Katharine Morton Ferris Lexow

Katharine Morton Ferris Lexow

Katharine Ferris was the daughter of Warren and Jeanne Ferris of New York City. Ferris Lane in Upper Grand View is named for the family who had real estate holdings in Rockland County. Katharine married Clarence Lexow in 1881. They moved to South Nyack in 1883, where Katharine was active in literary and philanthropic societies. She was the mother of Rockland County suffragist Caroline Lexow Babcock.