Dulcius Ex Asperis

Victor Ferguson

Our Grandmother's great grandfather, Victor Ferguson, a blacksmith, was quietly shoeing a horse by the wayside under the shade of some large old oaks that grew near his shop. A party of dragoons came along near his shop under the command of the infamous Graham of Cleaverhouse. He inquired if he was Ferguson, the heretic. He replied that he worshiped God after the manner of his fathers. Graham ordered him to go into his shop a make a hook. He did so. They then told him to move a step-ladder against one of the trees, mount the ladder and drive the hook into a limb, telling two of his men to see that it was made fast. They then seized the blacksmith and thrust the hook into his neck and left him there. This was done in the presence of his unhappy wife, who stood in her doorway and witnessed the whole proceedings and had to hear the jeers and insults of a brutal soldiery. The wife soon escaped with her two sons, John and Victor, and a daughter, Sarah. A son of one of the brothers, [David Ferguson], married in the city of Londonderry, a Miss Clemence, a lady of rank and quality (Lady Clarissa Clemens). Her parents objected to the match, thinking that she degraded herself marrying a mechanic. David died soon after and left her with a young family. She had a high mind and independent spirit, so she adopted a plan few mothers have the courage to execute. Rather than apply to her relatives for assistance, she left her children in care of some friends. Then she passed over to Philadelphia, PA., where she applied her education to good purpose. She earned money by teaching embroidery, music" and painting. These were rare qualities in this country at that period. She sent back money and friends brought her children over. After educating her family in Philadelphia, she moved with them to KY. I showed this paper to the late Dr. Clements Ferguson of New Paris, Ohio. He shed many tears and said this was his mother. [Elizabeth Gray Putnam 18591]

Clements Ferguson (1770-1832)

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Thomas Jefferson Ferguson (1807-1873)

Clement Ferguson b.~1834, OH

Thomas Jefferson Ferguson b.~1859, IN

Clemence Hill Ferguson b. 10 Oct 1895, IN

  • 1920 Census: Dayton Ward 10, Montgomery, OH
    • Clem H. Ferguson, 24, IN, Clerk
    • Mildred P. Ferguson, 24, IN
  • 1930 Census: Lexington, Middlesex, MA
    • Clem H Ferguson 34
    • Mildred P Ferguson 34
    • Jean L Ferguson 8 PA
  • Social Security Death Index: Last Residence: 91767 Pomona, Los Angeles, CA; b.: 10 Oct 1895; d. 5 Dec 1989

William C. FERGUSON b.~1864, IN; d. 19271

William B. FERGUSON b. 17 Feb 1901, IN

  • 1910 Census: Richmond Ward 1, Wayne, age 9
  • 1930 Census: East McKeesport, Allegheny, PA
    • William Ferguson, 30, head, Elect Engineer, IN
    • Elizabeth C Ferguson, 28, wife, PA
    • Anna E Ferguson, 1 11/12, Dau, PA
  • U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 ; b. 10 Oct 1895 Richmond, IN; Residence: Middlesex, MA
  • Social Security Death Index ; Last Residence: 15135 Mc Keesport, Allegheny, PA; b. 17 Feb 1901; d. Nov 1966

Edgar FERGUSON b.~1902, IN

  • 1910 Census: Richmond Ward 1, Wayne, age 8
  • 1940 Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Edgar S Ferguson 38 IN
    Florence B Ferguson 35 MI
    William C Ferguson 11 Pittsburgh, PA
  • Edgar Stanton Ferguson b. Jan. 22, 1902; d. Aug. 1, 1991 GM3C, US NAVY Burial: Willamette National Cemetery Portland Multnomah County Oregon
  • Francis Bonnell Ferguson b. 28 Sep 1904; d. 24 May 1991; Wife of Ferguson, Edgar Stanton; burial: Willamette National Cemetery Portland Multnomah County Oregon;U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Ancestry.com

James C Ferguson (1810 - )

See also A Biographical History of Eminent and Self-made Men of the State of Indiana, vol II, 1880 p. 39

James Ferguson (1852-1875)

John Ferguson b.~1855, IN

Edward Ferguson b.~1857/58, IN


Andrew Ferguson


Clements A. Ferguson (1820 - 1898)

Sallie E Ferguson b.~1853, IN

John I Ferguson b~1858, IN

George Ferguson b~1866, IN

Mary Timander Ferguson b.~1824, OH


References

  1. A Sketch of the Ireland, Ferguson, Adams and Purviance Families by Clara M. Sackett, c1928.
  2. Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, complied Marriage Records for Bourbon County, KY 1786-1800. Chillicothe, MO, USA: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, c1965. [Ancestry.com
  3. Ancestry.com
  4. Name Index To The Christian Messenger by Ruth E. Browning
  5. Short, Anita. Preble County, Ohio Common Pleas Court Records, 1810-1850. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995. [Ancestry.com ]