, and could
give you the same but probably not verbatim. Carl sold his land
to Glen Dominy and I'm sure they still own it.
When I was a young girl, from about 4 yrs old to age 18, I
have good memory of most activity there. I left Alto at age 18,
however my father remained at the farm until approximately 1942.
During the time I lived there, the farm was worked by tenant
farmers, on a share-crop basis. There were 3 larger houses used
by the white tenant farmers. There were approximately 8 or 10
houses on the South Side of the Creek used by colored families.
These were referred to us as the "quarters". Each family signed
on for a year at a time.
I will name a few of the families I recall but not in any date
order. Mr. McEntyre lived a the site Grady Felder now has. Mr.
Henley, Jewel Mercer, Ed Smith, Tommy Nicar, and Joe Felder
followed him.
The larger house to the rear of the Ferris Farm House (and by
the old Prison) was home to Jewel Mercer, Lawrence Felder, Elzie
Smith, and Earnest Moses but not in that order.
The other tenant house by the above one and near the Prison- - - II il I I 1 III i Ii
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Bertolinio, Mildred Nicar. History of the Ferris Farm, text, {1936,1993-09-10}; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth389510/m1/5/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.