در سال 1837 Ferrel twenty دو سال سن داشت و در آن زمان او به اندازه کافی پول از دستمزد او را به عنوان معلم مدرسه بود نجات داد به او اجازه می دهد برای تامین مالی مطالعات خود را در کالج هستند.
In 1837 Ferrel was twenty-two years old and by that time he had saved enough money from his wages as a school teacher to allow him to finance his studies at college.