Fergus(s)on DNA Project Ancestors of William Ferguson Jr.

Paternal Descent - yDNA

• Henry FERGUSON b.~1824, VA; m. Harriett GORDON
  • Gus FERGUSON b.~1854, TN; m. Martha
    • Willie FERGUSON b.~1874
    • Ella FERGUSON b.~1878
    • Seymour FERGUSON b.~1879
  • Monroe FERGUSON b.~1858, TN; m. Docia
    • Saida FERGUSON b.~1879 TN
    • Mollie FERGUSON b.~1880 TN
  • Eldridge (Pat or Patrick) FERGUSON b.~1861, TN;
    m. 1st Inda ROSSON 10 Dec 1880, Marshall, TN
    m. 2nd Joanna (Lottie) DRAIN 28 May 1889, Giles County, TN
    • Buford FURGUSON b. July 13 1890 Giles County, TN;
      m. 1st Bessie;
      m. 2nd Martha COLEMAN
      • William FERGUSON b. 1910; d. 1988; m. Hazel Lee (DeVoe) JENNINGS
    • Ernest FURGUSON b. Mar 1892, TN; m. Annie
    • Louis (Lewis) FURGUSON b. Oct 1893, TN; m. Mattie
      • Andrew FERGUSON b.~1913
    • Effie FURGUSON b. Sep 1895, TN; m. Mr. HOLT
  • Wallace FERGUSON b.~1864, TN; m. Susie POPE 6 Sep 1889, Giles County, TN

Buford Ferguson

Birth Certificate

Buford Ferguson was born July 13 1890 in Giles County, TN. Buford's birth certificate was not issued until 1944 and includes an affidavit signed by his uncle Richard DRAIN. The birth certificate names his parents as Eldridge FERGUSON and Jo Ann DRAIN.

1900 Census

• Nashville city, Davidson county, TN
  • Pat FURGUSON, Head, b. Jul 1847, TN; parents born TN; occ: Day Laborer; married 12 years
  • Lottie FURGUSON, Wife, b. Feb 1854, TN; parents born TN; occ: Laundress; children: 7, 4 living
  • Buford F FURGUSON, Son, b. Jul 1890, TN
  • Ernest FURGUSON, Son, b. Mar 1892, TN
  • Louis FURGUSON, Son, b. Oct 1893, TN
  • Effie FURGUSON, Daughter, b. Sep 1895, TN

1910 Census

• Nashville Ward 3, Davidson, TN
  • Buford Fergerson 20 Head TN TN TN
  • Martha Fergerson 21 Wife
  • Fannie Coleman 15 Sister In Law
  • Lewis Fergerson 16 Brother
  • Effie Holt 15 Sister

Eldridge Ferguson and Joanna Drain

Marriage records, Giles County, Tennessee

• Eldridge FURGERSON m. Joanna DRAIN 28 May 1889, Giles, TN

A Joanna Drain with a brother named Richard

1880 Census

• District 15, Giles, TN
  • Webb DRAIN Self M Male B 27 TN Farmer TN TN
  • Mary A. DRAIN Wife M Female MU 22 TN Keeping House TN TN
  • Joanna DRAIN Dau S Female MU 6 TN TN TN
  • Richard W. DRAIN Son S Male MU 5 TN TN TN
  • John S. DRAIN Son S Male B 3 TN TN TN
  • Mack A. J. DRAIN Son S Male B 2 TN TN TN

A Patrick Ferguson born 1861

1910 Census

• Nashville Ward 3, Davidson, Tennessee
  • Patrick Ferguson Head 49 Widowed TN VA TN
  • Earnest Ferguson 17
  • Ferguson 16

An Eldridge Ferguson born 1861

1880 Census

• District 17, Marshall, TN
  • Henry FERGUSON Self M Male B 56 VA Farmer VA VA
  • Harriet FERGUSON Wife M Female MU 58 TN Keeping House TN VA
  • Monroe FERGUSON Son M Male MU 22 TN Farming VA TN
  • Docia FERGUSON DauL M Female B 20 TN Keeping House TN TN
  • Saida FERGUSON GDau S Female B 1 TN TN TN
  • Mollie FERGUSON GDau S Female B 1M TN TN TN
  • Eldridge FERGUSON Son S Male B 19 TN Works On Farm VA TN
  • Wallace FERGUSON Son S Male MU 16 TN Works On Farm VA TN
  • Frank GORDON GSon S Male MU 7 TN TN TN

Marriage records, Marshall County, TN

• Eldridge FERGUSON m. Inda ROSSON 10 Dec 1880, Marshall, TN

1920 Census

• Davidson, TN
  • Eldridge FERGISON, Head, Black, 59, Widowed, TN, VA, TN, occupation: none

Maternal Descent - mtDNA

Haplogroup: L3f

1. Elizabeth "Betsy" NEIL 1832, TN-1882; m. James TURRENTINE; 1870 Census: Shelbyville, Buford Co., TN
2. Amanda TURRENTINE 1852- ; m. Newton MCCORD
3. Etta Ann MCCORD 1881-1954; m. Thomas DEVOE
4. Hazel Lee (DEVOE) Jennings 1913-1964; m. William FERGUSON 1910-1988

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