- Mary b.~1798, SC; d. aft 1880
- Gideon Ferguson b.~1831, Edgefield, SC; d. bef. 1880
- Lewis E Ferguson b.~1834, SC; d. aft. 1900; m. Manerva
Culbreath
- Hattie (Mattie) b.~1868, SC
- Minnie b.~1871, SC
- James Furman Ferguson b. 11 Feb 1875, SC; d. 3 Jan 1940,
Abbeville, SC;
- Lewis I Ferguson b. 1 Nov 1885, SC; d. 26 Feb 1926, Calhoun
Falls, Abbeville, SC; m. Cora Steadman
- Warnesta b.~1909, SC
- Furman b.~1912, SC; d. 1975
- Cleo Ferguson b.~1913, SC m. Fernalld Hansen
- Margaret Ferguson b. 15 Apr 1916, SC;
m. Clarence Jacobson
- Elizabeth (Lizzie) Ferguson b.~1836, SC; aft 1900
Mary Ferguson
1838 Mt. Willing Rd, Edgefield, SC
- 1840 Edgefield, SC
7 Houses away is Edward Clark mentioned in above
article
| Mary Ferguson |
|
|
| Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 |
2 |
1831-1835 |
| Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 |
1 |
1836-1840 |
| Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 |
1 |
1791-1800 |
- 1850 The District of Edgefield, SC
| Mary Ferguson |
|
F |
52 |
South Carolina |
1798 |
| Gideon Ferguson |
|
M |
18 |
South Carolina |
1832 |
| Lewis Ferguson |
|
M |
16 |
South Carolina |
1834 |
| Elizabeth Ferguson |
|
F |
14 |
South Carolina |
1836 |
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- 1860 Saluda Regiment, Edgefield, SC
| Mary Furguson |
|
F |
62 |
South Carolina |
| Lizzie Furguson |
|
F |
24 |
South Carolina |
- 1870 Saluda Edgefield, SC
| Elizabeth Ferguson |
|
F |
33 |
South Carolina |
| Mary Ferguson |
|
F |
73 |
South Carolina |
- 1880 Huiet, Edgefield, SC
| Gideon Fergurson |
Self |
M |
48 |
SC |
SC |
SC |
Farmer |
1832 |
|
|
| Mary Fergurson |
Mother |
F |
82 |
SC |
VA |
VA |
|
1798 |
|
|
| Lizzie Fergurson |
Daughter |
F |
44 |
SC |
SC |
SC |
House Keeping |
1836 |
1900 Boarder in John H Mathis
household |
|
- 1884 Ferguson, Gideon had a hen which laid 2 eggs/day for 16 days
in succession,
Herald 8/14/1884, page 3; Gid Ferguson of Coleman's Crossing -
his hen was still laying 2 eggs a day,
Herald 9/25/1884 page 3
Gideon Ferguson
- 1860 Newberry District, Newberry, SC
- Gideon Agl Ferguson , age 27, Overseer
- 1863 Certificate of Discharge, Confederate Army
- Private G Ferguson of Capt Kemp's company enlisted 17 Mar 1862
at Newberry Co. House, he was born Edgefield, SC; discharged Aug 18 1863, age
33 [fold3.com]
- 1867 Probate of Benjamin F Payne
- Witnesses: Benjamin F Corley, Gideon Ferguson and Leoie S
Hill
- Executors: JW Payne and CD Spearman
- 1870 Saluda, Edgefield county, SC
| 1096 |
1106 |
Gideon Ferguson |
33 |
M |
W |
South Carolina |
Farm Laborer |
1837 |
Lewis E Ferguson
- 1860 Newberry, SC
| Margt Floyd |
|
F |
60 |
[Blank] |
Farmer |
| L E Ferguson |
|
M |
25 |
South Carolina |
Overseer |
| Frances Spearman |
|
M |
45 |
[Blank] |
|
| Ellen Pitts |
|
F |
27 |
[Blank] |
|
- 1870 Saluda, Edgefield, SC
| Lewis Ferguson |
|
M |
35 |
South Carolina |
| Manerva Ferguson |
|
F |
25 |
South Carolina |
| Hattie Ferguson |
|
F |
2 |
South Carolina |
- 1880 Coleman, Edgefield, SC
| L E Furguson |
Self |
M |
46 |
SC |
SC |
SC |
Farmer |
| Manerva Furguson |
Wife |
F |
36 |
SC |
|
|
|
| Mattie Furguson |
Daughter |
F |
12 |
SC |
|
|
|
| Minnie Furguson |
Daughter |
F |
9 |
SC |
|
|
|
| James Furguson |
Son |
M |
5 |
SC |
|
|
|
- 1900 Township 4 Saluda town, Saluda, SC
| Lewis E Ferguson |
Head |
M |
67 |
Sep 1833 |
South Carolina |
SC |
SC |
Farmer |
married 33 years |
| Amelia M Ferguson |
Wife |
F |
56 |
Jul 1844 |
South Carolina |
|
|
|
4 children, 3 living |
| Mattie P Ferguson |
Daughter |
F |
33 |
Nov 1867 |
South Carolina |
|
|
|
|
| Lewis I Ferguson |
Son |
M |
15 |
Nov 1885 |
South Carolina |
|
|
|
|
| John Brown |
Servant |
M |
28 |
Aug 1872 |
South Carolina |
|
|
|
|
- 1902 Ferguson, Lewis was a member of Co. 'C' Holcombe Legion in the
Confederate War,
Page 5, Newberry Observer 11/25/1902
Lewis Isom Ferguson
- 1910 Township 2, Saluda, SC
| Louis Ferguson |
Head |
M |
28 |
South Carolina |
| Cora Ferguson |
Wife |
F |
24 |
South Carolina |
| Warnesta Ferguson |
Daughter |
F |
1 |
South Carolina |
- 1920 Gregg, Aiken, SC
| Louis Furgerson |
Boarder |
M |
34 |
South Carolina |
| Furman Furgerson |
Boarder |
M |
8 |
South Carolina |
James Furman Ferguson
- WWI Draft 1918, Abbevillle, SC; b. 11 Feb 1874, Nearest Relative:
Louis Ferguson, New Brookland SC
Agnes Ferguson m. Robert Corley
Died at the residence of her son, in Ninety-Six, at half-past 2
o'clock, on the morning of the 7th Feb.,1863, Mrs. Agnes Corley in the 70th
year of her age. She was the daughter of Wm. Ferguson, deceased, and was born
in Fairfield District, on the 16th March, 1793, and became a member of the
Methodist society in Kershaw District, Jan. 11, 1807, and was married to Rev.
Robert Corley, 25 June 1815...Baptist church at Sardis, in Edgefield
District...In March, 1829, she was left a widow with four little children. She
saw these two boys buried in baptism.... The younger son, Robert, fell in
Mexico, on 20th August 1847...(long eulogy). [Confederate Baptist,
Columbia, Marriage and Death Notices from Baptist Newspapers of South
Carolina 1835-1865 , Ancestry.com]
Mary Edwards
Several public trees name Mary daughter of Jarrott Edwards as the
mother of Gideon Ferguson. Indeed Mary appears to have married a John Ferguson
but her date and place of birth do not match the Mary 1850-1880 census records.
- Comparison
| |
Gideon's Mother
Census |
Mary Edwards
Will |
Mary Priscilla Edwards
Captain Bill |
| Birth |
about 1798, SC |
|
about 1783, NC |
| Married |
|
before Nov 8 1822 |
|
| Spouse |
|
John Ferguson |
John Ferguson, son of Adams and Elizabeth Ferguson
[
contradicts Fiser ] |
- Will of Jarrott Edwards [Edgefield Pobate Records, Box 10, pkg 358
on Ancestry.com]
- Nov 08 1822, he leaves his daughter Mary Ferguson 30 dollars,
his wife is Rachel executor
- Nov 21 1833, paid John Ferguson, his legacy in full 30.00
- Mary Priscilla Edwards, born ca. 1783, Halifax County, NC. Married,
in Chester County, John Ferguson, a son of Adams and Elizabeth Ferguson
[Captain Bill : the records and writings of Captain William Henry Edwards
(and others), Company A, 17th Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, Confederate
States of America, a history and genealogy of Chester County, S.C., vol. 3,
page 6]
