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James B. Ferrell Ranch

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James B. Ferrell came to California from Iowa in 1874. He arrived in the Menifee Valley in 1887 and homesteaded land later known as Audie Murphy Ranch. By 1889, he had constructed a six-room house and barn. Ferrell farmed here and raised trotter horses. His daughter Ella lived nearby with her husband Henry Evans.
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