| Name |
James Francis Ferguson |
| Born |
8 May 1847 |
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1901 [3] |
| Buried |
Martin Chapel Cemetery, near Evans, Jackson Co, WV |
| Notes |
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wv/wvfiles.htm
The History of West Virginia, Old and New , Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 637
James Ferguson, father of Creed Ferguson, was born in New York state May 8, 1847, and from about three years of age was reared in Jackson County, West Virginia, where during his active life he conducted a farm on a successful scale. He was a leader in his community, a republican, was justice of the peace of Union District two terms, and two terms president of the Board of Education of Union District. He was affiliated with the United Brethren Church
and a member of the Odd Fellows. He died near Cottageville in Jackson County in 1901. In that county he married Virginia Price, who was born in Roane County November 10, 1855, and is now living in Clay County, West Virginia. Creed Ferguson is the oldest of her children; Joseph H. is a physician and surgeon at Middlebourne, Tyler County; Dorma is the wife of Melvin Mclntyre, a farmer and oil field worker living near Angerona, Jackson County; Rhoda
is the wife of Howard Keith, a locomotive engineer living in Clay County; Clara is the wife of Theodore Holcomb a farmer living in Clay County; Lawrence John, volunteered in July, 1917, was commissioned a first lieutenant, saw service in the various encampments in the United States, for a time was personnel officer at Fort Benjamin Harrison, and subsequently has been with the regular United States army as military instructor of officers training camps in
the educational institutions and is now assistant professor in military tactics at the University of California at Berkeley, with the rank of first lieutenant. Jessie is the wife of Lockney Keith, a conductor with the Short Line Railroad living in Clay County, West Virginia; Marshall lives with his mother in Clay County and is now a student in the Charleston Commercial College.
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| Person ID |
I11595 |
WVPioneers |
| Last Modified |
14 Mar 2008 |
| Family |
Eliza Virginia Price, b. 10 Nov 1855, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1926 (Age 70 years) |
| Married |
24 Jul 1873 |
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [2] |
| Notes |
1880 Union Dist,Jackson, WV # 273-273 p 35
Ferguson, James, 33, farmer, Cleveland,O
E Virginia, 24, wife, Kanawha Co
Henry C, 6, Jackson Co
Joseph H, 3, son, JC
Mary G, 5/12, dau, JC
1900 Union Dist, Jackson, WV # 197
Furgeson, James 5/1847 m 26 OH IRE IRE
Virginia 10/1855 10-8 WV VA VA
Henry C son 6/1874 WV OH WV
Joseph H son 12/1876 "
Dorma da 1/1881 "
Rhoda da 3/1884 "
Clara da 8/1888 "
Jessie da 11/1890 "
John L son 8/1891 "
Marshall son 4/1897 "
1910 Union, Jackson, WV # 154
Ferguson, Virginia 54 Wd 10-8 WV VA VA
Rhoda B da 26 S [kids all WV OH WV]
Clara E 23
Jessie L da 21
John L 18
Marshall W 12
Creed Ferguson is the oldest of her children; Joseph H. is a physician and surgeon at Middlebourne, Tyler County; Dorma is the wife of Melvin Mclntyre, a farmer and oil field worker living near Angerona, Jackson County; Rhoda
is the wife of Howard Keith, a locomotive engineer living in Clay County; Clara is the wife of Theodore Holcomb a farmer living in Clay County; Lawrence John, volunteered in July, 1917, was commissioned a first lieutenant, saw service in the various encampments in the United States, for a time was personnel officer at Fort Benjamin Harrison, and subsequently has been with the regular United States army as military instructor of officers training camps in
the educational institutions and is now assistant professor in military tactics at the University of California at Berkeley, with the rank of first lieutenant. Jessie is the wife of Lockney Keith, a conductor with the Short Line Railroad living in Clay County, West Virginia; Marshall lives with his mother in Clay County and is now a student in the Charleston Commercial College.
Martin Chapel Cemetery
Bessie Ferguson 1894-1900
Is she theirs?
Jackson Co births
male 2/1883
female 10/18/1897
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| Children |
| | 1. Henry Creed Ferguson, b. 21 Jun 1874, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Joseph H Ferguson, b. 25 Dec 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Oct 1955 (Age 78 years) |
| | 3. Mary G Dorma Ferguson, b. Jan 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Rhoda Ferguson, b. 9 Mar 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Clara Ethel Ferguson, b. 29 Aug 1886, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. Jessie Ferguson, b. Nov 1890, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 7. Lawrence John Ferguson, b. Aug 1891, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 8. Marshall Ferguson, b. Apr 1897, West Virginia, USA , d. 1938 (Age ~ 40 years) |
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| Family ID |
F3940 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
West Virginia Pioneers
1847 - 1901 (53 years)
